We can never just be sure of the Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming console release date as every new speculation forces us to take a different turn. And this time around, we are inclined to believe that the 3DS will first break cover in Japan on November 11 and then the Europeans will get to lay their hands on it in the Spring of 2011. Talk about the source, and it is a pretty reliable German newspaper dubbed the ‘Bild’ and just for the records, it has an extremely widespread circulation which makes it the highest selling Newspaper in Europe. On previous occasions, the speculated

Just hours ago, we had reported about a tweet posted by a developer which revealed the launch date of the Nintendo 3DS. Now the gaming handheld is in the news again, because the specs of the much-anticipated console have been leaked online. Sources revealed to IGN that the Nintendo 3DS will be coming equipped with two 266MHz ARM11 CPUs and a 133MHz GPU. It will also feature 4MB of dedicated VRAM, 64MB of RAM and 1.5GB of flash storage. DMP had confirmed, back in June, that 3DS’ GPU will be its PICA200 which features a maximum processing speed of roughly 200MHz. The information

A tweet which was posted by a Japanese peripheral developer has revealed the launch date of the Nintendo 3DS auto stereoscopic game system to be November 20. The tweeter apparently works with a company which manufactures accessories for the Nintendo game consoles. The tweet, which instructed followers to check out a line of 11 3DS accessories which are due to launch simultaneously with the system on November 20th, was removed after a while. The tweet was replaced with one that implied the accessories would be released at the same time as the 3DS, but failed to give out any

25 years ago on this day, Super Mario Bros saw the light of day and came out in Japan. Since then, it rose to become the world’s most famous and well-known game, a title even most non-gamers have at least heard of. Mario’s character and his sidekick Luigi have become iconic, and are seen by many as the poster children of the gaming industry. Since then, Mario has made his way on dozens of other games and spin-off media, and has helped Nintendo gain success over the five generations of their video game consoles and other products. Mario’s success is a truly remarkable one

Sharp has demonstrated its new phone with 3D camera and glass free display. The device, in concept form, would be on show at the IFA 2010 in Berlin. The company will also introduce two prototype screens, one of which will be 3.8 inches in size and the other will be 10.1 inches. The concept phone will come with a design similar to the iPhone 4 or the Samsung Galaxy S, and will feature two cameras on the rear. This feature would let you shoot 3D footage similar to the Fujifilm Real 3D W3 camera announced sometime ago. Just like the Nintendo 3DS, the screen will be using a

Nintendo is going to lower the prices of the DSi and DSi XL portable gaming system on 12 September 2010. The new price will be $149.99 for DSi and $169.99 for DSi XL. The DS Lite will remain at $129.99. The Nintendo DSi XL system, which features a screen that is 93 percent larger than that of the Nintendo DS Lite, comes pre-loaded with software like Brain Age Express: Math, Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, Flipnote Studio, Photo Clock and the Nintendo DSi Browser. [businesswire]

Marvell, the US chip company, has hinted that the company’s Armada processors will be powering a new portable gaming platform. The company  revealed that it  has made deals with a major customer to launch a new gaming platform. He said that about 15% of the increase in quarterly sales was due to the initial production revenue from their Armada processors, primarily as a result of a major customer preparing to launch a new gaming platform. As mobile and wireless accounts for around a third of Marvell’s total revenue, around $300 million in Q2 FY2011, this means the

According to a press release by Nintendo yesterday, they’ve managed to sell their 30 millionth copy of their Wii console in the 45 months since the device was launched on the market. This pretty much makes the Wii the most commercially successful console so far, as far as sale rates are considered. They even took the crown from Sony, who held the previous record of reaching 30 million sales in 60 months with their PlayStation 2. However, on a worldwide scale, Sony are still leading strong – Nintendo has only managed to sell 74 million Wii consoles so far, while Sony

Nintendo games have always been one of the cornerstones of videogame history. However, despite many successful games, Nintendo has faced a steadily dropping sales rate for its DS series of portable consoles. This is partly due to the rise in popularity of iPhones and iPod Touches as quality mobile gaming devices as many gamers see it better to carry one multifunctional device like the iPhone than a single function device like a DS console. This lead to curiosity on the part of shareholders about whether they had any plans to expand into games for 3rd party platforms like iOS and

Nintendo’s Wii console is about to receive yet another innovation in terms of controlling devices – this time in the face of a tablet peripheral, and what’s more curious, it’s not coming from Nintendo themselves, but rather from THQ, a major game publisher. The device is expected to launch by the end of the year and is named the uDraw Game Tablet. According to the company, it’s been designed primarily with users aged 6-12 in mind, and spans over 9 by 7 inches – so, it’s roughly the same size as the Wii itself. It will come complete with