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Nintendo DS leads in UK market

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

became the best selling games console in the history of says new research.

The research figures released by market research company GfK Chart-Track revealed that a little more than 10 million machines, and its successors the and , had been sold till now in the English market. It beats the previous bestseller 2 of . has been on sale for about a decade.

The success of is due to the broad appeal of its family-friendly titles.
titles are among the biggest selling games on . In this game the players are required to solve maths and also reasoning puzzles, and , in which people create and take care of virtual pets.

According to experts the simplicity of is the key of success. It has only few buttons and it is in fact mainly controlled by poking and writing on a touchscreen with the help of a stylus. It is also appealing to those who are playing video games for the first time.

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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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Nintendo DS tops in August

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

The sales of video game for the month of August this year was down from the previous year. But not for all. The 3 sales were considerably up from the month prior. It sold roughly the twice amount. Let give a thank note to the mid-month price drop.

The data of reveals that sold 210,000 3s in the last month. There was a $100 drop that took an effect at some of the retailers as early as August 18th. It likely translated to a price conscious boost in sales.

Oh yes, the sales also experienced a late August drop. It got a minor boost.

sold over half a million units in the month of August. It was a and combined.

Below is the details:

o - 552,900
o - 277,400
o - 215,400
o 3 - 210,000
o - 140,300
o 2 - 105,900

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DS sold more than other Nintendo products

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

is the buzz. It is selling more than the , more than the , and also more than the .

The third iteration of the has sold 6.86 million units globally. The more remarkable story is that the speed at which consumers have snapped the device up.

Denise Kaigler, Vice president of corporate affairs of of America, said that the has sold more units in the first 3 months in the than the original could manage. It was 1.7 million and the original was 1.38 million. It was even more than the (1.07 million) could manage. Not only this, it is also more than the (1.52 million) could manage.

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Blaze 3-in-1 easily switches from DS to other game

Monday, July 13th, 2009

It is quite possible that if any one has then he or will also probably play video games. Moreover, he or she will probably just don’t sit with any game for very long.

So, here is a new toy for all such kids and game loving people. This unique and special device will now allow people to very quickly flip between their favorite games on his or her . They can even choose from three different games and that too in just flicking of a switch.

This is game selector. It features three cartridge bays and also a single ribbon connector. This connector of the device plugs into the ’ cartridge slot.

This device adds bulk to the . The best thing of this device is that one can now choose from multiple games without having to exactly carry around an additional case.

There are 3 green LEDs lights and it indicates which game is presently active.

It costs about $13 only.

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Game Zub Nintendo DS lite MP3 Player

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

The MP3 Player is to some extent of the size of a Game Boy Advance Game Pak. Though similar but there are some differences. When slotted into ’s Game Pak Slot then it turns your handheld into a full-featured music player. One has to simply select tracks and adjust the playing options with the easy on-screen interface. The rest is done. It plays your tunes through the speakers or headphones.

The MP3 Player make use of common SD cards. It stores there the musics. One can simply transfer the selected songs to SD card through a PC of a laptop. It takes only second to do so and without requiring any software.

This is compatible with and . It includes built-in headphone socket for crystal clear stereo sound and it is simple on-screen interface.

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Nintendo set to release DS Lite bundle in UK

Friday, June 19th, 2009

There is a good news for the fans of . This month is launching a unique and exclusive bundle in the United Kingdom market. It is the Professor Layton and the Curious Village bundle. They will be available in for just £119.99.

This bundle has in it a Black system and Professor Layton and the Curious Village. It is also being said that the bundle may be to commemorate Professor Layton and the Curious Village for its BAFTA for “Best Handheld Game” or for Father’s Day.

This bundle of Lite Professor Layton and the Curious Village has not yet been announced for launch in the market. It seems that that there will be no Father’s Day bundle for the . But yes, of America did launch a Green/Spring bundle for Mother’s Day.

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The release of DSi boosted nintendo DS sales

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Released in the month of April, is on the way to increase the sales of the made handheld by over 175 per cent year over year that is quite the performance. This statement is said by Mike Hickey, an industry analyst. He is currently working for .

The main reason is the increased price of the . Hence, it brings in more revenue than the previous one, . But yes, the sales volumes of is also said to be higher.

The new handheld should also increase the hardware sales for the month of April by 25 per cent where as the software revenue should be declining by 20 per cent in the same period of 2008. This is just because no other game on the magnitude of or Mario Kart has been released in 2009. Some other analysts also say that the decline in the numbers for the April month could be as much as 17 per cent.

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Over 20% Japanese people owns DS

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

We all know better that Japanese love . But… did we ever imagined that the total number of units sold in there is equivalent to 20.5% of ’s population? This has been reported by a website.

The chart of this report was released by recently and it shows that the percentage of a market’s population that owns a . The chart also explains succinctly just how bonkers the population of has been for the handheld. Over 20 per cent of the population owning a ? That’s really Crazy. It means that 1 out of 5 Japanese people. Make sure, it is not 1in 5 Japanese . It is 1 in 5 Japanese people.

The fact is that 20 per cent of the population probably do not own a . There, Japanese have probably purchased multiple systems like the original Phat, , , and of course, the and of the .

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