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Handheld Gaming: Dead Duck or Sleeping Giant?

Handheld Gaming: Dead Duck or Sleeping Giant?

May 30, 2017

For the past few years, handheld gaming has been an ailing beast; in fact, with Sony’s Playstation (PS) Vita likely to be axed for good and sales of the Nintendo 3DS trending as declining overall, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to think that the plug has finally been pulled on a...

Infographic and Quiz: The Evolution of Mario Kart

Infographic and Quiz: The Evolution of Mario Kart

May 19, 2017

With arguably the pinnacle of the Mario Kart series recently released for the Nintendo Switch in the form of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, now is as good of a time as any to showcase a related infographic, followed by a quiz. Enjoy! The Evolution Of Mario Kart by SELECT CAR LEASING.  In...

The Sony Playman rumors and the handheld that Sony and Microsoft would REALLY make

The Sony Playman rumors and the handheld that Sony and Microsoft would REALLY make

May 18, 2017

In the unfounded rumors department, the idea that Sony might be making a “Playman” to compete with the Nintendo Switch has been making the rounds, thanks to a nifty non-Sony product concept demo. The fact that there’s an older Sony patent – even though we know that patents often don’t lead to...

Review: Nucharger QC31 All-in-one International Travel Charger

Review: Nucharger QC31 All-in-one International Travel Charger

May 6, 2017

If you’re looking for a versatile USB charger, the Nucharger QC31 All-in-one International Travel Charger delivers. It provides inputs for one USB Type-C DC5V3A Max port, two USB QC2.0 5V 2.4A Max ports, and one USB QC3.0 5V2.4A 3.6V~12V (18W) port. All four ports can be in use at the...

The Disney Afternoon Collection now available – Six classic NES games on modern systems

The Disney Afternoon Collection now available – Six classic NES games on modern systems

Apr 19, 2017

As an homage to the classic block of cartoons that made up The Disney Afternoon, Capcom has released a collection of six Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games for Windows (Steam), PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The six games are: DuckTales, DuckTales 2, Darkwing Duck, TaleSpin, Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers, and...

Nintendo discontinues the NES Classic Edition and here’s why!

Nintendo discontinues the NES Classic Edition and here’s why!

Apr 13, 2017

To the disappointment of many fans – and contrary to what were thought to be solid rumors otherwise – Nintendo has officially discontinued the NES Classic Edition. This would explain, at least in part, why Nintendo was so sluggish with restocking retailer supplies. I guess this also means that my original...

Infographic: The Evolution of Mario

Infographic: The Evolution of Mario

Mar 16, 2017

Our friends from the UK have come up with a new “The Evolution of Mario” infographic. Enjoy [Source]: This month saw the launch of the latest Nintendo gaming console, the Nintendo Switch, 30 years since the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was released in the UK. And while a lot...

Infographic: The Evolution of The Legend of Zelda’s Link

Infographic: The Evolution of The Legend of Zelda’s Link

Mar 3, 2017

With today’s official launch of the Nintendo Switch and marquee title, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (also for Wii U), we thought it would be nice to roll-out this infographic, courtesy of console-deals.com:

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