The release of the brand new Nintendo 3DS / 3DS XL in Asian markets made it seem certain that Brits and Americans would also be able to buy one this Christmas as well. However, the word from the Japanese gaming giant is that there will be no release of the new version of the gaming device in the UK or the US this year. It might seem obvious that the new Nintendo 3Ds should...
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What are the differences between the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One? That’s one of the questions new buyers of games consoles need to ask themselves However, there is at least one person who doesn’t seem to think that there is all that much difference to bother about in the first place. Reggie Flis-Aime is the head of Nintendo in the US and he recently did an interview...
Do you remember when the Wii first came out? You might be surprised to realise that it was a whole six years ago when this happened. No, really. Well, the world has changed a lot since then with tablets and smart phones now ruling the roost. However, that hasn’t stopped Nintendo from bringing out the newest version of the console. They posted the first loss in their...
He may be the good guy in games like Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong and many other games from Nintendo, but Mario is a villain according to an animal rights group. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said in a statement posted in its website that Mario appears to wear fur in his latest adventure, Super Mario 3D Land. The said costume is actually a power-up...
If you aren’t sure what to get that gadget lover in the family (or yourself) for Christmas then you might be tempted by the latest Nintendo 3DS offering. The rather cool looking Ice White Nintendo 3DS will hit the shops of Japan at the beginning of November and is expected to reach UK consumers very shortly. It is all white on the outside and when you open it up the...
Nintendo has confirmed that the 3DS Slide Pad Expansion accessory for the Nintendo 3DS will be released in Japan before the year ends, on December 10. The 3DS Slide Pad, which was leaked by Famitsu, a Japanese gaming magazine, last week, features an additional analog stick to the right side of the console. The leak got everyone in the industry speculating about the future...
Players who are holding off buying the new Assassin’s Creed: Revelation in anticipation of playing the game on the Nintendo Wii U next year doesn’t have to wait. Yves Guillemot of Ubisoft revealed that Wii U will be getting a different Assassin’s Creed game. Chronologically, Wii U’s Assassin’s Creed game will be the next game in the series. Here’s...
A company called Tomita Technologies sued gaming console maker Nintendo, claiming that it violated its patents concerning the glasses-free 3D screen of the new 3Ds. As reported, Seijiro Tomita, a former employee of Sony who worked for the company for 30 years, said to have applied for a patent in 2003 that relates to glasses-free 3D displays. The patent, that was defined...
Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime disclosed in an interview with Forbes that the next-generation Nintendo Wii U console will not launch until “after April 1st.” It was previously reported that the gaming console will be released at a closer date. “This is a device that will launch in 2012, after April 1st, so we will deal with that situation...
When the Nintendo Wii was released, game developers and fitness companies started to see the potential use of the gaming console for fitness and exercise related games. We have seen the Wii fit boost into popularity and companies have been developing new peripherals for the interactive game console. About two years ago, Big Ben Interactive teased us with its Cyberbike,...