Posts Tagged ‘Japan’

DSi ranked top in Japan retail sale

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

The and the of . has kept their reign at the retail of in the latest hardware figures.

According to the recent reports of Media Create Co. the has sold 40,464 units between 8th of June and 16th of June 16 to rank No. 1 in overall sales.

When compared, the sold 27,884 units and has been ranked second in the same period.

In the month of April the began the sale of the at U.S. retail.

Sony has this month announced that the 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 the selling record was not so good for because the solidly outsold the and also the overtook the . But yes, the current situation for the has been reversed. The and is now becoming the best selling products in their categories.

The has been sold about 55,000 units in from 27 April to 10 May and it was even the best selling videogame console.

There the was the 2nd with a sale unit of more than 43,000 units moved to in the same period. The lead of is even bigger because the has also moved some 7,821 units in the same period.

Sad story for the and the . They are no longer head to head. The home console is up 24,397 units and the 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 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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Amazon sells Rhythem Heaven DS under $25

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

pre-sells Rhythm Heaven at dollar 24.99. Retailer .com began selling Co.’s this week for the under 25 dollar in a new game promotion.
Yesterday, on .com held a pre-order price of $24.99. It is 17% under the maximum sale retail price.

It is a smash hit title in . allow 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, , this month announced that the is an updated version of the handheld. The that includes 2 built-in cameras and also a MP3 application. This will be sold in and SKUs for $169.99 each.

The NPD Group Inc. said this month that 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 are very close to 100 million all around the world. This instrument has prove to be the leading in the industry of the portable console market every time. , the second refresh of it, is starting to see the developers move in an evolutionary direction with its flagship handheld.

The has taken most of the features, which the Lite had to offer. It also adds new multimedia capabilities in the console. is now on sale in . The sale started in November 1 last year. Already one million has been sold. Now the company has announced that will start its sale in North America from April 5. Everyone asks the same and simple question, “Should I buy one?”

Let take a look what exactly separates this new from the . 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 upgraded the actual to . 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

is going to its latest version of the portable video game system in the . 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 that is at present available in its home country i.e. 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 on the planet. The , its predecessor, comes at the cost of $130.

The new one that is going to be launched will be slimmer than the , 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. likened them to a set of eyes.

The maker of says, “If the touch screen gave a sense of feel and the microphone allowed it to hear, the two cameras give the sense of sight. With the use of the players can manipulate photos, mix all the images and even share them with friends.
The is announced when millions of people are turning to mobile games such as on the and on smart phones like ’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 game will let free you of putting your kids through paces by using a set of flashcards. With , 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: ” 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: ” your kid gets a cartoon version of professor Hideo Kageyama. He is from the Center for Research and Educational Development in Higher Education at , . In this Personal Trainer he is the host and also a 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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