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Cheaper portable console to launch on October 12th
Read More »Nintendo announces new handheld: the 2DS
Nintendo has ditched 3D for its next games handheld. The 2DS is a flattened version of the 3DS aimed at younger gamers, and has just been announced by Nintendo. It launches in the UK on October 12th, the same day as Pokemon X & Y arrives. 2DS plays 3DS games …
Read More »Hashtag campaign to promote 3DS
A new social media campaign is looking to raise awareness of the 3DS. Nintendo’s new #3DSreasons campaign is designed to tap into renewed momentum around the handheld now that it has a strong software library – with a number of key releases ahead of it. A video is now live …
Read More »Nintendo: "This is the year of 3DS"
The next 12 months will be crucial in the success of 3DS, says Nintendo. The firm believes this is the year that it will upgrade customers from DS to its latest portable, thanks to a major year of releases, headlined by Luigi’s Mansion, Animal Crossing, Brain Training, The Legend of …
Read More »Jury finds Nintendo liable for 3DS tech patent infringement
A federal jury has found Nintendo guilty of patent infringement relating to the glasses-free stereoscopic 3D tech used in 3DS devices. Reuters reports the ruling against the company could result in a $30.2m payout to the patent holder, inventor and former Sony employee Seijiro Tomita. Tomita’s attorney stated the inventor …
Read More »Nintendo producing Pikmin cartoons for 3DS
Nintendo is readying a set of Pikmin animated shorts for 3DS, with Shigeru Miyamoto personally overseeing the production. Polygon reports Miyamoto is currently working with an external animation studio. The Nintendo legend apparently created mock-ups using the 3DS Fliptnote Studio, and sent them over to the animation director to discuss. …
Read More »Nintendo Japan shake-up merges handheld and console hardware teams
3DS and Wii creator Nintendo will merge its handheld and console teams in Japan as part of what Japanese paper Nikkei calls major organisational changes. The move comes amid a fast-changing games hardware marketplace once ruled by Nintendo but now shared with a range of devices from both traditional competitors …
Read More »Fire Emblem: Awakening 3DS bundle revealed for North America
A Fire Emblem-themed 3DS hardware bundle is heading to US and Canada, Nintendo of America has announced. The bundle, originally launched in Japan in April 2012, contains a cobalt blue 3DS with a Fire Emblem seal branded on the front and the 3DS title Awakening pre-installed. For whatever reason, Nintendo …
Read More »Nintendo 3DS shifts ten million units in Japan
Handheld reaches milestone after 98 weeks
Read More »3DS surpasses 10m sales in Japan
The 3DS has hit a major milestone, selling over 10m systems in Japan. Enterbrain data via Famitsu reveals the 3DS and 3DS LL have combined to sell 10,068,192 units as of January 6th. The 3DS line reached the figure in 98 weeks, a feat that took its predecessor the DS …
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