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Nintendo took some inspiration from the TV remote for its Wii controller, and it apparently thinks its new Wii U controller could well be the “TV remote of the future.” That’s just one tidbit from All Things D‘s sitdown with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who also talked more broadly about the Wii U’s new role
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Now that we’re all sitting on summer’s doorstep, Nintendo has decided to add a little heat to its 3DS lineup, with a new ‘Red Flare’ handheld, coming to Japan next month. Offering a sanguine alternative to the Aqua Blue and Cosmo Black variants, this little fireball will retail for ¥25,000 (about $312) when it hits
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We know where we’re going to be on June 7th: surfing across the sea of concrete better known as Los Angeles, looking at lots of games and wishing we’d packed more comfortable shoes. That’s E3 time and, while you very well may be at home living vicariously, thanks to Nintendo you’ll be able to get
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It may seem like 3D sprung from the ashes of discontentment — not to mention red / blue glasses — but Nintendo never stopped believing. It’s been secretly refining stereoscopic tech for years in the likes of the Game Boy Advance and GameCube. And while president Satoru Iwata already mentioned early last year that the
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Oh, noble Wii Speak, you promised to make taunting newbs and chiding teammates so much more of a social affair. Now you’re being relegated to the cemetery of console accessories that simply never caught on. Nintendo has confirmed Wii Speak is only available now at “limited retail locations” ahead of an apparent discontinuation, and that
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Nintendo is slashing the DSi to $149.99 and the DSi XL to $169.99 (that’s down $20 apiece) on September 12 in North America, after dropping prices in the UK and Japan in June. We still don’t know what the 3DS will be going for or when it will land, that announcement is still slated for
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Netflix discs have already been shipping out to quite a few Wii users for a couple of weeks now, but Nintendo and Netflix have only just now finally announced that the discs and service are “fully available” to all users as of today. So, if you weren’t among the rather large initial group, you should
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Nintendo just announced that its new DSi XL (known and sold as the DSi LL in Japan) will be hitting North America on March 28th, and will retail for $190. In exchange for a couple mm of extra thickness and a significantly larger footprint the XL pairs two 4.2-inch LCDs for a jumbo-sized look at
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Sure, it’s been available in Japan for quite some time, but this is the first chance we’ve gotten to really sit down and play with Nintendo’s “more communal” (as we overheard one PR rep describe it, given it’s propensity for more eyes comfortably viewing the screens) portable gaming experience, the DSi XL. So let’s get
