Nintendo in pictures

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• Nintendo applauds first criminal arrest in Japan for selling DS flashcarts

  By Jay Alabaster | 31 May, 2012 13:21

  Japanese game maker Nintendo applauded the first arrest of and criminal charges against a Japanese individual for selling devices that allow illegal copies of games to be played on its DS handheld console.

• EU and Japan to make the Internet safer for children

  By Jennifer Baker | 04 May, 2012 03:01

  Europe and Japan will work together on a strategy to make the Internet safer for children and teenagers.

• Nintendo to begin digital sales of mainstream titles for 3DS

  By Jay Alabaster | 27 April, 2012 13:36

  Nintendo will launch sales of digital versions of mainstream 3DS titles through retailers, beginning with a new Super Mario Brothers game in August, it said Friday.

• Nintendo misses annual sales target for 3DS games console

  By Jay Alabaster | 26 April, 2012 18:43

  Nintendo said Thursday it missed its annual sales target for the 3DS handheld game console, despite repeated promises from the company that price cuts and an armada of new software titles had helped the device recover after a slow start last year.

• April Fools: Google fills HUGE gap with 8-bit Google Map

  By Bob Brown | 01 April, 2012 22:31

  Google kicked off its usual April Fools’ Day barrage of gags early with a least a temporary option to turn Google Maps into 8-bit images remindful of those from Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games.

• Nintendo says it has sold 5 million 3DS consoles in Japan, overcoming slow start

  By Jay Alabaster | 21 February, 2012 02:40

  Nintendo claims it has sold 5 million 3DS handheld game consoles in Japan, which it says makes the device the fastest-selling game platform ever in the country.

• Nintendo: Wii U will launch in time for 2012 holiday season, use touch-card tech

  By Jay Alabaster | 27 January, 2012 16:09

  Nintendo said Friday its next-generation Wii U game console will launch in time for the holiday season in the U.S., Europe and Japan.

• Nintendo slashes annual targets for 3DS despite price cuts, software bonanza

  By Jay Alabaster | 26 January, 2012 22:37

  Nintendo has slashed its annual sales target for the flagship 3DS handheld, conceding that price cuts and a barrage of software titles were not enough to recover from a weak launch last year.

• Nintendo 3DS: The unanswered hardware questions

  By David Ayala | 16 June, 2010 10:29

  The 3D consumer electronics trend reached a boiling point today when Nintendo announced the portable 3DS gaming device, a no-glasses 3D system promising simplicity and elegance for gamers seeking a 3D experience. After getting a hands on with the new gadget at E3, there is little doubt that the era of effective and sensible 3D has finally arrived.

• How the Nintendo 3DS 3D works

  By John Davison | 24 March, 2010 08:08

  Nintendo's newly announced 3DS handheld promises 3D imagery without the need for goggles. How is this possible? If it does indeed use Sharp's "parallax barrier" technology, this is how it works.