Nintendo Slashes Annual Targets for 3DS Despite Price Cuts, Software Bonanza

Nintendo had hoped its latest dual-screen handheld, which launched in February of last year, would maintain the success of the DS.

Everything You Need to Know about Sony's PlayStation Vita Launch

Everything You Need to Know about Sony's PlayStation Vita Launch

Four of the Strangest New Video Game Controllers

Back when home video games were still new, every new console's controller was an experiment. And before people settled on things like the Atari 2600's joystick and the Nintendo Entertainment System's gamepad, which influenced everything that came after them, they tried out some ... unusual form factors. Like the Fairchild Channel F's hybrid paddle-joystick, or the Mattel Intellivision's disc-and ...

Nintendo Slide Pad for 3DS review

First impressions stay with you. Take our first look at the Nintendo 3DS , for example. Our first thought? "Hey, where's the second analog stick?" Given all the gaming genres that benefit from it, it's almost unthinkable for a major portable console to launch without an extra analog stick. It's like Mario without the mustache, Charlie Sheen without the tiger blood or Donald Trump without the ...

Kid Icarus Belongs on Wii U

With very few Wii releases on the horizon (Rhythm Heaven Fever, Mario Party 9 and Xenoblade are pretty much it), our minds can't help but wander to the possibilities presented by Nintendo's next generation of home consoles, the Wii U. Pair this with anticipation over the revival of the Kid Icarus se...

Resident Evil: Revelations

3DS; £39.99; cert 16+; Capcom Resident Evil has worked its magic on emerging formats before, so Nintendo must be hoping for another scene-stealing performance as the 3DS approaches its difficult first birthday. And, after some disappointing recent outings, Revelations does mark a welcome return to form – going back to the franchise's survival horror roots by eschewing OTT set pieces for confined ...