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Nintendo Slashes Price on 3DS, Gives Free Games To Those Who Paid Full Price
By Chris Morran on July 28, 2011 2:49 PM
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New technology is always a risk, both for the manufacturer who invests years and funds into development and for the early adopter, who spends their money knowing full well that the tech could disappear or be eclipsed very quickly. So while it's no surprise that Nintendo has had to slash the retail price on its Nintendo 3DS handheld devices, it's nice to see that the company isn't leaving its devoted customers in the dark. More »
Reader Finally Receives Unblemished, Functional, Nintendo 3Ds
By Ben Popken on July 1, 2011 10:00 AM
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After reader Ray's story about receiving and swapping out four messed up Nintendo 3DSes in a row, two of which were lemons, Nintendo reached out to get in touch with him. We played matchmaker and now Ray is happy to report that they gave him a brand spanking new 3Ds. They also let him pick out two new games to make up for the hassle. More »
I Just Want A Nintendo 3DS That's Not Broken
By Ben Popken on June 15, 2011 4:00 PM
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Ray is a huge Nintendo fan. Which is why it hurts so much that every time he tries to get his defective 3DS replaced, they send him another one that has a different defect. The first 3DS had dead pixels, the second had deep scratches, and the top screen was sliding on the third. Now he's on his fourth DS, and it too has troubs. The touch screen keeps slanting to a greater and greater degree. Why, Nintendo, why have you forsaken your loyal follower? More »
Nintendo Unveils Wii U, Complete With Touchscreen Controller
By Chris Morran on June 7, 2011 2:17 PM
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When Nintendo originally unleashed its Wii console on the world — and all the breakable furniture in everyone's living rooms — the talk was about the new control system that allowed users to be more physically involved in their gaming experience. Earlier today, the video game giant finally unveiled its Wii U, the first in the next generation of consoles. And once again Nintendo is attempting to revolutionize the game controller. More »
Nintendo's US Servers Hacked, Says No User Info Was Compromised
By Mary Beth Quirk on June 5, 2011 9:51 PM
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Following in Sony's unfortunate footsteps, Nintendo announced that their US servers were hacked Sunday, but they say no personal or company information was lost. More »
Wii Price Cut To $150
By Ben Popken on May 4, 2011 3:00 PM
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As rumored, Nintendo has officially cut the suggested retail price of the Wii, down to $150 from $200. In addition, they are launching a budget-conscious line of titles for the system dubbed "Nintendo Selects," which will retail for $19.99. More »
Price Drop Lends Credibility To Rumors Of New Nintendo Wii On The Horizon
By Chris Morran on April 18, 2011 2:44 PM
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Last week, we reported on the rumors of the impending release of a newer, better Nintendo Wii, along with reports that the company would be dropping the console's price to $150 to clear inventory of the older models. Well, it's not quite the announcement from Nintendo HQ that people have been waiting for, but a number of retailers have gone ahead and slashed Wii prices down to $170. More »
Glasses-Free 3D Fails To Wow At CES 2011
By Chris Morran on January 7, 2011 12:06 AM
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If glasses-free 3D is truly the future of TV, you wouldn't know by the handful of companies that are showing off the technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. More »
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Nintendo Wants To Trademark "It's On Like Donkey Kong"
By Chris Morran on November 10, 2010 5:11 PM
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Even though people have been using the phrase "It's on like Donkey Kong" for two decades, Nintendo has just gotten around to filing a request with the Patent and Trademark office to slap a little "TM" on those words. More »
Netflix On Wii Now Disc-Free
By Chris Morran on October 18, 2010 12:15 PM
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Finally, the tyranny of the Netflix disc is no longer! As of today, Wii owners who had been using the family friendly gaming console to access Netflix's streaming video selection will no longer need to take out their Wii Sports or Lego Indiana Jones disc in order to watch a movie. More »
Netflix For Wii Discs Shipping To Everyone Now
By Chris Morran on April 12, 2010 8:25 AM
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A few weeks back, we wrote that Netflix had shipped out a load of discs to Wii users as the final test of their streaming video product for the Nintendo gaming console. And while the initial results weren't exactly mind-blowing, they must have been good enough because Netflix has decided to fully launch the program today. More »
Netflix Sends Out Discs To Test Streaming Via Wii
By Chris Morran on March 25, 2010 1:45 PM
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It's been known for quite some time that Netflix would be offering streaming video via the Nintendo Wii. And today the video delivery service announced they've sent out the first batch of discs to some Wii-owning Netflix customers so that they can finally get the ball rolling. More »
McDonald's To Use Nintendo DS For Training Employees
By Chris Morran on March 22, 2010 10:55 AM
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Looks like the Nintendo DS isn't just for MarioKart and Brain Age. According to a new report, burger biggie McDonald's is looking to use the handheld gaming device as an employee-training tool. More »
Blogger Says GameStop Is Abusing 'Free' Demo To Drive Up Preorders
By Phil Villarreal on March 16, 2010 9:23 AM
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Nintendo Gal is accusing GameStop of taking a free demo for the Wii game Monster Hunter Tri and systematically refusing to give it out to customers, demanding they plop $5 for a pre-order in order to snag the disc. More »
Wii Fit Plus Shortage May Be Rocking The Nation
By Phil Villarreal on February 1, 2010 10:00 AM
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Marcus wants a Wii Fit Plus game that includes the balance board and retails for $100. Problem is, he can't find it anywhere. Third-party sellers are charging $150 and more on Amazon for the exercise game, which was the second-best seller in December, and everywhere he checks seems to be out of stock. More »
Netflix Streaming Finally Coming To The Wii
By Meg Marco on January 13, 2010 12:23 PM
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Those of you with the Wii will no longer be left out of the Netflix streaming party. The service is coming to the console this spring. More »
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NES Emulator Available On iPhone App Store For Brief, Shining Moment
By Laura Northrup on December 22, 2009 6:52 PM
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MacWorld reports that Nescaline, an NES emulator, received Apple's blessing and was briefly available for download from the App Store, but quickly disappeared. iPhone users craving marathon mobile sessions of Paperboy were bereft. More »
Reader Angered By QVC $150 Markup Wii
By Ben Popken on December 14, 2009 10:10 AM
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A reader saw the $150 marked-up Wii on QVC and became so incensed that he immediately left an impassioned voicemail on our voicemail tipline (347-422-6695). I love this thing: More »
Researchers Conclude Wii Fit Produces 'Underwhelming Results'
By Phil Villarreal on November 11, 2009 3:00 PM
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—>Nintendo's flapjack-like selling Wii Fit isn't much of an exercise program, according to researchers from the American Council on Exercise, who researched the calorie-burning video game along with the University of Wisconsin La Crosse, Gamasutra reports. More »
Oh, Look, Yet Another Redesigned Nintendo DS
By Phil Villarreal on October 29, 2009 2:00 PM
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—>Nintendo is showing no mercy to those who picked up a DSi since it was released in April and announcing that gamers will have to pick up the new, redesigned DSi LL if they want to stay cutting-edge. More »
