Nintendo 
doesn’t have a lot to say about the Wii U these days, but the 3DS? It’s happy to talk about that, and for good reason.
Life-to-date sales of the 3DS and 2DS have topped 11.5 million in the U.S., the company announced Friday.
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Nintendo ordered to pay portion of every 3DS sold to another company
The 
3DS, currently Nintendo’s best-selling piece of hardware, is about to be a bit less profitable.
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff has ordered the company to pay 1.82 percent of the wholesale price of each 3DS it sells moving forward to a company called Tomita, after Nintendo was found to be using patented camera technology without permission.
Nintendo stock soars, hits two-year high
Nintendo 
has endured more than its share of bumps and bruises recently, but the company’s fortunes might be turning around.
Shares of the Kyoto-based video game maker hit a two-year high today, jumping 4 percent as traders in Japan speculated that strong 3DS sales numbers in the U.S. could help the company’s overall bottom line.
Is the 3DS finally hitting its stride?
To say that 
Nintendo got off to a rocky start with the 3DS is something of an understatement. After a slight surge when it went on sale, consumer interest nose-dived, forcing the company to slash pricesand admit to being guided by hubris.
These days, though, things are looking up for the handheld system. It recently surpassed the first year sales totals of the DS system, and life to date system sales are at a solid 3 million. By February, the company expects to cross the 4 million mark.
Nintendo 3DS sales jump 260 percent
What a difference 
a price cut makes.
Sales of Nintendo’s beleaguered 3DS handheld were up a whopping 260 percent in August (compared to July) after the system’s $70 price cut went into effect. Even more impressive, that price cut was only in effect for part of the month.
After strong start, the Nintendo 3DS stumbles
While the 3DS shot out of the gate at 
launch, the system lost its breath pretty quickly.
Nintendo has acknowledged that sales of its new portable gaming system have slowed down — and it’s not entirely sure why.
Chris Morris: Journalist 