Tag: DS
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Are Handheld Games Consoles In Decline?
With games in this console generation being almost entirely relegated to the XBox One, PS4, Wii U and PC, a lot of us are wondering just where the handheld fits in anymore. Graphics on the Xbox One and PS4 have pushed out the boundaries of what we’ve come to expect from games, plus the PC…
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Wii U sold 6.17 million units: Nintendo still posts net losses of £135m
Nintendo have published figures detailing that the Nintendo Wii U has sold 6.17 million units since launching in 2012. This figure was published in its annual financial report for the whole company. It goes on to show that the Nintendo Wii U console sold 310,000 units in the fourth quarter. Wii U software sales stand…
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New Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo to Release Details Soon
When me and my brother were younger, I can safely say he could beat me at any physical or mental activity, save for one thing – Super Smash Bros on our second hand Nintendo 64. Items were apparently a cheap way of winning, and today I can agree, but then again all is fair in…
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Nintendo to end Online Multiplayer for Wii and DS on 20th May
Smash Bros Melee and Mario Kart, in our opinion, are the best games on the Nintendo Wii. They are easy to jump in and play but still take time to master, fun on single player but really come into their own in multiplayer. In fact, multiplayer is something that Nintendo consoles tend to do well…
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Nintendo sells 40,000 Wii U consoles in 3 days
With the Nintendo Wii U launching last Friday in the UK, reports are now coming in that the new console has sold pretty well over the initial weekend, with sources claiming that over 40,000 Nintendo Wii U consoles have been shipped since the 30th of November. What this figure means is that the console has…
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Nintendo Wii U has sold 400,000 units even before its European release
With Nintendo gearing up for its European release of the new Nintendo Wii U console this Friday (30th of Nov), the company has already seen pretty big sales of the new next-gen console since its release in the US at the start of the month. Nintendo’s North American President Reggie Fils-Aime has been touting the success…
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RETRO REPLAY ► Nintendo: History Repeating? A ‘Then & Now’ of Console Comparisons
Nintendo is hoping to repeat its success of Christmases past with the evolution of its popular Wii platform. The Wii U will arrive in the next few months – but the Gadget Helpline can’t help but think we might have seen something like this before. So in this very special RETRO REPLAY we’re going to…
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RETRO REPLAY ► Nintendo: History Repeating? A ‘Then & Now’ of Console Comparisons
Nintendo is hoping to repeat its success of Christmases past with the evolution of its popular Wii platform. The Wii U will arrive in the next few months – but the Gadget Helpline can’t help but think we might have seen something like this before. So in this very special RETRO REPLAY we’re going to…
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Nintendo Announces 3DS XL – 90% Bigger Screen, Double Battery Life
Giant version of the 3DS will launch in Europe on July 28th, bringing a much bigger display and double the battery…