
If the hype is to be believed Nintendo’s 3DS will utterly destroy all flimsy PSP opposition and be crowned undisputed king of handhelds come release, but the release of the GPU used in the device and a subsequent comparison to its PSP nemesis seems to put this in doubt, at least going by the paper specification…
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One of Sony’s senior PR flacks is adamant that the PSP, like the PS3, has a 10-year life-cycle and so is good until 2014, seemingly ruling out any prospect of a quick release for a putative PSP2.
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Nintendo’s announcement of its latest DS iteration, the 3DS, has been greeted with some enthusiasm, but notably omitted any mention of the price – this has been estimated at being from $250 to $300, the price of a full blown home console.
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Nintendo apparently believes the use of large breasted blondes is the best way to emphasise the “3D” capabilities of the recently unveiled 3DS.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jun 17, 2010 14:34 JST
- Tags: Comparison, Controllers, DS, Events, Microsoft, Nintendo, PS3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360

E3’s major announcements have been made, and observers are busily trying to work out just who “won” the event – most indications seem to suggest Nintendo dominating or at worst tying with Sony.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jun 16, 2010 09:08 JST
- Tags: DS, Mario, Metal Gear, Nintendo, PSP, Resident Evil, Sony, Technology, Zelda

The detailed specification for the newly announced Nintendo 3DS has made clear the fact the the 3DS appears to surpass the PSP in every respect, particularly in the crucial areas of graphics and storage space, prompting some to proclaim the end of the PSP…
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Nintendo’s E3 performance included a full announcement of its 3DS console, which appears to have been very well received indeed.
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Nintendo’s DS successor “3DS” handheld has been at the centre of a wide variety of supposed leaks and rumours, and now an apparent photo and a mockup of the device have spawned an equally wide variety of visual depictions.
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A survey of Japanese women asking what they would do if a man they liked became engrossed in Love Plus gave surprisingly tolerant results – 72.6% would like them all the same, they say, whilst 27.4% would dislike losing out to an idealised virtual girlfriend.
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A survey of 3,000 Japanese gamers asking them to identify their favourite Square Enix game franchise yields results which are predictable, if at times out of step with actual sales…
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Scarce stocks of the Love Plus+ Ita-DS iLL bundle have resulted in chaos at Akihabara, with police having to be called to disperse enraged otaku.
Online the situation is no better – instantly sold out stocks provoked further fury when it became apparent a large proportion of stocks had found their way into the hands of online auctioneers who proceeded to impose a markup of several hundred percent.
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A Final Fantasy writer has boldly proclaimed that the release of Apple’s iPad heralds the end of Nintendo’s dominance of portable gaming, whilst even Square Enix’s CEO seems to have experienced some sort of iPad imparted epiphany…
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