Posts Tagged ‘Nintendo’
Nintendo at E3: Wii U and endless unanswered questions
Nintendo has just finished its E3 press conference and as many had predicted they did show off their new console which has been named Wii U – but in true Nintendo fashion they did their way by only showing off the revolutionary controller and not the actual console itself. It was more like a half unveil with the actual console being shown off properly sometime in the future. Quite why…
The most adventurous gadgets (2010 edition)
Plenty of firms make evolutionary products – they take something and make it slightly better. Most of the time, it’s dull. Revolutionary products, however, merge humans and technology in new, perturbing, and sometimes ridiculous ways. One need only look at the Tweetle – the twittering kettle. We see a lot of gadgets, and below is my list of outstanding contributions to the furthering of human and technological relations: Notion Ink…
Hands on with the Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo were kind enough to invite Latest Gadgets to a top secret location in London town to have a hands on play with a prototype of their hot new handheld the 3DS. Unfortunately they didn’t have a fully working unit, so no one was able to fully confirm any hardware specifications, release dates or prices. It was more an opportunity for us to hold units, watch units and go wow….
Movement wars: the future of gaming
With the dust settling on last months E3 we thought we would look into our magic ball, and answer the main underlying question. Who will win the “movement wars.” The big three are looking to the casual market and are staking their future on new-fangled movement controls. We’re going to wade through the PR rhetoric to give you a real taste of what to expect in the coming months. All…
Nintendo 3DS – blog round-up
The successor to Nintendo’s uber-popular DS handheld console has been much anticipated and long awaited among bloggers, gamers and tech obsessives everywhere. Finally, at the E3 conference last week, a few lucky journalists were able to get up close and personal with the device. Almost as soon as the 3DS been unveiled by Nintendo’s CEO Satoru Iwata, the blogosphere was awash with seemingly universal praise for the gadget. Keith Stuart…
Nintendo DSi XL: One month to go
It’s just one calendar month until the supersized Nintendo DSi XL hits UK stores, so what better time to take a look at the new system? Priced at £159.99 – that’s not far off the RRP of a Nintendo Wii or Xbox 360 Elite by the way – the DSi XL features dual screens a whopping 93 per cent larger than those on a Nintendo DSi and sports a wider…
