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Friday, Feb 27
A Week In Comments [Hyper Multi-tap]
Tags: multi-tap, hyper multi-tap via Blogdigger blog search for DSi (DS OR Nintendo OR "GBA slot" OR "GBA games" OR "two cameras" OR psp OR Gameboy OR Wii OR homebrew OR DSiWare).
Thursday, Feb 19
Japanese Newspapers FIGHT! [Note]
What you missed last night Red Xbox 360 Mentioned Officially By Microsoft Gabe Newell's DICE Keynote: Left 4 Dead Sales, TF2 Comic Books Guess Who's Not Directing The God of War Movie? DSi European Release Date, Price Announced Let's Get A Good Look At That Blue DSi
Wednesday, Feb 18
DSi European Release Date, Price Announced [DSI]
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GameStop Kicks Off DSi Reserves Tomorrow [Preorder]
Now that the Nintendo DSi North America release date has been announced, it's time for our nation's game retailers to rise to the occasion and start taking our money. GameStop has it covered. Reserve Your DSi at GameStop Tomorrow [Gamervision]
Friday, Feb 13
Japanese Console Sales Plummet Again, But PS3 Closing Gap With Wii [The Japanese Hardware Chart]
Japanese gamers just aren't buying hardware right now. Sales are way, way down from the same point last year, with the PSP selling at half the rate and the Wii at a mere quarter. The weekly Media Create hardware sales numbers for the week of February 2nd to the 8th are...
Friday, Feb 6
Japan Starts Buying Hardware Again (Portable Hardware, That Is) [The Japanese Hardware Chart]
Japanese gamers started ramping up their hardware purchases this week, giving the Media Create hardware chart a little kick in the old pantsu after weeks of dreary post-holiday numbers. Who performed best? Nintendo DSi - 55,613PSP - 44,135Wii - 23,278PlayStation 3 - 17,405Nintendo DS...
Thursday, Feb 5
Nintendo Won't Comment On DSi Pricing Differences For Outside Japan [DSI]
In Japan, the DSi is ¥2,100 (US$23) more expensive than the DS Lite. Nintendo stated it won't yet comment on the DSi/DS Lite pricing differences for North America and Europe, but hopefully it will be roughly the same as what Japanese consumers are paying.
Thursday, Jan 29
Nintendo's 2009 Launch Schedule Looks Something Like This [Giant Reggie Face]
Nintendo has also announced its "Launch Schedule of Primary NINTENDO Products by Region (Jan. 2009～)" for Japan, The United States and Europe. There's hardware, there's software, there's Nintendo, and there's Giant Reggie Face.
Total Wii And DS Software Sales Are Up [Nintendo Financials]
In addition to the hardware sales info, Nintendo also released software sales data for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii. DS software sales are down domestically, but Wii software sales are up in Japan. What's more, Wii software experienced significant sales spikes outside Japan. Total so...
Wii/DS Sales Down In Japan, DS Approaching 100 Million In Lifetime Sales [Nintendo Financials]
Nintendo also released the hardware sales for the April 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 as well as life-to-date totals. Wii and DS hardware sales are down domestically in Japan, but up internationally. Good news: The handheld is approaching the 100 million sales mark. Nintendo DS Nintendo Wii
Thursday, Jan 15
Japan Takes A Week Off From Buying Game Hardware [Simple 2000: The Japanese Hardware Chart]
Looking at the drop-off, you'd think it's rather grim, but that's the New Year's holiday hangover in action. No new video game releases means far less clamoring for shiny hardware. Still, the Nintendo DSi managed to squeeze out another 78,000 units, with the PSP lagging close behind with 6...
Thursday, Jan 8
CES 09: Wii Accessory Maker Offers New Pink Things For Girls [Tweens]
Not anymore, as Girl Gear — which may or may not be an actual manufacturer or just an aftermarket pink supplier — is displaying a broad range of peripherals for the Wii that will appeal to the "pink ocean" market. Wii racing wheels, Wii tennis racket remote jackets, a Nintendo DSi starter kit...
Wednesday, Jan 7
Wii, PS3 See Hardware Sales Gains In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Hardware Chart]
The holidays were very good to Nintendo in Japan, with hardware sales big enough to translate to a second bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Eve. We're talking 380,000 game machines moved in a week. • Nintendo DSi - 188,697 • Wii - 134,958 • PSP - 118,765 • Nintendo DS - 56,453
Monday, Dec 22
Jump Festa 2009: Hands-on Impressions with Dragon Quest IX Slime DS Stand / Speaker
Well, the Slime DS stand has arrived to say "Yes" to squishy videogame accessories. It's simple, really. It is soft because you rest your hands on it; it has to be soft. This alone would be enough to make you want to buy it. However, it also has a speaker function. Buried in the hard plastic base is a s...
Friday, Oct 31
Nintendo Reveals New DSi WarioWare, Art Style Games [Nintendo]
At a financial briefing in Japan today, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata walked investors and analysts through a series of slides, slides featuring charts, that highlight the company's success on the Nintendo DS and Wii platforms. While most of it was nap-inducing corporate gloating v...
Wednesday, Oct 29
Japan Poll: Only 3.6 Percent Will Buy DSi "Soon" [Top]
I don't really care about the camera, but Nintendo DSi Ware seems intriguing. It'd be great to be able to download games from the Virtual Console." The hardware matches the straight forward games, but I'm most interested in Nintendo DSi Ware."
Thursday, Oct 2
Iwata's Speech and Slides During the Nintendo Press Conference
In addition to the hardware, I would like to explain about the DS software plan. One is, while we are expanding the lineup of services for Wii Channel and increasing Virtual Console and WiiWare software lineup, ... Nintendo Conference 2008 [Nintendo via Multiplayer]
Wednesday, Jan 16
Nintendo Lays Out '08, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii Vaguely Dated
About Nintendo: The worldwide innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™, Nintendo DS™, Game Boy® Advance and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. Since 1983, Nintendo has sold nearl...
