Nintendo U.S. DS Hardware Line Hits 50M Sold

Nintendo on Thursday announced a new milestone in U.S. sales of its popular DS handheld gaming console, and the latest U.S. stats for its newer 3DS. Total U.S. sell-through to customers for the Nintendo DS line of hardware are now over 50 million units, Nintendo of America said, citing figures from research firm NPD Group. The Nintendo DS originally launched in North America and Japan in 2004 …

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Miyamoto and Iwata: Next 3DS will have 3D video camera

Every Nintendo handheld console has gone through numerous iterations within a generation. The original GameBoy had the GameBoy Color, the GameBoy Pocket and the GameBoy Light; the GameBoy Advance had the GBA SP and the GBA Micro; the Nintendo DS had the DS Lite, DSi and DS XL. The Nintendo 3DS might not even be

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Nintendo DSi Price Drop On September 12th

Are you looking to buy a DSi? If so and you can wait until September 12th, you can save yourself $20 as Nintendo has announced through a press statement this morning that both the Nintendo DSi and the DSi XL will be reduced in price by $20. Currently, the DSi has a price tag of

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PSP Leads DS In Weekly Japanese Sales

Sony’s PlayStation Portable platforms outsold Nintendo’s DS line of handhelds on a combined basis in Japan for the week ended June 6, Media Create reported Friday. Combined sales of PSP-3000 and the newer PSP Go were 24,614 units, the tracking firm said. That includes 23,588 units of PSP-3000 and 1,026 of PSP Go. The DS line — which includes DSi LL, DSi and DS Lite — had combined sales of 20 …

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Nintendo investor Q&A now available in English

We hit the highlights from Satoru Iwata ‘s investor Q&A yesterday based on a summary of the Japanese version. Nintendo has since posted an official translation of the full Q&A, so now, if you’d like, you can read Iwata’s comments on the subjects of the 3DS announcement, piracy, and the future of the Wii — at length. ” As for consumers holding off on purchases now,” Iwata said in his 650-word …

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Review: Nintendo DSi XL (Geek.com)

The release of the DSi XL, or DSi LL as it is known in Japan, was a surprise for many. Nintendo had already released three iterations of the DS hardware, and the DSi felt like the final handheld before a complete refresh was due. But that wasn’t the case, and Nintendo decided to go large

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Japanese Hardware: DS Line Holds Top Slot As Rankings Stay Static (Gamasutra)

Hardware sales rankings were static week-on-week in Japan, as sales of Nintendo’s DS line of handhelds once again secured the top spot, with the PSP following in second, Media-Create said Friday. For the week ended February 14, the Nintendo DS line of hardware — which includes the DS Lite, DSi, and the DSi LL — sold 51,327 units, down only slightly from a total of 52,606 a week prior …

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NEWS: Nintendo Officially Announces First Quarter Releases for Europe (Nintendo World Report)

Pokemon and the Nintendo DSi XL highlight the release list for Europe.

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Pokemon and the Nintendo DSi XL highlight the release list for Europe.

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