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Jack Tretton confirms 70 new handheld titles, and affirms platforms position to studios

Relatively sizable number drawn from development and publishing sectors

Hirai announces 20 titles will be available by March 2011

Killzone 3 in 3D a 'technical showpiece' for 3D, says studio's managing director Herman Hulst

speculation confirmed; 'real driving' sequel to support Sony's 'end-to-end' 3D ecosystem

Nintendo has announced a wide range of titles for its upcoming 3DS handheld console – the true successor to the DS. The 72-strong line-up has been confirmed following Nintendo’s E3 press conference where it revealed the 3DS for the first time, along with Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii and more. …

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 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 – …

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 …