Posts Tagged ‘Japan’
DSi ranked top in Japan retail sale
Saturday, June 27th, 2009
The Nintendo DSi and the PSP of Sony Corp. has kept their reign at the retail of Japan in the latest hardware figures.
According to the recent reports of Media Create Co. the DSi has sold 40,464 units between 8th of June and 16th of June 16 to rank No. 1 in overall sales.
When compared, the PSP sold 27,884 units and has been ranked second in the same period.
In the month of April the Nintendo began the sale of the Nintendo DSi at U.S. retail.
Sony has this month announced that the PSP Go, a new 16GB handheld to hold all digital content. It will be sold for $249 on Oct. 1.
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Nintendo sales up
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
In Japan the selling record was not so good for Nintendo because the PlayStation 3 solidly outsold the Nintendo Wii and also the PlayStation Portable overtook the Nintendo DS. But yes, the current situation for the Nintendo has been reversed. The Wii and DS is now becoming the best selling products in their categories.

The Nintendo DSi has been sold about 55,000 units in Japan from 27 April to 10 May and it was even the best selling videogame console.
There the PlayStation Portable was the 2nd with a sale unit of more than 43,000 units moved to gamers in the same period. The lead of Nintendo is even bigger because the Nintendo DS Lite has also moved some 7,821 units in the same period.
Sad story for the Wii and the PlayStation 3. They are no longer head to head. The Nintendo home console is up 24,397 units and the PlayStation 3 is only at 18,483. Xbox 360 has suffered the shame.
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Over 20% Japanese people owns DS
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
We all know better that Japanese gamers love Nintendo DS. But… did we ever imagined that the total number of DS units sold in there is equivalent to 20.5% of Japan’s population? This has been reported by a website.
The chart of this report was released by Nintendo recently and it shows that the percentage of a market’s population that owns a DS. The chart also explains succinctly just how bonkers the population of Japan has been for the handheld. Over 20 per cent of the population owning a DS? That’s really Crazy. It means that 1 out of 5 Japanese people. Make sure, it is not 1in 5 Japanese gamers. It is 1 in 5 Japanese people.

The fact is that 20 per cent of the population probably do not own a Nintendo DS. There, Japanese gamers have probably purchased multiple DS systems like the original DS Phat, DS Lite, DSi, and of course, the different colors and variants of the DS Lite.
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Amazon sells Rhythem Heaven DS under $25
Sunday, March 1st, 2009
Amazon pre-sells Rhythm Heaven DS at dollar 24.99. Retailer Amazon.com began selling Nintendo Co.’s Rhythem Heaven this week for the Nintendo DS under 25 dollar in a new game promotion.
Yesterday, on Amazon.com Rhythem Heaven held a pre-order price of $24.99. It is 17% under the maximum sale retail price.

It is a smash hit title in Japan. Rhythem Heaven allow gamers to tap and slide the stylus on the touch screen in time to the beat. April 5th is the releasing date of this title.
The company, Nintendo, this month announced that the Nintendo DSi is an updated version of the handheld. The Nintendo DSi that includes 2 built-in cameras and also a MP3 application. This will be sold in Matte Blue and Matte Black SKUs for $169.99 each.
The NPD Group Inc. said this month that DS sold more than 5 lakhs units and has ranked second in overall video game hardware sales in January.
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Should we buy DSi or should we not
Saturday, February 21st, 2009
Estimated unit sales of Nintendo are very close to 100 million all around the world. This gaming instrument has prove to be the leading in the industry of the portable console market every time. Nintendo DSi, the second refresh of it, is starting to see the developers move in an evolutionary direction with its flagship handheld.

The Nintendo DSi has taken most of the features, which the Lite had to offer. It also adds new multimedia capabilities in the console. Nintendo DSi is now on sale in Japan. The sale started in November 1 last year. Already one million has been sold. Now the company has announced that DSi will start its sale in North America from April 5. Everyone asks the same and simple question, “Should I buy one?”
Let us take a look what exactly separates this new DSi from the DS Lite. The difference between the two portables is negligible if we talk in terms of actual form-factor. It is slightly slimmer, but we will not find massive change in size like we saw when Nintendo upgraded the actual DS to DS Lite. Both screens are a quarter of an inch larger.
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Nintendo on the way of launching in US
Friday, February 20th, 2009
Nintendo is going to launch its latest version of the portable video game system in the United States. The expected date is April 5. The company will add 2 digital cameras to it and also an added feature of the ability to play with sound recordings.

The DSi that is at present available in its home country i.e. Japan will be costing $170 and will be available in 2 colors - black and blue. This is in fact the 3rd iteration of the most popular handheld gaming system on the planet. The DS Lite, its predecessor, comes at the cost of $130.
The new one that is going to be launched will be slimmer than the DS Lite, sports bigger screens and will include 2 digital cameras — one that will face outward and the other to point at the user when the device is flipped open. Nintendo likened them to a set of eyes.
The maker of Nintendo says, “If the touch screen gave Nintendo DS a sense of feel and the microphone allowed it to hear, the two cameras give DSi the sense of sight. With the use of the Nintendo DSi players can manipulate photos, mix all the images and even share them with friends.
The launch is announced when millions of people are turning to mobile games such as on the DS and on smart phones like Apple’s iPhone to themselves busy when free.
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Your kid now learns math with Nintendo DS
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Good News. Now Nintendo DS game will let free you of putting your kids through math paces by using a set of flashcards. With Nintendo DS, when your kid plays the game for only 10 minutes on regular basis, it works better than a set of flashcards for your child. Yes, it is the use of technology and the method makes your child more engaging.

Without this “Personal Trainer: Math” your kid had to attain mastery in all the addition, subtraction, multiplication, division of mathematics by memorizing the facts with repetition. Now it is consistent practice in order and sequence ways. The new method of technology also keeps track of accuracy and speed over a period of time.
After signing to this “Personal Trainer: Math” your kid gets a cartoon version of professor Hideo Kageyama. He is from the Center for Research and Educational Development in Higher Education at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan. In this Personal Trainer he is the host and also a math coach. He pioneered the 100-Cell Calculation Method, which is used in this technology game. In this technology game he also encourages the kids to play it every day.
In the main menu your kids will get three options: Daily Test, Kageyama Method or Practice Exercises.
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