by Rainier on May 25, 2009 @ 10:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, two NDSi, and two WiiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Bubble Bobble Plus!, Adventure Island: The Beginning (Wiiware), Clay Fighter (VC), American Popstar: Road to Celebrity, Photo Clock (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on May 18, 2009 @ 8:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, an NDSi, and two WiiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Crystal Defenders R2/Silver Star Chess (Wiiware), The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (VC), Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 5:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, a WiiWare, and a NDSi title to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Family Pirate Party (Wiiware), Galaxy Force II (VC), Real Soccer 2009 (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on May 4, 2009 @ 5:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, a WiiWare, and two NDSi titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Penguins & Friends – Hey! That’s My Fish! (Wiiware), Tower Toppler (VC), Animal Crossing Calculator/Clock (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on April 27, 2009 @ 7:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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To celebrate the spring season of growth and rejuvenation, Nintendo announces the blooming of a new NDS color: green. The cool new color comes bundled with a hip carrying case and a copy of the Personal Trainer: Cooking video game, which serves as an interactive cooking coach.
by Rainier on April 27, 2009 @ 6:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, a WiiWare, and two NDSi titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Cocoto Platform Jumper (Wiiware), Nobunaga's Ambition (VC), Clubhouse Games Express: Card Classics, and Paper Airplane Chase (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on April 20, 2009 @ 5:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, a WiiWare, and two NDSi titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Crystal Defenders R1 (Wiiware), Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (VC), Master of Illusion Express: Deep Psyche, and Dr. Mario Express (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on April 16, 2009 @ 6:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Early U.S. sales of the new NDSi are ahead of those for NDS Lite, according to Nintendo's internal tracking numbers. In its first week, NDSi sold 435,000 in the United States, while the NDS Lite had sold 226,300 systems after the same amount of time on the U.S. market after its launch.
by Rainier on April 13, 2009 @ 5:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, a WiiWare, and two NDSi titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Party Fun Pirate (Wiiware), Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (VC), Master of Illusion Express: Shuffle Games, and Mixed Messages (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on April 7, 2009 @ 4:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo's new Nintendo DSi, the third iteration of its portable video game system, launched in the UK/Europe on April 2, 2009 (April 5 in the US), and GfK-ChartTrack has revealed that, in the UK alone, the DSi sold 92,000 copies during its opening weekend.
by Rainier on April 6, 2009 @ 6:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic and one WiiWare title to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with online access can redeem Wii Points to download: Equilibrio (Wiiware), Uncharted Waters: New Horizons (VC), and half a dozen Nintendo DSiWare titles.
by Rainier on April 2, 2009 @ 5:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo DSi, launches April 5 for 169.99, gives gamers the ability to customize, personalize and share their experiences with friends and family. Two built-in, interactive cameras let people snap and modify photos, while recorded sounds can be played and manipulated in interesting and imaginative ways.
by Rainier on March 30, 2009 @ 2:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo hosts a midnight launch party on April 4 for the new Nintendo DSi at GameStop’s Universal CityWalk location in Los Angeles, where fans will be able to lineup to be the first to buy the Nintendo DSi and experience an array of entertainment,
by Rainier on March 25, 2009 @ 10:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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During his GDC 09 keynote, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that the Wii has now sold over 50 million units, making it the fastest-selling game console in history. Earlier today Square Enix announced
a few new titles, but Nintendo itself is working on Rock N' Roll Climber, a rock climbing simulator using the balance board and nunchuk, and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for the DSi later this year. Classic arcade games are coming to the Wii Shop Channel ($5/6) while a new Wii System Update will allow users to expand storage with an SD Card from which to load games.
by Rainier on Feb. 19, 2009 @ 2:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Nintendo's new Nintendo DSi, the third iteration of its portable video game system, launches in the UK/Europe on April 2, 2009 (April 5 in the US), at £149.99, and will be available in white and black.
by Rainier on Feb. 18, 2009 @ 5:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Nintendo's new Nintendo DSi, the third iteration of its portable video game system, launches in the United States on April 5, 2009, at an MSRP of $169.99, and will be available in Blue and Black.
by Rainier on Nov. 25, 2008 @ 9:42 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The day after Thanksgiving might be known to holiday shoppers as "Black Friday," but this year Nintendo is rewarding eager consumers with two brilliant splashes of color. On Nov. 28, Nintendo will release a duo of limited-edition NDS bundles, each pairing a DS game title with a handheld system in a bold new color.
by Rainier on Oct. 1, 2008 @ 10:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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It's official: The NDS is getting a makeover. The DSi is 12% slimmer, sports 3.25-inch screens, does away with the GBA slot but adds an SD card adapter (download from the web and load off the card), allows you to play music and has two 3-megapixel cameras (one on the inside, the other on the outside). The DSi will become available in Japan on Nov. 1 for 18900 yen ($180) and will also be able to surf the web and catalog your photos in a flipbook or port them to the Wii. Nintendo will also launch a DSi Shop where you can download titles for free, or purchase them for either 200, 500, or 800 points (DSi comes with 1000 points free).
by Rainier on Sept. 27, 2008 @ 10:34 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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According to the
Nikkei business, Nintendo is working on a new version of its popular NDS handheld, one that lets users snap photos (and possibly let those be used in-game) and play music, allowing it to compete with the iPod or cell phones. According to the report, the new DS will retail for about 20,000 yen ($189) in Japan by the end of the year and come equipped with advanced wireless communication functions.
by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2008 @ 11:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In some venues, silver is the color of second place. For the NDS, silver is No. 1. Starting Sept. 7, Metallic Silver joins the Nintendo DS color palette. The new Metallic Silver version makes a nice addition to any tech collection, whether you're a gadget hipster or fashionista. Watch for the Metallic Silver DS to be featured in the new upcoming Nintendo DS print ad featuring actress Liv Tyler.
by Rainier on June 25, 2008 @ 5:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo isn’t waiting to announce new titles for the Wii console and NDS until the start of E3. Classic Nintendo characters like bad-boy Wario and pink powerhouse Kirby will star in their own platform games, while A new Mystery Case Files game brings the best-selling Big Fish Games franchise to NDS for the first time.
by Rainier on March 17, 2008 @ 2:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles, featuring all-new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake. After just one week on store shelves, SSBB has become the fastest-selling game in Nintendo of America's history, having sold more than 1.4 million, including more than 874,000 on launch day alone.
by Rainier on Feb. 1, 2008 @ 5:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Nintendo announced that it is adding a cool new color scheme to its NDS wardrobe on Feb. 10. Cobalt/Black marks the seventh color in the Nintendo DS Lite palette. It joins Polar White, Coral Pink, Onyx, Crimson/Black and the limited-edition Gold and Metallic Rose. Like a black T-shirt with a splash of color, the new Cobalt/Black version of the portable NDS will grab anybody's attention.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2007 @ 3:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Nintendo DS has increased its sales in the United States every year since it launched in November 2004, and at a rate of about one sold every five seconds of 2007 sold more than 6 million Nintendo DS units in the United States in 2007.
by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2007 @ 6:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Starting Nov. 23, Nintendo gives the holiday season a fresh blast of color with the launch of two special-edition NDS bundles. The new Gold edition comes with The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, while the Metallic Rose edition comes with the "Best Friends" version of Nintendogs.