Nintendo V.P. Cindy Gordon answers questions about Wii U pricing, system sales and core appeal.
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10 Games to Watch for Late Spring 2013
Check out our late-spring list of PC, console and handheld video games to keep an eye on.
Nintendo Hammers GameStop with Lower-Cost Refurbished 3DS, DSi XL Game Systems
Nintendo is now selling refurbished handheld game systems online, and at cut-rate prices compared to the competition.
Finally, an Official The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Sequel
Strap in, Nintendo- and Zelda-philes, because you definitely weren’t expecting this: a sequel to — that’s right, not a remake of — Super Nintendo phenom The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Nintendo 3DS XL Review: Bigger, Refined, but Still-Flawed 3D
If the original 3DS seemed a little puny for a games handheld touting “glasses-free 3D,” Nintendo’s new, almost paperback-sized $200 3DS XL expands your range of options to two: pint-sized or big gulp.
If you already own a …
Is the Handheld Video Games Market Shrinking? Or Just Changing?
You’ve probably heard someone, somewhere, claim smartphones are encroaching on handheld gaming’s turf. It’s what you’re seeing anywhere you go, after all: in planes, trains and automobiles, or maybe at family get-togethers, …
The 3D Hype Bubble Is Now Completely Busted
The evidence that people are getting tired of 3D continues to pile up.
The latest bad news comes from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who in an interview with The Independent admitted that interest in 3D is “perhaps slightly …
Sony: Vita Sales Already Over 1.2 Million Worldwide, 2 Million Games Sold
Sony’s says its PlayStation Vita gaming handheld topped 1.2 million units sold worldwide as of Feb. 26, following its U.S. launch on Feb. 22 and Dec. 17 in Japan. The company says sales have “exceeded expectations,” and adds that …
Move Over PSN and Xbox LIVE: Here Comes the Nintendo Network
Nintendo says it’s finally going to get with the program and release an honest-to-goodness online gaming service, dubbed “Nintendo Network,” that’ll cover both the Wii U and 3DS. Hooray, I think.
Say what you will about …
Hulu Plus on Wii, 3DS by Year’s End, and…Stop-Motion 3D Video?
Add Hulu Plus to the Wii and 3DS’ stable of long-expected features: Nintendo says the subscription-based video service will come to both its console and 3D handheld by the end of this year.
That means Wii and 3DS owners willing to fork over $7.99 a month (and endure “limited advertising”) will have access to shows like Modern Family, …
Nintendo Details 3DS Slide Pad and Upcoming Game Releases
On the eve of this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Nintendo held a conference to update consumers on their upcoming plans for the 3DS. The Nintendo 3DS Conference brought some good news, some surprising news and some bad news for folks tracking the roller coaster ride that the company’s newest dual-screen handheld has been on.
The Slide Pad …
Nintendo 3DS May Get Ugly, Awkward Righthand Joystick
Hey 3DS owners, how about a funky looking snap-in part that adds a right-side analog thumb-stick pinched off to the side of Nintendo’s no-glasses 3D portable in what has to be the ugliest expansion accessory I’ve seen. No? Well it’s not a rumor or photo-manipulated fake. That’s it up top in a shot taken from Japanese games mag Famitsu, …