In a Thursday earnings call, GameStop said it captured big Nintendo 3DS market share immediately after the handheld’s launch, but the retailer now projects slower-than-expected sales in the near-term. “We were very excited about 3DS when it launched. [It] was one of the highest market shares we’ve ever had for a Nintendo launch at 45 [...]

“This time, we used the 3D for presenting the game, but next time I want to make software that involves 3D in the game design,” Team Ninja leader, Yosuke Hayashi, recently said to Nintendo’s president, Satoru Iwata. “When I read Miyamoto-san’s interviews, I realized that he designs games that can only be accomplished in 3D. [...]

Nintendo and Best Buy are teaming up on the 3DS.(Credit: Nintendo) Nintendo and Best Buy are teaming up to try to improve the 3DS experience.Starting in June, Best Buy will offer 3DS owners free wireless access inside 1,000 stores. When folks connect to the Best Buy network via the portable’s SpotPass feature, they will find [...]

Traditional fighting games have been fairly scarce on the Nintendo front in recent console generations. Whilst Nintendo players have been blessed with the sublime Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, Super Smash Bros. and a stream of fighters based on animé shows, popular franchises like Street Fighter, Tekken and Dead or Alive have found homes elsewhere. [...]

After a knockout launch in Japan, the Nintendo 3DS is now scheduled to release in the U.S. on March 27. What makes this handheld device interesting is that you don’t need glasses to enjoy its three-dimensional effects. Plus, a 3D slider makes it easier to create a 3D depth that works best for you. Nintendo 3DS [...]

The price war over Nintendo’s new handheld device seems to be intensifying with UK supermarket, Morrison’s, the latest retailer to cut their price for the 3DS.They are now listing the pre-order price of the Nintendo 3DS at 187 GBP which is currently the lowest in the UK, even undercutting online retailers.To secure the handheld at [...]

Nintendo Co. this week said it will hold a Nintendo 3DS Demo Tour in the U.S. to offer consumers the chance to test drive the new handheld. Nintendo 3DS Demo Pods and Demo Squads will be in select U.S. cities beginning Mar. 11 to allow users to try built-in software, launch titles, and new Augmented [...]

March 10, 2011 – 1:04 A.M.March 8, 2011Visitors to this year’s PAX East event will get more than just a glimpse into Nintendo’s all-star lineup of console and hand-held video games. Running March 11-13 in Boston, the festival also marks an opportunity for U.S. consumers to experience the new Nintendo 3DS™ portable system in advance [...]

The Nintendo 3DS is giving Shigeru Miyamoto the opportunity to fulfill a wish: remake Star Fox 64. In the newest installment of Iwata Asks, Nintendo president and CEO Saturo Iwata sat down with Miyamoto to talk about the two upcoming N64 remakes for the 3DS – Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Star Fox [...]

In addition to sporting a cutting-edge glasses-free 3-D display, Nintendo’s 3DS handheld also offers a number of other features, including built-in Wi-Fi support and the innovative new SpotPass, which allows the device to seek out Wi-Fi signals and download content while it’s in sleep mode. DLC has the potential to be a big thing for [...]