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The bond between a fanboy and his or her console can chemically be compared to love. That’s according to Dr David Lewis-Hodgson, director of research at Mindlab International, who has told Kotaku UK that enraged forum commentators are effectively defending a loved one. "It often takes time to develop such …
Read More »Nintendo 3DS best-sellers receive price cuts next week
Nintendo, in a rare move, has announced it will be cutting the price on five of its first-party 3DS hits – including Mario, Donkey Kong, and Animal Crossing titles. The company states that as of April 22nd of next week, Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, New Super Mario …
Read More »VIDEO: Nintendo to give Tomodachi Life a shot in the West
Having gained a devoted following in Japan, Nintendo’s new Animal Crossing” is going to be debuted on 3DS in Western markets. It’s quite hard to explain Tomodachi Life. In fact, you might be better off simply watching Nintendo’s totally leftfield debut video below. Described by some as The Sims meets …
Read More »Super Smash Bros 3DS to arrive ahead of Wii U
Super Smash Bros will launch this summer on 3DS and this winter on Wii U, Nintendo has announced. Director Masahiro Sakurai broke the news of the staggered releases during this week’s Nintendo Direct event, unveiling several other new details as well. The Wii U and 3DS editions will boast improved …
Read More »Super Smash Bros the lone focus of this week’s Nintendo Direct
This week’s Nintendo Direct event will focus entirely on detailing the upcoming Super Smash Bros title for Wii U and 3DS, Nintendo has announced. The company will roll out new info on Project Sora and Bandai Namco’s take on the popular franchise this Tuesday, April 8th. Hopefully included in that …
Read More »See you Wii U?
Nick Gibson explores the most overlooked factor in Nintendo's struggles: it's own success
Read More »Pink 2DS arriving in UK next month
A pink version of Nintendo’s 2DS handheld will be released in the UK in May. The SKU is currently available to pre-order from Nintendo’s online shop for 109.99. It will be released alongside Kirby: Triple Deluxe on May 16th. Interestingly the SKU is not currently being listed by any other …
Read More »Peter Moore apologises after Frostbite Wii U taunts
EA exec steps in to say sorry to Nintendo after rogue tweets poke fun at its ‘unpowered’ home console
Read More »EA apologies for ‘unacceptable’ and ‘stupid’ Frostbite Wii U jibes
Peter Moore has publicly apologised for April Fools tweets sent out by the official DICE Frostbite account that mocked the Wii U. MCV yesterday reported that Frostbite joked that it had added support for Wii U since it is the most powerful Gen4 platform”. The tweets have since been removed …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate delayed on Wii U
The Bat’s uneasy relationship with Nintendo’s home console continues. Warner has announced that while Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition remains on target for Xbox 360 and PC today and PS3 tomorrow, the Wii U SKU has been pushed back. It’s now due out at some point later in April”. …
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