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When 3DS launched, MCV visited High Street stores to talk 3DS with store staff, and we were disappointed by the results. Several of the men and women whose job it was to sell Nintendo’s new portable told us that the 3DS was just a DS with a 3D screen. Not …
Read More »Platinum interested in 3DS Bayonetta and Okami spin-offs
With Bayonetta 2 currently in development for Wii U, developer Platinum Games has expressed interest creating in a 3DS instalment for the series. Given the chance, I’d like to make a game based on Jeanne from Bayonetta,” Resident Evil 2 and Devil May Cry veteran Hideki Kamiya told Siliconera. Something …
Read More »3DS and Vita have "fundamentally different" strategies
Sony and Nintendo have vastly differing handheld visions, as is demonstrated by the contrasting approaches of Vita and 3DS. That’s the opinion of Nintendo marketing executive Scott Moffitt, who has told GameSpot that Nintendo is the one that has got it right. "Certainly, on the handheld side, we’re heading in …
Read More »OPINION: A Nintendo tablet? Is it now only a matter of when, not if?
Nintendo has an annoying habit of defying what many people expect them to do. After conditioning the games press into expecting precise and targeted Nintendo Direct messaging, yesterday’s 2DS announcement was a bit of a ham-fisted mess. While lots of people will peer at the peculiar 2DS and wonder what …
Read More »Here’s how the 2DS lines up against 3DS and 3DS XL
Nintendo now has three options for those looking to buy into the 3DS family – and this chart explains it all very clearly. The freshly announced (and arguably confusingly branded?) 2DS is your entry-level model. It costs 109 (expect that to translate to around 100 everywhere very shortly), lacks 3D …
Read More »2DS ‘gets us to an accessible price point’ says Nintendo
Nintendo says the 3D-less new handheld 2DS will help it grow its user base. Speaking the GameSpot, US execs from the firm said that while the company is still committed to 3D, it wants to grow the audience for its handheld games even further. Today the firm announced the 2DS, …
Read More »Nintendo projects 5m 3DS sales in Japan this year
The dedicated handheld gaming market is more than fine, according to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. Bloomberg reports on a Capcom event in Tokyo today, where Iwata announced that Nintendo is projecting 5m 3DS sales in Japan this year. "There are more and more media reports suggesting that things aren’t going …
Read More »N-Space forced to abandon Nintendo due to lack of publisher demand
The CEO of Skylanders: Giants and Swap Force co-developer N-Space has said that his studio currently has no Nintendo games in development for the first time in a decade. The studio, which has ported and developed a host of titles from the likes of Activision and Disney to Nintendo machines …
Read More »Nintendo of America begins selling refurb 3DS and DSi hardware
The American arm of Nintendo has introduced a new way for consumers to get their hands on a cut-price 3DS. The NoA site has begun selling refurbished 3DS consoles. Prices start at $119.99 for a standard 3DS and $169.99 for the 3DS XL. Refurbed DSi’s are available for $99.99. Some …
Read More »Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright coming to Europe; Wind Waker HD and others dated
Nintendo has at last confirmed a European release for Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright on 3DS. No firm release date was given other than early 2014. A few other details were also confirmed in the Nintendo Direct broadcast this afternoon, a highlight of which was a European release date of …
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