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Are Gaming’s Biggest Portables Becoming Its Smallest Niche?

Last week’s drastic, surprising price drop for Nintendo’s 3DS gaming portable brought turmoil not just to the last major dedicated gaming hardware company in the world, but also the notion of portable gaming.

August 1, 2011
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Can Nintendo Dominate Digital?

Face it. Nintendo’s never been a powerhouse in digital entertainment, like Sony or Microsoft. That could change.

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Xenoblade Chronicles Gets An Australian Release Date

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Nintendo Australia has just announced that Xenoblade Chronicles will get it’s Australian release on September 1, and will be packaged with a ‘Special Soundtrack’ CD.

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Nintendo To Support Paid DLC On The 3DS

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It hasn’t been a great couple of weeks for Nintendo and, in particular, the 3DS. In an attempt to stem the tide of negativity Nintendo has reduced the price but, according to Andriasang, Nintendo is now looking to bring paid DLC to the 3DS and the upcoming Wii U.

July 30, 2011
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How To Collect Your 20 Free 3DS Games

Own a Nintendo 3DS or plan on getting one in the next couple of weeks? Congratulations you’re now a Nintendo 3DS Ambassador and that means you get 20 free games. Right? Maybe.

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But What If You Don’t Have Internet? Can You Get 20 Free Games?

I have internet. If you’re reading this, you probably have internet. But not everyone in Japan has internet.

July 29, 2011
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Nintendo President Takes Blame For 3DS, Getting 50% Pay Cut

Today in Tokyo, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata addressed shareholders regarding the Nintendo 3DS. For Nintendo, things have been better.

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Sorry, America, Still No Xenoblade Chronicles For You

Not that this will be too big a surprise for suffering American Wii owners, but in Nintendo’s latest release schedule (out today), there’s still no mention of Xenoblade Chronicles being due for North America. It’s still scheduled for release in Europe, however, on August 19.

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3DS Rocks Japanese Retail

Yesterday’s 3DS price-drop was sudden. It caught many off guard, including some Japanese game retailers.

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Objection! The Impact Of Nintendo’s 3DS Price Drop

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Yesterday Nintendo announced that it would be reducing the price of the 3DS, only four months after launch. What does this mean for Nintendo and its struggling handheld. Is it a sign of weakness, a sign of competition from PS Vita and smartphones, or simply a sign of the times?

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