Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2

People play a video game with Nintendo Co.'s Switch 2 consoles during a trial event on the new device's release day on June 5, 2025, at a consumer electronics store in Tokyo.

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2

People play a video game with Nintendo Co.'s Switch 2 consoles during a trial event on the new device's release day on June 5, 2025, at a consumer electronics store in Tokyo.

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2

File photo taken in Tokyo on April 3, 2025, shows Nintendo Co.'s Switch 2 game console. The new console was released on June 5.

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Co. holds an event in Tokyo on April 3, 2025, enabling journalists to play its Switch 2 console ahead of its sale on June 5.

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Co. holds an event in Tokyo on April 3, 2025, enabling journalists to play its Switch 2 console ahead of its sale on June 5.

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Co. holds an event in Tokyo on April 3, 2025, enabling journalists to play its Switch 2 console ahead of its sale on June 5.

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Co. holds an event in Tokyo on April 3, 2025, enabling journalists to play its Switch 2 console ahead of its sale on June 5.

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Co. holds an event in Tokyo on April 3, 2025, enabling journalists to play its Switch 2 console ahead of its sale on June 5.

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Co. holds an event in Tokyo on April 3, 2025, enabling journalists to play its Switch 2 console ahead of its sale on June 5.

USJ opens new area themed on Nintendo game

USJ opens new area themed on Nintendo game

Shigeru Miyamoto, executive fellow and representative director of Nintendo Co., speaks at an opening ceremony for Donkey Kong Country, a new area at Universal Studios Japan in the western Japan city of Osaka, on Dec. 11, 2024. The new area was merged into USJ's existing area, Super Nintendo World.

USJ opens new area themed on Nintendo game

USJ opens new area themed on Nintendo game

Shigeru Miyamoto, executive fellow and representative director of Nintendo Co., appears with Donkey Kong at an opening ceremony for Donkey Kong Country, a new area at Universal Studios Japan in the western Japan city of Osaka, as Mario greets them on Dec. 11, 2024. The new area was merged into USJ's existing area, Super Nintendo World.

Nintendo "Super Mario" creator Miyamoto

Nintendo "Super Mario" creator Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto, representative director and creative fellow of Nintendo Co., known as the creator of "Super Mario," gives an interview in Kyoto on April 12, 2023.

Nintendo "Super Mario" creator Miyamoto

Nintendo "Super Mario" creator Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto, representative director and creative fellow of Nintendo Co., known as the creator of "Super Mario," gives an interview in Kyoto on April 12, 2023.

Nintendo "Super Mario" creator Miyamoto

Nintendo "Super Mario" creator Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto, representative director and creative fellow of Nintendo Co., known as the creator of "Super Mario," gives an interview in Kyoto on April 12, 2023.

Nintendo on company policy

Nintendo on company policy

TOKYO, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata speaks at a briefing session on his company's policy in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2014. Iwata outlined a new business strategy to spur sales of its consoles for purposes other than entertainment.

Nintendo on company policy

Nintendo on company policy

TOKYO, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata speaks at a briefing session on his company's policy in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2014. Iwata outlined a new business strategy to spur sales of its consoles for purposes other than entertainment.

Sharp to supply "free-form" LCDs to Nintendo

Sharp to supply "free-form" LCDs to Nintendo

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in June 2014 shows Sharp Corp.'s Free-Form Display, a liquid crystal display that can be shaped freely according to user demand. Sharp is close to providing the displays to video game maker Nintendo Co., sources close to the matter said Dec. 16, 2014.

Nintendo to develop device to gauge people's sleep quality

Nintendo to develop device to gauge people's sleep quality

TOKYO, Japan - Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., briefs securities analysts on the company's business strategy at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014. Iwata said Nintendo will develop a device to measure people's sleep quality.

Nintendo 1st-half net profit surges

Nintendo 1st-half net profit surges

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata attends a press conference in Osaka, Japan, on Oct. 29, 2014. The company said its group net profit in the fiscal first half surged, driven by a foreign exchange-related gain and solid sales of its Wii U home video-game console.

Nintendo's new 3DS console hits shelves in Japan

Nintendo's new 3DS console hits shelves in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the New Nintendo 3DS portable game consoles (front) at an electronics store in Osaka, and people lining up to purchase them on Oct. 11, 2014. Nintendo Co. launched the product, which comes in two sizes, the same day in time for the year-end shopping season.

Sega's 'emotion-expressing' toy shown at Tokyo show

Sega's 'emotion-expressing' toy shown at Tokyo show

TOKYO, Japan - Sega Toys Co. displays "Heart Energy Poochi" (L) that shows "emotions" when touched and enables "conversation" with the use of Nintendo Co.'s 3DS console at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2014 in Tokyo on June 12, 2014.

Nintendo's 'amiibo' toys at game expo in L.A.

Nintendo's 'amiibo' toys at game expo in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Nintendo Co.'s "amiibo" toys, figures built to interact with various Nintendo games, are shown at the E3 electronic entertainment expo in Los Angeles, California, on June 11, 2014.

Electric entertainment expo opens in Los Angeles

Electric entertainment expo opens in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - Visitors to an electric entertainment expo in Los Angeles enjoy playing a new game from Nintendo Co. on June 10, 2014. The event goes through June 12, 2014.

Nintendo incurs 46 bil. yen operating loss in FY 2013

Nintendo incurs 46 bil. yen operating loss in FY 2013

OSAKA, Japan - Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., speaks about his company's earnings report for fiscal 2013 at a press conference in Osaka on May 7, 2014. Nintendo incurred a group operating loss of 46.43 billion yen in the fiscal year that ended in March due mainly to sluggish sales of its Wii U home video game console and software.

Nintendo incurs 46 bil. yen operating loss in FY 2013

Nintendo incurs 46 bil. yen operating loss in FY 2013

OSAKA, Japan - Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., speaks about his company's earnings report for fiscal 2013 at a press conference in Osaka on May 7, 2014. Nintendo incurred a group operating loss of 46.43 billion yen in the fiscal year that ended in March due mainly to sluggish sales of its Wii U home video game console and software.

Nintendo president to halve his pay

Nintendo president to halve his pay

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata tells a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 29, 2014, that he will halve his salary for five months from February to take responsibility for poor earnings at the major game console maker.

Nintendo projects 25 bil. yen loss for FY 2013

Nintendo projects 25 bil. yen loss for FY 2013

OSAKA, Japan - Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., holds a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 17, 2014. Iwata said Nintendo expects to post a net loss of 25 billion yen for the year through March 2014, instead of an earlier projected profit of 55 billion yen, on weaker-than-expected game console and software sales in the yearend shopping season.

Nintendo sees 1st April-Sept. black ink in 4 yrs

Nintendo sees 1st April-Sept. black ink in 4 yrs

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata holds a press conference on the company's business performance in Osaka on Oct. 30, 2013. The Japanese game giant said it returned to the black for the first time in four years on a first-half basis with a group net profit of 600 million yen, a turnaround from a net loss of 28.00 billion yen a year earlier, aided by exchange rate gains stemming from a weaker yen.

Ex-Nintendo President Yamauchi dies

Ex-Nintendo President Yamauchi dies

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows former Nintendo Co. President Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yamauchi, known for his role in enhancing the company's global presence as a game console maker, died of pneumonia at a Kyoto hospital on Sept. 19, 2013, the company said. He was 85.

Tokyo Game Show

Tokyo Game Show

CHIBA, Japan - Visitors at the Tokyo Game Show, one of the world's largest gaming events, play the Puzzle and Dragons game on Nintendo Co.'s portable device at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba City, near Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2013, the opening day of the four-day video game expo.

Tokyo Game Show

Tokyo Game Show

CHIBA, Japan - A visitor (L) at the Tokyo Game Show, one of the world's largest gaming events, plays the Puzzle and Dragons game on Nintendo Co.'s portable device at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba City, near Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2013, the opening day of the four-day video game expo.

Nintendo 2DS

Nintendo 2DS

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a new game console called the Nintendo 2DS. Nintendo Co. said on Aug. 29, 2013, it will launch the 2DS, a cheaper version of its 3DS portable game console, on Oct. 12 in the United States and Europe.

'Famicom' turns 30 years old

'Famicom' turns 30 years old

KYOTO, Japan - Masayuki Uemura, adviser for Nintendo Co. who developed "Famicom," or the Family Computer video game console, holds "Donkey Kong" software that can be played on the console during an interview with Kyodo News in Kyoto on July 10, 2013. The Japanese game company shipped 61.91 million units of the console since launching it 30 years ago on July 15, 1983.

'Famicom' turns 30 years old

'Famicom' turns 30 years old

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co.'s latest video game console Wii U is on sale at a home appliance store in Osaka on July 12, 2013. Wii U was launched in 2012 in Japan and overseas.

'Famicom' turns 30 years old

'Famicom' turns 30 years old

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in June 1996 shows people lining up at a store in Osaka to buy Nintendo Co.'s video game console.

Nintendo logs loss for 2nd year

Nintendo logs loss for 2nd year

OSAKA, Japan - Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., holds a press conference in Osaka on April 24, 2013. The Kyoto-based game console and software maker the same day reported a group operating loss of 36.41 billion yen for the business year through March, its second straight annual loss, due to worse-than-expected game console sales.

Nintendo slashes FY 2012 outlook

Nintendo slashes FY 2012 outlook

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata holds a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 30, 2013. The game console maker revised downward its earnings outlook for fiscal 2012 ending March, forecasting a 20 billion yen group operating loss after seeing sluggish year-end sales.

Nintendo's new Wii U game console

Nintendo's new Wii U game console

OSAKA, Japan - People line up at a store in Osaka to buy the Wii U game console on Dec. 8, 2012, when Nintendo Co. began selling in Japan the successor to its video game console Wii.

Nintendo's new Wii U game console

Nintendo's new Wii U game console

OSAKA, Japan - People smile at a store in Osaka after buying the Wii U game console on Dec. 8, 2012, when Nintendo Co. began selling in Japan the successor to its video game console Wii.

Tokyo Game Show

Tokyo Game Show

TOKYO, Japan - Nintendo Co.'s Wii U video game console is displayed as the Tokyo Game Show 2012 kicked off in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 20, 2012. The four-day video game software and hardware expo is one of the world's top gaming industry events.

New "Dragon Quest" title hits Japanese market

New "Dragon Quest" title hits Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - The Tsutaya movie and music rental shop in Tokyo's Shibuya district is packed Aug. 2, 2012, with people buying a new title in the popular "Dragon Quest" game series. Japanese game developer Square Enix Co. launched the same day "Dragon Quest 10 -- Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku (five awakened tribes) Online" for Nintendo Co.'s Wii home game console.

New "Dragon Quest" title hits Japanese market

New "Dragon Quest" title hits Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - Yuji Horii (L), the creator of "Dragon Quest," hands a new software title in the popular game series to Kensuke Matayoshi, a 33-year-old part-time employee who became the first person to purchase the game at the Tsutaya movie and music rental shop in Tokyo's Shibuya district, on Aug. 2, 2012, its launch day, after waiting outside the shop from the previous day. Japanese game developer Square Enix Co. launched "Dragon Quest 10 -- Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku (five awakened tribes) Online" for Nintendo Co.'s Wii home game console.

Nintendo President Iwata

Nintendo President Iwata

TOKYO, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata speaks during the company's strategy meeting for analysts in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012.

Nintendo unveils new game titles to prop up 3DS sales

Nintendo unveils new game titles to prop up 3DS sales

TOKYO, Japan - Nintendo Co. unveils at the Tokyo Big Sight event hall in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2011, the upcoming launch of new game titles to be played on its 3DS portable game console, aiming to expand sales of the device in the year-end shopping season in Japan.

Dragon Quest X to be released in 2012

Dragon Quest X to be released in 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata (R) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2011, to announce a plan to release the game Dragon Quest X in 2012. The upcoming version of the popular role playing game series will be made for Nintendo's home game console Wii and its successor model Wii U.

Markdown of Nintendo 3DS

Markdown of Nintendo 3DS

OSAKA, Japan - People form a line to buy Nintendo 3DS portable game consoles at a branch of Yodobashi Camera Co. in Osaka's Kita Ward on Aug. 11, 2011. Nintendo Co. started selling the consoles the same day at stores across Japan for 15,000 yen, 10,000 yen cheaper than the original price.

3-D images of atoms on Nintendo 3DS

3-D images of atoms on Nintendo 3DS

NARA, Japan - Hiroshi Daimon, professor at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, shows a 3-D image of atoms on the screen of a Nintendo Co. 3DS portable gaming console in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, on July 11, 2011.

Unveiling of Nintendo's Wii U

Unveiling of Nintendo's Wii U

LOS ANGELES, United States - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata unveils the company's new game console Wii U, which features a new type of controller with a touch screen that can double as a handheld gaming device, in Los Angeles on June 7, 2011. The console will be put on sale in 2012.

Nintendo's 3DS gaming console launched

Nintendo's 3DS gaming console launched

OSAKA, Japan - A man shows Nintendo Co.'s new portable gaming console 3DS at an electronics store in Osaka on Feb. 26, 2011. The company launched the gaming console which enables users to view 3-D images without the use of special glasses on the same day.