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December 15th, 2009 at 04:15pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
We expect this kind of thing from Tetris or Resident Evil 4, but whoever thought that Dragon’s Lair would be appearing on so many consoles? It appeared on the iPhone just a week ago, and now the FMV adventure is (as rumored) set to appear on DSiWare on Dec. 21 in North America and Jan. 1.
Now, considering none of the DSiWare releases have been particularly large, we have no clue how they’ll fit the whole game on the service. We do know from this video, however, that the console is powerful enough to handle the game. Now, the next obvious step in Dragon’s Lair’s quest for console domination? Well, Zeebo, of course.
Dragon’s Lair headed to DSiWare Dec. 21 originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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December 11th, 2009 at 04:00pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Nothing’s ever going to top Nyko’s crazy Zoom Case, but Datel Japan’s bulky DSi speaker attachment thing — the official title is the Sound Speaker DSi — is definitely making a strong play for Most Crazy DSi Accessory Ever. As you can see, the accessory is not only meant to protect by consuming the handheld whole, but it also amplifies the DSi’s audio … because that’s what you want from your DSi. The multitasking capabilities of Datel’s device also allow you to charge your handheld (through an included AC adapter or some AA batteries) after you’ve spent hours being kind of a jerk.
The Datel Sound Speaker DSi runs 3,990 yen (about $45) and can be purchased here.
[Via GoNintendo]
Datel’s Sound Speaker DSi eats handhelds for breakfast originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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December 7th, 2009 at 11:30am
Under DS
There’s some classic platforming to be had in both Rayman and Shinobi in this week’s Nintendo downloads, and even a way to deal with Jack’s overabundance of stress in Stop Stress: A Day of Fury. There’s over ten titles in all, so cruise past the break for the full list.
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NintendoWare Weekly: Rayman, Stop Stress, Shinobi, Street Fighter Alpha 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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December 1st, 2009 at 11:07am
Under DS+ PS3+ Wii / Nintendo
Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft have all released figures and indications of their various consoles’ sales successes over the Thanksgiving sales period in the US, and by the looks of things, they all have some big sales numbers to shout about.
Nintendo arguably has the most to boast, with 550 000 Wii consoles and an incredibly astounding 1 million DS/DSi consoles sold over the week of Thanksgiving in the US (which encompasses November 22nd through November 28th), adding up to over 1.5 million Nintendo consoles sold in this period alone!
To put these numbers into further perspective, Nintendo points out that this means 150 of their consoles were sold every minute of the week, or more than 2.5 consoles were sold every second.
As a result of these numbers, Nintendo sales and marketing VP Cammie Dunaway earned the right to release this modest statement:
“Holiday shoppers are finding value in our products’ prices, and through a gameplay experience that is unique to Nintendo.”
Quite.
Sony’s sales numbers for the week of Thanksgiving were relatively impressive, too, as 440 000 PS3 consoles were sold during this period. Sony’s Sr. Corporate Communications director Patrick Seybold stated:
“The 2009 holiday season got off to an amazing start for PlayStation, with all key retailers showing a significant increase for PS3, PSP and key holiday titles over Black Friday and the holiday weekend.
“In today’s economy, consumers are drawn to items that offer the most value for their money, making the PS3 an ideal choice for those who want a comprehensive gaming and entertainment system all in one package.”
Nice.
Last, but not least, Microsoft only gave a rough indication of the sales performance of its Xbox 360 console, as Director of Product Management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Aaron Greenberg tweeted on his Twitter account:
“Great [BlackFriday] results just in, biggest sales week of the year for [Xbox360], more than 2xs previous week sales.”
According to data from VGChartz, last year the Xbox 360 sold roughly 390 000 units over the Thanksgiving week, which leads us to believe that this year the console could have sold as much as 800 000 units, but this isn’t yet confirmed.
What does this mean for the upcoming Christmas sales period in the US? Will we see increased sales numbers, numbers on par with Thanksgiving, or a reduction?
My bet is the Christmas period is going to be a whopper of a show, and may in all likelihood dwarf the relative sales figures we’re seeing displayed after the craziness that is the Thanksgiving shopping gauntlet. What say you?
Source: Gamasutra, Gamasutra again, Twitter and VGChartz
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Tags: dsi, microsoft, News, nintendo, sales, salesdata, sony, thanksgiving, us, xbox360
By Mister-X
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November 30th, 2009 at 11:00pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Nintendo announced that over 1.5 million of its various game systems were sold last week. Not last month, last week. Thanks to Black Friday and two new DSi bundles, Nintendo could afford all the trimmings for a resplendent company Thanksgiving. Not that we know whether or not Nintendo had one of those. The point is, Nintendo sold a bunch of stuff and made a lot of money.
According to Nintendo’s estimates, more than 550,000 Wii systems were sold last week, and over 1 million DS and DSi systems. The release of two new DSi bundles (along with a few crazy prices) could have had something to do with that last statistic. By selling that many handhelds, Nintendo broke its own sales record for the holiday weekend! Though the company didn’t manage to beat last year’s 800,000 Wiis sold, which means that, despite still selling a huge number of Wiis, and despite all those DS sales, Nintendo is completely doomed, right?
Nintendo gives thanks for plenty of holiday week hardware sales originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 30th, 2009 at 05:45pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Apparently, Jon Heder has been spending his downtime with Nintendo’s Flipnote Studio. The video above shows the actor knows how to do a thing or two with Nintendo’s software, though you’ll find his doodlings are severely lacking in Ligers. Still, it’s a neat video for some very neat — and very free — software for your DSi.
Head past the break for the full list of this week’s Nintendo Channel content.
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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Jon Heder shows off Flipnote Studio originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 25th, 2009 at 03:06am
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Nintendo’s latest handheld, the revised edition of the DSi known as the DSi LL (and DSi XL in Europe), released last Saturday (November 22nd) in Japan, and according to data published by the local sales tracker, Enterbrain, the new console managed to sell 103 524 in only two days.
Compared to the launch of the original DSi in Japan at the end of 2008, and over a similar period of time, that console managed to shift around 170 000 units, while the PSPgo only sold 28 725 units during its first day on sale when it released earlier this year.
Source: Kotaku
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By Mister-X
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November 24th, 2009 at 02:01pm
Under DS
There’s an incredibly diverse selection of games on the Japanese Wii and DSi Shops today — 12 different games on Wii, and 6 on DSi. Think of this as Nintendo’s online version of the holiday rush.
Most interesting among the multifarious offerings: a few forgotten Konami MSX games on VC, and 530 Eco Shooter on WiiWare. That’s … an Intelligent Systems-developed shooting game about shooting cans. The cans are alive and move around. It’s weird. Also weird: Nintendo’s Neratte Spot! for DSiWare, which is about throwing bombs into the mouths of fish.
The whole list is after the break, because it’s crazy long.
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Japanese Nintendo downloads: MSX games, Eco Shooter, and 16 more originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 24th, 2009 at 02:44am
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Nintendo has announced that new Black Friday DSi bundles will be available across the US on the 27th of November. The new Metallic Blue or White Nintendo DSi systems will come pre-installed with over $20 in software value but will only be available while supplies last for $169.99.
Mario fans will want to get their hands on the Metallic Blue DSi which comes pre-installed with five Mario-themed DSiWare titles: Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again; Dr. Mario Express; WarioWare: Snapped; Mario Calculator; and Mario Clock.
Meanwhile the White DSi bundle is more suited for players who enjoy brain teasers, coming pre-installed with: Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters; Brain Age Express: Sudoku; Brain Age Express: Math; Clubhouse Games Express: Card Classics; and Photo Clock.
“These limited-edition bundles come packed with some of the great Nintendo DSiWare games and applications that have made Nintendo DSi such a big hit with shoppers young and old,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “The special price and pre-installed titles make the bundles a huge value for the holidays.”
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November 24th, 2009 at 12:00am
Under DS
The
Nintendo DSi LL (
DSi XL here in the West) may be big, but it’s still susceptible to being dissected by anyone with the proper screwdriver and no qualms about potentially ruining a 200-plus-dollar piece of electronics. In this case, it’s the daredevils at
PC Watch who had the guts (and spare yen) to pop open the Big N’s newest handheld offering.
The site has posted step-by-step photos documenting the teardown, the highlights of which include a look at the system’s larger capacity battery and downright mammoth mainboard. Rumors that a member of the site’s staff fell into the device and got lost during the process remain unsubstantiated.
[Via Andriasang]
Nintendo DSi LL gets DS-ected originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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