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Telcos, Media & Tech

Nintendo sheds US$14 billion value after chip squeeze fears grow

The gaming pioneer faces rising memory costs, which threaten to impair margins for its Switch 2 console

In September, Japan’s Nintendo marked four decades since the release of the first Super Mario Bros. game with its platforms, pipes and scowling enemies.
Lifestyle

Nintendo releases new ‘Super Mario’ movie trailer

SUPER Mario fans got a first look on Wednesday at the sequel to the megahit movie based on Nintendo’s top video game franchise that turned 40 this year.

Nintendo is likely to comfortably surpass analysts’ estimates for sales of 17.6 million devices in the fiscal year ending March, let alone its own much lower public forecast, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be named discussing private plans.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Nintendo aims to make 25 million Switch 2 units by end of March

The Japanese firm is counting on demand to persist over the holidays and into the new year

Nintendo's Singapore unit will have a capital stock of S$8 million.
Companies & Markets

Nintendo establishes Singapore unit to accelerate South-east Asia business

The maker of video-games series ‘Pokemon’ and the Switch gaming console is also considering setting up a local unit in Thailand

Selling itself as the option for discerning, hardcore gamers, Microsoft’s Xbox ROG Ally console is available to try for the hundreds of thousands of visitors at the Gamescom trade show in Cologne, Germany.
Lifestyle

Microsoft re-joins handheld gaming fight against Nintendo’s Switch

[COLOGNE] The record launch in June for the Nintendo Switch 2, a game console that can be played at home or on the go, heralds a new portable race that Microsoft aims to win with a handheld version of...

Data firm Newzoo has forecast that revenue in the global games market should hold steady at just under US$190 billion this year.
Companies & Markets

Games industry in search of new winning combo at this week’s Gamescom trade fair

Major upcoming releases such as Black Ops 7 will be featured at the show’s opening night event on Tuesday

The Switch 2 was released last Thursday to a global swell of fan excitement that included sold-out pre-orders and midnight store openings.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Record 3.5 million Switch 2 consoles sold in first four days, says Nintendo

Featuring a bigger screen and more processing power, the console is an upgrade to the original Switch

A customers purchases a Nintendo Switch 2 at an electronics retailer in Tokyo, Japan, June 5, 2025.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Gamers get hold of Nintendo’s hotly awaited Switch 2

[TOKYO] Gamers on Thursday finally got their hands on Nintendo’s new Switch 2 console, which could score record early sales for the Japanese Super Mario creator.

Apple is also planning a Mac version of the app that can tap into games downloaded outside of the App Store.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Apple to debut dedicated gaming app within days of Switch 2’s arrival

The app is one of several features planned for the next version of iOS, which will be released to users in September – around the same time as the next iPhone lineup

Nintendo's shares have climbed about 25 per cent in the past 12 months, far outperforming Japan’s Topix benchmark and briefly pushing the firm’s market capitalisation above US$100 billion for the first time.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Stakes high for Switch 2 after Nintendo’s stock valuation surges

NINTENDO shares have soared to a series of records in anticipation of its Switch 2 console, making the upcoming reveal of the gadget’s details a potential watershed.

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