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Nintendo’s handheld console 2DS has dropped below the 100 barrier at several UK retailers. Having arrived in the UK on October 12th at 109.99, a drop to below 100 was always inevitable as Christmas approached, although perhaps some would have thought retail would have waited longer than ten days. Sainsbury’s …

After starting a short-term revolution, the Japanese console maker has discontinued production of the original Wii

Nintendo has confirmed Wii U and 3DS titles will be able to offer cross-play support with other consoles, handhelds and mobile devices. Speaking with VG247, a Nintendo representative backed indie studio Ripstone’s recent claim that the company had given the feature the go-ahead for its title Pure Chess. We can …

Nintendo of Japan has confirmed that it has ceased production of the Wii. CVG spotted an addition to the console’s product page on the NoJ website that simply says ‘manufacturing has ended’. The same page earlier this month carried the message ‘manufacturing is scheduled to end soon’. That means that …

Need for Speed: Most Wanted did not put in the commercial performance on Wii U that EA was hoping for. And that, according to the game’s creative director Craig Sullivan, is the reason why the publisher is not bringing the upcoming Need for Speed Rivals to Nintendo’s machine. We did …

The recently unveiled The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 3DS XL bundle is set to launch in North America, according to an upcoming GameStop advertisement. Kotaku points to a leaked image of the US retailer’s Black Friday promotions, which lists the handheld bundle for $219.99. The bundle was …

Platform holder says it is "possible" for games to interact with non-Nintendo formats

A game-breaking bug affecting a limited number of Pokemon X & Y players has been acknowledged by Nintendo. According to a translation via Nintendolife some players found that saving their 3DS game in Lumiose City can cause irreversible corruption of save data” leaving users having to abandon their saves and …

The collectible Zelda music box revealed by Nintendo earlier this week will not be a pre-order bonus after all. Nintendo had suggested that the trinket would be offered to those who pre-order 3DS title The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. However, it will actually be for those who …

Nintendo has announced strong sales results in September for both Wii U and 3DS. The company issued a press release just ahead of NPD’s September 2013 report, revealing that Wii U sales were up 200 per cent month-over-month during the period. The Wii U Deluxe Bundle’s $50 price cut and …