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Nintendo's president and CEO, Satoru Iwata, helmed a special Nintendo Direct online presentation on February 22, outlining the company's upcoming games for the 3DS.

Nintendo's newest handheld will turn one year old on February 26, the anniversary of its Japanese debut, and can celebrate its first anniversary having passed 5 million domestic sales.

As reported this week by CNET, Microsoft is apparently chatting with several record labels regarding the development of a music application that would be more similar to Pandora, Spotify, Rdio, MOG and other streaming music, subscription services than the Zune Music Pass. Conceptually, Microsoft would brand this service with the Xbox Live name rather than the failed Zune brand name and launch the application on the Xbox 360, Windows smartphones and the upcoming revision of the Windows operating system. ...

Didn’t have time to keep up with every ripple in the technology pond this week? We’ve got you covered. Here are some of the most noteworthy stories from the last week.Rumors surface of a 4G iPad 3 due out in March

The PlayStation Vita launches in North America and Europe, Metal Gear Solid 3 lands on the 3DS, and Syndicate turns classic strategy into first-person action.

Reigning UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones is one of the most popular mixed martial arts fighters out there today. He’s gone virtual in THQ’s new UFC Undisputed 3 game, along with about 150 other UFC fighters. The 24-year-old is considered by many to be one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world. He also knows his way around a controller.

Announced by both Nintendo and Hulu earlier today within a press release, the gaming company is rolling out support for the Hulu Plus video streaming service on the Nintendo Wii. Consumers can visit the Wii Shop Channel to locate and download the Hulu Plus application. While the application is free to download, the Hulu Plus service costs $7.99 a month for access to complete seasons of network shows currently in production. However, non-members will be able to take advantage of two free weeks of the Hulu Plus service as an initial trial offer during the first month after today’s launch.

The PlayStation Vita has arrived on North American shores! Sorta. The Vita is available in the U.S., but only one model is currently available for purchase. The First Edition Bundle contains the 3G/Wi-Fi model, a 4GB memory card, a protective case, and includes the game Little Deviants. It’ll set you back $349.99, and is available now. There are also a handful of titles available online for download.  

With over 500,000 apps now available for download in the iTunes app store, the gaming options are nearly limitless. In the sea of games for the iPhone, some are worth your 99 cents (or download time) and others are not. We’ve taken on the burden of sorting through the endless games to bring you what we think are the best iphone games for everyone from the intense console gamer to the casual word puzzle enthusiast.

(Reuters) - Zynga Inc's shares fell 16 percent on Wednesday, amid heavy volumes, after the social gaming company warned of a slowdown in bookings, indicating paying players may be spending less than expected. A lackluster fourth-quarter showing -- Zynga's first as a publicly traded company -- and expectations of sequentially slowing bookings in the first half of 2012, may rattle bullish industry watchers who have driven up the company's valuations. "Core game monetization is slowing more rapidly than expected," Macquaries Equities Research wrote in research note. ...

"Angry Birds", the most-downloaded mobile app of 2011, was catapulted to the world of Facebook in a bid by its Finnish maker Rovio to get one billion people playing the addictive game.

Facebook game star Zynga saw its stock market price sink after its first earnings report as a public company showed employee stock compensation turned profit into loss by the end of 2011.

Online game maker Zynga Inc. reported a net loss for the last three months of 2011, weighed down by hefty stock-compensation expenses and other costs in its first quarter as a public company.

Online game maker Zynga Inc. reported a net loss in the last three months of 2011, weighed by hefty stock-compensation expenses and other costs in its first quarter as a public company.

(Reuters) - Zynga Inc reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue, but the developer of social media games like FarmVille failed to add new daily players compared with last quarter. Zynga said on Tuesday in its first financial results as a public company that it had fourth-quarter revenue of $311.2 million. Analysts, on average, had expected revenue of $301.08 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. It had a net loss of $435 million, or $1.22 cents a share, compared with net income of $42 million, or 5 cents share, a year ago. ...