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Report: New Nintendo DS Hardware Announcement Tomorrow

Published on October 1, 2008 to Video Game Related Topics

Despite the Nintendo DS being the best selling gaming device on the market today, all signs are pointing towards a new iteration coming soon. Read more

Nintendo To See Slowdown In 2008 After Posting Bumper 07 Results

Published on April 24, 2008 to Video Game Related Topics

Nintendo has had a good year with sales up 73-percent, operating income up 115.6 percent, and profit up 47.6 percent on the back of the hugely successful Wii and continued strong sales of the DS... Read more

Nintendo Sues Over R4 Cartridges

Published on July 29, 2008 to Video Game Related Topics

Nintendo has reportedly filed a lawsuit in a Tokyo District court against 5 separate Japanese games companies, which they hope will prevent the sale of R4 cartridges and other similar accessories... Read more

Sony Plans Swordfight With Nintendo in Motion Tracking

Published on August 15, 2008 to Video Game Related Topics

Sony’s R&D lab in Europe has now developed a new software technology that allows for the Eyetoy camera to more accurately track a subject – potentially opening the door for Wii-like applications... Read more

Metallic Silver Nintendo DS Headed to U.S. Sept. 7

Published on September 2, 2008 to Video Game Related Topics

Coming to North American retailers next week will be a metallic silver Nintendo DS Lite, marking what will be latest in what is becoming an untrackable product color matrix Read more

Nintendo Triples Wii Sales In Q2

Published on July 30, 2008 to Video Game Related Topics

Tokyo (Japan) - 21 months after the introduction of the Nintendo Wii, the game console is still in short supply and you have to be lucky to find one on the shelves in retail stores. Read more

Next, Please: Another Patent Infringement Suit Against Nintendo

Published on August 25, 2008 to Business & Law

Chicago (IL) - Rockville, Maryland-based Hillcrest Laboratories has filed a patent infringement suit against Nintendo and its Wiimote controller. Read more

Greenpeace Ranks Nintendo Least Eco-Friendly Electronics Company

Published on June 26, 2008 to Video Game Related Topics

Last month environmentalist group, Greenpeace published a [report->http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Greenpeace-game-consoles,5419.html #B#] investigating the eco-friendliness of the Xbox 360, the... Read more

Nintendo Ordered To Pay $21 Million In Patent Infringement Suit

Published on May 15, 2008 to Video Game Related Topics

In August 2006 a Texas gaming company by the name of Anascape Ltd filed a patent infringement suit against Microsoft and Nintendo alleging that the companies infringed on patents Anascape holds... Read more

Nintendo DSi to Hit U.S., Europe in 2009

Published on October 2, 2008 to Video Game Related Topics

As it does every fall, Nintendo held a U.S. press event in San Francisco today. The DSi was on everyone's mind, and will stay that way for the foreseeable future as the handheld won't hit the west... Read more

Control Your SLR Camera Using a Nintendo DS

Published on September 19, 2008 to Digital Still Cameras

Professional photographers and enthusiasts are always looking for that new piece of technology that will make their job or hobby that much easier. So when Steve from PanoCamera introduced a Canon... Read more

Nintendo Warns of Possible Wii Scarcity This Holiday

Published on July 24, 2008 to Video Game Related Topics

It may seem like the same old story just republished, but Nintendo is once again dropping hints that supplies of the Wii console might be hard to find during the holiday season. Read more

Nintendo DS Gets A New Color: Black

Published on February 1, 2008 to Video Game Related Topics

Nintendo has freshened up its handheld gaming system Nintendo DS: The color combination Cobalt/Black is the seventh version, which also includes Polar White, Coral Pink, Onyx, Crimson/Black and... Read more

Nintendo Unveils New DSi Handheld, Talks Wii Storage

Published on October 2, 2008 to Video Game Related Topics

In a press conference in Tokyo today, Nintendo revealed the successor to the wildly popular DS and DS Lite handheld consoles. Read more

Nintendo Faces Second Patent Infringement Suit Over Controllers

Published on August 21, 2008 to Video Game Related Topics

Nintendo faces a second patent infringement suit for it’s controllers following a suit filed by a Rockville-based company called Hillcrest Labs. Read more