Consoles

Nintendo’s E3 press conference has just come to a close, leaving those lucky enough to be in the audience some hands-on time with the much anticipated and finally revealed Nintendo 3DS. The machine, as previously reported, boasts a 3.5” widescreen, analogue stick and a slider that adjust the ‘amount’ of …

3DS is not Nintendo’s first, second or even third attempt at creating a 3D games console. In a discussion between Nintendo president Satoru Iwataand Shigeru Miyamoto on Nintendo.com, the pair said they have tried for years to fix the problems it encountered with the Virtual Boy – the ill-fated home …

Nintendo failed to give a release date for its new handheld, the 3DS. The device was unveiled for the first time today at the platform holder’s E3 press conference. It was first announced back in March, with a targeted launch window of the current fiscal year, which ends in March …

Nintendo struck a good chord between core games and mass market fare at its E3 press conference today. However the odd hardware unveiled at last year’s E3, the Wii Vitality Sensor, was mysteriously absent from proceedings. The device – which clips onto a finger and monitors the player’s heart-rate – …

A raft of third-parties are on-board to make games for the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata unveiled a list of publishers supporting the device during the firm’s E3 press conference today. These include: Activision, Atlus, AQ, Namco Bandai Games, Capcom, EA, Harmonix, Hudson, Konami, Tecmo Koei, Level 5, Majesco, …

Nintendo has revealed Kid Icarus: Uprising, the first game developed specifically for the 3DS. The game was developed by Project Sora, a new studio formed in 2009 by Smash Bros director Masahiro Sakurai. Nintendo president Saturo Iwata said: Project Sora was actually established for one reason: to create a game …

Nintendo has lifted the lid on its 3DS handheld console. It has two camera lenses so pictures can be taken in 3D, a slider to determine the level of 3D and two screens – a large 3D screen and a touch panel (which isn’t in 3D). It also boasts improved …

Nintendo’s 3DS has charged out the gate at E3 – it already boasts major support from Hollywood studios working on 3D movies. Disney and Dreamworks are the first on board. Their movies Tangled and How to Train Your Dragon will be released for the device – presumably at retail – …

Nintendo has announced that Metroid: Other M will be released in the US on August 31st, 2010. The date was revealed during Nintendo’s E3 press conference, during a demonstration of the highly-anticipated game. The game is developed by Nintendo and Team Ninja, and merges both 2D platforming and first-person shooting, …

Think the Wii market is ‘starting to wane’? Then you’re just plain wrong, says Nintendo. At its E3 briefing today, the firm’s North America boss Reggie Fils-Aime passionately defended the platform and rubbished suggestions the platform’s momentum was slowing, saying ‘false assumptions’ were being made about the market. Fils-Aime was …