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Nintendo for adults, soon

Monday, April 12th, 2010

We all know that handheld reached to record high sales in a very short period of time. It was launched in 2004. In 2006 it became the fastest selling gaming unit in the history of . It crossed 10 million-units, that too easily.

Not only in , but also in the United States had a strong sales hold. In 2009 the sold there 11.2 million units. This was more than 930,000 each month and it is just more than 3,650 sales a day.

In the early 1990s, learned that it could market its game system also to the adults by offering puzzle-action games such as Tetris for its Game Boy system.

In 2004 when the company brought to market their handheld, it said that it was going after a wider market also.

Reggie Fils-Aime, executive vice president for sales and marketing for of America told once, “We’ve been saying from the start that we wanted to position the toward an older audience… but the market didn’t believe that’s where we wanted to go.”

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Nintendo has also become lifestyle device

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Did you hear the latest news about ? It is the launch of its new version named XL. It is tagged at $189.99. This device has the screens, two, of 4.2-inch that are 93% bigger than the normal and regular priced at $129.99. Though the screen is big but the resolution is the same.

The bottom display of XL is touch-sensitive. It will allow to use it with fingers or with the stylus pens (one small, one large).

According to , the company had updated the most popular gaming platform of the world as gamers demanded for bigger screens. This means that friends can also see the action in a better way or they can play together.

has been sold through out the world over 125 million units.

One more thing to be noticed here is that the XL might be considered a lifestyle device also rather than only a gaming system because the company is broadening the kind of software that gamers can run on it.

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DSi XL launching this month in North America

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

has indicated about the launch of its XL in very soon.

This new one has two 4.2 inch screens and this is 93 percent larger than the screens of the . It is made such for a better viewing angle and also for making the more social.

Talking about the social nature of it, the game will be also launching two portable games named America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking and WarioWare: D.I.Y.

“For some people, good things come in big packages,” said Cammie Dunaway, of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing exclaimed.

He also added further, “Our family of systems has been going strong since 2004, and this new portable system really lets players enjoy the fun together.”

In the feature matters, this new version has has all the same features as the system such as two cameras, photo and sound manipulation tools.

With broadband connection one can easily upload photos directly to Facebook and can also download the latest DSiWare games and apps.

March 28, 2010 is the launching date.

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DS Lite has a refined outlook

Monday, February 15th, 2010

With a modern design and a further refined outlook, , the latest release from the family has already sold an incredible figure of over 12 million units all across .

With its fantastic look , is not just the top of portable entertainment, but also a true masterpiece of design. features brighter screens and with four levels of brightness which give a higher gloss to the games. , one touch screen, voice recognition, wi-fi integration to play with friends around the world, 3D graphics wireless messaging system are the key strengths of this new .

The is designed for people of all ages as they can play games of versatile genres. It is equipped with a stylus and microphone, allowing you to play as with any other , it is available on the market in three different colors, Pink, White and Black.

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DS Lite vs classic Nintendo

Friday, February 12th, 2010

is smaller than one third compared to the classic and has a weight of less than 20%. features brighter screens and with four levels of brightness which give a higher gloss to the games.

With its fantastic look is not just the top of portable entertainment, but also a true masterpiece of design. Amazing screen brightness: where the old was causing visibility problems in the presence of soft lights, we can rejoice four adjustable levels of brightness for both screens.

This new version of the will soon establish itself as the technological gadget to have at all costs. Moreover, it is a that has managed to sell 13 million units around the world, and we do not doubt the new version will collect even greater consensus among the general public.

The layout of buttons in is the same, changing only the position of the keys “select” and “start”, moved to the bottom right, but it lacks the power button, replaced by a lever to push (you have to push up a second and a half during ignition and shutdown) on the right side of the .

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Nintendo DS screens increased by 93% of DS Lite

Friday, January 15th, 2010

This spring, the market in UK would witness the launch of a version of the popular gaming , the . Today, announced this news.

XL would have 4.2’’ dual screens which are as much as 93% larger than the .
According to , the larger screens would enhance the game play especially in games such as and the .

The would be launched in different colors such as wine red and dark brown and would also comprise of built-in educational software and a dictionary.

XL would allow gamers to download games from the shop and they would be able to create and share photos.

According to the industry experts, the Japanese company will branch out because Smartphones are becoming more and more popular for gaming.

The handheld version of has been a great success in . It has touched sales figures of as much as 40 million since its launch in 2005.

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The big screen of DS Lite

Friday, January 1st, 2010

From the time of the idea came for a living room optimized if we remember properly. In those days the was developed to a revision that had larger screens. It was never released, but was ready for the production of . It had screens of 3.8 inch.

This 3.8 inch screen is larger than what we have the standard 3 inch screens on . Well, it is on the other hand is smaller than the XL’s 4.2 inch screens.

The will be flying away from stores and the of never entered into production. But it is sure that the unreleased piece of hardware for the became the base for XL.

Yes, much ahead of announcing this new one as the LL in the market and as XL in the market, the company tossed around other names. Shigeru Miyamoto liked the name Deka. This name is Large in English.

However, other members of the team suggested to name it as Comfort, Executive, Premium, and Living.

Even thought of using the name of XL globally before settling on the name as LL for the market.

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Why has the Nintendo DS done so well in the UK history

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

It was too much assumed way back in the year 2005 that the may win the battle of the handheld games consoles. The reason behind this is that the was sleek and have gorgeous widescreen display. Where as the looked like a toy. Though the two screens were included but it was not enough to get anyone excited. However, the has done well enough and it sold over 50m units. But the was not so bad even. The ugly duckling has grown into a phenomenon.

has now shifted over 100m units. In this recent trend, the has overtook the and has become the biggest selling games in the history of UK.

The big question arises that why has the done so well?

There are three main factors to be credited. It has the ability to jab at a screen with a stylus and this was usually enough for gamers to attract. More to this the sleek and the minimal styling of the later models helped it to become more famous. And not to forget, the most important of all, the has been popular due to the variety of content.

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Best buy of Nindento DS at Cyber Monday

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

The sales of have created too much hype in 2009. On it many items are becoming hot and favorites on the shopping lists of people. On sales there are also many items on which the retailers have slashed prices and it is making great time for people to buy or update.

On the Hot Sales List the is also becoming hot and favorites.

features a port to enable gamers to play Game Boy Advance Game Paks and also the Games. It gives a battery backup of 19 hours of continuous play and it also enables to connect to a wireless connection with Wi-Fi connection. With this connection gamers can play and chat with other players around the world. So, buy a and a enabled game.

The game has dual processors giving 3D graphics to come to life and the touch screen and also the ultra bright LCD screen help view crisp, bright colors and visuals.

, and are giving good prices. The lowest price offered is $129.99. On they were selling cheaper.

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DSi LL launched in Japan

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Good news for as well as for the fans. Over this weekend all the gamers in were able to play the latest iteration of the ’s handheld. It is the LL.

It has attracted the fans with its two large, in fact much large, screens compared to the previous versions, which is the and the . It also has two new touch pens (both a large and a small) and 3 pre-installed . It will go on sale in on the 21st of December, or last Saturday.

In this game will be known as XL and it will be available there in the first quarter of next year.

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