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3DS Only Selling At Half The Rate Of DS
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When you don't have any stellar games for a system, it's not going to do that well in the marketplace. That's the lesson Nintendo is learning with the 3DS.
After weeks of analysts talking about poor sales and an overwhelming lack of interest in the new glasses-free 3D handheld, Nintendo confessed in its own press release that the DS is still outselling the 3DS at a rate of two-to-one, but instead of treating it as a failure for the 3DS, you can probably guess how they spun it.
"The fact is that while the 3DS is a compelling system, its cost and the lack of killer games for it mean that uptake is bound to be on the slow side — compared to the DS, which has a library of megahits stretching bac...
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Netflix for Nintendo 3DS now up and running
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As promised, Nintendo on Thursday morning posted Netflix for 3DS owners. The app (not pictured here) gives the dual-screen game system access to the whole catalog as long as they have a streaming-enabled plan. Bookmarking still works and lets users resume on the 3DS or another device.
Videos on Netflix are currently in 2D. It's not clear if or when Netflix will start adding 3D.
The app itself is free to download from the Nintendo eShop. Streaming under the newly instituted rates stays at $8 for those who only need streaming but costs $16 for those who also want unlimited DVDs.
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Netflix streaming comes to the Nintendo 3DS tomorrow
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Ever since Nintendo's GDC announcement in March we've been waiting for Netflix streaming on the 3DS, and it appears tomorrow's eShop update will do the trick. This may be too late for those that followed through on threats to cancel after the new rates were announced yesterday, but all other 3DS owners can get their Parks & Rec (in 3D?) anywhere in range of a WiFi signal. Joystiq also points out there's also two Game Boy games coming in tomorrow's update, Game & Watch Gallery and Baseball, just in case you're interested in using your portable game machine to actually play games.
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Nintendo 3DS TV service coming to UK July 19th
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It’s already live in Japan, now the console’s TV service could well hit UK shores in a couple of weeks. An invite has just landed in Electricpig’s inbox straight from Nintendo, asking us to pencil in an event on the 19th.
So what can we expect? And how’s it going to impact on your 3DS? Read on for full details.
“We would love you to join us on 19th July 2011 for an exclusive Nintendo 3DS event,” reads the invite from Nintendo. “More will be revealed next week, but trust us when we say you won’t believe your eyes!”
Hmm. We can only think this’ll be the UK unveiling of the 3DS TV service that hit Japan a couple of weeks ago. The Japanese service is giving daily updates for most shows, as well ...
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Japanese 3DS to get 3D TV service, North America waits with bated breath
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3DS owners outside of Japan can look forward to missing out on yet another Nintendo sponsored video service -- at least for now. With the help of Fuji TV, Nintendo's Itsu no Ma ni Terebi (or "SpotPass TV") will bring a number of short format 3D TV programs to the fledgling handheld, including shows featuring cute animals, sumo wrestling idol girls, and daily tips on performing magic tricks. Like its Wii predecessor, this video service is currently a Japan-only affair, but there's still plenty of summer left for the big-N to make good on its GDC Netflix promise.
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Nintendo 3DS has dented the adoption of 3D on portable devices
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The Nintendo 3DS is a failure, at least according to Ian Baverstock, co-founder of gaming consultancy group Tenshi Ventures. And, because the handheld console hasn't offered the greatest of first impressions of glasses-less 3D, he also believes that its legacy could be damaging for future stereoscopic devices.
Speaking at The Futuresource Entertainment Summit in London, Baverstock, who was joined on stage by Andrew Oliver, chief technical officer of Blitz Games Studios, was not unforthcoming with damning remarks for the Nintendo device: "The 3DS has dented the adoption of 3D on portable devices," he said. "A lot of people turn the 3D feature on the 3DS down or off completely. It's fundament....
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Nintendo 3DS passes 1 million units sold in Japan, finally
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After 13 weeks on the market, the Nintendo 3DS has passed the 1 million sales mark in Japan. This isn't a very good start: the DS hit that mark in four weeks, while the DS Lite and DSi took eight week...
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Nintendo bringing 'Red Flare' 3DS, new Wii package to Japan this summer
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Now that we're all sitting on summer's doorstep, Nintendo has decided to add a little heat to its 3DS lineup, with a new 'Red Flare' handheld, coming to Japan next month. Offering a sanguine alternati...
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Nintendo 3DS firmware update and eShop coming June 6
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The 3DS eShop firmware was previously expected to land on June 7. Nintendo has now announced that the firmware update will be hitting North America on the evening of June 6, a few hours before we expe...
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Custom content coming to Nintendo 3DS via Best Buy and Nintendo
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The Nintendo 3DS is an interesting portable console for people to enjoy. We posted up our review of the console back in March when it first launched. We liked the 3DS, buy talented the eShop wasn’t av...
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Nintendo 3DS firmware update hitting UK 7 June
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The Nintendo 3DS is to finally get the firmware update that UK owners have been crying out for, but not for another month. Nintendo has announced that the forthcoming patch will be available to downlo...
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Nintendo president: 3DS sales weaker than expected
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Speaking during an investor briefing on Tuesday, Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata said that sales of his firms new 3DS portable gaming system failed to meet expectations. “Sales of the 3DS have been ...
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Nintendo 3DS sales hit 3.61m: 2010 net income down 66.1%
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The Wii 2 may be off in 2012, but Nintendo is also talking about its current range, including sharing sales figures for the 3DS. According to the company’s latest financial results [pdf link], Nintend...
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Nintendo moves 400,000 3DS units during first week of U.S. availability
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In an interview with USA Today, Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, confirmed that Nintendo sold nearly 400,000 of its 3DS units in the week following its March 27th launch. That’s the...
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iPhone, iPod touch, Android phones to hurt Nintendo 3DS sales
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In our recent review of the Nintendo 3DS portable gaming console, we noted that the iPhone and iPod touch could be a big threat to devices like the 3DS due to the low cost of iOS games and the increas...
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