Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has revealed some stimulating details about the 3DS handheld. Also, Iwata is singling out Apple’s iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch platform as the “enemy of the future.” More »

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Kotaku, citing “tipsters” from North American retail stores, says that the black Nintendo Wii is arriving in America on May 9 and in Canada on May 23rd. Allegedly, the black bundle includes Wii Sports Resort and Wii MotionPlus for $199.99. More »

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God of War III, moving 1.1 million copies, was the highest profile release in March, and the PS3 exclusive game helped Sony’s system skyrocket 44% in sales during the month. After years of lagging behind the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii, the PS3 seems to be gaining more momentum, as it has increased sales for each of the past 8 consecutive months. More »

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The mother of all online video rental services, Netflix, has begun shipping discs for its Nintendo Wii video streaming subscription. For $8.99 a month, Wii subscribers can partake in all that they can watch online but only in standard definition since Nintendo’s console is not 720p. More »

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Disclaimer: no one was seriously or critically wounded in the making of these 100% real Nintendo Wii accident videos. However, various glass objects were fatally destroyed. More »

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From Ningin: Not long ago, we launched this epic Mixr Rewards giveaway of a choice between a Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii along with their respective controllers as second place prizes. Entering this contest was a piece of mochi. All you had to do was post a comment to any of our blog posts and have it appear on your Facebook wall from Ningin or Ziggytek. The more active you were, the higher your chances to become a winner. This is basically what winning looks like: More »

Competition in motion control gaming is waxing hot with Microsoft’s Natal and Sony’s Playstation Move about to vie against Nintendo’s Wii. The Playstation Move ad is shot in the same fashion as other recent PS3 commercials, teeming with attempts at humor and sarcasm. Whether it is funny or not is for you to decide. More »

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NPD reports that for the first time in several years, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has earned first place in the monthly gaming console sales rankings. The 360 moved 422,000 units. Meanwhile, over in Japan, Sony’s PSP go continues to be a disaster, with 3-month sales totals of only 17,618 handhelds. More »

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OnLive has been in the works for 8 years and will be launching in the States on the 17th of June. The service provides on-demand streaming of games for PC, Mac, and TV. Costing $14.95 for a monthly subscription and additional charges for game rentals and purchases, OnLive will have big titles such as Borderlands, Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia, and Mass Effect 2. More »

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How would Nintendo’s humble plumber mascot feel about his console in bejeweled form for £300k? Mario Luigi would probably be tripping worse than when powered up on magic mushrooms. More »

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At Game Developers Conference, Sony demonstrated its Nintendo Wii challenger, the Playstation Move controller, which is touted as much more accurate than the Wii nun-chuck and is targeted at hardcore rather than casual gamers. Sony says that the device will be out in the fall and should be in the $100 range for a full starter kit that includes the Eye camera and a game. More »

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Millions are using Nintendo’s Wii as an exercise machine, but some are not careful enough. Probably due to the sheer number of owners, there are bound to be injuries. Reported Wii related accidents have led to sprains, broken bones, pulled muscles, dislocations, and even head traumas. More »

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From Wirebot:

By now we’ve all heard what the analysts and game developers think about the iPad, but what about the gamers? How do are we feel about the new tablet? We are thrilled, or at least should be. Since forever clever gamers have been taking apart their coveted consoles and resembling them into more compact shells so they can take their gaming on the road without suffering the drawbacks and limitations that come along with a portable gaming system. Most of the time these contraptions become pieces of fanboy high art, being much too bulky for logical usage. With the iPad, Apple has simplified our vision and gathered support from many developers. More »

Manufacturers are in their respective businesses to make money, but some products are designed to be sold in high volume at lower profit margins, while other commodities are not expected to sell in large numbers but at great profits. Here is a breakdown of six mega popular gadgets, their retail prices and actual production costs: More »

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From Wirebot:

I have sat back and watched the Console Wars go on for quite a long time. Not just the nextgen Console Wars but wars that erupted ever since there became more than one system on the scene. Fanboys and Fangirls might be offended by this article because I won’t be giving their specific system of choice the tender loving care it deserves. I could drag on for hours and hours about which system does what and weigh the checks and balances and formulate an opinion on what system you should buy based off of those findings but I’m not going to. What I’m going to do is try to open everyone’s eyes to something I discovered a long time ago. More »