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There may be only a few, but there are some 3DS games coming out this year. Yes, believe it or not, there are still new Nintendo 3DS games coming out in 2019. Well, “new” is kind of a relative term here, since the few games on this list are either new versions or new localizations of older games. Nintendo has been adamant that they’re going to continue to support the 3DS alongside the Switch, and though clearly the vast majority of their attention over the past two years has been on their new handheld-home console hybrid, there are still some things that 3DS owners may look forward to this coming year....

When games analyst Michael Pachter speaks, many listen. Pachter recently went on the record about the handheld market and claimed that it was in dire straights. Pachter even went so far to claim that upon release, the PSP2 will be dead on arrival and Nintendo’s 3DS will have short lived popularity. “We’re not even close to saturated on the video game consoles, and we are way approaching saturation on the handheld market....

With the beleaguered Wii U continuing to struggle, Nintendo wants everyone to know they’re still in the game, both for their current console as well as the next. During an investor Q & A, Satoru Iwata confirmed that the company is already hard at work on the next Nintendo hardware. “Once we launch a new platform, we naturally start to prepare for the next one,” Iwata stated. “As it takes several years to develop a single platform, if you ask us whether we are preparing for our next system, then the correct response will be that we are always developing new hardware....

In a move that just about nobody saw coming, Nintendo has announced that they will be releasing a brand new miniature version of their very first home console this holiday season. The console is officially called the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System and will be out this November. The console supports HDMI and comes complete with 30 NES games pre-installed. A new NES controller, a USB cable and an HDMI cable will be included, with the full package costing just $60....

The Nintendo Wii U eShop offers a more friendly atmosphere for indie developers, according to the developer of Trine 2. The eShop works much like Steam or the Apple Appstore, giving developers freedom to set their own prices and release dates for new content. Mikael Haveri of Frozenbyte Entertainment explained in a recent interview with IGN. “We have the power to price our products as we please, with just some basic guidelines from the big guys,” said Haveri....

No Man’s Sky has had one of the most dubious and tumultuous launches of any game in recent memory, but to Hello Games’ credit, continued development and free updates have turned No Man’s Sky into a much more enjoyable game. After the recent Next update, a boatload of new content was just added in the Visions update. The Visions update, officially version 1.75 of No Man’s Sky, introduces several changes and additions to the world players are living in....

Square Enix announced a new Valkyrie Profile game called Valkyrie Elysium during Sony’s State of Play livestream. Valkyrie Elysium takes place in a world on the verge of destruction and stars a new Valkyrie. This newbie is entrusted by a being known as the All-Father to determine the fate of the world. The game is expected to release on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 sometime in 2022. Valkyrie Profile has an RPG, action-style gameplay similar to Nier: Automata and the recent Final Fantasy games....

Nothing has been making a few headlines for its upcoming smartphone as founder Carl Pei continues to hint and tease the product ahead of its imminent official release. Although Pei has not revealed anything about Nothing’s first phone as of now, we may have caught a first look at it in a leaked spy image. Let’s take a look at the details below. Reputable tipster Evan Blass (@evleaks) recently shared a tweet including a photo of Carl Pei and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon....

OnePlus has confirmed to launch its OnePlus 10 Pro flagship smartphone in China, and today, we even saw the company officially reveal the design of the device. While the launch of the high-end OnePlus 10 Pro is confirmed, there are fewer to no words on the launch of the standard OnePlus 10, as of now. However, a new report hints that OnePlus is currently testing a flagship smartphone with the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 chipset, which could be the standard OnePlus 10....

Resident Evil 2 is considered by many to be one of the best games in the franchise, bringing the action into the iconic Raccoon City and introducing fan-favorite characters Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield. While many were hoping that the second game would be remade following the excellent remake of the first game in 2002, sadly that never happened. And it looks like it was a remake that more than just the fans were begging for, as it has now been revealed that Resident Evil 2’s original director had been pestering Capcom for a remake of the game for years....

Motorola has launched its latest audio product – the Tech3 TriX, which can be used as wired, wireless neckband-style earphones, or even TWS earbuds. The company boasts that it’s a first-of-its-kind audio solution. When wireless, the earbuds use Bluetooth 5.0 to connect with your phone or PC. The users simply need to attach a cable to use these TWS earbuds as neckband earphones. You have a multifunction button present on the earbuds to answer calls, adjust volume, and control media playback....

Reporting on gaming affiliated news can be tough. Particularly when fed information from normally reliable sources and when everything is being reported one way. We can only report what we have been told, and that latest report stating Microsoft had lost $400 million on the Xbox One was the news at the time and seemed legit. It appears now that it isn’t. So I would like to clear this mess up....

The ocean in Sea of Thieves isn’t as vast as it seems. Navigating it is part of the fun of the game, to be honest. However, if the weather isn’t cooperating, or your crew is just not very adapt at helping you reach your desired destination, you may want to resort to more modern methods of assistance. Fortunately, the fine folks over at RareThief have created an interactive map for Sea of Thieves....

A brand new Horizon Forbidden West update has been announced at the June 2nd PlayStation State of Play presentation. The update, which includes New Game+ and Ultra Hard difficulty, is currently available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, including a patch with several new updates from gear to rewards. PlayStation State of Play and Horizon Forbidden West Update Details Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Guerrilla Games have released a brand new Horizon Forbidden West, announced during the June 2nd PlayStation State of Play presentation....

Two brand new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 maps have arrived on the Xbox 360. Available for all Xbox Live Gold subscribers: Erosion and Aground can be downloaded for the refreshingly low price of free. The two maps come bundled with the new “Face Off” gamemode, which is a more intimate 1v1 and 2v2 playlist. Aground is set on a shipwreck off the coast of Scotland, in Erosion you’ll traverse Italy’s Roman ruins....

Mortal Kombat 11 has revealed a new combatant for the roster, and this time it is a completely new character called The Kollector. The focus of the Mortal Kombat 11’s roster appears to have fan favorites make grand returns, like Baraka and Noob Saibot, after missing out on Mortal Kombat X. However there are a few completely new characters that will be making their debuts in Mortal Kombat 11. Recently, Game Informer unveiled the reveal trailer for the new character Cetrion....

Watching Taillow flying around is oddly soothing The Off to a Flying Startle request may end up giving you some hard time in New Pokémon Snap. The reason for this, is due to the requirements for completing it being kind of vague, and the actual execution of the photo you need to take and give to the Professor, may be a little confusing. Below you will find explanation as to what exactly you need to do, but be warned, it may take a couple of tries until you get it right....

The next Super Smash Bros. title will definitely have some new functionality built into it, according to Masahiro Sakurai. The team behind the next Smash Bros game is diligently at work on the title, but they’re working on things that you might not have been expecting. While the game will feature its fair share of gameplay improvements, Sakurai isn’t just trying to expand by adding new content. “There is a certain dead end we come to if we just expand the volume of the game,” he told IGN in a recent interview....

The official Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Twitter page had confirmed that the team will be adding Garfield as the game’s first new DLC character. Garfield, the iconic comic book feline form that has been in a variety of TV shows and movies over the year’s including Garfield and Friends, which aired on Nickelodeon in 1988, will be available for free in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl as DLC on December 9 on Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam versions of the game....

Nintendo has released the 1.1.0 Update for Super Mario Maker 2. The first major update adds new ways to find levels and highly requested features. The first major update adds the ability to play Mario levels online with friends. Now you can create a room and have your friends join in on the platforming fun. Super Mario Maker 2 now supports the Nintendo Switch Online app for smartphones. While in the app, you can connect with players you were matched with and communicate via voice chat....