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Nintendo 3DS: new features are Ninty’s last stand against mobile phones
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The Nintendo 3DS was supposed to be one of the gadgets of 2011. But seven months after its UK launch, the handheld hub is struggling to stay relevant, as iPhone and Android games turn the portable gaming market on its head. The Japanese giant’s latest attempt at making the 3DS relevant is a new software updated, reportedly set for release on 4 November, which will bring 3D video recording, an improved eShop and a new StreetPass game. But there’s just no escaping the fact that if this update fails, Nintendo will have to concede that handheld gaming is no longer the guaranteed cash cow it once was.
Slashing the cost of the Nintendo 3DS has undoubtedly stimulated sales. There was a 260 per cent...
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Nintendo 3DS Expansion Slide Pad hits pre-order in Japan
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If you are looking forward to getting your hands on the Nintendo 3DS Expansion Slide Pad, the price and ship date have surfaced. This is the expansion that is specifically made for playing Monster Hunter Tri-G. The accessory is a bizarre looking attachment that makes the 3DS fatter and a bit longer with an extra D-pad.
The Slide Pad will launch on December 10 in Japan and will carry a retail price of ¥1,500, which works out to about $19.50 here in the states. That is a lot cheaper than I expected the accessory to cost. The cradle also apparently adds some buttons to the back of the 3Ds too.
The idea is that the Slide Pad will give the same playing experience that monster Hunter 3D fans will ...
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Nintendo Wii $150 holiday bundle due October 23
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Nintendo has just announced a new Wii holiday bundle that will come to the US, unlike the 2012 London Olympics edition. The bundle centers around a black Wii and matching Wii Remote Plus controller and Nunchuck. It also adds New Super Mario Bros. Wii and an exclusive official soundtrack from Super Mario Galaxy.
The console is a version of the Family Edition without the side ports for attaching GameCube controllers or other accessories and also won't support GameCube games. Its dimensions are otherwise identical, however.
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Nintendo Signs Dreamworks 3DS Video Deal
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Nintendo is bringing on one of the biggest leaders in the 3D market to try to invigorate interest in the 3DS.
Dreamworks Animation SKG, which has been among the strongest champions of 3D over the last two years, will offer two animated 3D shorts for Nintendo 3DS owners to watch anytime, anywhere, without the need for 3D glasses.
The first title to be released is called Night of the Living Carrots, timed appropriately for the Halloween season. The second one is a short based on the three little pig characters from Shrek, called The Pig Who Cried Wereholf.
Both are exclusive to the 3DS, at least for now.
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Nintendo 3DS Expansion Slide Pad and 3D video unleashed
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We bet that when Nintendo originally planned on announcing the first raft of big changes for the 3DS it was hoping to further raise excitement levels for a booming console.
Instead, the official unveiling of the 3DS Expansion Slide Pad and the announcement of 3D video recording at a Tokyo press conference have a tinge of desperation around them, and feel like the gaming giant's last attempt at kick-starting a 3D handheld revolution following the massive price cuts in August.
The Kakuchou Slide Pad, to give it its Japanese moniker, houses the base of the 3DS and adds an extra thumbstick on the right hand side. It's powered by a solitary AA battery and is a fairly cheap accessory, priced at ¥1...
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Nintendo 3DS 3D video recording on the way
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Nintendo's conference at the Tokyo Game Show suggested that 3D video capture would soon arrive for the 3DS handheld, but it was not enough to buoy the company in the eyes of investors.
A conference in the early hours of the morning saw Mario Tennis 3DS, Monster Hunter 4 and Fire Emblem announced, the former utilising the gyroscopic sensor.
"From the end of this year to the beginning of next, we are planning the kind of extensive line-up that has probably never been seen before in the history of video games," said Nintendo president Satoru Iwata.
"We will make an all-out effort to see that the 3DS sells enough to become the successor to the DS."
Other major games on the horizon include Super ...
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Punters snapping up Nintendo 3DS after price cut
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Nintendo's decision to slash the price of the 3DS has paid dividends, with the handheld's sales increasing by 260 per cent in the US.
Poor sales prompted a major shift in policy from Nintendo, with the Japanese gaming giant deciding that it would make a loss on each unit, in the hopes of jumpstarting the 3D device.
And a price point in the US of $170 has given the company a much-needed boost.
Positive response
"Consumers are responding very positively to the new suggested retail price of $169.99 for the Nintendo 3DS," said Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales and marketing Scott Moffitt.
"With Star Fox 64 3D and the new Flame Red colour launching tomorrow, and Super Mario ...
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Nintendo sold 235,000 Nintendo 3DS in August after Price Cut
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Since August 12 the Nintendo 3DS is selling for only $169.99. Nintendo has cut the price by 40% after disappointing sales. Now Nintendo announced that according to NPD Group, the Nintendo 3DS sold 235,000 units in August in the United States. This made it the second best-selling gaming console for the month. The Xbox 360 still outsold the 3DS. The sales increase is though 260% compared to the same period a month earlier.
“Consumers are responding very positively to the new suggested retail price of $169.99 for the Nintendo 3DS,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “With Star Fox 64 3D and the new Flame Red color launching tomorrow, and Sup...
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New 3DS To Be Revealed September 13?
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Nintendo will be holding a special event one week from next Tuesday, and all signs point to it being a chance for the company to unveil a radical new version of its fledgling 3DS handheld.
Rumors started popping up last month that Nintendo was so dissatisfied with the way the 3DS has performed that it is planning on revamping the hardware and launching a new product less than a year after the first 3DS handheld was released.
The September 13 event, which Nintendo called the "Nintendo 3DS Conference 2011," will be held in Japan, but fan sites have translated the invitation to mean something about a "Nintendo 3DS new product announcement."
The event will be streamed live over services Ustream ...
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Nintendo's 3DS Ambassador Program line-up revealed, games available September 1st
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Early 3DS adopters, your smorgasbord of throwback make-goods is now only a day away. Nintendo recently announced via its Twitter account the full line-up of ten Famicom / NES virtual console games headed for the company's Ambassador Program. Owners of the 3D handheld in Japan and North America can look forward to re-acquainting themselves with such 8-bit classics like Metroid, Super Mario Bros., Ice Climber, The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II : The Adventure of Link, Balloon Fight, Donkey Kong Jr., NES Open Tournament Golf, Wrecking Crew and Yoshi. Those golden games of yore will be available to download from the eShop tomorrow, but gamers looking for the GBA goods will have to wait until later t...
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Rumor: Nintendo working on 3DS redesign, $10 joystick add-on
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By most accounts, the 3DS hasn't quite been the runaway success that Nintendo was banking on. The company attempted to address the lukewarm response with a significant price drop and an accompanying public apology. Now it seems that even more drastic measures may be in the works. French site 01net, which has hit past gaming rumors squarely on the head, is reporting that Nintendo is working on a $10 analog joystick add-on that will snap onto the portable console. That revelation poses all kinds of questions, like how the system will be able to close with the controller in place and whether 3DS users will really take to such a thing.
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Nintendo and Sony Announce Low-Cost Wii and PSP for Europe
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Two strikingly similar announcements came out of Gamescom over the past two days. During a press conference yesterday, Sony unveiled the PSP-E1000, a discounted PlayStation Portable that can still run UMDs but lacks WiFi. Today, Nintendo revealed a new Wii bundle featuring a slightly redesigned console that will not be compatible with GameCube software or accessories.
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Nintendo 3DS Price Cut to $169.99 Today
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Whenever there’s a price cut of such a magnitude for a device of such importance as the Nintendo 3DS, one would expect there to be a new device coming out OR for the company selling the device in question to be in some sort of big trouble. What we’re looking at here instead is a price cut before a brand new color combination is released for the casing on this device. This leads us to believe that either Nintendo had always planned to lower the price to this point immediately before the Flame Red color release OR both the color combination and the price point are now in place to make a renewed move for higher sales in the face of a sinking traditional games market.
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LetterBomb hack for Nintendo Wii allows homebrew with System Menu 4.3 - SlashGear
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Most of the talk about Nintendo lately has been centered on how poorly the company has been performing financially of late. The Wii has seen sales decline as
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Nintendo 3DS price cuts begin tomorrow: Get yours for £115
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It looks like the Nintendo 3DS has a case of the HP TouchPad’s fire sale. The company’s price cut of its 3D portable console kicks off in the UK tomorrow with even deeper savings than previously expected. Tesco will offer the console for £115 while Morrison’s will be £120 and £25 for all games. If you still need another choice, GameStop is including free delivery with your 3DS for £135.
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