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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 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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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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Nintendo again tops the chart

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

The Media-Create’s weekly Japanese hardware list was captured by the PSP-3000 captured, but along with its 3 different models were able to edge out the ’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 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 of 49,398 prior week. All the credit goes to Dragon Quest VI.

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

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Best year ever for Nintendo DS, Good year for Nintendo Wii as well

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

has released its figures. According to , it has been the best year ever for and a great year for as well.

They have revealed that the two models- and have sold a total combined of 11.2 million units in US in 2009. According to them, it is a new calendar year record for any video game .

has saw volumes of 9.6 million units, which is lower by 5.7% as compared to 2008, but still it is an exceptional figure. They also told that 18.6% of the units were sold in November and December 2009 which implies that the company can expect good in 2010.

The lifetime volume of stands at 27.2 million units whereas it is 38.8 million units for , i.e. it is ahead of Gameboy Advance.

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The best selling console in Europe is Nintendo DS

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

has been announced in European history as becoming the best selling .

The family of , including the and also the , have now shifted more than 40 million units in only the market. boasted that the achieved this milestone of success within five years and this is a new record.

In the same chart the claims to be the fastest selling home in the market by achieving the sale figure of 20 million within just three years.

Talking towards the software side, the Sports Resort has been shifted around 5 million copies in the 5 months after its release in the late July.

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Mad Catz announced new peripherals for Nintendo Wii and DS handheld

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Interactive has announced some of the new peripherals for and also for the . is widely known for providing accessories for . Most of the new announcements of are related to portable gaming devices.

The of the is only getting the . This accessory of it will allow the gamer to pre-set a timer for number of hours they have planned to use the connection. It allows them to converse the power and also to be sure that they can access the service always. This new gadget of is usable with both AC power and also with batteries.

On the other hand, the and the version are becoming a larger array of . Out of the , most of them are specially designed to protect the device which can get damaged as it is used on the go.

The two examples are Suede Game Wallet and the Premium Suede Folio Case, priced at 14.99 and 19.99 dollars, are well designed to allow gamers to carry the abreast of extra stylus peripherals and also game cases.

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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 . It was never released, but was ready for the production of . It had of 3.8 inch.

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

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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Nintendo DS leads in UK market

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

became the best selling games in the history of UK 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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