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Nintendo has revealed a new design for its handheld 3DS and 3DS XL consoles during its latest Nintendo Direct announcement. The ‘New Nintendo 3DS’ and ‘New Nintendo 3DS XL’ both feature coloured face buttons, as well as a new camera control nub above the face buttons. ZR and LR buttons, …
Read More »Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire limited edition steelbook bundles coming to UK retail
Fans awaiting the next two Pokmon games will be able to get their hands on the titles as part of limited edition steelbook bundles. Pokmon Omega Ruby and Pokmon Alpha Sapphire, which will be released on November 28thon 3DS, will both be available with limited edition metallic cases in additional …
Read More »Pokemon Art Academy heading to North America
Nintendo 3DS title Pokemon Art Academy will arrive in North America this fall. A press release posted on Business Wire reveals the game will launch in US and Canadian shops alongside a digital release on the Nintendo eShop in October. The game works with players on various aspects of art, …
Read More »Mario Kart 8 racks up 1m sales in US
Mario Kart 8 has surpassed 1m sales in the United States, Nintendo has announced. The game is the second Wii U title to achieve the milestone in the territory, with New Super Mario Bros. Wii U being the first. The company added that 3DS exclusives Tomodachi Life, Mario Kart 7 …
Read More »Sonic Boom duo receive European release date
Sega has confirmed the European release dates for Sonic’s upcoming Wii U and 3DS outings. Both Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric for Wii U and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal for 3DS will be released on November 21st. The former is being developed LA studio Big Red Button while Sanzaru Games …
Read More »Limited Edition Super Smash Bros 3DS confirmed for Europe
Nintendo has revealed a Limited Edition Super Smash Bros themed 3DS for Europe. The hardware will be released alongside the game on October 3rd. As well as featuring a striking red paintjob and a game-themed decal, it also comes with a copy of the game pre-installed. The Wii U version …
Read More »Library of Congress worker discovers unreleased Duke Nukem game
Duke Nukem: Critical Mass was only ever released on DS, which makes the discovery of a complete PSP version all the more surprising. David Gibson, a moving image technician in the US Library of Congress, recently stumbled upon the find when performing an inventory of recently acquired games. I happened …
Read More »3DS dominates Japanese charts
Nintendo’s 3DS is still on top in Japan according to the latest sales data provided by Famitsu. This week the platform holder’s handheld sold a combined total of 41,183 units. This was helped by the fact that seven out of the Top Ten games were for the 3DS. Yokai Watch …
Read More »PC claims 40% of Shovel Knight sales
Successfully Kickstarted indie platformer Shovel Knight has seen PC purchases account for 40 per cent of its month one sales. After a prolonged period of trying to furiously balance the books – which included five months where the development team were left unpaid – the game sold 75,000 copies in …
Read More »Twitch Plays Pokemon beats every generation of the series
Remember Twitch Plays Pokemon? Well, it has just beat 3DS title Pokemon X, meaning that every generation of Nintendo’s series has now been bettered. VentureBeat reports that due to the lack of 3DS emulation, one of the community actually concocted a modified physical 3DS that would recognise and input the …
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