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Nintendo news round-up: Wii sells 35 million faster than any console in history, DOA DLC, and more
– Early last year, the Wii officially surpassed the NES as the best-selling Nintendo console in history. Now, according to a new press release, the Wii claims another milestone as it has sold 35 million consoles in the US faster than any other console in history. The sales figures of recent releases such as Donkey Kong Country Returns aren’t doing too shabby, either. Check out the full...
Mysterious Nintendo 3DS Demo Pod schedule revealed
UPDATE: The pods are now open, anyone check one out yet? And if you have a crippling fear of pods, you can visit one of the roaming Demo Squads listed in this schedule. Besides this weekend’s showing at PAX East in Boston, Nintendo will begin to show off the 3DS at mysterious Demo Pods in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, on Friday morning. Do you live in one of those cities...
You can control 3DS music player with iPhone earbuds
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McrsYA9EWE0[/youtube] Nintendo 3DS Blog discovered (via YouTube) that you can use iPhone earbuds to pause or skip tracks on the 3DS music player. Kind of a neat feature that hasn’t been touted by Nintendo. Just another reason, like SpotPass, StreetPass, and the pedometer, to get you to take your 3DS everywhere you go. I know it isn’t a really big...
Reggie speaks on slumping Wii sales and more
In an interview with IGN during last weeks GDC, Reggie Fils-Aime answered a number of questions about the condition of the Wii. Â He dodged the tough questions by talking of how well the Wii has already sold, reminding us that the console sold over 35 million units in North America alone. He also let us know that Skyward Sword was still on its way, saying that the game will be innovative and help ...
Report: Japanese 3DS owners turning off 3D because of tired eyes
Why? Eye strain. Specifically, stereoscopic 3D fatigues the eyes more than normal, says Bashcraft of Kotaku: The anecdotal conclusion I’ve reached is that [eye strain] is the result of having two screens. The top screen can display the 3D effect, while the touch screen is in 2D… This focusing, re-focusing and then focusing again on each screen could be the cause of [eye strain] I̵...
Nintendo news round-up: Master Quest in Zelda 3DS, Zelda’s 25th anniversary, and more
– Not quite sold on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s upcoming 3DS remake? David Young, Nintendo of America’s Associate Public Relations Manager, has announced that the 3DS remake will include Master Quest. Until now, the only way we’ve been able to play Master Quest, a re-worked version of OOT with more challenging puzzles and enemies, is through the Wind Waker pre-or...
The top 5 Japanese sales for 3DS during launch week
1. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Nintendo) 2. Samurai Warriors Chronicles (Koei) 3. Nintendogs + Cats: Shiba & New Friends (Nintendo) 4. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom) 5. Ridge Racer 3D (Bandai Namco) It’ll be interesting to see how our launch titles fare since Professor Layton isn’t even announced for North America yet. Anyone surprised by these results?
Steel Diver discussed in a one-on-one interview between Iwata and Miyamoto
Iwata:The game play consists of “slowly moving a submarine.” For the lack of a better word, this game is very “plain.” Miyamoto:I guess so. (laughs) Doesn’t sound too compelling, but I pre-ordered it! Read on and offer up your opinion in comments.
Super Mario on 3DS, dissecting the details
So we have all seen the screenshots and the teaser logo for the very first 3DS Mario title, but in typical Nintendo style they kept all of the juicy info about the game to themselves. Well, only one thing to do in a time like this. Time to speculate!
3DS Game Gear Launch Catalog Gets Official
Hold onto your retro butts, people, because I’m about to lay down some sweet Game Gear nostalgia. This is the Game Gear launch lineup for the 3DS: Sonic & Tails 2 Sonic Drift 2 Columns The GG Shinobi Dragon Crystal: Shirani’s Maze Feels like I’m back in the early 90s, unwrapping that shiny new Game Gear all over again. Except the games aren’t as good as the ones I had ...
Perspective – 3DS price is very nice
Back in 1990, the cutting edge portable system was the NEC TurboExpress. At release, it cost $249.99, the same as the 3DS. If you adjust for inflation, the TurboExpress would cost $427 in 2009 money. Do you think the price for the 3DS is fair? [image source]