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2020 is going to be a big year for the games industry, because when it ends, we will be in a new generation of consoles. Both Microsoft and Sony are expected to release their new machines before the end of the year, kicking…

Switch has set the bar high for Nintendo's next console. Since its launch in 2017, almost five years ago, the hybrid system of the big N kept breaking records. With more than 100 million units sold through its three models on the market,…

An awesome coder has ported Wordle to the Nintendo Game Boy and Analogue Pocket, introducing a new way to guess the five-letter answer. Josh Wardle's viral pun wordle was ported to the…

(Pocket-lint) - After shipping over 103 million units, the Switch is officially the best-selling games console in Nintendo's history. However, that…

Sales reports place the Switch as the best-selling Nintendo console of all time. Although it appears that, primarily due to COVID-19 and subsequent industry-wide shipping shortages, console sales would be well below normal - and…

Nintendo has confirmed that the Nintendo Switch has now sold 103 million units, meaning it has overtaken the Nintendo Wii as the best-selling console of all time. It also now overtakes the PlayStation 1 which…

Photo: Andrew Liszewski - GizmodoAs a mostly passive gamer who has never chased achievements, high scores, or completed most of the games I've played, it's rare that I go out of my way to seek out a title that interests me. I'm more of a!-->!-->…

Xbox is apparently on a warpath to establish itself as one of the gaming industry's biggest competitors. Its revolutionary Game Pass has created titles that fans can enjoy without having to pay for individual titles. In fact, Xbox Game…

Engineer Uemura Masayuki has had a disproportionate impact on the lives of countless children around the world. In the mid-1980s he created a video game console for Nintendo known in Japan as Famicom and elsewhere as NES. It was hugely…

TOKYO - Masayuki Uemura, an engineer who developed the Nintendo entertainment system, which helped start a global revolution in home gaming and laid the foundation for today's video game industry, died on December 9. He was 78 years…

TOKYO — Masayuki Uemura, an engineer who developed the Nintendo Entertainment System, which helped start a global revolution in home gaming and laid the foundation for today's video game industry, died on Thursday. He was 78 years…

The 3DS has a curious reputation among Nintendo consoles. Sandwiched between the colossal success of the original DS (the creator of the “IT PRINT MONEY!” Meme) and the ever-popular Switch, the 3DS is considered a minor disappointment!-->…

Nintendo has been going at its own pace for years, not really keeping up with the rest of the industry and doing things its own way. Nintendo's most recent financial report shed light on the company's future plans for the next generation,…

During Nintendo's last financial report, President Shuntaro Furukawa spoke about Nintendo's next-gen console and how far it is. Nintendo has for years beaten at his own pace, not really keeping up with the!-->!-->>-->!-->-->!-->-->…

For more than 35 years, Nintendo has established itself as one of the largest gaming companies in the world, with iconic characters and franchises such as Super Mario, The Legend Of Zelda, Donkey Kong, and Metroid. Without Nintendo, the…

The Nintendo DS has come in different colors and themes over the years. But have you ever imagined it would look like a Pokédex? Believe it or not, someone made this possible. A known Game Boy…

by Nintendo pandemic boom may be coming to an end. The Japanese company said on Thursday that sales fell nearly 10% in the quarter ended in June, a sign that fewer people stayed at home to play video games like some countries…

Almost a year after the last update, Nintendo is releasing a surprising system update for the 3DS that focuses on a number of improvements, including stability.…

Nintendo 3DS has received a new system update, its first since November 2020.Version 11.15.0-47 is now available, and according to Nintendo's patch notes, it brings little more than "improvements to the stability and usability of the…

After seven months, the Nintendo 3DS has received a minor update to version 11.15.0-47 that adds system stability improvements, according to dataminer OatsDome. The last time the Nintendo 3DS received an update was back on…

Are you looking for Nintendo DS emulators? Do you want to play DS games like Pokemon, Mario, The Legend of Zelda and Metroid Prime Hunters? If your answer is "Yes" then luckily you came across the right article. In 2004, the Nintendo…

Nintendo of Japan is announcing a big change for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops, possibly signaling the closure of digital stores in 2022.…

5-1 Writing a “Top 10 Best 3DS Games” article is like writing a console obituary. We talk about his existence, the great successes he had in life and the loved ones he leaves behind. In the case of a game device, relatives are all the…

Share this articleCompanies in this articleIn September 2020, Square Enix announced that Dragon Quest 11 had shipped over six million units worldwide, making it the best-selling game in the series to date.At first glance, these are…

The Nintendo Switch has just taken an incredible new sales milestone. Earlier this year, the Nintendo Switch celebrated its fourth anniversary with the release of the hit hybrid console on March 3, 2017. And now, Ninty has revealed how…

(CNN) - Playing video games just got a whole lot classier, as a gold-plated Nintendo Wii made for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is up for sale on eBay. But you might have to part with $300,000 if you want to…

Playing video games has become a lot more fancy, like a gold plated Nintendo Wii Made for Made for is for is for is for Queen elizabeth ii is for sale on eBay. But you might have to part with US $ 300,000 if you…

Nintendo 3DS turns 10 on March 27 (in the US anyway), so what better time to remember House of Mario's innovative handheld. Successor to Nintendo 2DS, 3DS has enabled millions of people to play 3D without using 3D glasses. Nintendo's 3D…

Picture: Nintendo / KotakuMarch 27, 2011 Nintendo released the 3DS, its portable successor to the very successfulNintendo DS. He has since sold 70 million units around the world and has released a host of great games over the past!-->!-->!-->!-->…

My reasons for buying a Nintendo 3DS at launch on March 25, 2011 were garbage. I wanted a Nintendo 3DS at launch because a) no one else I knew had one, b) I never got to do Magic Eyes, and - by a twist of fate - I had the money.…

Before the Switch wowed gamers with its hybrid functionality, it was the 3DS that brought true 3D gaming to a handheld console. Since its release almost ten years ago, the Nintendo 3DS…

The Nintendo 3DS will not be forgotten. I know I must be old if when I hear "Nintendo 3DS" I always categorize it as "new technology" in my head, comparing it to the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color.!-->!-->>-->!-->-->!-->-->…

Nintendo DS Lite is widely regarded as one of Nintendo's best hardware updates. It helped push the popular handheld to 154.9 million units sold and solved many contentious issues consumers were having with the console's original bulky…

Source: Rebecca Spear / iMore Nintendo has released its most recent financial report which encompasses their earnings throughout the past fiscal year, comparisons to previous fiscal years, and forecasts for future sales and earnings. The…

The Nintendo Switch has now shipped almost 80 million consoles worldwide, which means that it has officially surpassed the lifetime sales of the Nintendo 3DS (76 million).Only the Wii (101.6 million), Game Boy (118.7 million) and Nintendo…

Choosing the “best” Nintendo console is a subjective choice, but what if we went in another direction? Instead of ranking what one thinks of the history of the Japanese video game giant,…

A new infographic visualizes how Nintendo's consoles have sold over the years. The illustration covers sales from SNES to Switch.…

See a more detailed version of the above by clicking here Every year it feels like the gaming industry sees the same stories: record sales, unfathomable market reach, and questions about the growing market. We are already well beyond the…

Amidst all of the game's news from last week, Nintendo announced that they were stopping production of their handheld console, the Nintendo 3DS. Released in 2011 as a successor to the Nintendo DS, the 3DS and its various iterations had…

Earlier this year, Nintendo confirmed that the company is no longer producing Nintendo 3DS consoles. News has recently started to spread due to an update on Nintendo's Japanese website in red text. The North American Nintendo 3DS…

It's been an interesting race, but the days of Nintendo 3DS are officially over.The video game company confirmed Thursday the end of production of the 3DS family of consoles, adding a note on the official website: "The manufacture of the…

A photo of a Nintendo 3DS, which replaced the audio guides at the Louvre Museum, taken on April 12, 2012, in Paris.Photo: Frank Fife/AFP (Getty Images)One of Nintendo's most beloved handheld consoles, the 3DS, has been discontinued.!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…

Nintendo has officially abandoned its 3DS handheld gaming platform. Word spread early Thursday, with Twitter users in Japan noticing the remaining 3DS models on Nintendo's Japanese-language website listed as "out of production." A…

After a nine-year run and over 75 million units sold, Nintendo officially killed the 3DS.Nintendo 3DS XL.Production has now ceased on all 3DS hardware models, including the New Nintendo 3DS and New…

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the SaGa series, the first three games in the series are coming to Nintendo Switch in one collection! The first Game Boy RPG to have sold over a…

While the Switch has been Nintendo's flagship gaming device for just over three years, the 3DS has continued to play an important role as an affordable alternative, allowing the company to sell its software to consumers most.…

KEY POINTSFour years after its launch, the Nintendo Switch has proven to be a critical and commercial success for Nintendo, in large part due to its hybrid design.After the underperformance of the Wii U, Nintendo has made a commitment to…

Nintendo Switch is Nintendo's seventh best-selling hardware product, and lifetime sales have eclipsed 55.77 million since its launch in 2017. That's a 60% increase over the previous year, according to the latest report on the company's…

Becoming obsessed with a video game is a natural distraction for many people who practice safe social distancing to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.One game that people are excited about right now is Animal Crossing: New…

While the Nintendo Switch has been a major hit over the past three years, the Nintendo 3DS also played an important role in the video game market in 2019. Its low price, small size, and durability made the 3DS an attractive proposition for…

The Nintendo DS was Nintendo's popular dual-screen portable gaming device that hit shelves around the world in 2004 and 2005. Containing a built-in microphone, sophisticated touchscreen, and wireless adapter, the new device took everything…

Nintendo this week unveiled the Switch Lite, a portable version of the Switch with a slimmer shape. Naturally, the inclusion of this new Switch in Nintendo's stable raises the question of the place of the venerable 3DS in the new family.…

Share this articleCompanies in this articleTime, it seems, has passed for the Nintendo 3DS.Although Nintendo expects stable sales of the 3DS product family in its next fiscal year - to the tune of 100,000 console sales and 500,000 software…

Nintendo's Game Boy was released 30 years ago. It marked a beginning and an end. The end of me as a child, teenager and productive adult - let's…

There's no official announcement that the Nintendo 3DS is coming to an end, but the contents of a financial briefing from the video game company hinted that the handheld is nearly at its end of the line. Specifically, it's the lack of…

(Photo: Nintendo)It looks like the Nintendo 3DS era is finally coming to an end. Today Nintendo confirmed that it has nothing new to announce regarding proprietary software for the Nintendo 3DS. And while there is still…

Released on December 9, 2018, "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" is Nintendo's best-selling game, having sold over 12 million copies to date. “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” is a fighting game for Nintendo Switch,…

There is no denying that the 3DS was a key hardware release for Nintendo. Not only has this brave handheld seen some of the best Nintendo games in recent memory - including The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Animal Crossing: New…

Nintendo has high expectations for the Switch this holiday season, predicting total sales that will some considered too ambitious. The company wants the system to hit 20 million units sold in this fiscal year, and that brought that number…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuunSrZcrUc Just in case you forgot the music behind the popular Nintendo games, now you have the chance to hear some truly unique performances from the classics. In this episode of Geek on…

The little system that could (continue to sell despite age and competition).Kyle Orland About a year ago, we looked at some historical sales data and publicly!-->!-->…

While most of the attention Nintendo receives these days is for the Switch (and the DIY cardboard toy controllers that system recently revealed), the Nintendo 3DS platform is still killing it. Nintendo today announced that the 3DS…

Game Boy is back! The £ 75 retro Nintendo console remake has an aluminum case and works with all your old gamesThe improved version of the retro gadget is expected to be released at the end of the summerThe device charges via…

Nintendo has a big problem; they have two successful consoles that need their support. At this point, everyone is very aware that the Nintendo Switch is a huge hit. It is still hard to find on store shelves and has an impressive range…

The Wii U is being erased. Credit: Nintendo There was an update for the Wii U recently. It's ... surprising to say the least. As far as I know, we're all supposed to agree that the Wii U wasn't…

Overwatch developer Blizzard hasn't ruled out the possibility of the game appearing on Nintendo Switch.The Nintendo Switch games roster is a little light at the moment, but an Overwatch port would give it a real boost.Overwatch director…

Nintendo's latest gaming machine seems to be off to a good start. According to Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime - as told The New York Times - the new Nintendo Switch had a better first two days of…

Nintendo's new Switch video game console is shown at a presentation in Tokyo on January 13, 2017.Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images The Nintendo Switch goes on sale today, March 3, priced at around $ 300 in North America and…

The Wii U might have been a solid console with some great games, but I don't think Nintendo is sad that it's time to end. With reports that production has ceased in Japan, the company has left us with one final figure that tells the whole…

The Nintendo DS is the second best-selling console of all time, with 154 million units sold worldwide and more than a billion moved software units. It represents Nintendo's greatest achievement, with a huge library supported by all major…

Even with the Nintendo Switch on the way, there are plenty of reasons to buy a Nintendo 3DS this holiday season. The problem is, many buyers struggle to find the handheld at retail, with very limited stock reported nationwide. When…

On Thursday, Nintendo lifted the veil on Project NX, and announced the launch of its hybrid games console, the Nintendo Switch.As the company's first new console launch since the unveiling of the underperforming Wii U in 2012, Nintendo's…

With the release of Oceanhorn on PS4 and Xbox One last month, publisher FDG Entertainment announced that the game has sold a million units across all platforms. In addition to the aforementioned consoles, it is now…

Have you ever wondered where Nintendo got the idea for the DS? If that sounds like a limited edition retro-themed Nintendo DS above, then you're not far off. If you are too young to remember the vibrant year 1982, then we…

No one would say Nintendo's Wii U had a good run. The video game console has a solid lineup of exclusive games, but that's about all it can boast of. Hardware sales have slowed at a breakneck pace, totaling only around 12 million…

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Nintendo is releasing the New Nintendo 3DS XL without an AC adapter in the box in North America and Europe, so buyers who don't already own a DSi or 3DS (and their associated charger) will need to purchase an AC adapter separately.…

Handheld game consoles are still relevant. As the Wii U flounders, it's almost easy to forget that Nintendo has another console plugging in in a valiant effort to bolster the company's bottom line. The 3DS has been out for over three…

Nintendo Co Ltd.'s (OTC: NTDOY) Iconic Game Boy, which redefined portable gaming, turns 25 this week. Over the years, the original black and white console was upgraded with smaller form factors and…

The Nintendo 3DS sells 4.5 million units in its first year in the United StatesThe platform sells almost twice as many units as the Nintendo DS sold in its first yearREDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The era of glasses-free 3D gaming…

Tired of nintendo During Satoru Iwata's press event and round of interviews at the E3 video game conference last week, Satoru Iwata looked pleased. Among the new motion-sensing gaming systems from Microsoft and sony…

It might not be a household name, but Shigeru Miyamoto is one of the most successful artists of the last century and, without question, the most respected designer in the video game industry.Father of Mario and countless other icons of the…