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High development costs and a software line-up that seems geared to the core games market – on the face of it the 3DS doesn’t seem to be picking up where the mass-market DS is leaving off. But Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has stated that he hopes the 3DS can help …

The 3DS may add new functions to the robust Dual Screen Nintendo handheld platform – but that comes at a cost. And according to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata when it comes to making games for the device development costs will be comparable to making a game for the Wii. "As …

Nintendo president Iwata says new handheld game production is comparable to Wii

Total global sales of Apple’s latest tech sensation,the iPad, have now reached 3m units in less than three months on the market. iPad previously hit the 1m sales barrier at the beginning of May. In the following month that total hit 2m. Since then the device has launched in a …

Microsoft has offered up a very simple explanation for the lack of hardcore games currently set to support the upcoming Kinect motion camera – the device isn’t aimed at the core market. Instead, the company has said that its motion titles and traditional joypad-based games are aimed at very different …

It’s the home of powerhouse console franchises such as Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, Quake, Doom, James Bond, X-Men, Spider-Man and Transformers and enjoys a key partnership with LucasArts, but it seems that console really is just a bit-player in Activision’s business. When asked by The Wall Street …

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has debuted at No.1 in the PSP charts this week. The Konami stealth action game put an end to 2010 FIFA World Cup’s seven-week stint in the top spot and is the first PSP title to reach No.1 since April. 2010 FIFA World Cup, ModNation …

Ever been frustrated by the fact that while dad can play online on Xbox Live thanks to his Gold membership, the kids can’t do the same on the very same machine when logged in under their profile? Fret no more. Microsoft has revealed what it is calling the Xbox Live …

In the latest move in its quest to defeat the never-ending legion of internet copyright offenders, the British Phonographic Institute has made an official request to Google to remove a number of links to leading file-sharing sites. Those included in the demands include Megaupload, 4shared.com, Zippyshare, and MediaFire. The moves …

Namco Bandai has five games in development for 3DS and is convinced that 2010 will be the year of 3D, according to a statement form the publisher. Handheld 3D versions of Ridge Racer, Pac-Man & Galaga, Dragon Ball Z, Gundam and Super Robot are all in the works, though it …