Nintendo 3DS Idea Man Pulls Back Curtain on Handheld’s Capabilities

After a string of hits for Nintendo, veteran videogame producer Hideki Konno lands a high-profile hardware gig: Making the most of the stereoscopic, glasses-free 3-D display that will fuel the highly anticipated handheld’s gameplay.

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DS Line Leads Stagnant Hardware Sales In Japan

Combined sales of the three-model Nintendo DS line led Japanese hardware sales charts for the week ended May 23, as overall hardware sales were stagnant week-on-week, according to Media Create’s latest sales charts. Total DS sales — including the DSi LL, DSi and DS Lite — were 26,145, down from last week’s 28,564. During the most recent week, the DSi LL sold 14,108, the DSi sold 9,356 and the …

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Nintendo’s DS Line Retains Top Spot In Japan Hardware Charts

Sony’s PSP-3000 sold the most units on a per-platform basis in Japan for the week ended April 11, but combined sales of Nintendo’s DS line topped charts for the second week running. The combined sales of the Nintendo DS Lite, DSi and DSi LL were 36,459, tracking firm Media Create reported Friday. Individually, the DSi LL sold 19,372, DSi sold 13,738 and DS Lite sold 3,349. The PSP-3000 sold 29 …

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Why the Nintendo DSi XL will be a hit (Ars Technica)

Is it really time for another version of the Nintendo DS hardware? Nintendo showed off the DSi XL to the press at a media summit in San Francisco, and everyone agreed..

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Game On: Memorex Introduces Brand’s First Line of Gaming Accessories (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

LAS VEGAS—-DIGITAL EXPERIENCE AT CES – In its first foray into gaming accessories, Memorex—one of the most widely recognized names in the consumer electronics industry and a portfolio brand of Imation Corp —today announced a new line of durable and playful accessories for Nintendo Wii™, Wii Fit™ and DSi™.

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