GamesBeat weekly roundup: MMO troubles, virtual reality, gaming, and slow Vita sales
Missed the latest news on GamesBeat? Here's a list of the stories we ran over the past week.
The Nintendo 3DS XL is the bigger, wiser brother of the 3DS (hands-on impressions)
A quick hands-on preview of the Nintendo 3DS's new bigger brother, the 3DS XL.
Nintendo’s Japanese servers struggle to keep up with New Super Mario Bros. 2 digital sales
Nintendo's servers can't handle the number of fans flooding the 3DS eShop to purchase the latest platformer starring the chubby plumber.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Gamescape 2012, a history of Batman in video games, and Donkey Kong’s failing liver
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 focuses on what really matters in life: Money (hands-on preview)
Mario and Luigi take a break from saving the princess to earn some coin.
Nintendo sells more than 5 million 3DS consoles in the U.S.
Despite the announcement of the bigger Nintendo 3DS XL, the original handheld just crossed over the 5 million units sold mark in the U.S.
17 amazing video game dioramas and paper models (gallery)
Even when we can't sit down with a controller, we want to be interacting with the characters and settings from our favorite virtual worlds. We've found some works of art that allow for exactly that.
Nintendo 3DS XL revealed, does not have second analog stick
Nintendo announced a redesign of the 3DS portable system during its Nintendo Direct video briefing tonight.
Nintendo’s E3 2012: Reactions show hardcore gamers lost faith in Wii U (graph)
We analyzed over 16,000 comments on the NeoGAF forums to see how gamers reacted to Nintendo's E3 2012 press conference.
The GamesBeat E3 2012 Non-Award Awards: The least prestigious awards in the industry
When we're in Los Angeles for E3, we've always got our eyes out for special and noteworthy works. When we're not doing that, we give out these E3 2012 non-award awards. Grossest quote? We have that. Most charming booth babe? Yep. Year of the Bow Award for the Most Bows? You'll have to click to find out.