Mario

Nintendo has spoken out about social gaming, claiming that many companies providing games for social networks are simply 'doing the same thing over and over again'.

Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo's creator of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, has announced plans to step down as head of game design.

Nintendo's conference at the Tokyo Game Show suggested that 3D video capture would soon arrive for the 3DS handheld, but it was not enough to buoy the company in the eyes of investors.

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has always been adamant that Mario won't ever be ported on to non-Nintendo consoles, but it seems that this is what some investors want to see happen.

Video Nintendo caused a stir at E3 2011 by finally unveiling its plans for Wii U, with the new HD home console set to arrive underneath a TV near you later in 2012.

E3 2011 Wii U, new Zelda soon, better 3DS games and lots more

Chubby plumber was notably absent at the console launch

Nintendo has officially confirmed that Super Mario Bros will be launched for the new 3DS console later this year.

British retailers have claimed that the new Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming console will be released in the UK on 18 March next year.

Likely codenames for the first Chrome OS netbooks have been revealed – with Mario and Andretti the motor racing-themed monikers to emerge.