Nintendo held ‘deep discussions’ before allowing Mario to punch people in Smash Bros.

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto talks violence in video games.

Pikmin 3 slips out of Wii U ‘launch window,’ will debut in spring

Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto's ode to the little creatures in his garden will go HD before the summer.

The Wii games that never happened

The Wii is six years old in North America, and it is nearing the end of its life. It's safe to say that some of the games we expected will never happen.

Valve cofounder Gabe Newell going to be a hall of famer

Valve co-founder Gabe Newell is being honored for his contributions to the gaming industry at the 16th D.I.C.E. Awards on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013.

‘Hyrule Historia’ overtakes ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ for Amazon’s No. 1 spot

Dark Horse is officially publishing Hyrule Historia, a complete look at The Legend of Zelda series to date.

3 unexpected questions from Nintendo’s shareholder meeting

Some of the questions people asked Nintendo chief Iwata at the annual shareholder meeting were a little...different.

First look at action-strategy game Pikmin 3 (gallery)

At its Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) preshow presentation, famed Mario designer Shigeru Miyamoto introduced Pikmin 3, the third entry in a series of GameCube titles focused on commanding an army of ant-like plant creatures.

“Pikmin is a real-time, action-management game …

Remember these crazy memes from past E3s?

Each year, a world-wide audience of gamers collaborate to create Photoshop jokes and animated gifs based on the most awkward and odd moments of the Electronic Entertainment Expo. In preparation for E3 2012, we've looked back to remember some of our favorites from years gone by.

Red Dead Redemption studio worked on an “interactive girlfriend project” for Microsoft

Before there was Halo, there was XGirl, apparently. Former Angel Studios Chief Creative Officer Michael Limber lists some interesting design work on his online portfolio, including what he describes as an “interactive girlfriend project” for Microsoft for the launch of …

Speech recognition trial uses DS consoles to help children with hearing difficulties

Nintendo is helping to implement the use of speech recognition software in Japanese schools, in partnership with telecom company NTT. As part a project currently being trialed, speech can be captured from a classroom teacher, and relayed as text on …

Updated: Nintendo shocker: Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto taking smaller role

[Update: Nintendo is disputing the Wired report, saying in a statement that ""Video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto's role at Nintendo is not changing" and that "he will continue to be a driving force in Nintendo's development efforts."

The statement …

Wii U priced near $600 on Australian game retailer site

How much will the Wii U cost? A hint might be found on EB Games Australia, which is pricing Nintendo’s next home console at $598 Australian dollars, or roughly $634 in US dollars.

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto said Tuesday that the …

Nintendo: Wii U not significantly more powerful than Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Nintendo’s next console, the Wii U, will not be significantly more powerful than the consoles in the current generation like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto said.

The new console will strike a balance somewhere between bringing …