The 3DS title we all love – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D has sold more than a million copies, according to Nintendo. IndustryGamers reports that the title has seen 270,000 sales in Japan and 810,000 sales in the US and Europe. Great news for Nintendo, who recently found that their earnings estimate was grossly optimistic and had to come to terms with slow sales of the 3DS. This prompted Nintendo to slash the price of their flagship portable gaming console from $249 to $169(http://www.fun47.com/nintendo-to-ease-3ds-price/). That ought to help 3DS sales quite a bit, and get Nintendo back on its feet.
Nintendo is going to need more than just a price cut to boost the sales of the 3DS, especially with the PlayStation Vita expected to launch as early as this fall. Blockbuster titles like Ocarina of Time are going to decide that little battle. The Pokémon titles for the console have also proven to be a massive success, with Pokémon Black and White selling 12.87 million copies worldwide. Mario Kart Wii has also sold a whopping 28.23 million units so far. Nintendo is going to need a few more such titles to make the 3DS as successful as they had originally predicted.
Imagine the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, only without you carrying around the funky dock accessory to go with it (not that we are complaining, the dock is awesome). Instead, the QWERTY goodness slides out from under the tablet this time around. The specs are more or less the same as the Transformer, and the Slider maintains the immaculate design we all love. Heck, we think it actually improved on it. It is also going to get an Android 3.2 update when it comes out this fall.
It’s raining tablets and phones this fall, with Windows Phone Mango phones rumored to take on the iPhone 5 and a new generation of tablets running Honeycomb to take the iPad head on. Among these, Acer’s 7-inch tablet – the Iconia A100 will be available in August, competitively priced at $300. The tablet is fueled by the Tegra 2 platform and runs Android 3.0.
