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Nintendo Announces 3-D Handheld Gaming System [Updated]

Nintendo's just whisked the veil from its newest gaming machine: The 3DS. It's a reinvention of the classic handheld, with a high-tech booster injection from the whizzy display system of the moment--3-D graphics rendering. Back in ...READ»

Nintendo Announces 3-D Handheld - But Can It Steal Back Apple's Gaming Market Share?

Nintendo has revealed that it will be showing the next iteration of the DS handheld games console at the upcoming E3 games show in June, and it'll be sporting an amazing new feature: Glasses-free 3-D display technology. It's all an ...READ»

Nintendo DS in Classrooms to Help Japanese Schoolkids Find the Square Root of Mario

Ninteno's guru Shigeru Miyamoto has just revealed that Nintendo might be aiming at a surprising new market for its games consoles: Schools. With all the controversy about distractions and violence, is this sensible? Miyamoto's ...READ»

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Did Nintendo's President Just Reveal the Hi-Definition DS?

Nintendo's DS may be selling well, and the recently-revealed DSi XL isn't even on sale yet in the U.S. but that hasn't stopped the company's president from spilling the beans on a high-definition one with motion control. What the ...READ»

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Why The iPhone Version 3 Will Be a Games Platform

The rumor that Apple has plans a $20 "premium" price tag for games apps in the iTunes App Store is gaining traction on the Web--some claim that Apple sources have said it's really going to happen. While this move will enable a "top ...READ»

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New Handheld Device From Nintendo?

Despite the popularity of the Nintendo [TYO:7974] DS in the United States, Japanese buyers are apparently bored with the device and sales are sinking (especially in comparison to Sony's [NYSE:SNE] PSP). According to Wedbush Morgan ...READ»

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New Colors for Nintendo DS; Accessories for XBox Rock Band

While those of us in the States were stocking up on chips, charcoal and frozen meat last week, Nintendo (TYO: 7974) quietly confirmed that it will begin shipping its Nintendo DS handhelds in three colors in its European market: red, ...READ»