Nintendo

Nintendo Worried People Aren’t Buying 3DS’ Magic

Nintendo’s glasses-free 3DS portable gaming system isn’t selling as well as the company expected because people don’t understand how great the gadget is or how to properly use it, the president of the company theorises.


April 25, 2011
In Real Life

The Cheapest (And Best) Street Pass Hits You’ll Ever Get

Kotaku AU

After my epic Street Pass quest, I’m finding it difficult to enter my Mii Plaza without feeling a distinct sense of nausea at the pit of my bowels. That said, it’ll probably have worn off by May 7, which is when Aussie-Nintendo are holding their inaugural Street Pass event, on the steps of the Sydney Opera House.


April 20, 2011
In Real Life

A 3DS, Street Pass And The Last Train To Bombay – Part 2

Kotaku AU

24,132 steps, 11 Kotaku readers, seven train journeys, four JB Hifis, three EBs, three video game arcades, two LAN centres, one trip to Sydney Airport and so much more. All in the name of a single, arguably pointless goal – 50 Street Pass hits in one single day. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll shake your head in a condescending manner. This is the story of one man, his 3DS, and The Last Train To Bombay.


April 8, 2011
Nintendo

Objection! Is StreetPass The Best Feature Of The 3DS?

Kotaku AU

Welcome to Objection! This is where we take the time to go on-depth on current gaming issues, and let you guys continue the discussion in the comments section. This week we’re talking StreetPass. Nintendo seems to have overlooked this feature in its marketing, but could it end up being the handheld’s best feature?


March 25, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo 3DS Refines Your Music Taste, Finds Your Soulmate

A feature tucked away in Nintendo’s upcoming portable game console tracks the musical zeitgeist of 3DS owners.


March 20, 2011
Nintendo

3DS StreetPass Groups Forming To Play Together Outside

Street Pass is the new, always-on wireless connection for the Nintendo 3DS through which multiplayer gaming is possible. The idea is, a couple of perfect strangers, both with 3DSes, will be buzzed when they’re near each other, inviting them to connect. A 3DS StreetPass group is forming, a week before the device’s release, to take the happenstance out of such encounters.