Nintendo throws games at sinking 3DS

Nintendo unveiled a string of new software titles at a highly anticipated Tokyo trade show as it attempts to boost sales and reignite interest in its struggling 3DS handheld games console.

But Nintendo shares tumbled more than 5 percent on the Osaka bourse with investors underwhelmed by the videogame giant’s attempt to boost the 3DS, after it slashed the console’s price by up to 40 percent six months after launch.

The company will also strengthen the functions of the console to enable its camera to take 3D movies, while releasing a pink-coloured version in what it said was an effort to attract more female users.

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