Nintendo details 3DS eShop, will offer free Wi-Fi to U.S. owners Posted byby GamesBeat June 2, 2011 2 min Nintendo today announced details for its 3DS eShop, where users will be able to buy digital copies of new and classic games. The company... Continue Reading 2 min
Nintendo dropping DS Lite price to $100 Posted byby GamesBeat May 31, 2011 2 min With the recent release of Nintendo 3DS, it’s no surprise that the older DS Lite is getting a price drop. On June 5, Nintendo... Continue Reading 2 min
Nintendo confirms new console on the way, reports profit drop Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 25, 2011 2 min Nintendo confirmed rumors that it will release a new video game console in 2012 as a successor to the aging Wii console. The Japanese... Continue Reading 2 min
Nintendo sells 400,000 3DS units in first week in U.S. Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 14, 2011 2 min Nintendo said today that it sold just shy of 400,000 3DS handheld gaming system units in its first seven days of sales in the... Continue Reading 2 min
Video game sales weaken in March despite 3DS launch Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 14, 2011 3 min Overall video game sales in U.S. retail stores weakened in March despite the launch of Nintendo’s new handheld 3DS system at the end of... Continue Reading 3 min
Sony’s next-generation gaming handheld may be delayed due to Japan quake Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 5, 2011 2 min Sony said today that its next-generation gaming handheld could be delayed beyond the end of this year because of disruptions to its supply chain... Continue Reading 2 min
Nintendo: 3DS had most successful handheld debut ever Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 30, 2011 1 min Nintendo said that its U.S. launch of the new 3DS gaming handheld — which lets players see images in stereoscopic 3D without special glasses... Continue Reading 1 min
Biggest cost in the Nintendo 3DS is in its displays Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 29, 2011 2 min About a third of the cost of Nintendo’s new 3DS portable game player is in its two high-end displays, according to a product teardown... Continue Reading 2 min
Review: Does Steel Diver game go deep enough to make Nintendo’s 3DS addictive? Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 29, 2011 5 min Of the 18 games that debuted with the Nintendo 3DS on Sunday, the submarine combat game Steel Diver was one of the most intriguing... Continue Reading 5 min
Nintendo 3DS review: Is it worth $249 and $40 per game? Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 27, 2011 6 min Nintendo has done its best to launch a new era in video games with the launch of its 3DS portable gaming system, which goes... Continue Reading 6 min