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Nintendo has announced it will put on a new Nintendo Direct online presentation this week. The company plans on revealing release and other info regarding Wii U and 3DS games set to launch during the spring 2014 window. No games were specifically mentioned, but Wii U’s Mario Kart 8 is …
Read More »3DS, Wii U and Vita games better than anything on PS4 or Xbox One, say critics
The PS4 and Xbox One launch line-up has been overshadowed by games for Wii U, Vita and 3DS. Critics heaped praise on Nintendo’s new Zelda and Mario games. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds on 3DS (this week No.9 in the charts) has a Metacritic score of 90, …
Read More »Luigi’s Mansion 2: Dark Moon 3DS bundle lands this week
A new 3DS bundle featuring Luigi’s Mansion 2 will hit shops in US and Canada in time for Black Friday, Nintendo has revealed. Game Informer reports the bundle includes a cobalt blue 3DS system and a preinstalled digital version of Luigi’s Mansion 2: Dark Moon. The package will cost $169.99 …
Read More »Free Super Mario 3D Land download for new 3DS owners
New (or old) 3DS owners who register their system after November 27th will get a free copy of Super Mario 3D Land. To be eligible a user must register both a console and one game from the list below between then and January 13th. The simply head over here and …
Read More »How the Wii U launch nearly derailed development of A Link Between Worlds
Team behind 3DS title disbanded during prototype phase to work on next-gen
Read More »Nintendo leading with digital for new IP
Titles featuring new kinds of gameplay may not reach full sales potential at retail, says Iwata
Read More »Nintendo remains committed to 3D content, despite 2DS switch
Big questions were asked of the 3D future of the 3DS when Nintendo revealed that its latest version, the 2DS, had done away with the 3D screen. Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata, however, has told investors that the new machine does not represent an end to the company’s portable 3D ambitions. …
Read More »Nintendo suspends Swapnote on 3DS due to ‘offensive material’
Messaging function 'actively misused'
Read More »Nintendo suspends 3DS messaging service over photo sharing abuse
Nintendo has suspended its Swapnote service (aka Nintendo Letter Box) for the 3DS after discovering some consumers have been using the messaging app to exchange offensive” photographic material. The company explains on its website that some users, including minors, have been exchanging friend codes on the Internet and then using …
Read More »Animal Crossing: New Leaf surpasses 6m copies sold
Nintendo has released new lifetime numbers for a batch of its best-selling first-party 3DS titles. Animal Crossing: New Leaf is the clear leader of the pack with 6.35m units sold. It took the game less than a year from its original Japan launch to reach the figure. Behind it, Luigi’s …
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