November 1, 2009 • 6:51 pm
In a recent interview with the Financial Times Nintendo are currently considering adding free 3G to the next DS.
With the iPhone currently dominating the handset market, giving its plethora of users access to 3G Internet wherever they go, Nintendo’s current wireless access for the DS seems a little draconian. Nintendo is therefore considering adding an extra up front charge to their next iteration of the DS, in exchange for free lifetime 3G access.
“Only people who can pay thousands of yen a month [in mobile phone subscriptions] can be iPhone customers. That doesn’t fit Nintendo customers because we make amusement products. In reality, if we did this it would increase the cost of the hardware, and customers would complain about Nintendo putting prices up, but it is one option for the future.”
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October 29, 2009 • 7:11 pm
Nintendo revealed its next iteration of the Nintendo DSi titled the DSi LL at its press event in Tokyo today.
The newly announced portable gaming console features a 4.2″ screen and will be available for purchase in Japan, November 21st. The DSi LL will be available in Dark Brown, Wine Red and Natural White. It will also come pre-bundled with three DSiWare titles.
The redesign comes at the request of customers who said they wanted a larger screen, and the screen is a 93 percent increase over the DS Lite’s screen size — the number of pixels is the same, however. The DSi LL is geared for those who want to use their Nintendo handheld for internet and as a music player as the larger screen is able to display letters and characters in a bigger font.
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Update: The DSi LL will arrive in North America and Europe in the first quarter of 2010.
Filed under: DSi, Nintendo , 4.2", dsi ll
October 23, 2009 • 6:34 pm
Nintendo accidentally revealed a new DSi Speak Channel when the company posted a message on their official customer support page revealing the following information:
“To redeem a Nintendo DSi Download Ticket number, such as for the Nintendo DSi Speak Channel, enter the number off the Nintendo DSi Download Ticket in ‘Settings and Features’ off of the main Nintendo DSi Shop page, then select Nintendo DSi Download Ticket.”
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October 13, 2009 • 6:25 pm
After Apple declared the iPhone and iPod Touch as “superior” gaming platforms to the Nintendo’s DSi and Sony’s PSP, Nintendo have unsurprisingly seen fit to fire back.
Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America CEO, has responded to Apples criticisms claiming “The DS, with its dual screens, offers an experience that cannot be replicated on a smartphone.”
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October 12, 2009 • 6:38 pm
Is Nintendo planning to release a new hand-held next year? Soichiro Fukuda certainly thinks so.
Citigroup analyst Soichiro Fukuda believes Nintendo will release a newly revamped DSi console to boost company profits next June. Whilst it initially sounds like a long-shot, stranger things have been done.
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October 10, 2009 • 5:54 pm
It appears the Nintendo DSi is the console of choice for consumers in Japan as Media Create’s hardware chart for September 28th through to October 4th shows.
- DSi: 53,293 (63,342)
- PSP: 51,215 (17,334)
- PS3: 37,538 (39,960)
- Wii: 35,392 (11,731)
- DS Lite: 10,661 (15,057)
- X360: 4,244 (4,854)
- PS2: 2,179 (2,347)
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Filed under: DSi, Nintendo , hardware, japan, sales
October 6, 2009 • 6:11 pm
Those thinking the mighty Rare have given up developing for the Nintendo DS are mistaken if this recent quote is anything to go by.
“I don’t think it’s fair to assume that we’ve permanently quit DS development, but yes, we are focusing on other things at the moment. Natal is a pretty big deal and needs a lot of attention.”
- Rare
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September 17, 2009 • 6:17 pm
President and CEO of Nintendo America, Reggie Fils-Aime, has reiterated again that Nintendo haven’t been ignoring the needs of the ‘core’ gamer.
“…But I think it’s a mistake to say that we’ve ignored the gamer or that we don’t have products for the core gamer. I mean, New Super Mario Bros. has every gamer excited. Just the little tidbits that we’ve shown about the new Zelda for Wii has gamers tremendously excited. We’re going to continue to bring great content both to that experienced player as well as the brand new player, and that’s what we do really well.”
- Reggie Fils-Aime
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Filed under: DSi, Ds, Nintendo, Wii , core gamer, Reggie Fils-Aime
September 16, 2009 • 6:14 pm
The eagerly awaited Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is set to arrive in stores Monday, December 7th.
Spirit Tracks will feature a magical locomotive, which hero Link uses to travel around an equally magical island. Railway-based gameplay will consist of blowing up powder kegs on the tracks and shooing wild animals away with a horn blast. The game will also have numerous puzzles and dungeons.
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September 6, 2009 • 5:59 pm
Six of the top ten software titles in the Japanese charts are currently for Nintendo platforms.
Nintendo is currently dominating the Japanese software charts with an impressive six of the top ten titles for either the Nintendo Wii or Nintendo DS/DSi. Nintendo incredulously show no significant signs of slowing down any time soon.
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