iPhone to thumb wrestle with Nintendo DS?
As the news slows down for what is supposed be the summer ‘silly season’, the industry rumour mill seems to be speeding up. This time round, Apple is supposedly prepping its iPhone to be a portable...
View ArticleFloppy disks, car phones and beepers
Remember having to hang up the land line to use the internet? Or before that, when hours of entertainment could be derived from a simple game of Pong? Typewriters, fax machines, floppy disks, car...
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Pokémon GO AR mobile game takes the US by storm
The launch of Nintendo’s Pokémon GO augmented reality mobile game in the US has surpassed all expectations with downloads and engagement at unprecedented levels. According to SimilarWeb the app was...
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Pokémon GO set to be a $1 billion per year app
App data firm App Annie has revealed that the Pokémon GO AR game has hit number one in the app charts even faster than Clash Royale and is on course to bring in over $1 billion per year. Despite only...
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As Pokémon GO launches in the UK EE reveals record uptake
Nintendo’s Pokémon GO augmented reality mobile game launched in the UK today, having broken most mobile app records since its US launch last week. UK operator EE has announced that it saw 350,000...
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Pokémon Go launches and crashes in Japan, surprise surprise
After a barnstorming performance around the world, Pokémon Go has finally launched in the lucrative Japanese market, with servers crashing hours later, presumably not surprising many. The Japanese...
View ArticleNintendo shares drop 18% as company states it does not own Pokémon rights
Nintendo has released a statement in which the company outlined the limited impact Pokémon Go will have on its annual revenues. Following the news, around $6.7 billion was wiped from the company’s...
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Super Mario Run next big mobile hit but Nintendo shares plunge
Nintendo has continued its play on consumer nostalgia with the apparently successful launch of Super Mario Run in 151 countries worldwide, but investors seem far from impressed. Nintendo should be...
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