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A new 3DS outing for Disney’s Epic Mickey franchise is on the brink of being announced, according to rumours. Eurogamer reports that the French Official Nintendo magazine has word that Epic Mickey 2: Power of Illusion will be officially revealed next week. It’s unclear whether or not the game will …
Read More »VIDEO: Transformers Prime gets its own video game
The latest Transformers cartoon series is to receive an accompanying video game from Activision. Transformers Prime will be released for Wii, 3DS and DS at some point later this year”. The associated cartoon series first hit US screens last year and debuted in the UK on Cartoon Network last month. …
Read More »Kid Icarus scores 40/40 in Famitsu
Ahead of its UK release on March 23rd, Kid Icarus: Uprising has received high praise from Japan’s weekly games mag Famitsu. Andriasang reports that the latest issue awards Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS game 40/40 – the highest score it can hand out. Famitsu works differently to most consumer mags in that …
Read More »Vita continues to lack traction in Japan
Sales of Sony’s PlayStation Vita in Japan barely scraped above 10,000 units last week as both Nintendo’s 3DS and its predecessor the PSP outsold it once again. Vita shifted 10,023 units between February 27th and March 4th – that’s down 1,163 units week-on-week according to Media Create. By comparison, the …
Read More »3DS gets budget titles
The Nintendo 3DS will get its first 19.99 RRP boxed game this summer. And publishers say titles with ‘satisfying, attractive price-points’ is just what the handheld needs. The first is Boulderdash-XL 3D – a 3DS version of the puzzler’s XBLA revamp. This 19.99 release is due in June, courtesy of …
Read More »3DS doubles DS’ year one sales
The Nintendo 3DS has sold nearly twice as many units in the US in its first year than the DS managed in the same time period. The news comes as Nintendo celebrates the machine’s first birthday. And in case any hangers on still think the console has been a flop, …
Read More »INFOGRAPHIC: How do Vita sales compare with handheld rivals?
With the PS Vita now competing with Nintendo’s 3DS on the world stage, how are these systems faring against each other and the rest of the portable consoles on the market? An inforgraphic by research firmStatista, as reported byVenturebeat, compares first week sales between Nintendo’s portable systems and Sony’s Vita …
Read More »Infographic: How Vita sales compare with rivals
Latest Sony portable eclipses Nintendo systems in Europe, struggles in US and Japan
Read More »Expect more Resident Evil on 3DS
You can expect much more in the way of Resident Evil games on the 3DS, if the latest comments from Capcom producer Masachika Kawata are anything to go by. The first RE title for the system, Resident Evil: Revelations, was released on 3DS in January and has clearly met the …
Read More »Nintendo rejects indie title for 3DS
Binding of Isaac turned down due to 'questionable religious content'
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