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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Will be the Big Game to Straddle the Switch 1 and Switch 2

Plus, all the best announcements from Nintendo’s latest Direct including a Zelda-led Legend of Zelda and a golden Switch Lite.

Switch Emulator Developers Will Shut Down and Pay $2.4 Million to Nintendo

The developers behind Yuzu bent the knee to Nintendo’s legal pressure after just one week and are shutting the emulator down.

Protect Your iPhone by Turning on This Crucial Safety Feature

Don't wait to enable Apple's Stolen Device Protection on your phone.

Nintendo Sets Official Date for the End of the 3DS and Wii U

Make sure to transfer your eShop balance before March.

Nintendo Tells 3DS and Wii U Users to Say Goodbye to Their Online Services

With the exception of Pokémon Bank and StreetPass, Nintendo is taking its 3DS and Wii U services offline in April 2024.

How to Find the Best Free (and Very Cheap) Games

Gaming doesn't have to cost you much (or any) money.

Happy Mario Day! Get Ready to Kiss The Wii U/3DS eShops Goodbye.

As of March 27, 2023, the eShops on both consoles will close for good.

Does This Nintendo Patent Hint at a Smartphone Revival for Nintendogs?

Fans of the Nintendo DS' virtual pup game are hoping it makes a return with some AR upgrades.

Razer’s New Head-Tracking Desktop Soundbar Ensures Users Always Hear a Full 3D Audio Effect

The Razer Leviathan V2 Pro provides a simulated 3D audio experience, even when you can't sit still.

Pair a Steam Deck With a Samsung Tablet to Get the Ultimate Jumbo Nintendo 3DS

A Reddit user used some clever hardware tricks and emulation software to supersize the 3DS—minus the 3D.

A Console Modder Recreated a Classic Portable GameCube That Only Ever Existed Online as a Render

Building the GameCube Advance in real life required a lot of compromises and a sacrificed Wii.

I Miss Electroplankton: The Nintendo DS’ Weird and Wonderful Musical Toy

Nintendo being weird and whimsical is Nintendo at its best.

RIP Nintendo 3DS

One of Nintendo’s most beloved handheld consoles, the 3DS, has been discontinued. Nintendo confirmed in a statement today to Polygon that “manufacturing of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems has ended.” The announcement comes a little over a year after Nintendo said the Switch Lite wasn’t going to replace the 3DS. “We’ll continue to support…

A Guide to Nintendo’s Confusing Ass Line Up

We’re not entirely sure why six years into the 3DS’ life cycle Nintendo decided to inject life into an aging platform that features outdated hardware from the start. But here we are, and admittedly there are a lot of old 3DS games worth playing, so let’s make the best of it. With the addition of…

The Nintendo 2DS—the flat, wedge shaped version of the Nintendo 3DS—just got a permanent price cut to $100 (from $130). It plays 3DS games and original DS games, but not New Nintendo 3DS exclusives. Right now, that just means no Xenoblade Chronicles. [Business Wire]

New Nintendo 3DS Review: A Terrible Name for a Worthy Successor

Portable gaming is Nintendo’s wheelhouse: it pioneered the category with the Game Boy, reinvented it with the Nintendo DS, and uses its current generation, the Nintendo 3DS, to help pay the bills in the wake of underwhelming Wii U sales. Starting today, you can buy the company’s latest gaming handheld: The New Nintendo 3DS. It’s…

Moto X As Low As $20, Gaming Systems And Monitors And GPUs [Deals]

Following a recent across the board price drop to $100, Amazon is taking another 40 dollars off the price of the Moto X for AT&T subscribers, and $50 off for Verizon users. This the best Android phone for most people, and even if you’re enamored by today’s reveal of the Nexus 5, this is quite…

Awkward: Nintendo’s new portable console doesn’t fold

Behold the new Nintendo 2DS! Its oversized slim wedge shape looks awkward but, according to Kotaku it’s “more evenly balanced than the 3DS, making the overall feel of holding the unit comfortable.” Unlike the foldable 3DS, the 2DS has no 3D display. It’s really weird. https://kotaku.com/introducing-the-nintendo-2ds-no-thats-not-a-typo-1214807721

Finally, a 3DS Alarm Clock and Battery Pack With a Buttload of Speakers

Nyko’s new 3DS accessories are both excellent and horrible reminders of the way we live now. First, a horribly frankensteinian alarm clock/charging dock/speaker system, the Play Dock. If you can dream it, it can be crammed into an alarm clock. Next, the ill-named “Shock ‘n’ Rock,” which combines a much-needed life-tripling battery pack with four…

Guy Takes His Love for the 3DS Too Far With the Augmented Reality Tattoo

Just one week after buying a 3DS, this guy felt compelled to get a tattoo on his wrist to commemorative his love for Nintendo’s latest plaything. Rather than a little sketch of Mario or Link, he got an augmented reality tatt that can be read by his 3DS, as you can see in the video…