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Trouble in Paradise? Nintendo Shareholders tired of Iwata’s behavior toward the iPhone

TUAW pointed this morning to very interesting article from Bloomberg regarding Nintendo. According to the financial website Nintendo’s investors start to get tired of Iwata’s behavior toward the iPhone and would like the company to foc[...]
Trouble in Paradise? Nintendo Shareholders tired of Iwata’s behavior toward the iPhone

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Give your iPad 2 a taste of retro gaming with its gorgeous Game Boy case

Ok, I could not resist sharing this one and if you are the lucky owner of an iPad 2 with a taste for retro gaming, I’m sure that you will immediately fall in love with LOOTIFUL’s new (not yet available) Game Boy-like Case for iPa[...]
Give your iPad 2 a taste of retro gaming with its gorgeous Game Boy case

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Nintendo Slashes the price of the 3DS, Offer free games to existing users

This just been announced but Nintendo Japan and North America announced that they will slash the price of their 3DS starting August 11. The 3DS will now be sold at 15,000 Yen in Japan instead of 25,000 Yen and $169 USD instead of $249 [...]
Nintendo Slashes the price of the 3DS, Offer free games to existing users

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Sanyo announces New Eneloop Mobile booster for faster Charging your devices.

Sanyo announced in Japan yesterday a new pair of their Eneloop Mobile booster with the KBC-L54D (5400mAh) and KBC-L27D (2700mAh). Both models keep the same basic design as previous Mobile boosters, but comes with more “juice̶[...]
Sanyo announces New Eneloop Mobile booster for faster Charging your devices.
Sanyo announces New Eneloop Mobile booster for faster Charging your devices.Sanyo announces New Eneloop Mobile booster for faster Charging your devices.Sanyo announces New Eneloop Mobile booster for faster Charging your devices.

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Official Pokemon game coming to iOS and Android, not Nintendo approved

Although Pokemon is one of Nintendo’s most popular franchises that started on and still lives on Nintendo hardware, a new game is coming to Android and iOS this summer that isn’t backed by Nintendo, but the actual Pokemon C[...]
Official Pokemon game coming to iOS and Android, not Nintendo approved

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Give your iPhone4 a nice GameBoy look and feel

Just released already unavailable, but these gorgeous unofficial Nintendo GameBoy Cases for iPhone4 was sold at around $8.90 on Etsy.com Northing much to report since the Etsy.com page on this product are now down, but I am sure that s[...]
Give your iPhone4 a nice GameBoy look and feel
Give your iPhone4 a nice GameBoy look and feelGive your iPhone4 a nice GameBoy look and feel

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Nintendo losing Ground? Level-5 to bring Professor Layton to Mobage Players Worldwide

This, my friend is an excellent news! Don’t get me wrong I have nothing against Nintendo, but I believe that most or almost every NDS games should be available on Smartphones, at least some are making it like Phoenix Right or Ghost Tri[...]
Nintendo losing Ground? Level-5 to bring Professor Layton to Mobage Players Worldwide

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Nintendo announced Red 3DS in Japan

Nintendo announced that it will start selling in Japan from July 14 a new Red 3DS as well as a new Wii Bundle includes two Wii remote and Wii Sports Resort in both Black and White. The new RED 3DS will be sold at the usual price of 25,[...]
Nintendo announced Red 3DS in Japan
Nintendo announced Red 3DS in Japan

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Nintendo reveals its Next Gen Console at E3 with the Wii U and Wii U Controller

Scheduled to come in 2012, the Wii U is once again a huge surprise and comes with many innovations that will definitively make gamers want one. One of the many improvement compared to the first Wii, is its 1080p video capability as wel[...]
Nintendo reveals its Next Gen Console at E3 with the Wii U and Wii U Controller
Nintendo reveals its Next Gen Console at E3 with the Wii U and Wii U ControllerNintendo reveals its Next Gen Console at E3 with the Wii U and Wii U Controller

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Handheld gamers rejoice, Nintendo 3DS eShop launching June 6

Today gamers have even more to rejoice about as Nintendo of America recently made a huge announcement for its 3DS users. By the evening of June 6 PST, the first major system update for the 3DS will be available in North America. This f[...]
Handheld gamers rejoice, Nintendo 3DS eShop launching June 6

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Donya brings PEGA’s 3DS Joypad Handgrip to Japan

Ok, I admit it, I never heard about PEGA before Donya’s yesterday announcement, but if you are familiar with the company its accessories for portable gaming console and lives in Japan you will be glad to learn that Donya is now proposi[...]
Donya brings PEGA’s 3DS Joypad Handgrip to Japan
Donya brings PEGA’s 3DS Joypad Handgrip to JapanDonya brings PEGA’s 3DS Joypad Handgrip to JapanDonya brings PEGA’s 3DS Joypad Handgrip to JapanDonya brings PEGA’s 3DS Joypad Handgrip to JapanDonya brings PEGA’s 3DS Joypad Handgrip to Japan

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Converse to release Super Mario Bros All Star this summer in Japan

Man I can’t wait to get one of these ultra gorgeous Super Mario Borss All Star Converse! Schedule for a Japan Only launch this summer, these new All Star Converse has been made possible with the support of Nintendo for Mario’s 25th ann[...]
Converse to release Super Mario Bros All Star this summer in Japan
Converse to release Super Mario Bros All Star this summer in JapanConverse to release Super Mario Bros All Star this summer in Japan

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Nintendo drops Wii to $150, launches ‘Nintendo Selects’

Although the coming of the Project Cafe, Nintendo’s answer to a Wii successor coming in 2012, is certainly exciting news, today the company “dropped” some other great news. Starting May 15, the Nintendo Wii will be so[...]
Nintendo drops Wii to $150, launches ‘Nintendo Selects’

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Nintendo’s 3DS not living up to Iwata’s financial expectations

When Nintendo first released their 3DS back in February for the Japanese market and March for the US/EU market,  it picked up a good number of early adopters and console fanatics who just had to have it. Now, a couple of months later N[...]
Nintendo’s 3DS not living up to Iwata’s financial expectations

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‘Wii 2′ to be revealed at E3 in June, coming 2012

Early this morning Nintendo revealed that the successor to its popular Wii will be coming next year. There have been many rumors leading up to this, as it is also rumored that the new video game system will be codenamed Project Cafe, b[...]
‘Wii 2′ to be revealed at E3 in June, coming 2012

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Panasonic brings contactless “Eneloop” like Charge Pad solution in Japan

Sanyo being a Panasonic company now it is not surprising to see some of Sanyo’s assets being branded now Panasonic, today, it seems that Sanyo’s Amazing technology, the Eneloop battery will be proposed in a “contactless charging soluti[...]
Panasonic brings contactless “Eneloop” like Charge Pad solution in Japan
Panasonic brings contactless “Eneloop” like Charge Pad solution in JapanPanasonic brings contactless “Eneloop” like Charge Pad solution in JapanPanasonic brings contactless “Eneloop” like Charge Pad solution in JapanPanasonic brings contactless “Eneloop” like Charge Pad solution in JapanPanasonic brings contactless “Eneloop” like Charge Pad solution in Japan

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Club Nintendo Japan releases Giant Mii AR Card for 3DS

They did it! Yep you will finally have your own 1:1 Mii thanks to Nintendo exclusive Club Nintendo Giant AR Card! This huge 73x46cm card is in fact a double-sided AR card with oon one side your Giant Mii Character and on the other side[...]
Club Nintendo Japan releases Giant Mii AR Card for 3DS

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Pimp your iPhone4 with one of these Super Famicom like Cases

Only available via the Japanese Online Store Cover Me, the Cartridge Super Famicom cased for iPhone4 are the latest Hip here in Japan! Designed by METEOR, these cases just reproduced the back of Nintendo’s Super Famicom cartridge in or[...]
Pimp your iPhone4 with one of these Super Famicom like Cases
Pimp your iPhone4 with one of these Super Famicom like Cases

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Sanyo Eneloop’s Mobile Booster finally reaching the US of A!

And I am sure that our dear friend Aaron is behind this move! Finally after being introduced last summer in Japan, Sanyo’s amazing Eneloop Mobile Booster battery pack made is now available in the USA! Announced at $79.99, the KBC-L2 co[...]
Sanyo Eneloop’s Mobile Booster finally reaching the US of A!

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Nintendo 3DS landing early for some happy few in France

Nintendo will officially launch its 3DS in France and across Europe in a few days, but it seems that you can get yours early if you happen to have some connections…
Nintendo 3DS landing early for some happy few in France
Nintendo 3DS landing early for some happy few in FranceNintendo 3DS landing early for some happy few in FranceNintendo 3DS landing early for some happy few in FranceNintendo 3DS landing early for some happy few in France

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[Gadget Porn] Super Famicom innards

I must admit that I am quite of a curious guy in general, and when one of my gear happens to die, from either natural causes or due to some random accident, I always find time to open it up and check what was hiding beneath its plastic[...]
[Gadget Porn] Super Famicom innards
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The Future is NAO (Now). Kinect Controlled NAO Robot and Aldebaran’s Prototype charging station

This weekend I had the chance and opportunity to attend Aldebaran’s developer program meet-up in Tokyo and to check in the “Flesh” their awesome robot NAO. If you are a bit curious about Robotics I am sure that you have already heard a[...]
The Future is NAO (Now). Kinect Controlled NAO Robot and Aldebaran’s Prototype charging station
The Future is NAO (Now). Kinect Controlled NAO Robot and Aldebaran’s Prototype charging stationThe Future is NAO (Now). Kinect Controlled NAO Robot and Aldebaran’s Prototype charging stationThe Future is NAO (Now). Kinect Controlled NAO Robot and Aldebaran’s Prototype charging stationThe Future is NAO (Now). Kinect Controlled NAO Robot and Aldebaran’s Prototype charging stationThe Future is NAO (Now). Kinect Controlled NAO Robot and Aldebaran’s Prototype charging station

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