Archive for October, 2009

Bigger screens for Nintendo DS from next month

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

is going to launch its latest version of the next month. This new version will be having a larger screen.

It will go on sale on November 21 in for 20,000 Yen, little more than what it charges for the present version of .

In the overseas market this new version of will go on sale by the first quarter of the next year.

Each screen of this will be of 4.2-inch in size, which is double the area of the 3-inch on the . It is even larger than the screen of .

Though bigger , but the resolution remains the same. It is equivalent in battery life. As of the , it also has 3 hours battery life, which is half hour more than the .

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Rumor: Brand new Nintendo portable launching this season

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

After a massive success in the portable gaming market with 3 versions, the , and , is at present working on the development of the little dual-screen wonder’s replacement.

Rumor is there that a brand new portable system is getting ready for retail launch this Christmas. The rumor report also reveals that it will be powered by ’s new system-on-a-chip. This includes an ARM-based processor and an integrated graphics.

Sad to say, before expectant the fans have started gleefully bouncing off at the prospect of more portable gaming glory, and may be a device that is more capable in terms of core specification.

Well, a spokesperson of said that the Christmas 2010 arrival of any such portable platform is a “rumour and speculation.”

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DS again remains best-selling in Japan

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

According to the data released from , it is revealed that the again remains the best-selling in . The data is for the week ending 18th of October.

sold 51 735 units in combined total. In it the contributed 49 145 and the just 2 590. It is also learned from the data that the sales of the has dropped marginally from last week’s tally but there was a drop of 2800 units on .

In the second place is the with 33 508 units. It has dropped quite substantially from last week’s 40 100. The third place is reserved for the with 30 231 units. It is just 266 units ahead of the in fourth place with 29 965. The sales of both remains steady from last week.

There was a slight increase in the sales of . It is the only to record a sales boost with 2 109 units sold. The PS2 is steady with 2 109 units.

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Next-gen Nintendo DS deal won by nVidia

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

The first and important news that needs to be delivered first is that the next-generation is going to be launched in 2010. In fact this is the successor of the , DSLite and the . This will have more powerful graphics technology than the three.

Now the next news: will now produce a system chip for the handheld. They have won a contract. This deal would boost significant profits because has gained massive success.

This can also be seen as a coup because earlier had been an and customer.

What was the reason of this deal?

is offering a single-chip for the handheld. It has reduced costs and also the complexities.

Well, this news is still a rumour floated from BrightSideOfNews.com.

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Grab fresh packs of DSi and DS Lite this winter

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Thrustmaster, this winter, is releasing some great fresh packs for the ™ / ™ Lite. It offers a complete solution to consumers for their favorite portable consoles.

The White Pack has a collection of eight items for the ™ and the ™ Lite. The pack is a hard-shell case with matching wrist strap. Along with it there are 2 styluses and the innovative “spring” attachment systems. There is also included in the pack two screen protector films and an antistatic cleaning cloth which helps in removing dusts and fingerprints from the screen.
The tagged price of it is £7.99 including VAT.

The Best of Pack has at least 15 items that helps users transport, protect, charge and listen to their ™ Lite or ™ . This is available in three colours: white, black and pink.
With this pack the Thrutmaster ensures easy transportation and protection. It is of hard-shell cased and with wrist strap along with three game storage cases. The of the are well protected by two screen protector films. The cleaning part of the screen is easy with the antistatic cleaning cloth.

There is also included high-quality stereo earphone that allows users to get the most out of the sound.

More to this, a cigarette lighter adapter is also included that will help in connecting the in the car ensuring mobility and charging capability. Emergency four hour battery life backup charger is also in the pack. Apart from all these there are three styluses and one “spring” attachment system.
The tagged price is £24.99 including VAT.

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Books comes to Nintendo DS; Thanks EA

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

() is bringing books to the . The video games giant is developing an innovative new book range for the game that will be called .

This initiative of is so designed which will give children a new way to read their favourite books. It is being designed for all age groups. They are working with few of the leading publishers of the United Kingdom such as Egmont and Penguin.

Each of the title will feature multiple books and it is expected that the first 4 titles will be rolled out in the UK market by 4th of December.

The authors included are Enid Blyton, Eoin Colfer and Cathy Cassidy. The titles which are include in the are The Enchanted Wood, Angel Cake, The Magic Faraway Tree, Silent But Deadly, Artemis Fowl, French Fright and Ghoul Dinners among others.

Cally Poplak, director at Egmont Press said, “ is a brilliant way of getting children into reading who may love their but may not normally pick up a book… At Egmont we are passionate about bringing stories to life for children, so the development of new platforms for reading are incredibly exciting for us.”

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Is the DSi worth? A quick answer

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

The latest version of ’s blockbuster handheld is now available for six months. Did the handheld carved out new direction for the handheld gaming or it is only an old piece of hardware having few gimmicks thrown in?.

A quick answer for is the worth it?

is of course the reigning kings in gaming market of handheld. It has broken ground with legacy ’’ devices of 80s. It’s ’’ became a household name in 90s.

has also managed to persevere and dominate the . In 2005 the platform was launched and it is still loved by gamers. It was replaced by . This was much successful and this year we saw the local release, the . Latest of it brings a camera and a new interface.

Next improvement was the replacement of with in the and and further was unveiled by addeding processing power. Finally, the release of . It is a service that is much like and has rewarded the owners with many quality .

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First time PS3 outsells Nintendo in Japan

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

For the first time video-game outsold the of in . This data has been revealed by market researcher . It says that for the first time it had happened on a monthly basis in in the month of September. This was the result of the earlier price cut.

According to the data from August 31 to September 27 there were 309,939 PS3s sold. This was a monthly record for the in . ., the -based research firm said that ’s and handheld players sold a combined 297,060 units.

Sony had cut the price in of PlayStation 3 on September 3 by 25%. After discount the price stands to 29,980 yen i.e. $335. Sony also introduced a model that of one- third size of the original and it consumes 34% less power.

A same type of price cut in the U.S. market helped the -based company sell over one million units globally in just 3 weeks and it brought it closer to its annual sales target of thirteen million.

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