Archive For Nintendo Tag

Lifetime DS sales hit 144 million, Wii nears 85 million

Lifetime DS sales hit 144 million, Wii nears 85 million

In their new earnings report of the last quarter of 2010, Nintendo announced the lifetime sales of their current gen systems, the Wii and the DS. As of December 31st, the DS family has sold a who... Read More

Nintendo justify 3DS battery life

Nintendo justify 3DS battery life

The 3DS will supposedly only last between 3-5 hours on a full charge with the 3D effect turned on. 3DS system designer Ryuji Umeza when discussing his testing of the 3DS battery noted “when I meas... Read More

Nintendo’s profit goes down 74% year-to-date

Nintendo’s profit goes down 74% year-to-date

For the nine month period ending December 2010 Nintendo's net profit fell 74 percent from a year earlier to 49.6 billion yen ($599 million). Revenue also declined 32 percent to 808 billion yen ($9.8... Read More

Nintendo explains the need for 3DS friend codes

Nintendo explains the need for 3DS friend codes

The 3DS is set to simplify Nintendo's previous online community structure by having just one friend code for the 3DS console itself, as opposed to a different friend code for each separate game. Des... Read More

Zelda 3DS and Kid Icarus: Uprising to launch sometime after E3

Zelda 3DS and Kid Icarus: Uprising to launch sometime after E3

Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has confirmed that Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Kid Icarus: Uprising will not be launching within the 3DS' launch window. "Mario, Zelda... all of those titles... Read More

Supposed Hollywood interest in Nintendo and the 3DS

Supposed Hollywood interest in Nintendo and the 3DS

According to the Nintendo high-ups, namely president Satoru Iwata and Mario creator Miyamoto, have claimed that Hollywood is interested in their new handheld. "When we show Nintendo 3DS to people... Read More

Nine 3DS launch titles listed by GAME

Nine 3DS launch titles listed by GAME

UK game retailers GAME have listed nine launch titles for Nintendo's upcoming 3DS on their website. Nintendo haven't confirmed this yet, but word on the street is that the following titles will be a... Read More

Nintendo expects harcore gamers to be “blown away” by the 3DS

Nintendo expects harcore gamers to be “blown away” by the 3DS

Nintendo UK's general manager, David Yarnton, is pretty confident in Nintendo's new hand-held and expects hardcore gamers to be “blown away” by the upcoming 3DS. Speaking at its 3DS event in Ams... Read More

Is a Nintendo and Capcom crossover game on the cards?

Is a Nintendo and Capcom crossover game on the cards?

Capcom's Yoshinori Ono has confirmed interest in a Nintendo x Capcom fighter. At the Nintendo 3DS conference in Amsterdam yesterday Ono was posed the question, "considering you are trying to make St... Read More

Nintendo CEO anticaptes 3DS sales to begin with a “rocket start”

Nintendo CEO anticaptes 3DS sales to begin with a “rocket start”

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata expects a "rocket start" to 3DS sales in the US. "There will be not only our own software, but also third- party titles, which have the photo-realism that will satisfy... Read More

New Monkey Ball 3DS Trailer

New Monkey Ball 3DS Trailer

Sega have just released this brand new trailer for Monkey Ball 3DS along with more information on its official blog. [HTML1]Read More

Konami Announces PES 2011 3DS

Konami Announces PES 2011 3DS

Konami has released details of its eagerly-awaited version of PES 2011 3D for the new Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming platform. "Designed specifically for the 3D-enabled unit, PES 2011 3D for Ninten... Read More

Nintendo 3DS dated for EU, no price

Nintendo 3DS dated for EU, no price

Nintendo's confirmed that the 3DS will be releasing on March 25 in Europe. It'll be accompanied by 7 launch titles in the region. However, they are yet to announce a price for the device. HMV... Read More

Nintendo 3DS Price and Launch/Release Date Announced

Nintendo 3DS Price and Launch/Release Date Announced

Phew! Shown to crowds at last year's E3, Nintendo have finally announced Nintendo 3DS's price and launch date. The handheld will be be released on March 27th, 2010 for $249.99 in the US, which is ... Read More

Nintendo 3DS Players Suffering Side Effects

Nintendo 3DS Players Suffering Side Effects

Last week Nintendo held the largest hands-on 3DS event since E3 2010, the 'Nintendo World' event. There were reports of players suffering from dizziness and eye fatigue. Keep in mind that these report... Read More

Conduit 2 – New Trailer and Release Date

Conduit 2 – New Trailer and Release Date

Sega have just released a brand new trailer for Conduit 2 and along with that we also have a confirm release date of the game. Conduit 2 launches in Europe on 18th March and Australia on 17th March.... Read More

Confirmed region lock on the 3DS, or is it?

Confirmed region lock on the 3DS, or is it?

Nintendo recently offered a statement to VG247 that confirmed rumours of 3DS software being locked to only play on a 3DS bought in the same region. Nintendo stated that “Nintendo 3DS hardware is... Read More

Super Mario Galaxy 2.5 Mod Incoming

Super Mario Galaxy 2.5 Mod Incoming

Super Mario Galaxy 2 was one hell of a platfomer for the Nintendo Wii. But the team behind Super Mario Galaxy 2.5 Mod are going to make it even better with more custom challenges and levels which wi... Read More

Metroid 3DS Incoming?

Metroid 3DS Incoming?

Jonathan Ross who is  a British television celebrity may have inadvertently leaked that a new game on Metroid might be coming on the Nintendo 3DS. Jonathan Ross and his followers were tweeting... Read More

Mario Kart 3DS Trailer

Mario Kart 3DS Trailer

[HTML1] The new Mario Kart 3DS video has everything we would expect in a Mario Kart video. Getting inked, Goombasm banana peels, boulders, drifting, boosting, boulders and of course, crazy karts. ... Read More