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DSi XL Handheld Device

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

system was released a year ago. Next to strike is XL. Its screen is nearly double compared to . It is expected to available for sale on 28th March, 2010 in two colors (reddish-purple and bronze).

XL is little bit heavy in weight than previous models but it’s very much durable. Its size is very surprising; it’s still “pocketable”. It has two huge screens its video quality is very much remarkable.

Brand name of XL is “social device” by due to bigger screen and it also allows multiple people to view the screen at the same time.

It also has a much bigger stylus which looks like a pen or permanent marker. Complete review of XL will be available in coming week. Keep in touch with CNET for knowing latest reviews about XL.

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Nintendo larger-sized version releasing on March 28

Monday, March 1st, 2010

The wait ends. On March 28 is going to launch its larger-sized version of the .

XL will be available for $189.99. It features a larger screens and stylus. The screen is about 93% bigger than the earlier models.

With the launch, at present, two colors will be available, burgundy and bronze. It will include pre-loaded titles such as , the Web browser, a photo clock and also animation app .

Along with the release fresh two games of the XL: America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking and WarioWare D.I.Y. will also be launched. Here the players will be able to create and share their own mini-games.

also unveiled new app that is cartridge-based which transforms into an e-reader. The name of this app is 100 Classic Books and this will include works of William Shakespeare, Mark Twain and many other renowned authors. Additional content may also be downloaded through Wi-Fi.

This new app will be released on June 14 and its price will be $19.99.

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The Nintendo odyssey

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

recently had filed a patent for its portable force feedback. The company also adding to the rumours that is working on successor.

Last month the company made an amendment to a patent that was made in August 2005.

The amendment read: “A game apparatus includes an and a touch panel placed on a top surface of the . The player instructs an enemy character displayed on the with the use of a stick to attack the enemy character. For example, in a case that the enemy character exists at a depth of a game screen, little damage is applied to the enemy character, and a weak vibration is applied to the game apparatus. Conversely, in a case that the enemy character exists at a front of the game screen, much damage is applied to the character, and a strong vibration is applied to the game apparatus. In either case, the vibrations are transmitted to the fingers or hands of the player via the stick.”

Earlier, in 2005, added a “Rumble Pak” expansion to its original . This supported about forty games, but this is not compatible with the .

The was launched originally in March 2005 in the UK. It then went on to become world’s best-selling portable .

On the other hand the smaller was came in June 2006 and in April 2009 was released the .

From March 5, 2010 the XL will go on sale.

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Stopping R4 chips sale on e-bay and Amazon did not help much in piracy

Friday, February 19th, 2010

The deal of with the major online merchant sites such as and to stop the selling of has not done much to dampen the games’ piracy.

Piracy became easy with this chip. It goes into a cartridge slot of and through that illegal downloaded games is easily played on the .

Last year in the month of May both and had agreed of changing the user policy in order to prevent the sale of modified chips on their sites.

, the managing director of , said that the arrangement with the two retailing sites has not made much impact on the piracy front of the games.

After the introduction of R4 the company has seen a decline in the sales of the game sales. Though the two giant retailing websites is out of the picture, but still some smaller online retailers have been trying to make easy and fast cash by selling the modified chips.

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Nintendo again tops the chart

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

The Media-Create’s weekly Japanese hardware sales list was captured by the PSP-3000 captured, but along with its 3 different models were able to edge out the Sony’s line overall.

For January 31 week end 47,875 units of UMD-based PSP-3000 was sold. Earlier it was 52,909. The newer UMD-less sibling PSP Go has fallen down in its unit sales again this week. It sold 1,645 units. Prior week it was 1,773.

The larger-screened version, the LL, of landed to the third-place spot after the . It sold 34,863 units, up about 10,000 units. All the line combined, even the LL, the , and the , total sold 66,457 unit, which is up from the combined sales of 49,398 prior week. All the credit goes to Dragon Quest VI.

PS3 sales rose notably. It was 34,431 units, which is up from 26,966.

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Multiple sales records of Nintendo in 2009

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Finishes 2009 having multiple Sales Records by selling over 11.2 million U.S. units of its models; and . According to its press release, the has had the best year in gaming history.

“, and combined to sell more than 7 million units in the month of December alone,” said Cammie Dunaway, the executive Vice President of sales and marketing.

U.S. experienced a decline of 5.7 percent from 2008 with sales figure rounding up to 9.6 million units that were sold this year. has already pointed towards strong sales of the this year and talking about it has already topped 38.8 million units, which is quite high in terms of its predecessor the Advance.

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Nintendo DS consoles for DIM cons in a bid

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

If you are an aficionado of gaming then you might want to become an inmate at a detention center. This is because that the government of has proposed that the prisoners should be provided with to barin-train them.

The will be provided in all the prison libraries. This recommendation came after a study into how the cons should or can be educated.

According to the said research, gaming had helped young children who were having difficulty at the primary schools, therefore they should be used to augment the reading and counting ability.

The report cited the example of the , where the prisoners were allowed to use PlayStations.

The proposal, however, was opposed by of the Taxpayers’ Alliance. said it would be a waste of taxpayers’ money to buy gaming for the crooks. He said: “It is a completely ridiculous idea. Most taxpayers can’t afford Nintendos for their own children. So why should prisoners get them?”

The report also reluctantly talked about the provision of Internet Access to the prisoners. It noted that access to email and online pornography are due concerns

“A key factor in reducing reoffending is improving employability.To get a job you must focus on literacy and numeracy, which do. People who improve these skills are less likely to return to jail.” Opines a representative of the

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Rise Of Smart Phone Gaming, Is It Next Nintendo?

Monday, January 25th, 2010

In the mobile gaming world has dominated the market with his . The was Number one for a year and came later to rule the game world. When the fascinating of has come to an end Google and Apple starts their new gaming era with smart phone in the gaming world.

Recent popularity is proving that smart phone will lead the next ten years and introduce more fantastic gaming ideas. Reading a recent article in New York Times, I come to know that subscribers of downloading the games are more than 50% of the billion from the . There are 15,000 games in App Store for and Google device user can play with 3,000 games. Considering all these information that Google and apple’s smart phone is the most popular and will rule the game world for over next decade

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Gift clone Nintendo DS Lite to little children

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Are you tired of your niece, nephew, neighbor or some other little kid whose bratty behavior gets under your skin? Here’s the ideal present for someone who is just not worth being flattered and spoilt. This video game system which looks no different from the is nothing but a really cheap Chinese replica of the actual thing.

The YD-965 Dot Matrix has certainly pinched its looks from the , but on further examination you’ll realize that it’s really a cheap piece of scrap. For one, you’ll observe the top screen is black and white with big blocky pixels and the bottom screen – if you can even call it a screen – is nothing more than just a sticker with a picture on it!.

Actually, the game on the sticker appears much more enticing than the five game cartridges that come along as with the system: Tank, King Boxine. The Wall, Star War and Risk King.

Adhering of Risk-King, its probably the most appropriate name for a game on this system, because you will definitely be Risk-King $11 dollars of your hard-earned cash if you order one of these.

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Bigger stylus for bigger screen size of DSi XL

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

The XL is the latest edition of the family featuring as big as a 4.2 inch screen which is 93 percent larger compared to ’s screens and is also bundled with a thicker stylus.

The device weighs 100g or more due to its and it also benefits from a larger stylus and a longer battery life. has obviously made a very smart move towards a wider range of audience who had been for a .

The most interesting thing about the new version is how it breathes life into old titles. Besides the fact that a bigger screen means a wider space to write, the extra size creates an entirely new experience which obviously can be counted as one of the strength of this product.

All the previous Stylus had been on the smaller side in shape but for those who had been looking for a larger stylus can find their solution in this version. The buttons are responsive and as a whole DSL XL has a very smart finish and looks quite outstanding

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