NEWS: New Animal Crossing 3DS Details Revealed

StreetPasses yield model houses, the village will be divided into areas, and players will become mayors of their towns. Several new details regarding Animal Crossing 3DS were revealed in the latest issue of Official Nintendo Magazine. The article details a previously announced major new addition to the series: the ability to become a village's mayor. As mayor, players will be able to decorate ...

Nintendo bringing free game demos to 3DS eShop

Launching nearly ten months after the Nintendo 3DS hit North American shores, Nintendo is rolling out support for demos that can be downloaded through the Nintendo eShop. As of January 19, Nintendo 3DS owners can download a trial version of Capcom’s Resident Evil: Revelations, a title that’s launching in North America in approximately three weeks. During the following week, 3DS owners will be ...

Rumor: Wii U will be twice as powerful as Xbox 360

An anonymous developer working with the Wii U has told Develop that Nintendo's next-gen console will ship with twice the processing and graphical prowess of Microsoft's current Xbox 360 hardware.

Nintendo hints at paid Super Mario 3D Land DLC

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has hinted that paid Super Mario 3D Land DLC could be incoming. Speaking during an investor Q&A last week, Iwata discussed strategies for ensuring its games remained strong sellers long after launch. He argued that offering customers the opportunity to purchase new levels for Super Mario 3D Land would not only bring in revenue from the DLC purchase itself, but would ...

New 2D Mario Coming to 3DS

Nintendo highlighted many things during its latest investors meeting, but buried in its presentation was a reference to a brand new game. Company president Satoru Iwata revealed a new 2D Mario game would be coming to the Nintendo 3DS during its next fiscal year (April 2012 through March 2013). No other details were provided...

2012 Games Preview: Handheld Gaming

Our look ahead to 2012's biggest videogames begins today with a preview of titles expected for the Nintendo 3DS and new PlayStation Vita. Later this week, we'll look at PC and console titles.