Consoles

Retailers are advertising the 3DS for as low as 175 in time for the handheld’s launch at midnight tonight. Tesco dropped the price to 175 earlier today, following price cuts to 187 from Morrisons and Amazon.co.uk last week. Amazon originally listed the device at 219.99 in January, with GAME and …

Hudson’s 3DS line-up may still see the light of day, says Konami. Reports emerged earlier this week that Hudson Soft had cancelled three 3DS titles – Bomberman 3D, Bonk and Omega Five – after the games were removed from Famitsu’s release schedule. However, Wired has now received a statement from …

The UK games industry has been getting creative ahead of next week’s 3DS launch. Accessory manufacturers and magazine publishers are all preparing novelty products to coincide with Nintendo’s new handheld. Exspect has produced a Nintendo 3DS Crystal Case that comes bundled with two Joystick Junkies lenticular 3D artwork prints. Similarly, …

Having revealed earlier in the week that the 3DS had already broken pre-order records at the retailer, Amazon has now revealed the true extent of the console’s impressive performance. At the time of writing 3DS has 71 per cent more pre-orders on Amazon.co.uk that former record holder PS3 did prior …

Signs are pointing to possible HD remakes for two Resident Evil games – Resident Evil 4 and Code Veronica: Director’s Cut. Andriasang, which itself admits that it can’t be absolutely certain of the report’s validity, says that the publisher is preparing what it is calling Resident Evil Revival Selection HD …

In the first announcement of its kind, mobile games publisher Gameloft has revealed a new game that will be exclusive to Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play for a limited time. Called Backstab, the initial imagery released stirs up memories of titles like Assassin’s Creed and Prince of Persia. It will be …

With its UK launch nearly upon us, Nintendo has said that pre-orders for the 3DS are running at double the rate experienced with Wii back in 2006. A retail source has revealed to MCV that the pioneering motion-sensing home console received in the region of 65,000 pre-orders prior to its …

Bringing glasses-based 3D to the masses is not a new phenomenon. From the ill-fated Virtual Boy to the flimsy anaglyph glasses given away with kids’ magazines, various gaming and tech firms have tried to master the concept. Over the last two years, 3D has once again found its way back …

PS3 racing title Motorstorm: Apocalypse will be released in the UK on Thursday March 31st, MCV can reveal. It had initially been pencilled in for an arrival on Friday March 18th, but this was postponed following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan the week before. Apocalypse is set …

Retailer HMV is going all out to win as much market share as it possibly can on Nintendo’s 3DS console. Echoing GAME’s remarkable Play/Trade deal on the device, HMV will offer a guaranteed trade-in price of 200 on any 3DS customers return to stores by April 7th. Those looking to …