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The 3DS XL could yet be available to pre-order for just 149.99 before the machine arrives in the UK on July 28th. GameStop is the current cheapest in the market with a pre-order price of just 167.97. It is followed by ShopTo (179.84) and HMV which has today unveiled a …
Read More »Nintendo: Gaming community ‘impossible to satisfy’
'Fan-base cannot differentiate between a phenomenon and something that is ho-hum' says Nintendo of America president
Read More »Reggie Fils-Aime: Nintendo fans "insatiable", always "want more"
One of the things that, on one hand, I love and, on the other hand, that troubles me tremendously about not only our fanbase but about the gaming community at large is that, whenever you share information, the perspective is, ‘Thank you, but I want more’. ‘Thank you, but give …
Read More »GameStop undercuts opposition with £167.97 price for 3DS XL
The upcoming 3DS XL can now be pre-ordered for just 167.97 from online retailer GameStop. That’s the cheapest price yet seen on the handheld in the UK and suggests that Nintendo’s trade price on the device is directed towards a 200 – or perhaps even sub-200 – RRP on the …
Read More »Nintendo unveils 3DS XL
Screen to be 90 per cent larger than on current 3DS
Read More »Namco Bandai takes Super Smash Bros reigns
Soul Calibur and Tekken staff to lead development of Wii U and 3DS titles
Read More »Namco Bandai is developing new Super Smash Bros
Surprised by the 3DS XL news? Will get this – Nintendo isn’t developing the new Smash Bros. Namco Bandai is. Yoshito Higuchi and Tetsuya Akatsuka of the Tales and SoulCalibur series respectively are leading the project, with a number of members of the Tekken development team working alongside Smash Bros …
Read More »The 3DS XL is real, has July release date in UK
Nintendo has confirmed the news posted by MCV at the beginning of the month – the 3DS XL is real. And furthermore, it will be out in the UK in a little over a month. It will be released in the UK and Europe on July 28th. It boasts a …
Read More »Nintendo acquires Fatal Frame publishing rights – Report
A report has claimed Nintendo has now acquired co-ownership status of Tecmo Koei’s horror IP Fatal Frame. Rely On Horror reports that Nintendo has recently changed its copyright status to confirm the move and at the same time has fully acquired Fatal Frame’s spin-off IP Spirit Photography. It now has …
Read More »Wii U ‘just as powerful as Xbox 360’
'CryEngine 3 runs beautifully on the Wii U', says Cevat Yerli
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