Big in Japan September 19-25: Dark Souls

Demon’s Souls successor secures top sales spot, followed by Team Ico HD bundle; 3DS handily tops hardware charts.

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Big in Japan September 19-25: Dark Souls

Free Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition Now Out on 3DS and DSi

More The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Videos The next component of Nintendo’s 25-year anniversary celebration for The Legend of Zelda is live: a free version of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords can now be downloaded by DSi and 3DS owners. Nintendo announced the North American release date for the game following its pre-TGS press conference earlier this month. As it turns out, September 28 isn’t …

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Free Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition Now Out on 3DS and DSi

Free! Download Nintendo DS Games – Download DS ROMS – Download Nintendo 3DS / DSi Games

Are you ready to learn how you can quickly and easily download DS, DS Lite, 3DS, and DSi games and transfer them to play on your DS or DSi without any special modification? Learn how to download free ds games now using the DSi Download Center! Download DS ROMS and DSi ROMS today!

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Opinion: The Portable Future

[In an opinion piece originally published in Game Developer magazine's September 2011 issue, editor-in-chief Brandon Sheffield examines the Nintendo 3DS and the PlayStation Vita, noting the challenges these handhelds face in today's increasingly competitive market.] By the time you read this, we’ll already know the preliminary results of Nintendo’s 3DS price drop. As of this writing, we can only …

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Opinion: Why Toys ‘R’ Us Wants Parents To Buy Into Skylanders

[Gamasutra news editor Frank Cifaldi looks to the latest "Hot Toy List" from Toys "R" Us to examine why Activision's Skylanders was the only video game on the list, and revisits past lists that featured game products like the Dreamcast and Wii.] A public relations company representing Activision emailed Gamasutra recently to let us know that the upcoming Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure was the one …

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Opinion: Why Toys ‘R’ Us Wants Parents To Buy Into Skylanders

Kirby Mass Attack

Kirby Mass Attack

A New Twist on a Pink Hero. One day, an evildoer with a magic cane appears and splits Kirby into 10 pieces. Kirby sets off on a journey to return to his original form. Players use the touch screen to control a mass of Kirby characters in a new and novel way. Swipe the touch screen to launch them in a mass attack against enemies, then tap the enemies into submission.

Nintendo DSi XL goes ‘Metallic Rose’ on Sept. 18

Nintendo is targeting the pink-obsessed girl gamer with a new color for the DSi XL and sweet DS titles, Kirby Mass Attack and Camping Mama: Outdoors Adventures.

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Nintendo DSi XL goes ‘Metallic Rose’ on Sept. 18

Analysis: 3DS’ Post-Price Cut Prospects In The U.S.

[As part of his monthly NPD analysis, Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews estimates that Nintendo's 3DS is set to "exceed 300,000 units" for the retail month of September in the U.S. thanks to its August price drop -- but where does it go from there?] When we discussed the July 2011 sales estimates released by the NPD Group, Nintendo had already announced its intention to price the Nintendo 3DS at …

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Nintendo announces ‘unprecedented range of games’ in bid to save 3DS

In a bid to save Nintendo’s struggling 3DS handheld gaming deivce, the president of the company today announced plans for an “unprecedented range of games.” But will it really make any difference?

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Rose DSi XL Another Reminder That Nintendo Doesn’t Get Money

Another Nintendo DSi XL in yet another color scheme is heading to stores, reminding us that the 17-month old portable system still costs exactly the same as a 3DS.

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