With over 20 billion games downloaded across all smartphone and tablet platforms in 2012, the mobile gaming market is shifting inexorably away from dedicated handheld consoles.
Nintendo president Iwata announces that new installments for some of the company's biggest series will be at E3.
Nintendo's download report for the week of Oct. 18 reveals more full 3DS games available digitally on the eShop. Plus: fashion tips!
The handheld's digital-download service is getting many of the system's biggest hits at retail from last holiday.
Does the iOS game 3D Cartoon Land: Safari look familiar to anyone else?
Despite the announcement of the bigger Nintendo 3DS XL, the original handheld just crossed over the 5 million units sold mark in the U.S.
Three titles featuring Nintendo's megastar mascot, Mario, and his less heroic brother, Luigi, highlighted a Nintendo press conference showcasing new software for the 3Ds.
Amazon’s weekly sales data is in, and it included some definite surprises this time around. The following charts are for the top 10 best-selling titles across all platforms.
North America:
1. Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 (Xbox 360 Kinect)
2. …
The National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers (NAVGTR, pronounced "navigator") announced its list of nominees for their 2012 NAVGTR video game awards. Voice actors Tom Sizemore and Tara Platt were on hand to present the nominations.
The organization plans to have a panel of game journalists and other industry folks debate the list and predict the winners during the PAX East festival this April. It will announce the winners shortly afterwards.
And the nominees are...
Below are all the reviews from GamesBeat in 2011. They are listed in reverse-chronological order by the date the review was posted, NOT the release date for the game.
12/19
Minecraft
Star Wars: The Old Republic
12/15
Grand Theft Auto …
Despite a rough start both critically and financially, the Nintendo 3DS has now surpassed four million sales in Japan alone.
It has been an odd year for Nintendo. July brought plummeting stocks for the game company after the lukewarm reaction …
Last week, VentureBeat announced its Game of the Year choices. Now you can see the video of VentureBeat’s top game writers, Dean Takahashi and Sebastian Haley discussing the picks. Enjoy the talk and let us know your favorite game of …
This year, with our ramped up our GamesBeat review team, we’ve taken our Game of the Year choices much more seriously than we have in the past. We asked our reviewers to select the semifinalists and then picked the final …
Nintendo’s newest flagship video games, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land, have both sold over 500,000 units in the U.S. alone, according to an interview with a Nintendo executive.
Both of the games are critical …
Nintendo will launch its first 3DS bundles featuring some of its best-known characters in just a few days, the company announced Monday.
The 3DS handheld has been plagued with troubles since its debut in March 2011 because consumers haven’t shown …
Mario has been the face of video games since his creation in 1985. The kind of popularity that Mario and Nintendo have received from him is unfathomable, and I have no doubt in my mind that his newest reiteration, Super …
One day before the Tokyo Game Show, Nintendo has announced the launch dates of several high-profile games for the 3DS handheld console, as well as a new analog stick add-on.
Nintendo investors and fans have been eagerly awaiting encouraging news …
