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Goldeneye 007 and DJ Hero 2 releasing on Wii
Monday, August 16th, 2010
Two new Wii dates was announced recently by Activision for the autumn release of DJ Hero 2 and Goldeneye 007.
Goldeneye 007, the new face of James Bond for an old tale, sees the British sleuth do some of the good damages to the deadly satellite operation. Gamers will see some blasts through the Saint Petersburg in a tank and also some leaps of a huge dam.
This remake of the 64 classic in Wii is set to ignite the four-player split screen memories after its release on November 2, 2010.
The DJ Hero installment will be available from October 19th 2010 onwards across multiple platforms in the US and in Europe it is being released on 22nd of October.
So, scratch your own tunes and break new beats with DJ Hero installment.
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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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Nintendo Wii in Black releasing on May 9
Friday, April 30th, 2010
Are you all getting bored with your Nintendo Wii or have you not yet got a Nintendo Wii. Well, next month you may get a chance of getting Wii in Black.
Several sources such as GameStop retailer confirmed that the Ninitendo Wii in Black will be available by May 9th in the US and by May 23rd in Canada.
The color has only been changed. The other functionality is the same as White Wiii.
However, the Black Wii bundle will carry a Black Wii Remote, Wii Sports, a copy of Wii Sports Resort and a Wii MotionPlus upgrade.
The bundle will be tagged at $199.
Well, these are only sources information. There has been no official confirmation from Nintendo about the release date.
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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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Best year ever for Nintendo DS, Good year for Nintendo Wii as well
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Nintendo has released its sales figures. According to Nintendo, it has been the best year ever for Nintendo DS and a great year for Wii as well.
They have revealed that the two Nintendo DS models- Nintendo DS Lite and Dsi have sold a total combined of 11.2 million units in US in 2009. According to them, it is a new calendar year record for any video game console.
Nintendo Wii has saw sales volumes of 9.6 million units, which is lower by 5.7% as compared to 2008, but still it is an exceptional sales figure. They also told that 18.6% of the units were sold in November and December 2009 which implies that the company can expect good sales in 2010.
The lifetime sales volume of Wii stands at 27.2 million units whereas it is 38.8 million units for Nintendo DS, i.e. it is ahead of Gameboy Advance.
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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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Nintendo and Intel to develop new console
Monday, December 28th, 2009
Nintendo and Intel may join hands. This is the latest news coming from different sources. It is now much talked that both the giants could be in talks to develop new console. It is also presumed that the new console may be the inevitable successor to the Wii.

Intel may tempt Nintendo to use its latest graphics processor, Larrabee. This is also being assumed if the talk between the two implements.
Many also believed that in 2010 or early 2011 a HD Wii system will be launched. It is presumed that the talks between Nintendo and Intel would be with regard to a next-gen console as opposed to the re-jigged platform such as comparison between the Nintendo DSi and the DS/DS Lite.
Well, lets wait and watch what happens. And also to watch whether this would be the right move for Nintendo by ignoring options that are provided by ATI and Nvidia.
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First time PS3 outsells Nintendo in Japan
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
For the first time PS3 video-game console outsold the Wii of Nintendo in Japan. This data has been revealed by market researcher Enterbrain Inc. It says that for the first time it had happened on a monthly basis in Japan in the month of September. This was the result of the earlier price cut.

According to the data from August 31 to September 27 there were 309,939 PS3s sold. This was a monthly record for the console in Japan. Enterbrain Inc., the Tokyo-based research firm said that Nintendo’s DS Lite and DSi handheld players sold a combined 297,060 units.
Sony had cut the price in Japan of PlayStation 3 on September 3 by 25%. After discount the price stands to 29,980 yen i.e. $335. Sony also introduced a model that of one- third size of the original and it consumes 34% less power.
A same type of price cut in the U.S. market helped the Tokyo-based company sell over one million units globally in just 3 weeks and it brought it closer to its annual sales target of thirteen million.
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Nintendo DS tops in August
Saturday, September 12th, 2009
The sales of video game for the month of August this year was down from the previous year. But not for all. The PlayStation 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 NPD Group reveals that Sony sold 210,000 PlayStation 3s in the United States 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 Xbox 360 sales also experienced a late August drop. It got a minor boost.
Nintendo DS sold over half a million units in the month of August. It was a DS Lite and DSi combined.
Below is the details:
o Nintendo DS - 552,900
o Wii - 277,400
o Xbox 360 - 215,400
o PlayStation 3 - 210,000
o PSP - 140,300
o PlayStation 2 - 105,900
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