Consoles

Nintendo looks to be on the verge of announcing a new colour variant of its 3DS handheld. Joystiq spotted a listing for a Midnight Purple 3DS on US retailer Sam’s Club, which prices the unit at $168.58. The listing remains nothing but speculation at this point, but Nintendo’s push to …

A leaked Rayman Legends trailer (that is sure to be shortly removed) has revealed not only a Wii U version of the game, but also a host of platform-specific functionality. As spotted by GoNintendo, players will be able to place certain objects on the new Nintendo controller which open up …

Further to the news that Wii U will arrive with an aggressive new digital policy, Nintendo has also confirmed a brand new 3DS strategy. The headliner of this is that upcoming August release New Super Mario Bros 2 will be available to download on the same day that it is …

Smash Bros creator and Nintendo icon Masahiro Sakurai has revealed his intentions to bring Wii U and 3DS dual support for the hit franchise’s next title. "There is a certain dead end we come to if we just expand the volume of the game," Sakurai told IGN. "I intend to …

3DS and Wii platform holder Nintendo has reported a 37,320m (284m) loss for the year ended March 31st 2012. That compares to a profit of 171,076m in the previous years. 2012 sales were down 36.2 per cent year-on-year at 647,652. Despite the improved fortunes of 3DS, handheld sales fell from …

Media start-up MyMags is putting the finishing touches to its unique games magazine, which launches next month. MyM will focus on anime-based video games, as well as the TV series, movies and books that inspired them. A sample issue was handed out to attendees at the first Birmingham MCM Expo …

Imports of Xbox 360 hardware to the US could be blocked following a legal victory for Motorola. The BBC reports that a US International Trade Commission judge has ruled in favour of the firm, ruling that Microsoft has infringed four patents owned by Motorola Mobility relating to video compression and …

EA has confirmed that just 29 out of the 53 international squads featured in the Euro 2012 DLC for FIFA 12 are licensed. The publisher had never said anything to the contrary, of course, but nonetheless many consumers have been left surprised having become accustomed to EA’s licence-rich football series. …

Nintendo of America has announced the re-release of Pikmin 2 on Wii. The game was originally released on Gamecube back in 2004. It was later retooled to take advantage of Wii Remote, and the updated release hit Japan and Europe in 2009. No US release date ever came about at …

Robert Bowling, the former ‘creative strategist’ who resigned from Infinity Ward in March, has launched his own indie games studio focused on digital projects. Los Angeles outfit Robotoki has begun a hiring run and has targeted games for next-gen consoles, PC, and mobile devices. As an industry we have a …