The new handheld will not be using Opera's browser as the Nintendo DS did.

Access, a company who develops embedded software, will be providing a version of the NetFront browser for the Nintendo 3DS. The Internet browser will be available for download through a software update in May.

The Internet browser is currently in use in over one billion devices including mobile phones. Notable versions are those produced for Sony's PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable.

Nintendo hires new Corporate VP for Corporate Affairs.

Nintendo of America recently announced that public relations veteran Cynthia Gordon, will be the new Vice President of Corporate Affairs. She will take over the position on March 14, and brings twenty years of experience working with consumer brands.

She replaces Denise Kaigler, who left the company in November 2009, after working with Nintendo for only two years. She left to work as Chief Marketing Officer for 38 Studios.

Pokémon returns to the Nintendo DS this April in Japan.

During the January investors meeting, Nintendo announced Pokémon Typing Tutor would be released in April. Today Nintendo announced a specific release date for the game. Along with some new details on the upcoming title.

Pokémon Typing Tutor comes bundled with a Bluetooth Keyboard, and will launch... Read more...

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata says the Wii is here to stay for the time being. 

Even though sales of the Wii continue to decline as it heads into its fifth year on the market, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has, once again, told Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun that the Wii is here to stay.

During the interview, Iwata remarked, "It's just four years since release. It's selling... Read more...

Iwata laughs and hints about Mario on 3DS.

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata gave an interview to the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. During the interview he expressed the desire for the Nintendo 3DS to exceed the 140 million units that the DS has currently sold through.

A key factor in Nintendo’s plan to increase their dominance over the portable... Read more...

The official Twitter accounts for the games confirm additional content.

According to the official Twitter accounts for the DJ Hero and Guitar Hero series, the games will be receiving additional downloadable content. This contradicts earlier reports stating that the flow of DLC would cease in February.

Although both the nature of the content, and they platforms it will be available for, remain unknown, it represents a ray of hope for fans of the music genre that Activision will not completely abandon them. 

Commander Video's final adventure is unleashed on WiiWare.

Today's update features a noteworthy release, the final game in the BIT.TRIP series, BIT.TRIP FLUX. Published by Aksys and priced at 800 Wii Points ($8), FLUX returns to the paddle based gameplay  seen in BEAT, the first game in the series. FLUX promises to have new challenges and additions such as full screen paddles and Avoid Beats.

Japanese gamers can now program their own games. Updated.

Next month, Japan's DSiWare store will see the release of a creative application called Puchikon, short for PetitComputer. Using the touch screen like a keyboard, players can write up their own BASIC language game scripts to test, play and share their own games.

The software features three... Read more...

Nintendo's new handheld saw enormous sales during its first two days. 

The Nintendo 3DS launched in Japan over the weekend, and despite being available for a mere two days, the new handheld managed to shift 371,326 units.

These numbers put the Nintendo 3DS as the second biggest launch for Nintendo, just behind the Game Boy Advance, which shifted 611,504 units. It is, however, worth noting that the Game Boy Advance had five days on the market as opposed to the two that the Nintendo 3DS was available.

First combine your game with AR cards, then marvel at the cute results.

The AR Cards included with the Nintendo 3DS can be used with Nintendogs + Cats to provide adorable results. While we already know that you can use the "question block" card to display your pet in 3D wherever you please, each character card adds a hat to your Nintendog.

The Link card adds his signature... Read more...

Be careful where you put it!

Ubisoft recently revealed a new Wii and PlayStation 3 title for the European market called We Dare. The game features an array of different mini games for players to compete in but with a spicy twist. The genre marker on the official website describes it as a "Sexy Party Game".

On the surface it... Read more...

The console tennis title has a confirmed release date.

Virtua Tennis 4 will be released across North America on May 11, 2011 and on April 29, 2011 in Europe. The game is coming to Wii and other home consoles, with motion compatibility across the board.

The game features a refreshed World Tour mode where decisions made on and off court affect your career... Read more...

Download this preview version now before it's too late.

A playable demo of Okamiden is available to download from the Wii's Nintendo Channel to a Nintendo DS from today, for a limited period of time.

The demo lets you try the celestial brush on the DS touch screen, battle enemies, meet some of Chibiterasu's partners, and see a small part of the world of Okamiden.

The special edition DSi units match the color of the game they're bundled with, and are etched with legendary Pokémon.

Special edition Nintendo DSis, bundled with Pokémon Black or Pokémon White will be released with the games on on March 6, the same day as the release date for the games. 

Retailing at $179.99 (the DSi's regular retail price is $149.99 without a game), the black DSi will come with Pokémon... Read more...

Besides Target Shooting, there are plenty more games ready to play.

The Nintendo 3DS is set to launch with six augmented reality titles, activated by printed cards included in the box.

Besides Target Shooting, which has been demonstrated extensively, a shooting, fishing, graffiti, Nintendo character display, and Mii display games are said to be built into the system,... Read more...

Mario and his friends should be racing in stereoscopic 3D this year.

A new entry in the Mario Kart series will hit 3DS this year, according to today's Nintendo of America launch games announcement.  

The game has only been shown off in brief videos at various 3DS events, and no concrete details have been revealed outside of the fact that a new iteration in the series is coming out in 2011.  

Three Nintendo-published titles will be out on launch day with Steel Diver on day one.

Nintendo revealed the North American 3DS launch lineup today, and it includes Pilotwings Resort, Steel Diver, Nintendogs + Cats in three versions, and 13 other games. Each title will be available for $39.99.

Ubisoft and EA are the only other two companies with more than one title at launch. Ubisoft has four (Asphalt 3D, Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D, Rayman 3D, and Ghost Recon Shadow Wars), and EA has two (Madden and The Sims 3D).

Another week, another digital reinvention of things cavemen held most sacred.

In celebration of Presidents' Day, Nintendo has a new batch of Nintendo Ware available this week. One NES Virtual Console title, two WiiWare titles (along with two demos), and three DSiWare games constitute an ample offering of downloadable delectables.

From the NES, the now-defunct Hudson Entertainment... Read more...

Nintendo characters are printed on each of the remaining cards.

A photo of all six AR (augmented reality) cards included with the Nintendo 3DS reveals that the five cards, accompanying the previously revealed question mark block, feature Nintendo characters.

Rather than the yellow background of the question mark block, the background squares are blue. Mario,... Read more...

The 3DS puzzle/adventure game is scheduled for a summer release.

Konami officially confirmed their plans to localize their upcoming Nintendo 3DS title, Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights for North America. Scheduled for a summer 2011 release, Doctor Lautrec gives players control of the titular doctor as he moves around Paris of the late 1800s, solving both puzzles and mysteries via the application of logic.