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Nintendo ditches Opera in favour of Access software seen on PSP and PS3
Read More »GDC11: Wii-integrated Netflix service for 3DS
Gamers will be able to pause movies on 3DS and finish viewing them on Wii
Read More »3DS storms Japanese Top Ten
Having sold out almost immediately upon its Japanese debut at the weekend, Media Create’s latest Japanese software charts show five 3DS titles have entered the Top Ten. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle leads the charge with sales of 119,591 units and a third place debut. It’s followed by …
Read More »GDC: Netflix links 3DS and Wii
Nintendo has announced that the 3DS’ digital Netflix service will integrate with the Wii in the US. Users will be able to view movies, trailers and programmes on their handheld console, pause them, then finish watching them on TV later using their Wii. The platform holder made the announcement at …
Read More »3DS to use NetFront internet browser
Access’ NetFront will be the internet browser for 3DS. Reports emerged that Nintendo will be dropping the Opera browser – which has been used on Wii and DSi – when Access boss Tomihisa Kamada confirmed his company’s software will be used by the new device, according to Siliconera. Kamada added …
Read More »GDC11: ‘Game development is drowning’ – Iwata
Quantity muscles over quality for the likes of Apple and Google, Nintendo president claims
Read More »GDC: Nintendo slams App Store platform
Nintendo CEO and president Satoru Iwata has hit out at Apple’s focus on building a large quantity of low priced games on the App Store. The industry veteran – who announced he has been making games for more than 25 years – said smartphone manufacturers don’t value video games as …
Read More »GDC: Ocarina of Time 3DS due in June
Satoru Iwata has confirmed that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be released for 3DS in June. The Nintendo president revealed the date during his keynote at GDC 2011 in San Francisco. This confirms that while the game will not be available on day one, it still falls …
Read More »GDC11: Iwata disappointed by WiiWare
Nintendo president admits download services 'have not operated as well as they should have'
Read More »GDC: Super Mario 3DS announced
Nintendo has announced it is working on a new Super Mario game for 3DS. The game is being worked on by the team behind Super Mario Galaxy on Wii and is temporarily titled ‘Super Mario.’ The game was announced during Nintendo President Satouri Iwata’s GDC Keynote in San Francisco. A …
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