Archive for February, 2009

Should we buy DSi or should we not

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Estimated unit sales of are very close to 100 million all around the world. This instrument has prove to be the leading in the industry of the portable console market every time. , the second refresh of it, is starting to see the developers move in an evolutionary direction with its flagship handheld.

The has taken most of the features, which the Lite had to offer. It also adds new multimedia capabilities in the console. is now on sale in . The sale started in November 1 last year. Already one million has been sold. Now the company has announced that will start its sale in North America from April 5. Everyone asks the same and simple question, “Should I buy one?”

Let take a look what exactly separates this new from the . The difference between the two portables is negligible if we talk in terms of actual form-factor. It is slightly slimmer, but we will not find massive change in size like we saw when upgraded the actual DS to . Both screens are a quarter of an inch larger.

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Nintendo on the way of launching in US

Friday, February 20th, 2009

is going to its latest version of the portable video game system in the . The expected date is April 5. The company will add 2 digital cameras to it and also an added feature of the ability to play with sound recordings.

The that is at present available in its home country i.e. will be costing $170 and will be available in 2 colors - black and blue. This is in fact the 3rd iteration of the most popular handheld on the planet. The , its predecessor, comes at the cost of $130.

The new one that is going to be launched will be slimmer than the , sports bigger screens and will include 2 digital cameras — one that will face outward and the other to point at the user when the device is flipped open. likened them to a set of eyes.

The maker of says, “If the touch screen gave DS a sense of feel and the microphone allowed it to hear, the two cameras give the sense of sight. With the use of the players can manipulate photos, mix all the images and even share them with friends.
The is announced when millions of people are turning to mobile games such as on the DS and on smart phones like ’s iPhone to themselves busy when free.

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Throw away your chargers. Solar powered Nintendo arrives

Friday, February 13th, 2009

No more plugging into the mains again. No more worry about the charger. Now DS is solar powered. Take a DS, a handful of solar panels, some spare time and this Instructable and you land up with this: a solar-powered DS

The panels are four in number and each is 60 x 60 mm. The capacity of each panel is up to 3 volts at 40 ma power output. With this you can actually create a trickle charger potent enough to avoid the requirement of mains power.

Dark sponge, the original maker claims that you don’t require the in fitting the panels. The mileage of the flow will depend on how much you use the DS and how long you leave it soaking up the sun.

The solar panels cost you approximately $3.75 each. It will be most impressive and abreast to this also eco friendly and wallet friendly.

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Nintendo DS Lite will be discontinued

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

No more you will get the black version of the . has discontinued this model, which is officially known as the “ Onyx.” This news will go right if we go according to the newsletter issued to employees.

This newsletter alerts all the employees to ’s choice to end up the sale of this product. It reminds the employees that after the stock of this model finishes up, the company will remove all advertisements that feature the black color from the store’s display area.

, which has a copy of this newsletter, points out that has already discontinued the white favoring the silver. Hence before the of the black it is not shocking that the company will remove this model.

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DS platform again tops Japanese sales

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

It is again good news for . ’s once again tops the hardware sales of . This is revealed from the data provided by Media Create. The data is for the week ended February 1.

The latest iteration on the touch screen handheld shifted more than 55 thousand units. It was 55,613 units. When it was combined with the sales of 15,147 then the total rose to 70,760 units.

The unique Portable of Sony was only 44,135 units sold. The took the lead in home console market. It sold 23,278 units.

did a balancing act. It maintained a lead over the of Microsoft in the region. It’s sales was 17,405. Its rival was at 8107.

2 sold 5334 units.

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LEGO to introduce title in Nintendo DS

Friday, February 6th, 2009

DS is set to receive . IT Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is planning to bring a new title for the DS. Their earlier grand successes are , Batman and Indiana Jones. The new title, to be named as , will be exclusively for the DS. It is expected to arrive by summer.

In this new title the most successful settings will be put together. Gamers can build their bases and armies before the combat. The game will be customized and also of humor. Players are sure to be entertained on the DS screen.

Six different storylines will be offered to gamers with 70 levels. The primary objective of the player will be to put together a squad, which can take the challenge of ninjas, dragons, pirate ships, wizards, spacecraft and armored swordsmen. These multiplayer will be handled through the wireless capabilities of the DS.

It will be interesting on part of the gamers whether they welcome this title as of previous -branded games. Of course the new game does not need to attract by showing a popular character in a stylized look. But, yes, the fans are excited.

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Nintendogs is presently the most successful software title

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

The sales figure of is out for the media and game lovers. 26 first party games have sold more than a million copies. The figure shows the sales figure of DS and . This sales chart out for the media and game lovers includes those games that were sold as part of the hardware bundles.

Talking only of DS, is presently the most successful software title. Its sales rose to 21.67 million. Since 2005 the pet simulation game has been released in 5 different versions. Other successful games of DS are New , the second at 17.63 million units sold, and Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day, the third at 16.82 million.

Sports was the topper in the list. games sold 40.5 million copies. This game has surpassed the . Its estimate sale is 40.24 million copies.

Play was second at 20.91 million copies and Fit third at 14.01 million copies. Fit was launched on December 1 2007. With its sales exceeding 14 million, Fit has been an unbridled success. At the time of it was not clear how much success this game would get.

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