Whenever you travel, are you the type of person who packs their Nintendo DS before towels, toothbrushes and pants? Does the drudgery of long haul travel mean an opportunity for some hardcore mobile gaming? Well don’t look now, but portable console gaming  might be a thing of the past if the latest spec details from Nintendo are anything to go by – their new iteration of the DS is going to use twice the battery charge compared with some earlier models. Improved graphics, sound and gameplay functions in the Nintendo 3DS game library will result in the battery charge dropping

The Nintendo 3DS is expected to be one of the biggest selling pieces of electronics hardware in 2011, with the latest iteration of the mobile games console offering all of the top games in their traditional 2 dimensions as well as enhanced in 3D. Taking advantage of the dual-screen 3D device display is a console-mounted 3D camera for taking stills in 3 dimensions. Exactly what effect this will bring to attempts to display such snaps on non-3D devices is open to question, but Nintendo are expected to take advantage of this hardware as a major selling point for the handheld –

With the Nintendo 3DS launch nearing, pictures of one of the leaked 3DS being dismantled by curious geeks have been spotted online. Check out the image that is making the rounds in all the tech sites at the moment. As you might know, when the 3DS arrives, it will provide gamers with a full 3D experience without wearing glasses, which is first of a kind in the gaming industry. Nintendo had also recently announced a list of upcoming games for the new gaming console. A few days ago, we had seen the leaked images of the upcoming 3DS. The newly leaked images, which come to us

Nintendo’s World 2011 3DS demo event is just around the corner and this will be the first time that the general public will be able to lay their hands on   the highly-anticipated 3DS line up. The event will take place from January 8th to  the 10th in Tokyo, Japan. With the event less than two weeks away, the company has announced the detailed lists of all the games that are expected to make an appearance at event. They have also confirmed the details of the games which are going to be playable ones and about the other ones that are going to be tech demos of games in

For those of you eagerly awaiting the Nintendo 3DS we have news that the console is available for pre-orders starting today in GameStop stores. All you need to do is to deposit some $25 or $50 (depending on store, we’ve been told) with your local GameStop and at launch you’ll be one lucky chap who wouldn’t have to worry about availability. For now there’s no confirmation for a US price tag — although rumors have it that it’s in the $300 range, and we’re also hearing that some GameStop employees don’t even know that they have the 3DS in the system. If that’s

Nintendo will release on 26 November its green and orange bundles of its Nintendo DSi portable gaming device, which is specially for Black Friday. Both bundles include the Mario Party DS game and are priced at $149.99. Nintendo is also offering the limited-edition red Wii hardware that includes a new red Wii Remote Plus controller, a red Nunchuk controller, and games New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Wii Sports at a suggested retail price of $199.99. [businesswire]

December 10th Spike TV will once again hold their version of a videogame awards show. Celebrities, good looking women, and music performances. The most nominations belong to Mass Effect 2 and Bioware completely deserves it. A lot of good games came out this year and hopefully the people voting aren’t just fan boys. Who do you think will take Game of the Year? Game of the Year: Call of Duty: Black Ops God of War III Halo: Reach Mass Effect 2 Red Dead Redemption Best Xbox 360 Game: Alan Wake Fable III Halo: Reach Mass Effect 2 Best

Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that Madden will be the first EA sports title on Nintendo’s highly awaited 3DS.  The game is expected to release the first half of 2011. This addition to the award winning football franchise will include game modes such as, 11-on-11, fast paced 5-on-5 football, and a season mode. The 3-D gameplay will come in effectively when you make a “Spotlight Moment” and “Call Your Shots”. The “Call Your Shots” feature puts the game play in 3-D allowing them to draw their own plays on-the-fly directly on to the screen. Much like the

Nintendo America President Reggie Fils-Aime has finally acknowledged what many have been saying for some time now. Nintendo indeed sees Apple and its products as the bigger threat than what Microsoft and Sony have to offer for gaming aficionados. The admission came from Nintendo America president when asked if he thought the dip in Wii sales in the last four months has them worried. Despite the Xbox 360 capturing the title of top-selling gaming console off late, the threat from Apple is apparently greater. The concern though is very well placed as in the long term Apple seems to

We always knew that Treyarch was a great PC developer and they have a team devoted especially for PC titles — must be no different this time around. Despite the title being out on Xbox 360, Wii, Playstation 3 and PC on November 9, we honestly think it’s the PC version that will probably have the best feel and look, when it’s all set and done. Why? Because dedicated servers have been confirmed for Call of Duty: Black Ops. However, as nice as it may sound to have support for multiplayer matches on dedicated servers, PC gamers who cannot wait for Black Ops to be released,