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Kid Icarus: Uprising official website goes live
If, after 25 years of waiting, the need to reacquaint yourself with Kid Icarus is growing almost unbearable, Nintendo has today offered up a hefty slice of info that equates to blessed relief Specifically, Nintendo has launched the official website for its upcoming 3DS title Kid Icarus: Uprising, which will provide the long-awaited return for [...]
Resident Evil: Revelations: Critical acclaim punctuated by new launch trailer
So, the Nintendo 3DS doesn’t have any ‘hardcore’ titles, you say. Its software focus is based around ‘casual’ offerings, you chide. It’s a toy for little children, you exclaim. Ordinarily, we’d agree with you… but then there’s Resident Evil: Revelations. If you thought Capcom was going to pull its punches when bringing its longstanding brand [...]
Nintendo announces Pearl Pink 3DS and free Wi-Fi
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, chances are you’re wondering what to get for that special someone in your life in order to properly quantify your affections. If so, then the gloriously girly Pearl Pink edition of the Nintendo 3DS portable videogame console might be just what you’re looking for. Set to hit retail on Feb. [...]
100-year-old granny endorses powers of Nintendo DS
The wide-ranging casual appeal of the Wii and DS has become the stuff of entertainment-based legend—not least because of Nintendo’s efforts to focus its underpowered current-gen consoles towards those beyond the usual demographic age range. And so, with homed pensioners everywhere supposedly keeping their spirits high and joints supple by playing Wii Sports, we once [...]
Yawn: Another Super Mario confirmed for 3DS
Japanese gaming titan Nintendo—ever the forward-thinking software pioneer—is set to bring a wondrous new side-scrolling action epic to its groundbreaking stereoscopic 3DS handheld console. According to Andriasang, said game will revolve around a somewhat rotund Italian plumber called Mario and will see the unflinchingly enthusiastic hero and his iconic hairy top lip bounding across the [...]
Dodgy controls? Kid Icarus: Uprising includes free gameplay stand
Double-barreled Kid Icarus: Uprising tidbits today following news that Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS adventure will not only hit U.S. and European retail outlets on March 23, it will also come with a free gameplay-enhancing console stand. Why, you might ask, is Nintendo including the pictured stand accessory with Kid Icarus and not some other major title—or [...]
Nintendo announces free Wi-Fi at UK airports
Good news for Nintendo 3DS owners facing long delays in uncomfortable departure ‘lounges’, after Nintendo announced a partnership that will deliver free Wi-Fi to a host of British airports. The deal in question has been struck with Boingo Wireless and will see wireless connectivity rolled out at major transport hubs such as London Heathrow, London [...]
PlayStation Vita sales plunge again in Japan
Oh dear, the PlayStation Vita has been available at retailers (in Japan) for just shy of three weeks, and it would already appear that its honeymoon period with consumers is well and truly over. Specifically, having shifted a massive 325,000 units within a few days of launch, Andriasang reports that sales of the touch-screen portable [...]
Kojima unveils Snakeskin Nintendo 3DS
There’s no accounting for taste in the videogame industry. For example, while the Nintendo Wii is one man’s box of motion-sensing miracles, it’s another man’s underpowered box of shallow gimmickry. Bearing that in mind, the emergence of a Metal Gear Solid themed Nintendo 3DS console is likely to prove just as divisive with gamers. The [...]
Nintendo offers 3D Classics Kid Icarus for free
With the revamped and re-imagined Kid Icarus: Uprising heading to the 3DS console in early 2012, Japanese gaming titan Nintendo has moved to stoke consumer interest with a taste of classic Kid Icarus action. Moreover, Nintendo has this week made classic action platformer Kid Icarus available for download through its official online portal. And, beyond [...]