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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 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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Children famous Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree series now on Nintendo DS console

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Now on the famous Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree series for children will also be available.

Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree series is one of the most popular among children. The much-loved children’s author penned the novels in 30s and 40s decade. Now it is standing as the test of time in digital format.

Children will now be able to read the series on their . As all paperbacks, the pages of the novel will appear in two screens. This will make the reading experience rich along with its sound effects, collect bonus features and games.

This launch on is a part of a lager deal between Games and book publishers. will be, as the agreement goes, publishing a series of children’s books on the format. Each of the will be containing about 6 to 8 books and it is priced at 24.99pounds.

A reader only need to plug in the FLIP chip in the and the book is ready.

Director of Egmont Press, Cally Poplak said, “At Egmont we are passionate about bringing stories to life for children, so the development of new platforms for reading are incredibly exciting for us. We are proud to be at the heart of this innovation and thrilled to be a part of this first collection bringing authors such as Enid Blyton to the digital world, and encouraging more children to take up reading for pleasure rather than seeing it purely as part of their homework.”

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R4 DS card of Nintendo is cost effective

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

We all know that R4 card has raised the status of . It is not an alien subject to us.

Added information here which many of us may not know is that you all also be careful of it since fraudulence is also common in the pertinent scenario. When you order then you get a hold of the one awe-inspiring chip and along with it also copious numbers of several devices that will maintain the R4 card of it.

Then what can you find in a R4 card?

It is said by experts that R4 card package consists a R4 card that is destined to connect the slot 1 of the device, a setting up disc and a USB card reader. The R4 card shell is usually black in color and it is an important chain for helping the cartridge of the . The key chain is in fact properly used as grip to set of R4 card while on walk on the roads.

Yeah, don’t forget that the R4 card also enables secondary operations likes changing fonts and also of background colors. You can also create music and videos with the help of the moonshell

One can read the text stored in memory card set in a R4 card. Not to forget, the operating system of the device act with 3 languages, Japanese, Chinese and English.

R4 card has got hold of the multi-media market with its flexible types.

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Guiar Hero games in Nintendo DS

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

It is the race of continue churning out the to that extent as much it is possible. is doing something sillier than the for its .

After 3 Guitar Hero On Tour games its in a single year, it now starts the branding of new family-friendly E-rated version of its music . It is the fourth one.

As the name goes, will let players play guitar, drums and also vocals.

Are you asking how?

ships with the controller and a rubber sleeve fitting over the . It overlays the face buttons of the unit with four soft rubbery drum pads that can be pressed with thumbs.

Choose to sing with a microphone is also possible in it.

Guitar is similar to its three previous versions. The plugs in into the Boy Advance slot of the hardware.

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DS again remains best-selling in Japan

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

According to the data released from , it is revealed that the again remains the best-selling in Japan. The data is for the week ending 18th of October.

sold 51 735 units in combined total. In it the contributed 49 145 and the just 2 590. It is also learned from the data that the sales of the has dropped marginally from last week’s tally but there was a drop of 2800 units on .

In the second place is the with 33 508 units. It has dropped quite substantially from last week’s 40 100. The third place is reserved for the with 30 231 units. It is just 266 units ahead of the in fourth place with 29 965. The sales of both remains steady from last week.

There was a slight increase in the sales of . It is the only to record a sales boost with 2 109 units sold. The PS2 is steady with 2 109 units.

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Next-gen Nintendo DS deal won by nVidia

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

The first and important news that needs to be delivered first is that the next-generation is going to be launched in 2010. In fact this is the successor of the , DSLite and the . This will have more powerful graphics technology than the three.

Now the next news: Tegra will now produce a system chip for the handheld. They have won a contract. This deal would boost significant profits because has gained massive success.

This can also be seen as a coup because earlier had been an and customer.

What was the reason of this deal?

is offering a single-chip for the handheld. It has reduced costs and also the complexities.

Well, this news is still a rumour floated from BrightSideOfNews.com.

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Books comes to Nintendo DS; Thanks EA

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

() is bringing books to the . The video games giant is developing an innovative new book range for the that will be called .

This initiative of is so designed which will give children a new way to read their favourite books. It is being designed for all age groups. They are working with few of the leading publishers of the United Kingdom such as Egmont and Penguin.

Each of the title will feature multiple books and it is expected that the first 4 titles will be rolled out in the UK market by 4th of December.

The authors included are Enid Blyton, Eoin Colfer and Cathy Cassidy. The titles which are include in the are The Enchanted Wood, Angel Cake, The Magic Faraway Tree, Silent But Deadly, Artemis Fowl, French Fright and Ghoul Dinners among others.

Cally Poplak, director at Egmont Press said, “ is a brilliant way of getting children into reading who may love their but may not normally pick up a book… At Egmont we are passionate about bringing stories to life for children, so the development of new platforms for reading are incredibly exciting for us.”

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Nintendo DS taught English to Torres, Liverpool striker

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Fernando , the leading striker of , says that his was never away from his side because he struggled with the lingo.

He had admitted that the popular portable and language software of was one of the key tools that have been used by him to acclimatise himself to the British culture after he moved from Atletico Madrid.

In an autobiography Fernando said, “One of the biggest problems I faced when I first moved to was the language barrier.”

He added in it that when they we were in hotels and busy preparing for games then he used to watch films in English with the subtitles on. He also further mentioned that the other thing that he always carried with him was the ‘English Training’ on his – language games and exercises that helped him to develop his English.

Usain Bolt, the fastest man on this earth, recently said that he likes nothing more than a quiet night in playing Call of Duty and also Pro Evolution Soccer.

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Nintendo DS tops in August

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

The sales of video for the month of August this year was down from the previous year. But not for all. The 3 sales were considerably up from the month prior. It sold roughly the twice amount. Let us give a thank note to the mid-month price drop.

The data of reveals that sold 210,000 3s in the last month. There was a $100 drop that took an effect at some of the retailers as early as August 18th. It likely translated to a price conscious boost in sales.

Oh yes, the sales also experienced a late August drop. It got a minor boost.

sold over half a million units in the month of August. It was a and combined.

Below is the details:

o - 552,900
o - 277,400
o - 215,400
o 3 - 210,000
o - 140,300
o 2 - 105,900

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Now play Band Hero in DS

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

Now all owner can play . Are you trying to guess how. Here is the answer. With the help of a little plastic drum controller now you all can play Bank Hero.

recently announced that will include in the “” controller and also in the “Drum Grip.” These will apparently sit over the ’ face buttons and turn them into drum pads. Gamers will hit with their thumbs.

More to this, will also be featuring a vocals mode. When you are suddenly struck with the urge then it will start singing Avril Lavigne on the bus. So, it has become tough to say who is schizophrenic and who is just playing .

will be available later this year and it will be featuring the music of the Killers, Blink-182, KT Turnstall, and Fallout Boy. This will also have a No Fail mode. The guitar controller at present will only be compatible with the hardware because it inserts into the Lite’s second cartridge slot. There has nothing been mentioned by on the drum controller’s compatibility.

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