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Nintendo to support non-3D console with new features, games

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

We all know that has been a great success. It has been sold in million since the original was launched. Later, the , and XL were launched to add more success.

Now, is set to be launched, which is the first that can support 3D without wearing glasses or any other peripherals. looks further to give more to the gaming world with its .

The will be released in February in and rest of the world will get it by March. With this launch, one thing is sure that the life cycle of family does not comes to an end.

Satoru Iwata, the boss of , said that they will continue supporting the non 3D-enabled console through new features, new games etc.

Iwata is very confident to the new features and new games even though 3D version of the is going to hit the market.

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Nintendo makes loss in 6 fiscal months, first in 7 years

Friday, October 29th, 2010

posted a loss for the first time in seven years. The loss is of six fiscal months that ended September 30, 2010. The main reason for the loss is the decline in sales.

The sales, including the , and XL, fell from 11.7 million to 6.69 million globally as compared to the same period last year.

The sales steep decline makes sense as the market is close to saturation and also the of is also launching soon next year. So, gamers are waiting to bid their time for the new 3D .

The Wii sales also dropped in the said period to 4.97 million units from 5.75 million units.

The fall in sales of console also resulted in the fall of software sales.

More to this, the Yen has become stronger against the USD in last two years and this has left ’s net income to drop down up to 34 percent.

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Nintendo DSi and DSi XL prices slashed from September

Monday, August 30th, 2010

is dropping and XL prices from September 12 onwards.

The company announced the recently. According to the new price list, the will be sold for $149.99 and the XL will be priced at $169.99.

of ’s executive vice president of Sales and Marketing said, “We know shoppers want to get the maximum value out of every dollar they spend. Our new prices make it easier than ever for consumers to access the tremendous variety of games, applications and social tools on the and XL system.”

However, the earlier model of will remain to be sold at $129.

This year the sales of was high. Over 3.4 million handhelds were sold in the U.S. through July said .

also announced earlier that they will come up with a 3D version of the device and it will be named as . This new will feature the technology without the use of glasses.

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Face Training game in Nintendo for facial wellness

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

In the game had announced earlier to release a camera for the and . Three years had been passed since the announcement and in between two new versions of the had been released. Now, finally September 24th is the date when the will be released. Its a European release date.

So, now, apart from and XL, gamers can enjoy this game on also.

In fact is not a game. It is similar to the Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training series. Here, instead of training the brain daily, there is a daily session with to improve the facial wellness.

Gamers are suggested to use it every morning. There will be avatar Miles to demonstrate the exercises on the left screen and gamers can see their face through the video feed on the right screen.

However, did not mention that this exercise will make anyone younger.

It says, “Target the Ocular Muscle with an eye exercise that can help to ease tension around the eyes.”

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Nintendo sales takes big leap after retail price cut

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Sales of have taken a big leap, a leap of 40% every week since the trade price of was lowered last month.

The current price of the is £129.99 and it is being promoted to comsumers as part of a ‘’ campaign.

Rob Saunders, head of communications of , said: “Since the adjustment in trade price has been passed on to consumers, each of the previous three weeks have seen sales increase by over 40 per cent week-on-week.”

The company, as it is usually, stressed that it does not directly dictate RRPs and the firm also stipulated that the only applies to the and not to others, the and XL.

For the past week the platform holder is running ‘’ TV ads on many channels during prime time.

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Europe drops DS price

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

After , now it is to cut price. The price of both model ’s falls, but not that of the XL.

confirmed that ’s and the ’s prices will be dropping from June 18 in .

Well, there has been no set amount yet for the drop in the prices because it will be left up to the retailers. They will be deciding the reduced price for the consoles.

It is not clear why this move comes from . Is it that it is to clear stock for a new that is coming soon?

Also in Australia there was a price fall of and the was ignored after the came to the market.

Well, don’t expect any more drop.

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DS XL is being sold more than PSP in Japan

Monday, May 24th, 2010

According to the latest retail data from , the SKUs of has outsold the of Sony.

On Friday the Co. reported that 15,879 units of LL were sold units and it ranked No. 3 hardware between the time period of May 10 and May 16.

In the same period 9990 units of were sold.

For the week the was sold by 2,695 units.

The ranked No. 1 and it had sold 24,475 units and the go sold 871 units. It was ranked at No. 9.

In the month of March also released the XL to the U.S. retail. It is
better known with the two 4.2-inch screens and each of it is 93 percent larger than the . It also features 2 digital cameras. It has improved battery life and comes with larger stylus.

This was price tagged at at $189.99.

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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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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 .

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 sales list was captured by the -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 -3000 was sold. Earlier it was 52,909. The newer UMD-less sibling 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 Wii. 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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