Nintendo’s new handheld may be charged differently from its predecessors.

With all the buzz surrounding the Nintendo 3DS over the past few weeks, it isn’t difficult to skip over a piece of information. One example is Nintendo displaying a different way of charging its new Nintendo 3DS at E3 last week.

Besides using a typical AC adapter (like what many of the demo units were using during the event), Nintendo also displayed a charging cradle that can be used to charge its new device.

EA Sports’ vice president of football thinks that FIFA’s biggest market is about to change.

Four years ago, the U.S. market was the fourth-biggest market in the world for FIFA titles. Fast forward to 2010 and Matt Bilbey, EA Sport’s vice president of football, predicts that the U.S. market is about to move up a few spots.

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Gamers love the black Wii, but what does Reggie Fils-Aime have to say about it?

Nintendo has released a new video featuring Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime talking about the black Wii console. In the video, Fils-Aime explains the value of the Wii system as well as the bundle now available in stores.

You might feel some shame as a gamer if you see this expert play-through video.

Nintendo has released a new video for Sin and Punishment: Star Successor, the sequel to Treasure's Nintendo 64 cult classic. This video features an expert play-through of the game's challenging levels.

Sin and Punishment: Star Successor will be released on June 27.

Luke, my dear boy. This trailer reminds me of a puzzle I once heard...

The third game in Level-5's puzzle series, Professor Layton, takes the good professor and his apprentice Luke on a journey filled with mystery and questions without answer.

The E3 trailer shows stunning feature film quality animation as well as the puzzles fans have come to expect from the series:

The handheld tribulations of a plumber, a beauty in a red dress, a gorilla in love and hundreds of toys.

Mario and Donkey have been rivals since the early years of gaming, and Nintendo has capitalized greatly on their rivalry. The latest game in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, Mini-Land Mayhem feature the same concept as 2006's Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: March of the Minis. You guide the Mini Mario Toys across the stages linking paths and helping them avoid dangers.

Pinball and tennis are combined to create a quirky Nintendo adventure.

FlingSmash is an unique game in which tennis and pinball mechanics are combined to create an adventure game unlike any other. If this sounds confusing, here's the E3 trailer:

According to the Nintendo executive, poor video game software sales should be blamed on the quality rather than the poor economy.

In an interview with VentureBeat, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata commented on poor video game software sales. According to him, the economic recession isn’t the real reason why video games are selling poorly. “I cannot say that the recession has no effect on the sales of video games,” Iwata stated.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime will make an appearance on late night television tonight.

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, known for its video game-related guests, will feature Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime in tonight's show to demo Retro Studios' Donkey Kong Country Returns.

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The new GoldenEye 007 for Wii will be a new experience, with inspiration and nostalgic elements from the N64 title.

In a game demo with the GoldenEye developers during E3, we asked Eurocom's Julian Widdows about how the game came into existence and how it compares to the original movie and N64 title. Activision, Eurocom, MGM, and Nintendo were all involved in the decision to create the game, which is a new experience based on several sources.

Four lucky fans gain video game immortality.

EA Sports has been running a contest on Facebook that allowed fans of NBA Jam to submit and then vote on four catchphrases to be used in the game. The winners have finally been chosen.

According to the official NBA Jam Facebook page, the winners are:

"Objection Sustained!"

"No Shoot for you!"

Legendo's air combat game is coming your way in a few short weeks.

Legendo has announced that its World War II air combat game Pearl Harbor Trilogy - 1941: Red Sun Rising is releasing on WiiWare in North America on July 5. It will be priced at 700 Wii Points.

The first game in a trilogy, 1941: Red Sun Rising has you taking part in air battles over notable wartime spots like Midway, Pearl Harbor, and Wake Island.

The unique features and third-party support of the 3DS looks to appeal to the hardcore.

In an interview with Nikkei, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata stressed that the Nintendo 3DS will appeal to the core gamers that might have abandoned Nintendo platforms. Iwata stated that Nintendo working very closely with developers in order to “expand into elaborate games targeting serious gamers.”

Nintendo’s new classroom painting game has been severely under-shipped in Japan.

The Art Academy titles released for the Nintendo DSiWare service last year have had a strong following, with many gamers regularly using the application to paint their own pictures and share them with friends. In Japan and Europe, Nintendo saw the appeal for the game and decided to turn it into a retail game, which hit Japan last week.

Thanks to a recent price cut, the Nintendo DS family sees its highest sales week in quite some time.

The Nintendo DS has never received a price cut in Japan, and many were skeptical as to whether or not it would have an impact on Nintendo DS sales this week. Once again, Nintendo has proved those doubters wrong once again as the Nintendo DS line has seen a major sales boost in Japan thanks to the price cut.

Level-5’s new role-playing game will be in stores before the year closes.

Level-5 has quickly become one of the Nintendo DS’s biggest supporters, with titles such as Inazuma Eleven and Professor Layton already performing well on the system. Come this December, Level-5 may have yet another Nintendo DS success story on their hands with Ni no Kuni.

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Despite its childlike visuals, Square Enix’s Klee Kuo says that Square Enix’s new handheld Final Fantasy is perfect for newcomers and veterans alike.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light has received some criticism during the past few months due to its childlike visual style. Some gamers have dismissed it as a children’s title and deemed it as not suited to franchise veterans.

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The developer explains the "Super" in the title of their upcoming game.

When Scribblenauts launched for the Nintendo DS late last year, it elicited some criticism regarding its controls. 5th Cell took the criticism to heart, and this week Jeremiah Slaczka addressed the issue, bluntly stating that the new game is "way better" than the original.

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Creator of the best-selling Dreamcast game says Seaman may be heading to Nintendo’s new portable.

Seaman was released back in the 1990s for the Sega Dreamcast and eventually became its best-selling title, beating out other popular titles such as Resident Evil Code: Veronica.

Yoot Saito, mastermind behind the talking fish sensation, has been hinting at the possibility of the game hitting the Nintendo 3DS recently.

Xenoblade yields the top spot to Nintendo's other big title, Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Yesterday we reported that Xenoblade fell out of the top spot in Japan’s sales chart, giving it up to Super Mario Galaxy 2. Even though Xenoblade took quite a dip, falling from the top to the fourth position in Media Create sales chart, the title's sales numbers weren't far behind the games in front of it.