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Black Ops will also be released on DS
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Recently Activision has announced that its upcoming shooter, Call of Duty: Black Ops, will also be released on Nintendo DS.
The game is due to be out on November 9th and on the same day it will also be released on the DS handheld.
N-Space is developing the game for Nintendo DS. The game will let the players take on the role of CIA operatives that engage in strange mission.
Studio Head of n-Space, Dan O’Leary, said: “Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Nintendo DS is going to take the handheld Call of Duty experience to a new level. From taking the controls of an attack helicopter to flying an experimental stealth fighter jet, players will have a wealth of new features to utilize”
Black Ops game will be having six-player online multiplayer with all new Perks and an all new Perks system. It will also be having a tough two-player Co-Op mode along with Arcade mode which will allow players to unlock achievements and rewards.
Players will also get to fly helicopters and jest in the game on the handheld.
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Nintendo 3DS succeeding Nintendo DS
Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Over the past 5 years it has been seen that the stock of Nintendo (NTDOY) is on a steady growth and this is not because of the success of Wii. In fact this success of Nintendo was due to the DS handheld video game system released in late 2004.

The fortune of Nintendo also grew after the release of Nintendo DS’ first hardware revision named Nintendo DS Lite.
More than 130 million units across the world has been sold of the various incarnations of the console and it became the best selling video game platform in the history of gaming industry.
But all these only seems to be just a begining. Nintendo unveiled the Nintendo 3DS, the next handheld gaming device.
It was revealed at the E3 event that the Nintendo 3DS will be succeeding the Nintendo DS and it will be a clamshell-shaped handheld device with 2 LCD screens.
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DS on the way of becoming best seller of all time
Friday, May 14th, 2010
This time Nintendo is expecting a dent in profits and this is for the first time if we count the last six years of this gaming giant. The sales Wii maker and also of Nintendo DS took a plunge and it has been dropped by 23 percent.
Nearly ten percent the profits fell of the company but it seems to them that the worst will soon be faded out. based in Kyoto, Japan.
Based in Kyoto, Japan, the Nintendo DS was running very closely second behind the PlayStation 2. Nintendo is expected to become the top in sales by this year end.
NPD Group’s Anita Frazier said, “The NDS is approaching the PS2 as the best-selling hardware system of all time”.
On the other hand the competitor Microsoft reported in the begining of this year of reaching the sales figure of more than 40 million Xbox 360s. According to the current figures, the PlayStation 3 of Sony has sold 33.5 million units. More than 71 million is the sales figure of Wii and the Nintendo DS are has sold so far about 129.
Nintendo is also planning of launching a 3DS version by this year end and this will be offering 3D technology, sans 3D glasses.
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Multiple sales records of Nintendo in 2009
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Nintendo Finishes 2009 having multiple Sales Records by selling over 11.2 million U.S. units of its DS models; Nintendo DS Lite and DSi. According to its press release, the Nintendo DS has had the best year in console gaming history.

“Wii, Nintendo DS Lite and Nintendo DSi combined to sell more than 7 million units in the month of December alone,” said Cammie Dunaway, the executive Vice President of sales and marketing.
Nintendo U.S. Wii experienced a decline of 5.7 percent from 2008 with sales figure rounding up to 9.6 million units that were sold this year. Nintendo has already pointed towards strong sales of the Wii console this year and talking about Nintendo DS it has already topped 38.8 million units, which is quite high in terms of its predecessor the Game Boy Advance.
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Sonic The Hedgehog Socks Will Hit The Stores With Mad Catz
Monday, January 11th, 2010
There is more to come from Mad Catz for the Nintendo DS in the accessory market. It is more focusing to high end fight sticks and also to the mice and keyboards that is of non-gaming lifestyle.

Now, if you have a need of Sonic the Hedgehog socks, then yes, Mad Catz has it for you… covered.
Apart from the licensing of Nintendo products officially, as all of us know such as the wireless Wii sensor bars, the company is also signing up Sonic the Hedgehog for several DS accessories. These accessories of Mad Catz will be keeping the portable safe from harm.
Sonic’s visage is like socks, shells, a wallet like thing. All these will be hitting stores near you later this year.
The name given to the products by Mad Catz is Sonic the Hedgehog Character Sockz, Sonic the Hedgehog Character ArmorCase and also Sonic the Hedgehog Character Microfiber Soft Case.
The price for all: $12.99 USD
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The best selling console in Europe is Nintendo DS
Sunday, January 10th, 2010
Nintendo DS has been announced in European history as becoming the best selling console.
The family of Nintendo DS, including the DS Lite and also the DSi, have now shifted more than 40 million units in only the Europe market. Nintendo boasted that the handheld achieved this milestone of success within five years and this is a new console record.

In the same chart the Wii claims to be the fastest selling home console in the Europe market by achieving the sale figure of 20 million within just three years.
Talking towards the software side, the Wii 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
Mad Catz Interactive has announced some of the new peripherals for Nintendo Wii and also for the DS handheld. Mad Catz is widely known for providing accessories for gaming consoles. Most of the new announcements of Mad Catz are related to portable gaming devices.

The Wii of the Nintendo is only getting the Wireless SenseBar. 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 Mad Catz is usable with both AC power and also with batteries.
On the other hand, the Nintendo DS and the DSi version are becoming a larger array of add ons. Out of the add ons, 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 handheld abreast of extra stylus peripherals and also game cases.
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New wireless charger for Nintendo DS from Olin
Monday, January 4th, 2010
Recently Olin introduced in Australian market a new charging technology and all Nintendo fans may be happy to hear this news because the first product of Olin will be for the Nintendo DS. Now, with the help of this Olin charger, all Nintendo fans can now charge their device wirelessly.

This new universal wireless power system from Olin is called Qi, which means that the consumers can now simply lay Nintendo DS on a charging pad and within few moments it gets charged by electromagnetic induction.
The product will come with a sleeve and charging pad. The sleeve may also be used to protect the casing for your gaming console. Moreover, the product can be taken anywhere easily.
Installation is very simple of Qi. Only gamers need to plug in the pad and then place the Nintendo DS device into the sleeve. This sleeve is easily placed on the pad.
The Qi product for Nintendo DS Lite will cost only RRP $129.
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Why has the Nintendo DS done so well in the UK history
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
It was too much assumed way back in the year 2005 that the Sony PSP may win the battle of the handheld games consoles. The reason behind this is that the PSP was sleek and have gorgeous widescreen display. Where as the Nintendo DS looked like a toy. Though the two screens were included but it was not enough to get anyone excited. However, the PSP has done well enough and it sold over 50m units. But the Nintendo was not so bad even. The ugly duckling has grown into a phenomenon.

Nintendo has now shifted over 100m units. In this recent trend, the Nintendo DS has overtook the PlayStation 2 and has become the biggest selling games console in the history of UK.
The big question arises that why has the Nintendo DS done so well?
There are three main factors to be credited. It has the ability to jab at a screen with a stylus and this was usually enough for gamers to attract. More to this the sleek and the minimal styling of the later models helped it to become more famous. And not to forget, the most important of all, the console has been popular due to the variety of content.
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Nintendo DS leads in UK market
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Nintendo DS became the best selling games console 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 Nintendo DS machines, and its successors the DS Lite and DSi, had been sold till now in the English market. It beats the previous bestseller PlayStation 2 of Sony. Sony has been on sale for about a decade.

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