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Read More »Midnight Purple 3DS revealed by retailer
Nintendo looks to be on the verge of announcing a new colour variant of its 3DS handheld. Joystiq spotted a listing for a Midnight Purple 3DS on US retailer Sam’s Club, which prices the unit at $168.58. The listing remains nothing but speculation at this point, but Nintendo’s push to …
Read More »Nintendo kickstarts new digital push with New Super Mario Bros 2
Further to the news that Wii U will arrive with an aggressive new digital policy, Nintendo has also confirmed a brand new 3DS strategy. The headliner of this is that upcoming August release New Super Mario Bros 2 will be available to download on the same day that it is …
Read More »Wii U/3DS compatibility on creator’s wishlist for next Smash Bros.
Smash Bros creator and Nintendo icon Masahiro Sakurai has revealed his intentions to bring Wii U and 3DS dual support for the hit franchise’s next title. "There is a certain dead end we come to if we just expand the volume of the game," Sakurai told IGN. "I intend to …
Read More »Nintendo confirms first annual loss in console era
Year-on-year revenues down 36%; 3DS system expected to again sell at profit-per-unit by September
Read More »Nintendo reports first ever annual loss
3DS and Wii platform holder Nintendo has reported a 37,320m (284m) loss for the year ended March 31st 2012. That compares to a profit of 171,076m in the previous years. 2012 sales were down 36.2 per cent year-on-year at 647,652. Despite the improved fortunes of 3DS, handheld sales fell from …
Read More »Crytek exec backs next-gen ‘pre-owned block’
Restricting sales of second-hand games 'would be awesome from a business perspective'
Read More »Valve confirms interest in building ‘living-room and mobile hardware’
Gabe Newell says studio is looking at 'open hardware solution in both the living-room and mobile spaces'
Read More »Heroes of Ruin becomes GAME exclusive in UK
The GAME is well and truly on. Having yesterday announced that it had secured an exclusive Assassin’s Creed III SKU, GAME has today gone one step further by nabbing exclusive UK rights to Heroes of Ruin. The Square Enix RPG is due out on 3DS in the UK on June …
Read More »New Super Mario Bros 2 arrives this August
Nintendo has confirmed that New Super Mario Bros 2 will be released for the 3DS this August in Europe. That’s the same month the game is due out in Japan and North America. As you would expect from the modern, family-friendly Nintendo the game has been created specifically as a …
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