Early adopters for Nintendo's handheld can now download second batch of free games including Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
"We are seeing very strong demand for the 3DS," GameStop President Tony Bartel said during an earnings call yesterday, according to a transcript posted on SeekingAlpha. "We've been working very closely with Nintendo to maintain our reservations, to keep them open, and Nintendo has been very good with providing us with additional supply of 3DS so that we can keep our reservations open."
The Nintendo 3DS price war kicked off today in anticipation of tomorrow's global trade price reduction, with the handheld now being offered as low as £115.
Nintendo's slow embrace of online gaming features is moving another inch forward today, as the company releases five high-profile, free game demos for its 3DS portable starting today -- in Japan, that is.
So far the 3DS has not lived up to the hype of previous Nintendo handhelds. A slow start is not a disaster as the DS can attest, but Nintendo dropping the price just a few months after launch and then apologizing to 3DS "Ambassadors" with the promise of 20 games next month, is definitely not what Nintendo intended when it was developing the device.
Rockstar has released the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto V, and as expected of a game with no release date in sight, it doesn't reveal much. The narrator speaks of returning to southern California--the fictional San Andreas, presumably--to get away from "that line of work" and to start a family, his voice accompanied by establishing shots of the city and of crimes in progress.
Despite a record breaking hand held launch for the Nintendo 3DS, there exists an ominous cloud of skepticism as to whether Nintendo can once again dominate the video game space in the face of shifting consumer trends and the onslaught from its mobile competitors.
Nintendo's next-gen 3D handheld, the 3DS, goes on sale in America on March 27. We've reviewed the system already at CNET, and I've been playing around with one for the last week, along with a handful of launch games.
The crowd laughed at the silly name when Nintendo announced the Wii U at its E3 press conference, but their derision quickly turned to amazement when Nintendo showed what its upcoming home gaming system can theoretically do. The trick is in a controller with a 6.2-inch touch screen that streams video from the console itself.
Nintendo's 3DS portable game console was heavily hyped before its release due to its use of 3D effects on one of the console's two screens. The 3D visuals can be seen without the need for special glasses and can be adjusted or turned off entirely. But since the console was released in February in Japan and in March in the US there's been some questions as to the overall need for the 3D effects for the games made especially for the console.
Sony's Kazuo Hirai took the podium along with other Sony executives at a press conference in Japan on Sunday to formally apologize for the company's problems with its PlayStation Network and Qriocity streaming service, both of which have been down for almost two weeks due to a security failure.
Face it, the Nintendo 3DS stinks for battery life. Let's not pretend it doesn't matter, or that it's okay because we're getting nifty no-glasses 3D, or, you know, put lipstick on a Tepig. The 3DS is a power suck, and speaking strictly in those terms, a big step backwards for Nintendo.
Activision and Blip Toys have announced that the first videogame, based on the International Toy Fair's 2010 Girl Toy of the Year Award Winner, Squinkies, is now available for the Nintendo DS family of handheld systems. Squinkies includes four ultra-rare, lovable Squinkies exclusively available only through purchase of the videogame.
Nintendo's release of its 3DS portable console hasn't gotten off to a good sales start here in the US. Now the console is dealing with a new issue as Amazon.com has posted word that it is no longer selling the Nintendo 3DS directly from the online retailer.
If an analyst's figures are correct, Microsoft had an excellent month for selling Xbox 360 consoles in November. News.com reports that according to Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, the Xbox 360 sold 1.44 million units in the US during November. If true that would be a rise of five percent compared to sales in November 2010. Microsoft has already said it sold 960,000 Xbox 360 consoles during Black Friday week.
It's going on five years since the Wii launched, and in that space, only Sony and Microsoft are talking 10 year console life cycles. Nintendo's been pretty much silent about the Wii's heir not-so-apparent.
Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter said today in a research note to investors that Nintendo likely sold 305,000 Wii units in the U.S. in February, down 23 percent year over year. Pachter's estimates put the Xbox 360 at the top spot for February, tallying 385,000 unit sales. That figure would be down 9 percent year over year. Sony's PlayStation 3 would see sales decline by 14 percent in Pachter's tally, hitting 310,000 unit sales.
With the Uncharted, Resistance, and Ratchet & Clank franchises all getting new instalments during the latter part of this year, Sony is unleashing some new bundles to help newcomers ease into each universe. Both the Uncharted and Resistance Platinum Packs comes with the first two games in the series, respectively, while the Ratchet & Clank Platinum Pack contains Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction and Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time. All three Platinum Packs retail for A$68, which is just marginally more expensive than buying each game individually, so it's not a bad deal.
Nintendo's 3DS portable gaming system, the first commercial device with a glasses-free 3-D screen, has been available in the United States for barely a month, and it's already sold more than a million units. Its three-hour battery life, however, is less than half that of its predecessor, the 2-D DS device.
Hello Monday, and thank you for bringing us a Sony PlayStation story without the words "hacked" or "again" in the headline. Though "again" would have worked in this instance as well, because it's what you'll be up to in gaming terms when Sony rolls out special spiffed-up PlayStation 3 versions of older PSP titles.
A popular Japanese-based game console company is facing new competitors as well as old adversaries in the game industry. It releases a new console product with with some revolutionary features. But despite the superiority of the product, the general public decides to move to other platforms, even when the company cuts the price of the console drastically.
Though Resident Evil: Revelations was the first series entry announced for the Nintendo 3DS last summer, Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D will hit stores well in advance of that traditional survival horror title, promising a more action-oriented experience based on the Mercenaries modes of Resident Evil 4 and 5.
Game publishers don't like the second-hand game market because it eats into revenues. Capcom is planning to counter that by releasing a game for the Nintendo 3DS that can only support one save file - for life.
Company president Satoru Iwata calls initial sales of 3DS "unsatisfactory," but believes "opinions are incorrect" that portable cannot flourish alongside smartphones.
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If you're an HTC Evo 4G owner who is looking to take your gaming to next level status then you'll want to be looking at picking up an EVOtainment System. Sure, it looks rather silly considering it's a bunch of Nintendo Wii accessories and a generic Evo GPS dashboard mount all stuck together with some nuts and bolts but judging from the video it'll turn you into a mobile Goomba stomping machine when you couple it with an awesome Nintendo 64 emulator.
The ALIENS films have always had a special place in my heart. When I was younger, I remember my brother and myself running around in the backyard pretending we were in a last stand situation against hordes of xenomorphs. We bought the toys, comics, and read the various spin-off books. After seeing a brief demo of ALIENS: Colonial Marines today at E3, I felt like that little kid once again running around in the backyard with a water-gun.
Preshow estimates put the E3 2011 attendance at 45,000 strong. I'm assuming at least half of them were in front of me in line at the Nintendo booth, waiting to demo the Wii U tablet-like controller, because I spent four hours waiting.
E3 2011 is only a few hours away from opening its doors at the LA Convention Center. But before that happens, Nintendo is holding its pre-E3 press conferene at the LA Live concert arena next door. This is the big one where Nintendo will finally reveal the first official concrete details of its next generation game console. Are the rumors true? We will be covering the event via the live blog so keep checking the news posts for updates.
Publisher announces development of new flight game, yellow chomper minigame compilation, for Nintendo's new portable, action superhero game due holiday 2012 for Wii and 3DS.
Nintendo announces fresh entry in the brawler series for 3DS and just-announced WiiU; titles promised to work together on both platforms "in some fashion.
Microsoft talked momentum and platform exclusives, and Sony offered up an apology and a new PSP handheld. But the star of this year's E3 video game conference was Nintendo, which on Tuesday unveiled an HD successor to the Wii that will deliver a 6" secondary screen to hand controllers and unleash a new innovative wave of gameplay.
Nintendo got the next wave of console wars started today with the introduction of the next entry to its arsenal, the Wii U, at the company's E3 presentation.
Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. today announced that two new TEKKEN titles are under development on two Nintendo platforms; Wii U, which Nintendo Co., Ltd. is expected to launch in 2012, and Nintendo 3DS.
Compilation reel of Darksiders II, Dirt, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Ghost Recon Online, Metro Last Light used footage from other platforms, admits Nintendo of America president.
We already knew that Nintendo's leading man Mario is to appear in an all-new Nintendo 3DS game. Simply entitled Super Mario 3DS, the game is a 2D-meets-3D Mario adventure that, among other things, brings back the much-beloved Tanooki Suit.
Given the fact that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has yet to hit store shelves, I honestly didn't expect Nintendo to debut an HD Legend of Zelda at this year's E3. It almost struck me as being counterproductive.
Codemasters has announced that F1 2011 will be coming to Nintendo 3DS on November 25. It will be the first time that players will be able to experience any Formula One game in full 3D.
Nintendo's newly-announced Near Field Communication (NFC) technology allows the Wii U controller to exchange wireless data with outside objects -- similar to last year's Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure game and figurines.
The next component of Nintendo's 25-year anniversary celebration for The Legend of Zelda is live: a free version of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords can now be downloaded by DSi and 3DS owners.
In the week since reports about Nintendo's next home console began appearing in the gaming press, several aspects of the controller of the system's controller have become more clear.
I just received the so-called Nintendo 3DS 'black screen of death'. Except it's only partly black, covered with lots of perfectly legible words, and looks more like the message Apple computers display after a kernel panic. Call it the 'black screen of politely advising your handheld's demise' then.
A few new tidbits on the current state of Sony's PS Vita, courtesy an E3-era interview with SCE Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida by Famitsu magazine:
Four years ago, I called Nintendo's Wii Console the best product ever. No, I wasn't joking and I had not ingested some funky looking mushrooms sprouting amidst the patch of greenery outside my office. In 2006, there was really nothing else like the Wii and, in case you've forgotten, no one could keep them in stock. Yet now I rather regret giving the Wii that particular appellation. Not, mind you, because the Wii wasn't awesome, but because "all time" leaves little room for future innovation.
Nintendo 3DS and Wii console owners will get a number of updates in late 2011, including Hulu Plus on both devices and 3D video recording on the 3DS, Nintendo announced Friday. Hulu Plus will land on the Wii and 3DS by the end of the year, while Nintendo promises 3DS owners they will be able to record up to ten minutes of 3D video by the end of November.
After selling 3.61 million 3DS units rather than the 4 million units it hoped to sell by the end of its fiscal year, Nintendo is going back to the drawing board on its message to consumers.
"This is punishment," says Josh Corman, a security analyst for the 451 Group, about the monthlong string of attacks against Sony websites. "Ideologically motivated adversaries show how tenacious and lengthy an attack can be. They will take it further than anyone would expect and do it longer. This is a bludgeoning."
Several major retailers, including GameStop, Best Buy, Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, Target, and others are now selling the console at the reduced price. At those locations, customers can choose between the Wii White or Black bundle, which includes the console, a Wii MotionPlus Remote, the Wii nunchuk, Wii Sports, and Wii Sports Resort. The bundle was previously available for $199.99.
As a fighting game, it was almost a given that Marvel vs. Capcom 3 would eventually get some sort of updated version. Following the release of Fate of Two Worlds this past February, Capcom has announced Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will be out later this year on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Last week I liveblogged Nintendo President Satoru Iwata's keynote at GDC where he made several major points about the industry. He painted a pretty picture of a world of possibility and freedom with the current technology and audience for games, but it wasn't all roses.
Microsoft today confirmed the schedule for its E3 2011 media briefing. The conference will begin on Monday, June 6 starting at 9 a.m. PST. Sony's conference kicks off later in the day at 5 p.m. PST. Nintendo has not confirmed press conference details.
For a while now in many users' homes, the Microsoft Kinect has been relegated to the same fate as the system that inspired it, the Nintendo Wii. Both have been sitting around collecting dust, waiting for something to come along and make them relevant again.
Sales of Microsoft's Xbox 360 console continue to dominate US video game sales. Gamasutra reports that the console sold 507,000 units in the month of June which Microsoft said was twice as many as the sales of its competitors at both Sony and Nintendo. The numbers were also higher compared to June 2010 when only 194,600 Xbox 360 units were sold. Microsoft also said that the total amount of Xbox 360 sales, combining console, game software and accessories, came in at $350 million in June which was up from $265 million from the same period a year ago.
The Wii U is technically going to be the first of the "next generation" game consoles to be released, well ahead of the next consoles from Sony and Microsoft. The console is currently scheduled to launch sometime in 2012. However, if a new rumor news story is correct, the hardware specs for the Wii U look, at least on paper, to be pretty close to the current generation hardware found inside the Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles.
The Club Nintendo year recently ended, meaning those who did enough to reach Gold or Platinum level are entitled to some Mario pin badges or a calendar. You'll need to order your reward by Sunday, July 31, in order to get your freebie. It doesn't cost any coins to do so; instead, you're free to spend those on any number of rewards, of which several new ones have been added in the past day.
A time-tested game system design coupled with innovative, convincing 3D technology, makes the Nintendo 3DS a force to be reckoned with. It's not only the most advanced Nintendo DS yet, but a solid first in a new generation of handheld game systems.
Sales of Nintendo's 3DS handheld game console rebounded over the last quarter as it slashed prices, but the company said it is facing deep financial losses, and doesn't expect a true turnaround for the device until a host of new games are released over the next few months.
Nintendo's handheld gaming system, the 3DS, is set to receive a price cut in the United States, dropping the system's cost to just US$169 from the launch price of US$249. The $80 price saving will come in to effect on August 12, and other regions around the globe should also receive cuts to the 3DS' price despite the exact values not being mentioned.
Owners of the 3DS will be able to download the free update on June 6, the company announced today. When they do so, they will find a new Web browser on the platform, as well as Nintendo's eShop.
Before the 3Ds was even available in the US, Nintendo released the first update for it. So if you bought a 3DS yesterday/today, or you are in Europe/Japan and have had it for a bit already, then you can go right ahead and download the update if you haven't already. The entire process should take about 15 minutes so prepare to go without 3D gaming for that time... if you can stand it.
So far the launch of the 3DS seems to have gone very well for Nintendo with no real hiccups. But soon after the launch across Europe last week some gamers started reporting a "black screen of death" (BSoD).
Nintendo's add-on button device for its 3DS video game machine is facing criticism as a possible design flaw and a detraction for the already struggling portable.
Nintendo's latest financial results admit that the Nintendo 3DS handheld isn't selling as well as the company had hoped, while ignoring the elephant in the room.
The wireless access will be available at nearly 200 malls owned by Simon Property Group, Nintendo said today, as well as in more than 1,000 Best Buy locations. Nintendo has also inked a deal that will allow 3DS owners to connect to AT&T Wi-Fi hot spots at no charge.
Hard on the heels of the Free Software Foundation's Day Against DRM earlier this month, the advocacy organization last week launched a new campaign targeting the Nintendo 3DS.
The dawn of a new year means 365 days of new gaming action to look forward to, and the pressure’s really on for Nintendo in 2012. Not only is the company launching its new Wii U console at the end of the year; there’s also a need to keep pushing with the 3DS, which suffered at launch a year ago due to a high price tag and a generally weak launch lineup.
The Nintendo 3DS. You know what it is... right? If not, I would typically be inclined to ask if you have been living under a rock, but not this time. You see, exciting news has come out of Nintendo today regarding U.S. sales figures of its exciting new hand-held, but I'm a bit skeptical of said sales figures.
Super Mario Galaxy, Super Paper Mario, Punch-Out!!, and Mario Strikers Charged join existing Nintendo Selects lineup at $20 price point starting August 28.
Yesterday Nintendo unveiled the Wii U, a rather unexpected tablet/peripheral/gaming device that not even they have managed to explain properly yet. Behind it sat what we believe is the Wii 2 console that hasn't been talked about much, but forms the core of the gaming horsepower the Wii U controller interfaces with.
With the 3DS struggling to sell in line with Nintendo's expectations, the decision to reduce the price of the hardware significantly must have been a difficult one, but the only thing Nintendo could do to encourage uptake. While that was great for those gamers yet to invest in Nintendo's latest portable, it was a kick in the teeth for early adopters.
Nintendo has yet to put much emphasis on bringing its own original games to the eShop since it launched in June. That changes this week with the release of Freakyforms.
Nintendo's new blue and pink DSi XL bundle preloaded with educational Brain Age games and Mario vs. Donkey Kong, is a no-brainer choice for your young gamer this holiday.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata raised eyebrows at last month's Game Developers Conference when he said the video game market is "drowning" thanks to mobile and social games. But finding a fix is much trickier. It's not the handset makers' fault, nor is it the fault of the developers. Really, at the end of the day, it's the customers' fault, and their insatiable desire for free or near-free content.
Nintendo's chief is determined to get right the launch of its next game machine, Wii U, set for this year's holiday shopping season, and acknowledged Friday some mistakes with selling its 3DS handheld.
According to Nintendo, the thumbstick will be part of an attachment called the Circle Pad. In addition, the company has confirmed to CNET that the image of the attachment shown in the latest release of Japan's Famitsu magazine is, in fact, the real add-on.
If any news serves as an indication that E3 is drawing near, it's hardware price cuts. Joining Sony and (perhaps) Microsoft, Nintendo is the latest to announce a special deal on one of its consoles.
Sharpening a divide between the version of the games industry they like and the version in which they don't want to participate, Nintendo has stated that it doesn't want to work with "garage" developers.
If you're still interested in picking up a Nintendo DS Lite, you better try to get one as soon as possible because these handheld gaming consoles are as good as gone.
Nintendo really needs for the 3DS to hit it off big. Although the handheld gaming market has historically been owned by Nintendo since the release of the original Gameboy (and arguably from the release of the original Game & Watch), the rise of mobile phones and smartphones has chipped away at Nintendo's business over the last few years. The success of the 3DS is necessary if the future of mobile gaming is going to be something Nintendo has a say in, as opposed to a future ruled by apps.
Nintendo's newest portable console, the Nintendo 3DS, has not been selling as well as predicted and even the company's president admits that. In an English language version of an E3 2011 investor Q&A on Nintendo's web site, president Satoru Iwata states, "So, first I think it's fair to say that while Nintendo 3DS had a strong launch day, the results since then have not met our expectations." He added, " ... although pre-orders for this system were very strong and initial impressions of this system were very positive, those early indicators stand in conflict with where the system is at today. So, I can't say there are no issues at present."
Starting tomorrow, Nintendo will offer demos of its upcoming portable game player in four U.S. cities. The company will have what it calls Demo Pods and Demo Squads available to let folks play titles and ask questions about the device.
Nintendo has pushed back the date for its first major 3DS firmware update. Owners keen to try out the console's promised eShop feature will now have to wait until June.
The last six months may have been much worse for Nintendo than the company has previously admitted. According to Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun--as related by Reuters, Nintendo will show a fiscal first-half loss of 100 billion yen ($1.3 billion) when it announces its earnings tomorrow.
Nintendo has always been behind Microsoft and Sony in terms of developing a robust online gaming service for its various consoles. However, this week Nintendo announced plans to launch a new service, the Nintendo Network, that looks on the surface to finally be Nintendo's answer to Microsoft's Xbox Live and Sony's PlayStation Network.
Nintendo sold 113,000 3DS consoles in the UK during the first two days after the handheld's release. The UK tally accounted for more than a third of total sales in Europe.
With the U.S. launch of the Nintendo 3DS just days away, the game company wants to be clear that it's doing its part to help third parties succeed on its newest portable-gaming device.
Nintendo is not holding back with its threats to cut gamers off if they decide to download and play pirate games on the 3DS. Retailers in Japan are being warned by Nintendo that it will disable a 3DS if illegal games are detected running on it. This deactivation process will be activated through firmware.
Nintendo launched its 3DS portable console earlier this year with the main new feature being its 3D graphics that don't need glasses to view. Now a US-Japan company is claiming that Nintendo has violated its patents concerning that particular features. According to Patent Arcade, the company doing the suing is Tomita Technologies. The lawsuit itself was filed on June 22 in New York.
Nintendo has spilled the beans on its next-gen Wii U console's connectivity capabilities to be built around an online service called the Nintendo Network.
While Nintendo's Wii could hardly be considered anything but a runaway success, it's been a long five years since the console's introduction. The system's lower cost and novel control mechanism allowed it to shoot past its HD competition and sell over 86 million units. Nintendo's star is starting to dim, however, as profits for this year took a huge tumble.
With Nintendo's next console sure to hit shelves in 2012, the price-cut was inevitable. It was reported earlier this month that from 20 May, new bundles would be available and £50 would be slashed from the current Wii Sports Resort pack, lowering it to £129.
Nine years after Microsoft launched Xbox Live, and five years after Sony launched the Playstation Network, Nintendo announced that it's building its own online service, called the Nintendo Network.
A week ago, word started circulating that Nintendo planned to hold a press conference just ahead of the 2011 Tokyo Game Show. The topic was unknown, though speculation centered on new products for the Nintendo 3DS.
This isn't fair, but it's honest: I'll be playing Mario Kart 7 over the holiday break. It arrived yesterday with a glossy review guide and a list of all the stuff we can't talk about until a few dates have come and gone. The one you'll want to know: December 4, the Sunday it'll be in stores, a week-and-a-half from today.
Nintendo prides itself on its family-friendly approach to gaming. This isn't a bad thing -- it's what gives things like Mario universal appeal -- but it has given Nintendo a bit of a kiddie image. But that's perhaps unfair on a company that's proved it can go dark when it really needs to.
Of the countless rumors surrounding Nintendo's next console, few have attracted the same amount of attention as the possibility of the console's controller housing a touchscreen. Rumors, of course, are rumors, and Nintendo hasn't said a single thing about the Wii 2 (or whatever they plan to call it) besides confirming it exists.
There are two sides to Nintendo's Wii U, as I discovered after spending nearly an hour with the upcoming home gaming system at E3 last week. On one hand, it's another platform for gimmicky, silly fun, just like the original Wii. On the other, it's a practical hardware upgrade that wants to be more capable than its console competitors.
The effects of Japan's March 11 earthquake, coupled with the slower-than-expected launch of Nintendo's 3DS portable, caused sales figures for the first half of the year to fall sharply from the previous.
As this week's E3 games conference and debut of Nintendo's Wii successor looms, Nintendo's admitting that Sony's not the only victim of hacktivist ne'er-do-wells--yep, Nintendo was hacked, too.
Popular traditions among Zelda fans: slay moblins, smash pots, collect rupees and ponder the nature of existence. How do the numerous games of the series all fit together? Until recently the prevailing opinion was that they don't, although it sure has been fun to wonder over the years.
Saying Wii had an anemic year in 2011 is like observing water is wet. It's a fact, undeniable to anyone looking objectively at what the system had to offer. That Nintendo has failed to rally internal and external support for its latest home console isn't entirely surprising. Owners of the Nintendo 64 and GameCube systems know all too well how past console transitions have gone.
The Sony executive credited with turning the PlayStation into a money-maker, Kazuo Hirai, is in the lead to take over from Howard Stringer after he retires, the Sony chairman said Thursday. But Stringer noted that the race is not over yet.
For years, Jack Buser has been banging the drum for PlayStation Home -- Sony's free social service on the PlayStation 3 where players create an avatar and wander the world. Now, the director of the social networking service is admitting Sony made mistakes with the program.
Unknown hackers hit the network gaming service for PlayStation 3 consoles in April, penetrating the system and stealing personal information from the roughly 77 million accounts on the PlayStation Network and sister Qriocity service. A second attack was directed at the Sony Online Entertainment network used for PC gaming.
The Nintendo 3DS could mark the resurrection of Nintendo's portable gaming platform. It has certainly reviewed well. PCMag called the 3D "innovative and convincing." I was pleasantly surprised when I tried out the augmented reality. It will launch with over a dozen games and I'm sure more are to come. This device could be big. Or it could be a big dud.
Although the Sony PlayStation Vita is making a few technical stumbles out of the launch gate, one of the bigger questions surrounding the new gaming gadget has been its battery life--or apparent lack thereof.
The 3DS is the first Nintendo portable gaming unit to use region protection as far as we know, it's also the first machine to get a game with permanent save games on a cartridge.
Enough Lego games (Batman, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, etc.) have been released that a dependable formula has been established. They get good source material and then throw in the blocks, basic mechanics, and fun graphics to make for approachable games that are appropriate for the whole family. They are fun, non-violent, and easy enough for kids to get through with some challenge for older people if they want to focus on things like score and completion percentage.
The Nintendo 3DS launched without a must-have title. The closest thing to one, and the best game on the system so far, is Super Street Fighter IV 3D, but that's a port of a very good game from other consoles. If you are looking for a 3DS-only game, and one with some history for Nintendo fans, then the default title to get is Pilotwings Resort. This is a call back to one of the most notable SNES games and one that appeared again on the Nintendo 64, with the "resort" theme being borrowed from the popular Wii Sports Resort/Wii Fii so Wii gamers would find something familiar.
Runabout, a Japanese series of balls-out bash-'em-up driving games that arguably provided the inspiration for the Burnout series, is getting resurrected for the first time in eight years. Runabout 3D was announced for the Nintendo 3DS in this week's issue of Famitsu magazine, and original developers Climax Entertainment (not to be confused with the UK outfit called Climax) is back at the steering wheel.
I may have been a bit down on Nintendo yesterday with my critique of the 3DS, but today it's time to spotlight how the company is starting to be on the upswing again.
Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton is making headlines with his condescending remarks about Nintendo DS players and their owners. In an effort to explain why there's a market for a more "grown-up" handheld system, he bashed Nintendo's industry leader as a children's toy.
Here is something loyal Sony PlayStation fans can look forward to: the PlayStation 4, as revealed by Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato on a conference call with investors today.
The long-awaited Xperia Play from Sony Ericsson -- often referred to as the "PlayStation Phone" -- is finally hitting store shelves and some mailboxes, too. This phone has been rumored by the gaming community for the past few years, but really started getting some buzz Fall of 2010. From rumors, to leaks, devices in the wild, and weird Super Bowl commercials, this guy has been on a wild trip.
Companies these days are doing all that they can to make gaming a more immersive experience for players. The days of hopping into a quick game of Super Mario Bros for 10 minutes by sitting down on the couch with a bag of Doritos and then shutting it off to do something else are over; nowadays you need to make it to a save point, capture an objective, or win the match before you can get on with your day. But are these techniques actually making the games immersive enough to keep players engaged?
The Sony PlayStation Vita is well-positioned to avoid the struggles of its main handheld rival, Nintendo's 3DS, the executive in charge of Sony's game business said Thursday.
Some much-needed 3DS sales are taking place in Japan with the release of Super Mario 3D Land. Will Nintendo experience the same breath of life into sales of the handheld in the US once it's released here as well?
How bad are things for Nintendo? Well, a Bloomberg story that circulated last week reportedly had investors clamoring for the Kyoto-based gaming giant to start porting its legendary characters over to Apple's iOS devices.
Time to switch off my news reporting button and delve into a personal account for a change. I wanted to give my own perspective about my recent experience with the 3DS, which gave me insight into why the system has been a tough sell for Nintendo.
Getting excited about Nintendo hardware on Christmas is something of an Internet meme, and hardware modder "Tchay" saw fit to complete his own ambitious Nintendo project this past holiday weekend.
A couple of days ago we reported that Nintendo is expected to drop the price of the Wii to $149.99 on May 15. The rumor was backed up by an internal price list from KMart stating the same price drop on three console bundles.
"Streamlined" hardware set for Europe this year, but Nintendo of America has "no plans" to bring new bundle over; updated Wii to sit horizontally, lose backward compatibility with GameCube.
It looks like the new Nintendo Wii U console "will launch in 2012? but not until "after April 1st", as Nintendo of America President and Chief Operating Officer told Forbes' David M. Ewalt yesterday.
After Nintendo revealed the Wii U at this year's E3, a continuous stream of rumours and further details have emerged. Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are all now battling for a piece of consumers' lives, evolving their respective hardware into home entertainment hubs, rather than simply gaming systems.
Nintendo's upcoming game console, the Wii U, is not really a "next-generation" platform, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter said in an interview published yesterday with Industry Gamers.