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Nintendo DSi production axed?

, Jan 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

Nintendo has reportedly ceased production of its DSi gaming handheld, with reports from Japanese retailers that the only way to pick up the dual-display device is to find a store with remaining stock. Unconfirmed by Nintendo, the rumors claim that some areas are already sold out of the best-selling console. Read The Full Story

Nintendo DSi XL in Midnight Blue Coming to the US on July 11th

, Jun 9th 2010 Discuss [1]

We're scratching our heads at this one. It's only been a week since Nintendo announced that there would be new colors coming to the DSi XL line-up, and while that was all well and good, there wasn't any announcement saying that the new shades would be seeing release anywhere else other than Japan. And then Nintendo sneaks this one in: Midnight Blue is coming to the States. Read The Full Story

Nintendo Wii and DSi sales tumble

, May 6th 2010 Discuss [1]

Nintendo have announced their latest quarterly financial results [PDF link], and it proved a disappointing period for both Wii and DSi sales.  Wii demand plummeted, falling 21-percent from the same period a year ago, while DSi sales dropped 13-percent.  The company has blamed poor flagship Wii game title releases for middling demand for the console, and are looking to the new 3D-capable Nintendo 3DS to salve further handheld shortfalls. Read The Full Story

Game piracy costs Nintendo 45% of Euro DS game sales

, Apr 20th 2010 Discuss [0]

Nintendo are blaming rampant piracy for a 45-percent drop in European DS game sales, pointing to so-called "magicom" or "R4" cartridges - which bypass copy protection and allow downloaded game ROMs to be played on the handheld - as the primary cause.  The hacks have previously been a significant issue in Japan, but have more recently spread to Europe; Italy, Spain and France are particular hotspots, apparently. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS reveal prompted by press leak?

, Mar 31st 2010 Discuss [0]

Back when Nintendo mysteriously announced the 3D-capable 3DS in a blunt press release that looked more like an internal memo, we speculated that the company could've been looking to shore up their stock price ahead of the financial year ending.  As it turns out, the move was a defensive one based on Japanese press discovering the 3DS' existence.  According to one analyst, suppliers had spilled the beans on the handheld - which promises stereoscopic gaming without demanding special glasses be worn - and Nintendo chose to break the news themselves. Read The Full Story

Nintendo DSi XL suffers teardown

, Mar 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Like being brutalised in boarding school showers, suffering the indignity of a teardown is mandatory for today's top tech.  iFixit have taken their screwdrivers and spudgers to the Nintendo DSi XL, fresh to the US this weekend, and now splayed across a table for us to pick through its components. Read The Full Story

Nintendo DS2 details leak: bigger, higher-res screens, accelerometer, late-2010 launch?

, Mar 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

Nintendo's DSi XL isn't even on US shelves yet, and already gamers are prodding developers to find out details about the next-gen handheld.  News on the Nintendo DS2 was top of the list for RPad.TV when they hit up GDC 2010, and they've managed to extract a few choice nuggets in the process.  The DS2 - the official name of which nobody would, or could, spill - will apparently keep its dual-displays, but the panels will be larger, higher-resolution and have so minimal a gap between them that titles will be able to in effect use them as a single, big screen. Read The Full Story

Nintendo touchscreen steering wheel patent application surfaces

, Feb 26th 2010 Discuss [1]

Nintendo have filed a patent for a new touchscreen steering wheel system, which could be used on their DSi handheld for improved racing game control.  The patent describes an interface whereby "at least a portion" of the wheel would be displayed on-screen at all times, and rather than use the DSi's hardware buttons the gamer could drag the virtual wheel left and right.

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Nintendo DSi XL gets March 28th US launch: $190

, Feb 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

Nintendo have confirmed the North American release date for their DSi XL gaming handheld.  The DSi XL - which has already been on sale for several months in Japan, as the DSi LL - will drop on March 28th, bringing with it dual 4.2-inch LCD displays for $189.99.  Since a console is no use without games to play on it, Nintendo have also announced a range of new titles for the coming months. Read The Full Story

Nintendo DSi LL suffers indignity of teardown

, Nov 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

We've marvelled at the prodigious size of the Nintendo DSi LL, freshly released in Japan this past weekend, but PC Watch took things one step further and broke open their gaming handheld.  Their teardown does sadly confirm that Nintendo didn't take advantage of the extra room to squeeze in anything especially exciting. Read The Full Story

Nintendo DSi LL sized-up with PSP-3000: it’s vast!

, Nov 23rd 2009 Discuss [1]

Nintendo's DSi LL hit Japanese shelves this weekend, and we hope those who braved the stores to pick up the new, oversized handheld had been doing their arm exercises; as Game Watch's comparison photos show, the "LL" moniker isn't just there for show.  Shown here next to a Sony PSP-3000, the DSi LL looks, frankly, huge. Read The Full Story

Nintendo next-gen DS could have free integrated 3G

, Nov 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Nintendo may be facing a surprise dip in profits but they're not resting on their laurels.  The larger-screen Nintendo DSi LL (aka the DSi XL when it lands in the US and Europe in Q1 2010) is one such attack, but according to the Financial Times the gaming company are also considering adding integrated, contract-free 3G to their next-gen DS. Read The Full Story
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