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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 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 …

See, sometimes we do get it right – Nintendo has for the first time shown footage of a brand new Donkey Kong title at its E3 presentation in LA. Donkey Kong Country Returns is being developed by Retro Studios, the developer that made its names with three highly successful new …

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, …

Kirby’s Epic Yarn has been announced by Nintendo. The quirky 2D platformer features a brand new art style and will launch on Nintendo Wii this autumn. The title was announced during Nintendo’s E3 press conference and is the first Kirby title on a home format for 7 years.

After what has been years of speculation, the lid has finally been lifted on a brand new version of Goldeneye that will be released exclusively on Wii. The remake of the N64 title, handled by Eurocom, is an update to the cherished classic but features the likeness and voice of …

Nintendo confirms game is coming, as dev legend says he is experimenting with the concept

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 …

Nintendo has announce its latest family title will hit US shelves this Christmas. The game allows Wii owners to use their Miis in a range of board games, with 13 party games and over 70 mini games available to play. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime describe the game as …

Rumours Donkey Kong Country Returns is in development are true