Remember the Nintendo Wii U unveiling at E3 last year? Remember how confusing it was, and how loads of people thought that the tablet gaming controller was just an add-on for the existing Wii? Nintendo’s got itself into a worried state and may be on the verge of a complete rebranding. Read more
The Circle Pad Pro add-on for the Nintendo 3DS is an ugly old beast. It’s been born out of necessity due to Nintendo’s frankly ludicrous decision to omit a second joystick for the 3DS at launch. Now it seems it’s so cumbersome that it actually needs its own source of power. Read more
The Nintendo 3DS was supposed to be one of the gadgets of 2011. But seven months after its UK launch, the handheld hub is struggling to stay relevant, as iPhone and Android games turn the portable gaming market on its head. The Japanese giant’s latest attempt at making the 3DS relevant is a new software updated, reportedly set for release on 4 November, which will bring 3D video recording, an improved eShop and a new StreetPass game. But there’s just no escaping the fact that if this update fails, Nintendo will have to concede that handheld gaming is no longer the guaranteed cash cow it once was.
You’d be hard pressed to argue that the Nintendo 3DS has met with the reception Ninety was hoping for. Even with a large price cut, the auto-stereoscopic gaming handheld has struggled to capture the imagination of gamers who’ve now come to expect the same standard of title available for a pittance on their smartphone. And now, another blow: yet another franchise synonymous with the DS family has just announced it’s heading to iPhone.
Got a Nintendo 3DS? Then you’ll want to un-boggle those eyes, sit up straight and pay attention: Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has popped up on stage at a Nintendo party just before the Tokyo Game Show to announce impending software updates for your three-dimensional console. What’s in store? Details after the jump.
