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Users who have attempted to use a specific 3DS flash card device have been left with a permanently broken console. A thread on the gbatemp forum, as spotted by Eurogamer, reports that users of Gateway’s 3DS flash card, an accessory designed to allow the playing of homebrew (read: pirated) code …
Read More »Nintendo cuts Wii U sales forecasts from 9m to 2.8m
Console firm expects year-end loss of of £146m
Read More »Iwata’s Wii U and 3DS statement in full
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has released a lengthy statement clarifying the events that led up today’s damaging sales forecast reductions. Nintendo this morning reduced its Wii U unit sales forecast for the current financial year from 9m units to just 2.8m units. It also cut its 3DS sales prediction from …
Read More »UPDATE: Nintendo slashes digital price of key Wii U and 3DS games
An error or a wonderfully generous sale? Either way, a host of top Nintendo IP can be had for pennies on the Nintendo Store right now. Digital versions of Wii U titles The Wonderful 101 and Pikmin 3 are currently available for 8.95 each while Animal Crossing: New Leaf and …
Read More »Nintendo dominates Japan’s Christmas software sales
It was certainly a Merry Christmas for Nintendo in Japan. NintendoLife reports that Famitsu figures show that eight of the country’s Top Ten best selling games for the period between December 23rd and December 29th were games for Nintendo systems, with 3DS outing The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds …
Read More »Nintendo apologises for festive eShop outage
New Wii U and 3DS owners were unable to purchase digital content for their new machines for much of the Christmas break. The problems began on Christmas day and persisted for the best part of a week. Nintendo was even forced to postpone the launch of Pokemon Bank and Pokemon …
Read More »Sega planning more 3DS free-to-play games beyond Initial D
Sega is keen on bringing additional free-to-play titles onto the 3DS beyond its upcoming microtransaction-fueled racing game, Initial D: Perfect Shift Online. In a Famitsu interview piece translated by Siliconera, Sega’s chief creative officer Toshihiro Nagoshi explained that the upcoming launch of free-to-play 3DS title Initial D: Perfect Shift Online …
Read More »Puzzle & Dragons enjoys strong console debut in Japan
GungHo’s console debut for its popular smartphone IP Puzzle & Dragons has enjoyed a tremendous first week in Japan. The 3DS title debuted to week one sales of 543,630 units according to Media Create. On the hardware front it was another week of growth for Wii U which seems to …
Read More »VIDEO: Chibi-Robo returns with 3DS eShop game Photo Finder
Nintendo has announced GameCube platformer star Chibi-Robo will receive a sequel next month on 3DS. Chibi-Robo: Photo Finder will have the title character running errands for a museum curator looking for photos of real world objects. Players will be charged with snapping shots of items around their actual surroundings for …
Read More »Pokemon Bank and Transporter 3DS apps arrive this month
The Pokemon Bank and Pokemon Transporter apps will arrive on 3DS later this month, Nintendo has announced. The company revealed new details on the apps as part of today’s Nintendo Direct conference, including word that the both apps will launch through the 3DS eShop on December 27th. The Pokemon Bank …
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