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Nintendo Wii U specs leaked?

L.K. — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:39:44 +0000

If you’re interested in finding out what’s under the hood of the upcoming Nintendo gaming console, we might have the answers for you. According to reports online, the specs of the Wii U have been revealed by a developer who claims to have access to the console. The Wii U is said to be using a 45nm PowerPC-based 3GHz processor with four cores. The Wii U processor is also said to be “very similar” to the Xbox 360 processor.

Other details mentioned include the Wii U might get 768MB of DRAM embedded with the CPU but it is shared between the CPU and GPU (said to be a 40nm AMD design). If you’re wondering why the Wii U’s specs aren’t exactly out of this world – it’s a pretty known fact that Nintendo has always focused on the game experience rather than the hardware, so it’s not much of a surprise. Well, regardless of the Wii U’s specs, we’re sure Nintendo will be able to deliver compelling gameplay through the console. What do you think? Are specs more important than the gaming experience to you?

Nintendo opens 5,000 free WiFi hotspots across the pond, connects your 3DS to The Cloud

L.K. — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:16:24 +0000

Still fuming over that 3DS price drop despite the Big N’s conciliatory make-goods? If you happen to be a resident gamer in the UK, tack some 5,000 free WiFi hotspots onto the company’s apology. According to a report from International Business Times, the service, backed by BSkyB-controlled The Cloud, goes live today, bringing users access to all the console’s usual online features and should come in handy when in-game DLC becomes available later this year.

No doubt the move from Nintendo’s British outfit is intended to add a little purchase incentive to the DS’ underwhelming successor, as well as boosting the gaming giant’s own declining earnings. No matter, with twenty free games and gratis WiFi — it’s looking good to be an early adopter.

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Nintendo 3DS to receive downloadable extras from Best Buy this June 7th

L.K. — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:31:26 +0000

Own a Nintendo 3DS and wish that you could do more with it? When we say more, we are talking about getting the most bang for your buck, so mark your calendars for this coming June 7th, as Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to get hold of downloadable extras from Best Buy from that date onwards. This collaboration would mean Nintendo 3DS owners can experience automatic wireless access at around 1,000 Best Buy stores throughout the US, although those will be select locations only.

When you enable this service, you can access bonus content including gaming extras and movie trailers courtesy of the handheld console’s integrated Wi-Fi connectivity in addition to its new SpotPass, instant share feature. Apart from that, Best Buy customers will also be in line to receive special offers via the in-store service.

A Best Buy statement reads, “We want our customers to fully tap into the potential of their Nintendo 3DS device, so we’re pleased to offer free access to special Wi-Fi and SpotPass content in-store.” Will this nugget of information nudge you to make a 3DS purchase anytime soon?

Sony PSP-phone

GadgetGeek — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:01:57 +0000

In May the representatives of Sony announced that the release of PSP-phone was quite possible, but in «Nikkei business daily» newspaper it was mentioned that during the following month Sony is planning to collect a special group of people to work on the draft device combining PSP and Sony Ericsson Phone.

There is sense in all this, because if the developer’s attempts succeed, Nintendo and iPhone will have a new competitor, the one they would really have to take into consideration. Unfortunately, as Sony is only planning to begin working on a project, we will not be able to see the result very soon. Reuters reports that Sony refused to comment on the Nikkei’s statement, which already means something.

Multi-functional retro games console

GadgetGeek — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:38:17 +0000

Tired of all those Nintendo DSi and the Sony PSP Go? You just want to play old and beloved SuperMario, LoadRunner, or Street Fighter? This gadget has been created for those who want to go back to their childhood: it is a pocket retro games emulator.

Buttons of the console exactly repeat the Dendy joysticks layout (known worldwide as the NES). The gadget runs games from (ROM), which can be easily found using any search engine. Games are 8-bit (NES, Dendy, GameBoy) and 16-bit (SNES, Sega Megadrive / Genesis).

Naturally, the gadget can be used as the media player: there is a display 2.8 “QVGA, 4GB internal memory and additional slot for SD cards. Also this “gaming media” is equipped with stereo speakers, 3.5mm headphone output, TV-output port and mini USB. The gadget supports all the popular formats: FLV, WMV, ASF, RM, AVI, MPEG, MP4, RMVB, SWF, MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC.

And that’s not all that it has! The gadget can also be used as an FM-tuner, voice recorder or a reader of electronic books (with the function of text-to-speech).

You can buy this wonderful multi-functional game console for only 100 bucks.