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3DS is Nintendo’s ‘biggest launch’ since ’04

Nintendo has squashed any doubts that its 3DS handheld is just an extension of the current DS platform. In an interview with Bloomberg, Nintendo America’s president has described the new handheld – expected to hit the market by March 2011 – as the firm’s biggest launch since the original DS …

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Nintendo unveils new 3DS handheld

A successor to the DS is on the way from Nintendo. Called the Nintendo 3DS, the device will feature 3D displays with added depth and detail. The 3DS will, Nintendo says, allow users to play "games [which] can be enjoyed with 3D effects without the need for any special glasses". …

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DS2 to get force feedback?

Platform holder Nintendo has filed a patent for portable force feedback, further adding to rumours that Nintendo is already at work on a successor to the DS. The Japanese games manufacturer made an amendment last month to a patent made in August 2005. It reads: A game apparatus includes an …

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DSi launch puts £14m in retail tills

Opening weekend sales of Nintendo’s DSi generated 14 million for UK retailers, MCV estimates 92,000 DSi units were sold in the device’s first three days on sale, making the system the fourth-fastest selling console in UK history. Senior product manager for DS James Honeywell told MCV: DSi’s launch is just the beginning …

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