Nintendo 3DS to be region-locked?

Reports are claiming that Nintendo will be region-locking the Nintendo 3DS, meaning that imported consoles won’t play domestic titles. According to a support email supposedly sent from from Nintendo Japan to a would-be 3DS buyer on Ruliweb, region codes will be embedded in both the console and the games. “There are no Region codes in

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News: Rumour: Nintendo DSi discontinued

UPDATE: Nintendo denies claim. UPDATE: In a statement provided to Eurogamer Nintendo denied that it has discontinued the DSi: “We plan to still manufacture and supply DSi consoles in a range of colours in the UK in 2011. On an on-going basis, continuing supply is based on retail and consumer demand.” ORIGINAL STORY: Nintendo has discontinued production of the Nintendo DSi, according to a …

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Gut Reactions: 3DS at Nintendo World 2011 [3DS]

The GameSpot editors share their thoughts on new 3DS information revealed at Nintendo’s recent event in Japan.

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Nintendo 3DS Specs Released: 3-5 Hours of 3D Battery Life

Slugging through native 3D titles on a Nintendo 3DS will only last you three to five hours, depending on the hardware demands of a given game.

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Nintendo 3DS good for only 3 to 8 hours of play time per charge

Remember those all-night Mario Kart DS and Advance Wars marathons? Looking to recreate the magic with the 3DS? Bring a wall charger. Nintendo’s just unveiled its best-case scenario figures for the 3DS’ battery life, and compared with its predecessors, it ain’t pretty. The official numbers are three to five hours playing per game, or five to eight if playing an older DS title (and up to three …

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LovePlus girls charge up your handheld devices

LovePlus may not be well known in the West. But in Japan, the dating series is quite popular. It’s so popular, in fact, that Konami has seen fit to announce the launch of an unusual series of LovePlus-themed chargers for mobile phones and handheld consoles.

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Big in Japan Dec. 27-Jan. 2: Monster Hunter Portable 3

Capcom’s PSP beat-’em-up maintains chart-leading position during uneventful cusp week; PSP sells nearly 100,000.

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Missing Links: Jan. 4, 2011 headlines in brief

News cycle is still in a funk following the holiday season, but some Child’s Play news and some CityVille news got beyond the headline stage. Here’s the rest:

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Nintendo’s DS Claims Best-Selling System In U.S. Of All Time Title

Nintendo finished up 2010 with a pair of significant milestones. First, the company says that it’s sold more than 47 million units of the Nintendo DS, making the platform–which includes the DS, DS Lite, DSi, and DSi XL–the best-selling system in U.S. history. In addition to that, the Wii is now the first system to sell more than 7 million units in three consecutive calendar years. That one’s a …

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Nintendo boasts US Wii, DS sales records

Publisher says handheld sets top mark with 47 million units sold LTD, console becomes nation’s first to top sales of 7 million in three straight years.

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