Nintendo, NTT DoCoMo testing DS-powered speech translator

Nintendo and NTT DoCoMo are reportedly teaming up in order to create a voice-to-text system that’ll help hearing-impaired children study.

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Nintendo releases quarterly earnings report: 61 percent drop in profit, grim forecast

Nintendo released its latest quarterly earnings report this morning and, as with last quarter’s report , there’s not a whole lot to celebrate. The company posted profits of ¥40.9 billion (about $631.6 million) for the October – December period, representing a 61 percent quarterly drop.

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NES controller lets you stomp Koopas, save Princess Peach in capacitive fashion (video)

Is your NES controller in another castle? Maybe you’re just pining for your smartphone’s capacitive game controls for some reason

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Kid Icarus: Uprising flies too close to the 3DS, gets bundled with a stand

D’ya know what’d make up for a nineteen-year wait ? Well, Project Sora thinks the answer is a plastic peripheral

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Nintendo sold four million 3DS consoles, 4.5 million Wiis in US last year

We’ve been (somewhat) taken with Nintendo’s dual-screen handheld’s 3D screen, AR features and overall unique experience, but it appears that the 3DS has been a real boon to gamers, with more than four million U.S. consumers picking up the console since it hit stores in March of last year. 3DS games like Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 , which sold more than one million units each in the US alone, were also incredibly popular, along with the aging Wii , which made its way to 4.5 million additional U.S

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Nintendo plans improved app store for Wii U, looks to serve Apple and Google in dance-off

Unless you go through the ’80s -style “becoming super cool” montage, the other app stores won’t respect you. Nintendo seems to be in this mindset, as a source has stated that it’s creating an app store for its upcoming Wii U controller that goes “far beyond” the online stores the company currently provides for its DSi and Wii consoles

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How to get the most out of your new PlayStation 3

If you woke up Christmas morning to find a PS3 waiting under your tree, here are a few tip on how to squeeze the most out of your new console.

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Nintendo 3DS news roundup: early 2012 lineup revealed, DLC coming, sales exceed 4 million in Japan

Good news for fans of the Nintendo 3DS.

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Nintendo introduces paid DLC, lets you complete the games you completed

Did you get a Nintendo shaped bundle of joy for Christmas? Completed the games already? Fear not, as from March Kyoto’s gaming veterans will be launching paid downloadable game content for its 3D handheld.

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