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Nintendo 3DS confirmed: 3D gaming with no glasses

, Mar 23rd 2010 Discuss [1]

Nintendo Japan have quietly pushed out a press release that confirms the company will launch a 3D version of the Nintendo DS.  The Nintendo 3DS - a name which could be changed before it makes its official debut - is set to launch at E3 2010 and go on sale sometime thereafter; most interestingly, it will require no special 3D glasses. Read The Full Story

Nintendo DS2 details leak: bigger, higher-res screens, accelerometer, late-2010 launch?

, Mar 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

Nintendo's DSi XL isn't even on US shelves yet, and already gamers are prodding developers to find out details about the next-gen handheld.  News on the Nintendo DS2 was top of the list for RPad.TV when they hit up GDC 2010, and they've managed to extract a few choice nuggets in the process.  The DS2 - the official name of which nobody would, or could, spill - will apparently keep its dual-displays, but the panels will be larger, higher-resolution and have so minimal a gap between them that titles will be able to in effect use them as a single, big screen. Read The Full Story

Nintendo touchscreen steering wheel patent application surfaces

, Feb 26th 2010 Discuss [1]

Nintendo have filed a patent for a new touchscreen steering wheel system, which could be used on their DSi handheld for improved racing game control.  The patent describes an interface whereby "at least a portion" of the wheel would be displayed on-screen at all times, and rather than use the DSi's hardware buttons the gamer could drag the virtual wheel left and right.

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Nintendo’s Iwata: iPad just “a bigger iPod touch”

, Jan 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata doesn't mince his words; asked about Apple's iPad launch this week, the outspoken executive has told reporters that the tablet "was a bigger iPod touch", and that "there were no surprises for me".  Meanwhile Iwata has also confirmed that while Nintendo's engineers are currently developing new gaming machines, it's unlikely that we'll see a motion-sensor enabled DS or a high-definition version of the Wii. Read The Full Story

Nintendo DS2 set for launch in next 15 months says analyst

, Jan 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

Portable gaming is traditionally dominated by two main players -- Nintendo and Sony. Over the last few years, a very tough competitor has entered into the mobile gaming market with arguably the best mobile gaming platform around -- the iPhone. With the tougher competition, it is no surprise that the traditional companies are looking to update hardware. Read The Full Story

Next-Gen Nintendo DS to boost graphics, get motion sensors

, Jan 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has dropped a few details as to the hardware capabilities of the next-gen Nintendo DS, though the executive wouldn't go so far as to pinpoint when we might expect the handheld to be released.  Speaking to Japanese paper Asahi Shimbun, Iwata confirmed that both graphical capabilities and alternative control methods were on the cards. Read The Full Story

Nintendo DSi LL sized-up with PSP-3000: it’s vast!

, Nov 23rd 2009 Discuss [1]

Nintendo's DSi LL hit Japanese shelves this weekend, and we hope those who braved the stores to pick up the new, oversized handheld had been doing their arm exercises; as Game Watch's comparison photos show, the "LL" moniker isn't just there for show.  Shown here next to a Sony PSP-3000, the DSi LL looks, frankly, huge. Read The Full Story

Tegra 2 confirmed for next-gen Nintendo DS say sources

, Nov 16th 2009 Discuss [1]

It's almost as much fun speculating about new gaming hardware as it is playing on current-gen consoles, so color us intrigued at DigitalFoundry's "credible sources" who are saying that the next-gen Nintendo DS will run NVIDIA's Tegra 2 and that it's "not unrealistic" that the handheld will out-grunt the current Nintendo Wii.  Problem is, Sony's next-gen PSP2 has also seen a few spilled details, and that's looking even more impressive: think along the lines of potential GPU power in-between the original Xbox and the Xbox 360. Read The Full Story

Nintendo next-gen DS could have free integrated 3G

, Nov 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Nintendo may be facing a surprise dip in profits but they're not resting on their laurels.  The larger-screen Nintendo DSi LL (aka the DSi XL when it lands in the US and Europe in Q1 2010) is one such attack, but according to the Financial Times the gaming company are also considering adding integrated, contract-free 3G to their next-gen DS. Read The Full Story

Nintendo DSi LL size comparison video with DSi & DS Lite

, Oct 30th 2009 Discuss [1]

We already know that US and European gamers will have to wait until early next year before they can pick up a new Nintendo DSi XL, but with the Japanese launch of the DSi LL imminent the handheld has already had its first TV appearance.  In the video you can see after the cut, TV Osaka demonstrate the new DSi LL and compare it against the existing Nintendo DSi.  The outcome?  Yep, it's bigger. Read The Full Story

Nintendo profits down amid dreary Wii, DS sales

, Oct 29th 2009 Discuss [0]

We've obviously gone through the rabbit hole: Motorola's income reaches positive figures while Nintendo turn around and report slashed profits [pdf link].  After a healthy last quarter, the Japanese gaming giant has announced a drop in interim net profits from 144.83 billion yen this time last year to just 69.49 billion yen this past six months, with a 43-percent drop in Wii sales. Read The Full Story

Nintendo DSi LL with 4.2-inch displays official [Update: DSi XL for UK in Q1 2010]

, Oct 29th 2009 Discuss [0]

Nintendo have officially announced their latest handheld console, and like the rumors suggested it packs larger displays than the DSi.  The Nintendo DSi LL will drop in Japan on November 21st, complete with twin 4.2-inch displays (compared to the DSi's two 3.25-inch displays); as before, the lower panel is a touchscreen. Update: Nintendo UK have confirmed to Electricpig that the handheld will arrive in the UK come Q1 2010, as the Nintendo DSi XL.  We're guessing it'll have the same name and launch schedule in the US, too, though nothing is official as yet.  No word on pricing, either. Read The Full Story
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