News

3DS Games Won’t Send Developers Broke, But…

Never mind that we don’t know how much a Nintendo 3DS game costs to buy, developers need to develop the games first. And that costs money.


In Real Life

Make Your Own Cheapo Version Of The Nintendo 3DS

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The Nintendo 3DS is a glasses-free 3D gaming portable due next February for ¥25,000 ($300). That’s a long ways away! Let’s make a low budget version right now.


October 22, 2010
In Real Life

Love Simulator Gets Real Adult Movie Parody

It was inevitable, bound to happen. There’s now a Japanese adult video knock off of Konami’s 2009 love simulator Love Plus. The alarming thing isn’t the porn parody, but rather, that it’s taken this long!


News

The Red DSi XL Is Official

After images of the snappy red DSi XL popped up on a US retail site, it seemed like the handheld would be coming to the States. Today, Nintendo made it official.


October 18, 2010

Mario’s New Red DSi XL Coming To America

That very snappy red DSi XL that was minted for Super Mario Bros’ 25th birthday? It looks like it’s coming to the US market, courtesy of a listing on Walmart’s website.


September 30, 2010

Should You Buy A Nintendo DS?

The Nintendo DS is the most successful portable gaming machine on the planet. More than 100 million of them are out there. So maybe you should own one too? Or is 2005′s wonder-machine a relic at this point? Updated.


September 29, 2010
News

The 3DS Will Let You Import Your Digital Game Library

Remember how Nintendo screwed everyone with a DSi over who either bought a new DSi or moved over to the DSi XL? No. Let me refresh your memory.


News

Check Out Mario’s Sweet Birthday DSi XL

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros, Nintendo will next month release this rather fetching custom DSi XL console.


September 21, 2010
News

Nintendo Of America Loses Chirpy Exec

Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, is leaving not just Nintendo but the game industry effective October 1, a month shy of her third anniversary with the company, according to Nintendo.


September 14, 2010
In Real Life

Saving Professor Layton’s London In San Francisco

People puzzling in the streets of San Francisco during Nintendo’s Professor Layton and the Unwound Future special event. Be sure to read Kotaku’s full review!