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A firmware update for the Nintendo 3DS is scheduled to arrive in the middle of the week. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced the news during the Nintendo Direct conference yesterday in Japan. The update comes about due to lack of organization for the device. Users were voicing complaints specifically about …
Read More »Nintendo 3DS launching in Korea this month
Nintendo has announced and detailed the upcoming launch of the 3DS in Korea. The company has revealed (via Siliconera) their portable platform will arrive on April 28th for 220,000 won (equivalent to $193). Model colors include blue, pink and black models, with three titles making up the launch lineup. Those …
Read More »Nintendo patents handheld emulation software
US patent for 'software emulating a handheld video game platform'
Read More »WiiWare certification ‘took 9 months’
Beamdog exec claims Nintendo platforms are not helpful to external developers
Read More »Baldur’s Gate dev slams Nintendo
Beamdog, the owner of Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition developer Overhaul Games has launched a fierce attack on Nintendo. Speaking on Twitter, Beamdog founder and former BioWare man Trent Oster confirmed that Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition will not be coming to Wii U. What is more shocking was the ferocity of …
Read More »Super Mario and Pikmin 3 confirmed for E3
A new Super Mario game and Pikmin 3 for Wii U will make their debuts at E3, Nintendo has officially announced. News of the new games broke yesterday in a Spanish language interview with Nintendo’s development boss Shigeru Miyamoto. In a recent interview, Mr. Miyamoto confirmed that a new Pikmin …
Read More »Miyamoto confirms Super Mario Wii U
It would appear that none other than Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed that a brand new Super Mario game will be announced for Wii U at E3. The confirmation comes from an interview with Spanish language website El Mundo, as deciphered from Google’s translation (and a translation from forum Neogaf). Could …
Read More »Miyamoto: Nintendo must prepare for my retirement
Games icon not yet ready to resign, but is passing responsibility to younger colleagues
Read More »Crysis 3 to push current-gen tech into 2013
EA returns as publisher; Wii U edition not mentioned; Steam edition unlikely
Read More »Nintendo 3DS adds sports highlights
Sports highlights have arrived on the 3DS via the Nintendo Zone. Owners who connect to a Nintendo Zone location will be able to access football, basketball, and baseball videos through Fox Soccer, NBA Digital, and MLB.com. Offerings will be updated weekly with new video packages, top 10 plays, and weekly …
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