Posted May 17, 2013, 10:45 AM by Dave LeClair | Filed in Gaming, Apple
For a long time we've heard chatter suggesting that smartphone gaming could pose a serious threat to dedicated handheld devices like the Nintendo 3DS and Sony PlayStation Vita. A new report from App Annie shows that these claims might be…
The screen is 90 percent bigger, with larger bottom and top screens. It's called the Nintendo 3DS LL in Japan and the Nintendo 3DS XL in the West. The top screen measures at 4.88 inches and is 90 percent bigger,…
Posted July 14, 2011, 12:00 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Gaming, The Web
Nintendo 3DS owners across the US and Canada can now download a free Netflix app from the Nintendo eShop. It allows Netflix members with unlimited streaming plans to instantly watch TV episodes and movies on their Nintendo 3DS portable system.…
Posted June 21, 2011, 12:00 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Gaming
As previously announced, Nintendo's Itsu no Ma ni Terebi (or "SpotPass TV") has launched today in Japan. The 3D TV service gives 3DS owners the ability to automatically wirelessly download 3D TV shows to their portable gaming device 3DS every…
Posted June 13, 2011, 3:00 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Gaming
After 13 weeks on the market, the Nintendo 3DS has passed the 1 million sales mark in Japan. This isn't a very good start: the DS hit that mark in four weeks, while the DS Lite and DSi took eight…
Posted June 3, 2011, 8:00 AM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Gaming
The Nintendo 3DS launched on February 26, 2011 in Japan, on March 25, 2011 in Europe and on March 27, 2011 in North America. Now it's time for the system's first major update: Nintendo has announced it will arrive on June 6, 2011 in North America.
Posted April 15, 2011, 2:33 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Gaming
The Nintendo 3DS launched on February 26, 2011 in Japan, on March 25, 2011 in Europe and on March 27, 2011 in North America. The device naturally sold out in Japan, selling close to 400,000 units in just two days.
Posted March 29, 2011, 7:44 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming
The Nintendo 3DS disappointed many early customers when it launched in North America on Sunday. By Monday afternoon, there were multiple user reports of an error that is being collectively referred to as the "Black Screen of Death." Users received…
Posted March 10, 2011, 4:37 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming
According to GoNintendo, Japanese retailer Enterking has posted a warning on its website suggesting that Nintendo will brick 3DS consoles suspected of monkey business. Loosely translated, the site says that anyone who runs software or makes modifications unapproved by Nintendo…
Posted March 3, 2011, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming
Acknowledging the shortcomings of its WiiWare and DSiWare stores, Nintendo revealed new plans for delivering digital content to its 3DS console. During a keynote presentation at GDC 2011, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and COO Reggie Fils-Aime revealed that company's latest…
Nintendo's much-anticipated 3DS gaming handheld had a stellar debut in Japan this weekend, selling close to 400,000 units in just two days while the top selling launch title Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle moved around 120,000 copies during…
Posted January 19, 2011, 12:47 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Gaming
Nintendo executive Reggie Fil-Amie today revealed US availability and pricing for the Nintendo 3DS at an event in the Nintendo World store in New York City. The 3DS will launch on March 27, 2011 with a retail price of $250…
A handful of pictures of the Nintendo 3DS have leaked over on TGBUS. They show that the company has slightly tweaked the final hardware by flattening the Start, Home, and Select buttons to be flush with the device. Other…
Posted September 22, 2010, 1:15 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
IGN has reportedly received an early rundown of the Nintendo 3DS hardware via anonymous sources familiar with the device. The site says that Nintendo's forthcoming 3D-enabled handheld will carry two 266MHz ARM11 processors -- though the precise variation of ARM11…
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