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Nintendo kicked off the 3DS handled

Places at the best Buy in Union Square Nintendo launches its 3DS handled. Throngs of gamers there waiting along the United State eastern seabord for getting this devices on their hands. Pre-orders for the 3DS are nearly double what they were for Nintendo’s incredibly popular Wii gaming console, which was released at the end of 2006. It is an impressive feat, thanks in no small part to the device’s much-talked-about glasses-free 3D gaming.The 3D gaming is a centerpiece feature, but Nintendo...

PSP Go review

At last, Sony's other worst-kept secret, the UMD-less PSP Go, is working its way through retail channels this week. The device itself is a marked improvement, but of course that's not the whole story. In many ways antithetical to the hype surrounding the PlayStation 3 Slim, the debut of the Go has been marred by some pretty downtrodden decisions on Sony's part, most notably the $250 price tag, an utter lack of compatibility with any previous PSP accessories, and no UMD conversion program. Will...

Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle

At the end of August, Microsoft confirmed what we've known for months: the 120GB XBox 360 Elite would be seeing a price drop to $300. Sure, the new system won't include high-definition cables of any kind, but what's the price of an HDMI cable between friends? While Microsoft claimed this price drop had been in the works for months and wasn't a reaction to Sony's own price reduction and hardware redesign, another wrinkle has been added to the pricing story. Microsoft is now offering a $50...