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iSuppli offers Nintendo 3DS bill of materials figures

, Mar 29th 2011 Discuss [1]

iSuppli routinely takes gadgets that are new and popular and tears them down to see what's used inside and gives us an idea of how much each of the devices costs to build. The latest gadget on the iSuppli chopping block is the Nintendo 3DS. iSuppli reports that the BOM for the 3DS is $100.71. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS on sale now: Are you buying?

, Mar 27th 2011 Discuss [27]

It's March 27 2011 and that can only mean one thing: the Nintendo 3DS is finally on sale in North America. The company's long-awaited 3D handheld, which we reviewed last week, has not only the familiar clamshell dual-screen design of previous DS models, but a glasses-free autostereoscopic display and a new form of StreetPass communal gaming and social networking baked in from the ground up. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS Review

, Mar 25th 2011 Discuss [17]

Nintendo has a reputation for kooky, eccentric products, and on that front the 3DS is no different. Upgrading the now-familiar clamshell console with a glasses-free 3D display, it promises a new breed of games, impromptu social gaming with StreetPass, and the instant allure of 3D photography and Augmented Reality. Still, while Nintendo has been busy getting its freak on, the mobile gaming market has become a whole lot more serious. Just about every gadget that wants a place in your pocket – your cellphone and PMP included – wants to take care of your gaming needs as well, and so the 3DS has more competition than ever before. Can the console deliver, or do its eccentricities count it out? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Target announces Nintendo DS trade in program

, Mar 24th 2011 Discuss [4]

If you have a serious hankering for a new Nintendo 3DS and you have a DS unit around that still works you can trade that DS in to get credit towards the 3DS. Target has announced that it has expanded its trade in program at its Target Mobile center and will give shoppers credit in the form of gift cards to use in the store. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS sales start at midnight

, Mar 22nd 2011 Discuss [1]

If you're a late-night gamer and love some 3D then you'll probably want to heard over to Union Square come March 26, since Nintendo is planning a midnight launch for its new 3DS. The event - which marks the release of the 3D-capable console in the US on the following day - will be the earliest (official) opportunity to buy a 3DS. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS Approved By Optometrists For Kids Under Six

, Mar 18th 2011 Discuss [4]

You would think that all these years of being told not to sit too close to the TV, not to read a book too close, not to play video games for extended periods for the sake of your vision, that optometrists, of all people, would be up in arms against young children fixated for long hours on the dizzying 3D graphics of the Nintendo 3DS. But nope, they are all for it. In fact, they think the use of the Nintendo 3DS for children under the age of 6 will help identify vision problems early on. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS suspicious of beards and glasses

, Mar 16th 2011 Discuss [0]

Nintendo's 3DS isn't just a 3D portable games console, it's also apparently a style judge. According to the handheld's user guide, players with beards, bangs or even glasses could end up confusing the 3DS' facial recognition system. Read The Full Story

Nintendo Reveals First 3DS TV Commercial For North America

, Mar 15th 2011 Discuss [0]

Nintendo promises to bring a ground breaking glasses-free 3D gaming experience with its new 3DS portable gaming device that is slated for a March 25th UK launch and a March 27th US launch. And to ramp up more excitement ahead of time, Nintendo has just released a TV commercial for the 3DS. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS loading times significantly slower than DS

, Mar 15th 2011 Discuss [6]

Usually, you would expect the latest and greatest version of a device to deliver faster loading times, but in the case of Nintendo's 3DS, loading times are actually slower than the regular DS. The 3DS does offer glasses-free 3D video, but loading times for old DS games are not so great. GameSpot was able to get a 3DS when it was released in Japan on February 26th, and compared loading times on several different games with the DS Lite. Read The Full Story

Interpret reports Nintendo 3DS has a fight on its hands for gamers dollars

, Mar 15th 2011 Discuss [5]

There are many gamers looking forward to the launch of the new Nintendo 3DS. Some may think with the popularity of the DS on the market today that the 3DS is a sure fire winner for Nintendo. According to research firm Interpret, the 3DS has a tough fight on its hands to win the dollars of gamers around the country and the world. Read The Full Story

Nyko Announces Nintendo 3DS Accessories For Double Battery Life

, Mar 8th 2011 Discuss [1]

With the Nintendo 3DS set to launch on March 27th, comes new accessories for the gaming device. Nyko announced today that they will be debuting two new accessories called the Power Pak+ and the Charge Base. The Power Pak+ will be released on the same day as the Nintendo 3DS while the Charge Base will release one week after. Read The Full Story

3DS logs flash cart use, could get console banned by firmware

, Mar 7th 2011 Discuss [15]

If you have, your eyes set on a new Nintendo 3DS game system and you are the sort that has no qualms, pirating video games, Nintendo has a new way they can brick your console in retribution. Apparently, the 3DS will remember each time a flash-cart pirated game is played on the console. Read The Full Story
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