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Nintendo announces major 3DS game launch dates, analog add-on
One day before the Tokyo Game Show, Nintendo has announced the launch dates of several high-profile games for the 3DS handheld console, as well as a new analog stick add-on. Nintendo investors and fans...
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Review: Super Mario 3D Land may resurrect the 3DS
Mario has been the face of video games since his creation in 1985. The kind of popularity that Mario and Nintendo have received from him is unfathomable, and I have no doubt in my mind that his newest...
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Nintendo 3DS bundles featuring Zelda and Mario land Nov. 24
Nintendo will launch its first 3DS bundles featuring some of its best-known characters in just a few days, the company announced Monday. The 3DS handheld has been plagued with troubles since its debut...
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Mario and Zelda score record sales on Black Friday
Nintendo’s newest flagship video games, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land, have both sold over 500,000 units in the U.S. alone, according to an interview with a Nintendo...
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The DeanBeat: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception tops our list of the 10 best...
This year, with our ramped up our GamesBeat review team, we’ve taken our Game of the Year choices much more seriously than we have in the past. We asked our reviewers to select the semifinalists and...
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VBWeekly: Top 10 games of 2011
Last week, VentureBeat announced its Game of the Year choices. Now you can see the video of VentureBeat’s top game writers, Dean Takahashi and Sebastian Haley discussing the picks. Enjoy the talk and...
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3DS sells over 4M units in Japan, first premium downloadable content title...
Despite a rough start both critically and financially, the Nintendo 3DS has now surpassed four million sales in Japan alone. It has been an odd year for Nintendo. July brought plummeting stocks for the...
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GamesBeat Reviews
Below are all the reviews from GamesBeat in 2011. They are listed in reverse-chronological order by the date the review was posted, NOT the release date for the game. 12/19 Minecraft Star Wars: The...
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NAVGTR announces nominees for 2012 game awards
The National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers (NAVGTR, pronounced “navigator”) announced its list of nominees for the 2012 NAVGTR video game awards. Voice actors Tom Sizemore and Tara Platt...
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Amazon reveals best-selling video games worldwide (Feb. 13-18)
Amazon’s weekly sales data is in, and it included some definite surprises this time around. The following charts are for the top 10 best-selling titles across all platforms. North America: 1. Your...
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A trio of Mario games strengthen Nintendo’s 3DS lineup
Gaming hardware and software developer Nintendo showcased upcoming releases for the 3Ds, their newest portable system, during a press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on Wednesday....
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Nintendo sells more than 5 million 3DS consoles in the U.S.
Despite the recent announcement of the bigger Nintendo 3DS XL, the original handheld just crossed over the 5 million units sold mark in the U.S. Nintendo sold 150,000 3DS units in June alone....
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Super Mario 3D Land arrives in the Apple App Store for $.99 — wait, that’s...
A lot of iPhone owners want Nintendo to release games for Apple’s devices. It looks like developer Walnut JZ went ahead and did it himself with his 3D Cartoon Land: Safari, which sure looks like a...
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Full Mario, Zelda, and Star Fox retail titles headed to 3DS eShop
If you think Nintendo’s 3DS eShop is boring, then a few of the publisher’s big mascot characters are coming to the rescue. Beginning Oct. 18, Nintendo plans on releasing Super Mario 3D Land, The...
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Nintendo adds Super Mario 3D Land, Ocarina of Time 3D, and more to eShop
Nintendo knows you don’t like going to the store to buy video games. It has already made great strides in creating a world in which its fans never have to go outside (by selling New Super Mario Bros....
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New 3D Mario, Smash Bros, and Mario Kart will be at E3
Good news, everybody! I’m going to get to play a bunch of new Wii U games at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo! What? Aren’t you happy for me? Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced today...
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Dedicated handheld consoles took a beating from iOS and Android during Q4 2012
With over 20 billion games downloaded across all smart phone and tablet platforms in 2012, the mobile gaming market is shifting inexorably away from dedicated handheld consoles. Statistics released...
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Nintendo reveals Super Mario 3D World
Stay on top of all our E3 2013 coverage here. During its special Electronic Entertainment Expo edition of Nintendo Direct this morning, Nintendo announced that it is giving a certain fat little...
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The state of Mario: How Nintendo attempts to make its beloved mascot relevant...
You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t know who Mario is. Due to his iconic red hat, blue overalls, and a fluffy mustache, Nintendo’s mascot is instantly recognizable. But after appearing...
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5 ways Super Mario 3D World changes the Mario formula (preview)
Above: Bowser resorts to capturing other princesses in Super Mario 3D World. Image Credit: NintendoSuper Mario 3D World is Nintendo’s version of Frankenstein’s monster. The developer took parts from...
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