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Having taken control of the market, Nintendo’s E3 job was to prove that it can deliver the right content to maintain the domination by Wii and DS – particularly considering the aggressive moves by both Microsoft and Sony. Here’s what Nintendo had to say: New Super Mario Bros announced Wii …

Nintendo has unveiled Metroid: Other M, the latest instalment in the long-running Metroid series. The game was revealed during Nintendo’s E3 pres conference has been developed in conjunction with Team Ninja, the studio behind the Ninja Gaiden and Dead Or Alive titles. Metroid: Other M is a darker, edgier” take …

Super Mario Galaxy 2 has been announced at Nintendo’s pre-E3 press conference. It is the fourth Mario game that was shown at the event, and is the sequel to the 2007 smash-hit. "If you think [those three games] is all the Mario news you can handle, think again,” said Nintendo’s …

Global Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has revealed the newest piece of hardware from the platform holder at E3 – the Wii Vitiality Sensor. No launch date was given for the device, which fits over the finger of the Wii user. The WVS appeared to measure heart beat and other ‘hidden’ …

E3'09: Zipper Interactive demonstrates a 256-player multiplayer battle

Nintendo has used its E3 conference in Los Angeles today to unveil the first ever download-only Mario game. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again challenges gamers to create their own in-game enemies and traps, and allows them to upload their own levels to other players via Wi-Fi. The title …

Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway has confirmed that a future software update for the DSi will allow the machine to upload photos taken with the built-in camera to social networking site Facebook. Little else in the way of information was offered, though the news follows a similar move from Microsoft at its …

Nintendo has revealed the third in its Golden Sun franchise at its Pre-E3 conference in LA. Golden Sun DS is scheduled to hit shelves in 2010, and is the first Golden Sun game since the Lost Age in 2003. The Camelot-developed RPG series began life on the Gameboy Advance and …

Nintendo has announced Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days will arrive on September 29th. The DS-exclusive instalment continues the highly popular RPG series that combines the Final Fantasy and Disney universes. Aside from a GBA release, the franchise has been exclusive to PlayStation formats so far. The game will feature …

Nintendo has announced that the third outing in its portable RPG series, Mario & Luigi 3: Bowser’s Inside Story, will be released in the West later this year. Sadly, there was no new content to be seen at Nintendo’s E3 presentation, though the trailer we once saw in Japan last …