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Nintendo slashed its forecast for the year, citing weak sales and stronger-than-expected appreciation of the Japanese yen. It also announced its new handheld 3-D video game console won't be released until after the holiday season.

A 20% plunge in the take for consoles and portable players weighed down overall U.S. video game industry sales, which fell 5% in May. The big drop was due to hardware's lower average prices, though unit sales were roughly flat.

Nintendo unveiled plans Tuesday to launch a 3D version of its popular DS handheld game device, marking yet another move by an electronics maker to take advantage of 3D technology.

Book publishers' interest in digital e-books is mounting, as the number of e-readers hitting the market, in all shapes, sizes, and color capabilities, is set to grow. And the children's sector of publishing in particular is getting their notice.

When I grew up in the '70s and '80s, my parents needed a crowbar to pry me away from the TV set. But these days, parents are increasingly waging a similar battle against video gaming systems, and losing. More than 80% of U.S. kids between 2 and 17 regularly play video games, according to market...

If you're trying to figure out what to get your friends and family for the holidays, it helps to be a Google Trends watcher. In other words, you can get some pretty good ideas for gifts by following the crowd. So on this Cyber Monday -- called that because the first Monday after Thanksgiving...

Yesterday Apple announced an update to its popular iPod mp3 players, including major upgrades to the iPod Touch and the iPod Nano. The iPod Touch received a speed boost, which gives it more gaming power and puts it in direct competition with gaming devices like the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP....

On March 6, Nintendo shipped the 100 millionth unit of its popular Nintendo DS gaming system. Launched in the United States on November 21, 2004, the DS (double screen) reached this milestone in just over four years, making it the fastest selling game system in history. By comparison, Sony's...

In the United Kingdom, Officers of Trading Standards are warning consumers there, that electric adapter / chargers which have been imported from China are posing a potentially significant safety hazard to users. At this point, it appears that no similar warnings have been officially issued to...

What fun is retiring well-off if you're not all there to enjoy the ride? Anyone unfortunate to have witnessed the ravages of Alzheimer's certainly understands. But almost all of us have experienced some kind of preview of diminished capacity to come -- glasses "lost" perched right atop our brows;...