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20% off on accessories with Nintendo DSi XL

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

This week begins the week for . The Toys R Inc. is offering a flat 20 percent on accessories of XL with every purchase of the hardware. This seems to be a new retail promotion.

According to this new , customers who buys a XL will be getting 20% off on all the XL accessories.

The accessories that are included are a Car Adapter, Stylus Pack, Screen Protector and Universal Transporter Case.

The offer has been already started from April 3. Just go and grab the offer.

The XL, having 93 percent larger screen, was released in U.S. retail on 28 March in Burgundy and Bronze. It has been tagged at $189.99 each.

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Multiple sales records of Nintendo in 2009

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Finishes 2009 having multiple Sales Records by selling over 11.2 million U.S. units of its models; and . According to its press release, the has had the best year in history.

“, and 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.

U.S. experienced a decline of 5.7 percent from 2008 with sales figure rounding up to 9.6 million units that were sold this year. has already pointed towards strong sales of the this year and talking about it has already topped 38.8 million units, which is quite high in terms of its predecessor the .

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Nintendo set to release DS Lite bundle in UK

Friday, June 19th, 2009

There is a good news for the fans of . This month is launching a unique and exclusive bundle in the United Kingdom market. It is the Professor Layton and the Curious Village bundle. They will be available in for just £119.99.

This bundle has in it a Black system and Professor Layton and the Curious Village. It is also being said that the bundle may be to commemorate Professor Layton and the Curious Village for its BAFTA for “Best Handheld Game” or for Father’s Day.

This bundle of Lite Professor Layton and the Curious Village has not yet been announced for in the market. It seems that that there will be no Father’s Day bundle for the . But yes, of did a Green/Spring bundle for Mother’s Day.

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Nintendo DS leads the industry while other suffers

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

has led the video game system sales of in the month of May. It has sold 633,500 units. This is in fact a hike of 40% compared to the same month in 2008. The sales were split 369,000 and 244,000 of and respectively.

The sales of of were down by 57% over May 2008 to 289,500 units. But, the sales of course pushed the past the 20 million mark in the after only 31 months on the market.

On the other hand the suffered the least of the home consoles. It had only a 6% drop in sales over last year. It is a fact that this is suffering and it shows just how much the video game industry is suffering.

The total industry sales has dropped below $1 billion for the first time since August 2007.

The Group’s analyst says, “The video games industry continues to struggle with difficult comparisons to last year, and this is the first month that industry sales have dipped below $1 billion since August 2007. May is typically one of the lowest revenue-generating months in any given year for the industry in general.”

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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 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 . 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 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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