After months of negotiations, Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) and Nintendo have mapped out their agreement to partner on streaming movies and TV through the Wii by this spring. The steaming option will be available to U.S. Netflix subs who have a plan starting at $8.99 a month (an a Wii console…

More TV shows, movies and online series coming to the PlayStation Network, as talks between Nintendo and Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) reportedly heat up ... *Sony* Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has inked deals with six new content providers—including Lucasfilm Ltd.—that will add to its growing lineup of video content accessible through…

As if there wasn’t enough digital and e-book hysteria from the international Kindle launch ... *Electronic Arts* is dipping its toe into digital books, albeit for the younger generation, with the launch of FLIPS, a new line of books that kids can “read” using the handheld Nintendo DS. The company…

Back-to-back $100 price drops from *Sony* and *Microsoft* for the PS3 and Xbox, respectively, pumped up sales of both consoles in just over a week. Sony (NYSE: SNE) sold just over 75,900 PS3s—more than double the number of units it sold the previous week—and up 16 percent vs. the same…

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata says the company isn’t worried about competition from likes of *Sony* and *Apple*, but judging from some of the latest press, there’s a growing sentiment that Nintendo’s choke-hold on video game hardware and software sales might be coming to an end. The NYT digs into why…

Consumers have gobbled up more than 50 million Wiis worldwide since Nintendo launched the console in 2006—making it the fastest-selling piece of video-game hardware in history, according to Satoru Iwata, the company’s president. What’s the secret to the company’s success? Iwata told Game Developers Conference attendees that Nintendo sees game-development…

There’s a consensus that Nintendo forever changed the video-game industry when it launched the Wii in 2006, since, even with its simple graphics and thin library of “hardcore” games, it quickly eclipsed sales of the PS3 and Xbox 360. But one gaming exec says that the iPhone is an even…

The Wii may lead the console wars in terms of units sold, but its lack of downloadable video content is a big disadvantage in the long-term—*Microsoft* and *Sony* continue to add titles to Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. But the Wii may get streaming video capabilities soon, according to…

The recession has led to studio closures and layoffs at stalwarts like EA and *THQ* in Q4, but the video-game industry actually fared well in 2008: sales of hardware, software and accessories topped $21.3 billion, up 19 percent from 2007, according to market research firm NPD Group. The best-selling title…

Two news bits about the Nintendo Wii snuck out during yesterday’s Christmas Day lull: Nintendo announced that the Wii would finally be getting video downloads, and Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) said that the console topped its holiday best-seller list. —Nintendo teams with Dentsu for Wii video service: Nintendo has partnered with…

Nintendo isn’t expecting digital downloads to take over the retail games business with the launch of its new DSi handheld, Nintendo Of America President Reggie Fils-Aime told VentureBeat in a wide-ranging interview, but it’s a “nice added business model. ... We’ll be able to see the sales growth and plan…

Nintendo is releasing a new portable gaming console dubbed the DSi that features more multimedia features, but specs that fall well short of the consumer electronics industry norm. The biggest changes to the popular handheld gaming system are a pair of 0.3-megapixel cameras, a slightly larger screen, music playback and…

Nintendo has released its second quarter results, showing a growth in net sales of 24.3 percent year-on-year to 423.3 billion yen (US$3.92 billion). Operating income increased 31.5 percent to 119.1 billion yen (US$1.10 billion) and net income increased 33.6 percent to 107.2 billion yen (US$0.992 billion). Nintendo’s net profits were…

Nintendo is releasing a new accessory for the Wii gaming console that will enhance game play with more realistic motion feedback, the company announced at the E3 Media & Business Summit today. (Release). The Wii MotionPlus, which will come out in the spring, provides quicker and more accurate motion responses…

Nintendo has launched a new channel for games distribution—WiiWare. Games are downloaded over the internet by redeeming WiiPoints, which can be purchased at the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets…the benefit to this system being that kids can buy the points over the counter with cash rather than relying…

The BBC is launching a version of its iPlayer TV catch-up for Nintendo’s Wii console, the broadcaster announced with the game maker at MipTV. The service will be offered as a beta via the console’s Opera-powered Internet Channel web browser at the regular web address, even though Nintendo will next…

As had been rumored, Cammie Dunaway, who till last week was the CMO of Yahoo, has joined Nintendo, the maker of Wii, as EVP for sales and marketing, effective on Nov. 5. She fills a post that has been vacant since May 2006, when Reggie Fils-Aime was promoted to president…