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Despite this week’s ruling that saw the illegalisation of nearly all devices aimed at allowing the running of homebrew and pirated games on the Nintendo DS, MCV has confirmed that some outlets are still selling the accessories. Though many of the links that come up in a Google search for …

It has been confirmed that the recent High Court ruling that illegalised the R4 DS card in the UK has also illegalised a number of other devices designed to perform the same task on Nintendo’s handheld. Specifically, the ruling applies to R4 DS, CycloDS Evolution, M3 DS, DS Linker, EZ, …

Though we won’t be finding out the retail price of the 3DS until September 29th – and for the UK price the wait may well be far longer – Nintendo has hinted that the device could cost less than many have predicted. Last month UK retail told MCV that it …

The Japanese arm of news agency Bloomberg is reporting that Nintendo will announce a price and release date for the 3DS on September 29th, a couple of weeks after the Tokyo Game Show. The confirmation, spotted by VG247, apparently came via a phone conversation between Bloomberg and Nintendo spokesperson Hiroshi …

Slowing demand for the DS and the strength of the Japanese YEN have lead to a punishing quarter for platform holder Nintendo. For the quarter ending June 30th operating income fell by a considerable 42.2 per cent year-on-year to YEN 40.4bn. Sales dropped by 25.6 per cent to YEN 188.6bn. …

A new ruling from the London high Court has officially illegalised the importing, advertising or sale of R4 cards in the UK. The R4 is a accessory that allows users to play custom code and, more commonly, illegally pirated games, on the DS handheld. Defendant Wai Dat Chan and Playables …

Developers defended as the controversial DS emulator is banned in Britain

Wii and DS platform holder Nintendo is celebrating a significant legal victory in the Netherlands after 11 retailers were convicted of acting unlawfully by importing and selling DS R4 cards and Wii mod chips. The retailers had claimed that Nintendo’s objections were an act of unfair competition – a claim …

Ubisoft wants 30 per cent market share on 3DS when the platform hits retail, the publisher has told MCV. Speaking at the recent Ubisoft Summer Fair event, UK sales director Darren Bowen said the firm expects to account for a significant portion of sales when Nintendo’s highly anticipated handheld is …

Nintendo’s critically adored platformer Super Mario Galaxy 2 is matching its warm reception from critics with an equally warm reception from consumers, having now sold over 1m units in the US. The game sold 548k units in June, brining lifetime sales in the territory to 1.1m. Six of the US …