New data from a US research firm has finally confirmed what the rest of us have known for a long time, the Apple iPhone and Android powered handsets have taken a large chunk out of the handheld gaming market share. The data has shown that since 2009 Nintendo has lost a large portion of its market share to iOS and Android powered devices. In 2009 Nintendo enjoyed 70% US market share with Sony holding 11% with their Playstation portable console (PSP). In 2010 Sony’s share was reduced to just 9% whilst Nintendo suffered the largest loss...
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The official word from Nintendo is that “US day one sales numbers for Nintendo 3DS were the highest of any Nintendo hand held system in our history”. Nintendo has confirmed that they sold 400,000 units during the first two days in the US with similar sales figures in Japan. The fact that this declaration is qualified as being the highest for “hand held” devices is making some gaming experts suggest that the opening sales have actually fallen below the expected numbers. This has been largely based on the perceived lack of US advertising...
If ever there was a game which justified the phrase “smash hit” then Angry Birds is it, isn’t it? The hugely popular app has had another version released lately, Angry Birds Rio, and it was downloaded an astonishing 10 million times in the first 10 days it was available, according to figures released by the developer Rovio Mobile. The Twitter message from the Finnish firm said that Angry Birds Rio is “breaking all records” and gave a “massive” thanks to all of the fans who had so far downloaded it. 1 million downloads a day...
The Nintendo 3DS has been available for pre-order for a fair few weeks now but it seems demand for the ground breaking console is still high as retailers across the UK are set to open their doors at 12AM on the 25th so ‘early gamers’ can pick one up first. We’ve received word that Toys ‘R’ Us will be opening their Brent Cross store at Midnight on Thursday evening (24th March) whilst Asda plans to make the device available at Midnight at 200 of their stores nationwide. Both brands plan to entice early birds by offering some extra...
Angry Birds Rio may only be one day away as sources say it will launch simultaneously on the brand new Amazon App store for Android and on Apples iTunes. There is no indication on price yet but by judging by these screenshots we’d at least pay a couple of quid (hopefully 59p though). The game is visually very different from the original game and takes on a slightly different format; it has been designed to run along side the upcoming 3D Film which uses the same title. The game will be much larger than the current individual level packs...
Nintendo will release their hotly anticipated 3DS on Friday 25th March and in preparation developer Ubisoft has unveiled a dedicated website to showcase the different games that will be available on the 3DS. Interestingly the site is available to view in both 2D and 3D, the same as the 3DS – granted not true 3D but a good effort all the same. Users can browse the latest titles from the homepage and click through to see them in more detail. You can view a blurb, release date, screenshots, case art and even pre-order titles directly from...
A couple of days ago Rovio, the geniuses behind Angry Birds, announced that they would roll out a brand new St.Patrick’s Day add on to the seasons pack. It seems St. Paddy’s day has come early this year as the update is available on iOS to download now. At first glance there seems to be 15 new levels on offer (although you can unlock a few more at the end of the game). The same array of birds is on offer to take on an army of fortified green pigs, some of which have protective stove pipe hats on their heads. The levels are...
It seems that we have been waiting forever for the Nintendo 3DS and now that it is almost here we are in a position to say what it includes and how it plays. So let’s have a look at it then. What does it Look Like? The 3DS looks quite smart really. The first thing you will notice is that is comes with two screens much like the current DS and DS Lite.The bigger one at the top (3.53 inches) provides 3D images but also works in plain old 2D. The lower screen (3 inch) is the one which gives you touchscreen functionality. The casing...
Gadgets and Gizmos are delighted to let our readers know that Argos have provided you with the chance to win a brand new Nintendo 3DS portable gaming console worth £219.99. About the Nintendo 3DS The Nintendo 3DS launches on the 25th March with pre-orders available now. Nintendo’s latest offering will come with dual screens, one of which will be 3D enabled – the best thing is that you don’t need to wear glasses for the 3D to work. The 3DS now has three cameras, two rear facing and one front facing. The extra camera allows users...
Our patient wait for the Sony PSP 2 – which also goes by the name of New Generation Portable or NGP – has just been made a little bit more interesting with a stunning demo of the complete set of user controls for us to drool over. This information has been made public thanks to a demo video released by the online gaming people at Gamespot. The fine little video which they have gotten hold of gives us all the chance to look over the new handheld gaming device at our leisure, and very nice it is too. So what does the NGP...