Beyond the remote control: using gestures Who needs buttons and onscreen menus when our hands and feet lay idle? It was the Nintendo Wii that first got us moving, before augmented reality apps and games-stuffed smartphones had us waving them in a ridiculous figure-of-eight, but so far the humble television has remained stoically still. [......]
Microsoft could barely contain its obvious giddiness that comes from owning the best selling current-generation console in the U.S. for all of 2011[......]
One of the first things I was told when I ducked into one of Nintendo’s suites to play with the Wii U was what they wouldn’t tell me. [......]
Nintendo is really lucky to own the Super Mario brand: after the bumpy , Mario-less launch of the 3DS in Japan back in February, big N is seeing record sales for its portable console. As predicted , sales in Japan for the 3DS crossed the four million unit mark before the end of the year, namely sometime between December 19 and 25. [......]
Here are some stories from the past week on TechCrunch Gadgets: This Magnetic Art Project: How Does It Work? 2011 Gift Guide: Best Stuff For Luddites Nintendo Japan Announces Title List For Their Game Boy Advance 3DS Ambassador Program Hands-On With WowWee’s AppGear AR Gaming Toys The Nao Next Gen Bot Will Be Your Friend When No One Else Will [......]
If you’re in a Boingo -equipped airport this holiday, be sure to whip out your Nintendo 3DS for some hot head-to-head gaming. The Wi-Fi provider will be free to 3DS users on December 8 and allow them to download games and videos and access the Nintendo Zone (spoooky) via Wi-Fi[......]
Hulu Plus has long been missing from the Wii leaving Netflix as the only major streaming service on the gaming console. But that changes soon. Nintendo just announced that Hulu Plus will soon be available on both the Wii and the 3DS. [......]
Here are some of yesterday’s Gadgets stories: The Nintendo 3DS: Soon Available In Ice White And Misty Pink Video: Mini Stress Meter Displays Your Stress Level In Real-Time Upcoming Film Could Be Litmus Test For Theater And On-Demand Release Strategy Fujifilm’s X-Series EVIL Camera To Be “Premium,” Not Micro Four Thirds WD TV Live Media Streamer Skips Internal Storage For Spotify[......]
Nintendo investors have been grumbling about Nintendo's tendency to release flagship games only for their own platforms for years. [......]
Nintendo recently had an epiphany, owning up to the 3DS's slow launch by slashing prices - and paychecks . [......]
One day after opening a hotline to take requests for its next hacking target, black hat security group LulzSec appears to have taken down the website belonging to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA.) The image above is from the group's Twitter feed just about half an hour ago, CIA.gov remains unreachable (Error 7 (net::ERR_TIMED_OUT): The operation timed out.) from our location in Maryland (others claim to see no change to the site.) If this is, in fact, the work of the group, then they can add the CIA to their list of victims, which already includes the FBI, The U.S. [......]
Nintendo and Sony just announced the much-anticipated Wii U and the Playstation Vita last week at E3 and, well, we were pretty impressed. The Wii U, Nintendo’s new console, is a real step up for the brand as it adds HD game play and a unique new controller that incorporates third-screen features with Nintendo’s own paradigm-shifting controller style[......]
Nintendo Announces The Wii U, A Unique Controller/Console Combo The Nintendo Wii U Won E3 2011 Actually, Sony Won E3 With The Vita The Gresso iPhone Case Has Six Stupid Little Watches Embedded Into It E3: Super Mario 3DS Trailer [......]
Kinect Fun Labs: Try Out Crazy Kinect Experiments Android Malware Rears Its Ugly Head… Yet Again Post-Apple Palate Cleanser: More Swiss Army Axes! Nintendo Admits Hack, But Says No Personal Data Stolen Everything You Need To Know About iOS 5 [......]
