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The second generation of iPad will launch in the UK on the same day as Nintendo’s 3DS. Apple confirmed the news today during one of its customary spring press conferences in San Francisco. iPad 2 lands in the UK and a number of other countries two weeks after a March …

Nintendo CEO and president Satoru Iwata has hit out at Apple’s focus on building a large quantity of low priced games on the App Store. The industry veteran – who announced he has been making games for more than 25 years – said smartphone manufacturers don’t value video games as …

Satoru Iwata has confirmed that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be released for 3DS in June. The Nintendo president revealed the date during his keynote at GDC 2011 in San Francisco. This confirms that while the game will not be available on day one, it still falls …

Nintendo president admits download services 'have not operated as well as they should have'

Nintendo has announced it is working on a new Super Mario game for 3DS. The game is being worked on by the team behind Super Mario Galaxy on Wii and is temporarily titled ‘Super Mario.’ The game was announced during Nintendo President Satouri Iwata’s GDC Keynote in San Francisco. A …

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed that a worldwide system update will be released for 3DS in late May. Discussing the new handheld’s long-tail launch during Nintendo’s keynote at GDC 2011 in San Francisco, Fils- Aime confirmed the update would introduce a number of previoulsy announced features that would …

Satoru Iwata has admitted that Nintendo has been disappointed in the performance of its downloadable games services. During his keynote speech at GDC 2011 in San Francisco, the Nintendo president said: To date, our WiiWare and DSiWare services have not operated as well as they should have.” The Wii’s games …

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Crysis 2 will push the console visual envelope when its released next month, but one thing it won’t do is add weight to the growing motion control movement. And developer Crytek says that’s because it simply doesn’t see motion control as the right suitor for FPS games at this moment …