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.
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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.
A world of dual analog inputs is coming to the Nintendo 3DS, set to debut next month at a trade show in Tokyo. According to the French technology website 01net, Nintendo has been developing a joystick for the 3DS and asked certain game developers to come up with new titles optimized for the dual-controller console. The site also claims that a 3DS replacement is set to debut in early 2012. The rumors sent Nintendo shares to the moon, rising over eight percent on the Osaka Securities Exchange.
The more we hear about the Wii U, the more we can’t wait to get one under our TV. So we’re chuffed Nintendo’s president and chief operating officer has just spilled more about the forthcoming console.
So when’s it out? Will it stream movies to the control? Can you use the 3DS with it? And will it get 3D capabilities in the near future? All will be revealed…
Catch-up time! As another week draws to a close, it’s time to recount the best stories to have hit Electricpig this week. This weekend we have the latest on the Nintendo 3DS TV service tipped to arrive soon, the latest new Xbox developments, a glimpse of the Nokia N9, a first look at Olympus’ new Pen E-P3 Micro Four Thirds range, and much more.
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Friday lunchtime: the weekend is so close we can almost taste it. But before you hit the pub/scoff a sandwich at your desk, check out what’s happened today in tech.