Nintendo 3DS Now On Sale

The wait is finally over for Nintendo fans, the new Nintendo 3DS portable gaming console is now on sale. The 3DS brings real 3D gameplay without the use of 3D glasses or other accessories. Besides playing games in 3D, you can take photos in 3D using the built-in stereo 3D cameras as well as watch videos in 3D. There are further hardware improvments over the older Nintendo DS like new input interfaces including a Circle Pad, gyro and motion sensors. The good thing is you can turn off the 3D graphics if you start to feel nauseous. See the Nintendo 3DS hardware specs after the break.

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Angry Birds Vacationing In Rio

Rovio, the makers of Angry Birds one of the most popular games in the mobile world, are collaborating with the folks at 20th Century Fox to create a Rio themed Angry Birds game with dedicated 45 levels based on the motion picture releasing in March. Rio is a new and upcoming animated movie releasing in April 15th and of course it's all about birds. The upcoming Angry Birds game will be available to download on smart phones and tablets worldwide. 

Nir Schneider

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Sony Announces The NGP

Sony announced today their new PSP 2 called the NGP, Next Generation Portable. The new NGP packs so many new features like a 5" OLED touchscreen with a resolution of 960x544. Sony says the new NGP will not use UMD media for games and movies but instead an all new form of media that is yet to be revealed. Expect the NGP to be released later this year. Full specs below.

  • CPU: ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core)
  • GPU: SGX543MP4+
  • External Dimensions: Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection)
  • Rear touch pad: Multi touch pad (capacitive type)
  • Cameras: Front camera, Rear camera
  • Sound: Built-in stereo speakers, Built-in microphone
  • Sensors: Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Three-axis electronic compass
  • Location: Built-in GPS, Wi-Fi location service support
  • Keys / Switches: PS button, Power button, Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left), Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square), Shoulder buttons (Right/Left), Right stick, Left stick, START button, SELECT button, Volume buttons
  • Wireless communications: Mobile network connectivity (3G), IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1x1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode), Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP)

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

Angry Birds on Android

The insanely addictive and successfully iPhone game, Angry Birds, is now coming to Android. Angry Birds is developed Rovio mobile and is the No.1 in 50+ countries.

The aim is simple, you have to fire birds off a catapult into pigs that are protected. Simple but difficult to understand. And the replay value is great as it never gets boring. And now the best-selling iPhone game is now coming to the Android Marketplace.

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