A new partnership between Nintendo UK and The Cloud will allow 3DS users to access more than 5,000 Wi-Fi hotspots for free. Starting today all of The Cloud’s access points will allow 3DS owners to access content via the Nintendo SpotPass service, access the Nintendo eShop or browse the Internet. Nintendo also took the opportunity to call out the PlayStation Vita during the announcement, “this is what Wi-Fi offers compared to a technology such as 3G, which struggles to handle really rich, data-hungry video content.”
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The Nintendo 3DS is having a tough run as of late. Following last week’s announcement that it would lower the price of the handheld, 3DS sales fell to 16,415 units down from 31,826 units the week before. The four days following the announcement represented the greatest decline. Even more surprising is that on August 11 when the price cut goes into effect, sales of the 3DS are expected to decline further.
Slashing the price of a product doesn’t usually require an apology but the Nintendo 3DS price cut is a little different. Despite offering a bundle of games as compensation to early adopters – Nintendo is trying to style them as “3DS Ambassadors” – CEO Satoru Iwata has penned an apology note to fans who feel let down.
In the slightly over-dramatic letter, he tells Nintendo 3DS owners “there is nothing we can do to completely make up for the feeling that you are being punished for buying the system early” and assures them that they’re “extremely important”. Read on for more of Iwata’s mea culpa including some Mario news to further sugar the pill…
Nintendo has promised a major Nintendo 3DS price cut across the world. It began by announcing that it was slicing ¥10,000 off the price of the console in Japan but has now confirmed that the US price will drop from $249.99 to $169.99 and the UK price will be cut “by a third”.
The new Nintendo 3DS price will take effect from August 12 but if you’ve already bought one and are feeling miffed, Nintendo has sweetened the deal for you too. Read on to discover how you’ll be rewarded for your faith in the 3D machine…
Yesterday Amazon temporarily suspended sales of the cosmo black Nintendo 3DS. The console was later reinstated, but not before the mainstream media ran wild with the story. Today, we lay out the facts and uncover what exactly went wrong at Amazon. Spoiler alert: there’s nothing wrong with the cosmo black Nintendo 3DS.
Friday! We’re at the end of the week, just a few hours till the weekend. We’ve got all the big news from this morning, and you’ll be glad to hear there’s not a word about News International. Just tech tech tech, so come with us as we see what’s been happening.
It was one of the biggest titles announced during the Nintendo 3DS launch back at E3 2010 but it Assassin’s Creed: Lost Legacy has lived up to its title and been lost for good. In an interview with Joystiq, Darby McDevitt, the lead writer for the forthcoming Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, explains that the concept of the Assassin’s Creed 3DS game now forms the foundation for that title.
He says: “You may have heard of the game ‘Lost Legacy’ for the 3DS. It was announced but kind of morphed into this idea.” So while Ubisoft previously predicted that 3D games would make up 50% of releases by 2012, it doesn’t seem to be making the Nintendo 3DS a priority. Of course, though Assassin’s Creed: Lost Legacy has been canned, that doesn’t mean the company won’t release another handheld adventure in the future.
A full serving of tech news is on tap this morning in your daily US Update. We’ve got the lastest on Angry Birds for Windows Phone, the release of Fring for iPad, 2011 MacBook Air rumors, Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, an early LG Optimus 3D release and the Nokia 700 Zeta. Buckle up and enjoy the ride.
The bird, bird, bird is the word. Angry Birds is now available for Windows Phone 7 in two flavors: paid and free. The free version is capped at just a few levels so you’ll need to buy the full version if you plan on feeding your pig killing, bird smashing addiction.