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This may not be the best time for a new hard drive breakthrough, but A*Star Data Storage Institute (DSI) just invented a new type of hard drive that measures a mere 5mm in thickness.
In trying to develop some hard drive units for tablets, A*Star Data Storage Institute (DSI) may have solved a different problem altog... |
18 November 2011
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Officials at the American space agency say that the NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has begun its first international mission, conducted outside the United States.
The effort began at 10:10 am PST (1713 GMT) on Friday, September 16, when the airborne telescope took off from P... |
22 September 2011
14:21 GMT |
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This week's DSiWare list is kicked off by Nintendo's Spotto!. Players will take control of the world's greatest Bombirdier, Spotto the duck, as it tries to rescue the president's daughter from her ghostly kidnappers. Fighting actual ghosts, players will have to aim and drop with the stylus their e... |
16 February 2010
05:36 GMT |
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Nintendo has prepared a new list of downloads for us, and, this time around, it is the Wii that has gotten the least attention from the company. Only one title resides in the WiiWare category this week, so it should be pretty easy for Nintendo's Eco Shooter to stand out. The game is a guided first-person shooter... |
1 February 2010
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2009 was a bad year for the videogaming industry, with overall revenue falling by a median of 8% and with the worldwide economic crisis affecting both hardware makers and videogame publishers more than they initially thought.But after a shaky start that saw the Wii quickly lose sales and some managers calling its sit... |
19 January 2010
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With roughly a year since Nintendo launched its DSi, the company has stitched together another installment in its handheld franchise, and this one should be bigger and badder. And while plenty of people felt that it was far too early for the “divines” to release another console, others just felt like this... |
19 January 2010
03:39 GMT |
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While this week's download list from Nintendo falls short once again when it comes to numbers, there's at least one name in the pile that shines when it comes to quality. The WiiWare gets a big release this week, and it's in the form of Phoenix Wright's arrival on the Wii. Published by Capcom and ... |
12 January 2010
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Nintendo has announced that the Wii had what it described as a “healthy” holiday season on the United States market, managing to sell more than 3 million units during the month of December. Satoru Iwata, who is the president of Nintendo, has made the announcement in Japan citing internal company data. The... |
7 January 2010
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While Nintendo ended 2009 with quite a big bang and a download list to match, is seems it's still a little groggy from the New Year party, and can't quite get back into the same tempo just yet. As such, it looks like this week's download list is a few titles shy of a full lineup. First one up is the Wi... |
5 January 2010
07:02 GMT |
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The Nintendo Wii home gaming console moved to the top of the hardware charts in Japan. For the week that ended on December 27, 2009, the Wii managed to sell no less than 215,129 units, ending the year with one of its biggest totals. It seems that the console, which was characterized as ailing in Japan by Nintendo bos... |
5 January 2010
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Trying to push merchandise just after Christmas is a manager's nightmare, but also their chance to shine. If you can convince people to buy something just after they've spent pretty much all their money on stocking stuffer and are now slouching on the couch, bloated from overeating, then you've got a g... |
29 December 2009
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Christmas is knocking on our doors and, as Santa tries to make his way down the chimney and hand out gifts, Nintendo offers third-party support with this week's download list. There will be four new WiiWare items available for all that want to make a gift this week, so pay close attention to the list and make th... |
22 December 2009
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Nintendo has a brand-new list of downloadable items to support its platforms, and the first one available for the Wii is Stunt Cars. Published by Icon Games Entertainment, the 800-Wii Point game is a rather simple racer that takes place on un-railed, elevated tracks and features a limited power-up turbo mechanic. The... |
15 December 2009
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This week's download update from Nintendo adds more games to your collection, and the first one on the list is My Dolphin for the Wii. Published by T&S Ltd., the 500-Wii Point title will let you enter the world of animal shows, as you step in the shoes of a dolphin trainer. With the use of the Wii Remote and the... |
8 December 2009
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Sony's grip on Japan's hardware sales chart has finally been broken, and it's time for Nintendo to shine once again. In the 15-22 week of November, the DSi LL managed to top the PlayStation 3 in sales and set itself on top of the hill. Not just that, but while all other consoles had the entire week to ... |
30 November 2009
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Last week, Nintendo made a bold, new mode and introduced demo versions for Wii games, but, this week, it's back to its old shenanigans. Four new games have been added this week for download in the WiiWare section, and the first one is BIT.TRIP VOID. The retro rhythm title continues the trend of the previous inst... |
25 November 2009
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Nintendo just recently announced that it planned to release game demos for the Wii and it has already made it happen. This week's list of downloads from Nintendo also includes fives demos for the Wii console. The first one on the list is also accompanied by its full game and it's the Pokemon Rumble. The tit... |
17 November 2009
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Nintendo has a lot of new additions to this week's download list, so we're going to jump right to them and start off with the WiiWare. First off, we have Excitebike: World Rally, another installment in the Excitebike franchise, which will allow players to soar across a bumpy dirt-road on their mountain bike... |
10 November 2009
05:25 GMT |
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We like in a much interconnected world. Nearly all videogames released on the PC, the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony heavily emphasize their multiplayer features, and cooperative play is seen as something standard for most gaming experiences.But it seems that the connectivity revolution has n... |
10 November 2009
02:48 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable received a lot of attention from Sony this year, with a lot of promotions and special offers, but that didn't lead to an increase in total sales. According to the financial report for the April-September period, the company revealed that the PSP sold less than it had done the past year. ... |
3 November 2009
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Nintendo sheds its more typical shyness for this week's line of games and gives a stunning eight new titles for download. So, get your consoles ready and let's get this started. First off, we have the WiiWare that receives three games, Carnival King, "Aha! I Got It!" Escape Game and Family Card Games. The f... |
3 November 2009
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Despite the big amount of new titles that is being released each week, the Japanese market seems fixated on getting Pokemon video games in the top spot in software charts and on making the Nintendo DSi handheld on which they are played the best sold piece of gaming hardware. The DSi, which is set to receive a new ve... |
2 November 2009
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Some people might be getting tired of the games that come out for the DSi and that use the touch screen as a controller, not because it's more efficient than the standard buttons, but just because Nintendo put it there. Well, if you do, find out that the handheld console is about to put to use another one of its... |
28 October 2009
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When the PlayStation 3 Slim launched, with its reduced 299-dollar price point, Sony quickly moved to say that in some territories, sales increased by 999%. Microsoft also signaled that feedback had been positive to the similar price cut of the Xbox 360 Elite. Now, it's Nintendo's turn to declare itself happ... |
8 October 2009
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Nintendo's weekly updates add a few interesting titles to the already wide array of choices. We'll first take a look at what the WiiWare has new to offer. The first to get the wheels rolling is Taito's Arkanoid Plus! which will continue the series' addictive arcade style block-busting action but w... |
29 September 2009
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Those who couldn't get enough of the “Incredible Machine” and have an addiction towards puzzles and any sort of mind games are in for a new treat. As long as they have a Wii. The latest member of the WiiWare, Nintendo's You, Me, and the Cubes, is a series of puzzle games in the casual market tha... |
22 September 2009
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With the videogaming industry posting rather lackluster results over the last few months and with Nintendo itself showing falling revenue and profits, a lot of people have been questioning whether the DSi, the new handheld released by the company, has been a success when it comes to sales. The Japanese firm has decid... |
13 August 2009
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Another week brings on another set of charts for videogames and hardware sales from the Japanese market. And after three weeks at the top, Dragon Quest IX, the newest role playing game from Square Enix, has been dethroned by a new release, Monster Hunter 3 from Capcom. As a side effect, the success of the fresh title... |
10 August 2009
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For the second week in a row, the Nintendo made DSi is the best sold videogame console in Japan as the entire market is seeing a slowdown in sales. One of the main reasons is probably the lack of big videogame releases to drive up demands for consoles but the overall economic downturn could also be blamed for the los... |
25 May 2009
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Piracy is a huge concern for the gaming industry these days as it isn't limited to the PC platform, where it reached the highest levels, but to almost all platforms, including the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii or the PlayStation Portable. Nintendo's small handheld, the DS, made no exception as pirates easily foun... |
20 May 2009
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The NPD Group has released its sales data for April and it seems that the value of the videogames market is at the moment a little over 1 billion dollars. Overall, the videogames industry slid 17% when compared with the same period of 2008. However, readers must keep in mind that April 2008 saw an increase of almost ... |
15 May 2009
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Nintendo is sending word that it plans to launch a new version of the DS in the United States. The fresh color offered is set to celebrate the rejuvenation brought on by spring and it's, of course, green. As you can see from the screenshot, it's a rather vibrant green that might be very successful with wome... |
29 April 2009
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With no big titles released in Japan, the sales of hardware continue their downward trend. The numbers for the various platforms are pretty close and a big release could push any of the devices to the top during this week.The Nintendo DS is still the best sold piece of hardware on the Japanese market, but it's q... |
21 April 2009
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Nintendo is saying that, in its first week, the Nintendo DSi has sold more than 435,000 units in North America, which is pretty good considering that the previous model, the DS Lite, only sold around 226,000 units when it was initially put out in June 2006. That's almost double, and signals the fact that the DSi... |
21 April 2009
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When Nintendo launches a new console, even one that is billed as an “upgrade” and not a “replacement,” like the Nintendo DSi, it does it in style. The new system has sold 600,000 units in just two days in North America and in Europe, with each of the territories accounting for about half of th... |
13 April 2009
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The Nintendo DSi arrived in the United Kingdom on April 3, which was on a Friday, and the new handheld from Nintendo has really made an impact. Although the numbers are sort of murky, it seems that the release was the fourth biggest the island has seen, as far as gaming hardware goes, after those of the PlayStation P... |
10 April 2009
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The handheld gaming market is currently split between two big manufacturers, Nintendo and Sony, which, through their very successful products, the DS and the PSP, are appealing to a wide variety of gamers across the world. But while the DS has been targeting children and casual gamers, the PSP has always taken pride... |
6 April 2009
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The North American release dates for the new and improved Nintendo DSi handheld are fast approaching and a lot of potential customers, even those who already own a Nintendo DS, have probably gathered quite a few questions about what kind of content the platform would be getting via digital distribution. Well, a quick... |
24 March 2009
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Handheld gaming certainly accounts for one of the biggest markets out there, largely due to the fact that, nowadays, a lot of people prefer to play on the go, wherever possible, not only in the privacy of their own home. One of the biggest companies currently active in the market is Nintendo, which has been on a hig... |
10 March 2009
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Nintendo is one of the biggest and most successful companies out there, largely due to the fact that it has two very popular products currently on the gaming market. On the one hand, the Wii console, which is still experiencing heavy demand ever since its release a few years ago, and on the other, the DS, which sees ... |
9 March 2009
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Nintendo has been experiencing a pretty massive surge in sales and, subsequently, in profits during the last few years, as their two gaming consoles, the full-fledged Wii and the handheld DS, have been extremely popular on markets all over the world. But although the DS is still going strong in almost all coun... |
6 February 2009
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Nintendo is really looking good around this time of the year, as it has experienced some very strong sales across the world, with both the Wii console and the DS handheld. Now, it seems that the company is bent on keeping the same strong momentum, as sources claim that the next version of the DS, the DSi has gotten d... |
14 January 2009
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The handheld gaming market is a pretty huge one, as more and more dedicated consoles or devices that support games appear. We've recently seen the iPhone gaining a lot of popularity, with the PlayStation Portable hot on its heels, but nothing can beat the massive sales of the Nintendo DS and its recent iteration... |
8 January 2009
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If we add up the sales numbers for the Nintendo Wii home gaming console and the handheld Nintendo DS, then the Japanese company managed to sell more than 3.6 million devices in just one month. Nintendo says that its products accounted for 66% of the hardware sales in November. Basically, the DS and the Wii outsold al... |
16 December 2008
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Data research company Enterbrain has released data which shows that after the November 1 launch date, the Nintendo DSi has sold around 535,000 units in its first weeks of sales. The DSi is a big improvement over the DS Lite model. It has two cameras, one pointed towards the outside of the device and the other pointed... |
3 December 2008
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The big news for us videogame lovers is not the United States presidential election but the launch of the Nintendo DSi on the Japanese market. The new Nintendo made handheld is supposed to represent an evolution of the DS concept. The main draw of the console is that it adds not one but two cameras to the device, as... |
7 November 2008
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It seems that the new Nintendo DSi, which has just been launched in Japan and will arrive in Europe and North America sometime in 2009, is built so that the usual mod chips that were used with other DS models are pretty much useless. The revelation is good news for Nintendo, which has been wagging a fierce war agains... |
6 November 2008
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The Nintendo DSi is the answer to the PSP-3000, the new hardware variant from Sony, and Nintendo is aiming to get the fresh handheld as quickly as possible to the West. The new hardware specifications include not one but two cameras, both with 0.3 megapixel capacities and a larger screen; the whole device is smaller... |
4 November 2008
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Nintendo seems to say that software programs which are created specifically to work on the new Nintendo DSi will be region locked, which means that European gamers will not have access to content only destined for Asian customers.A statement released by Nintendo UK reads, “DSi is region locked because DSi embed... |
7 October 2008
19:41 GMT |
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Nintendo has been under a lot of scrutiny for some time now. The fact that they tend to promote more casual games which appeal to a younger audience or one that isn't that technology savvy has gained the disapproval of more serious, hardcore gamers. Although they tried to come up with titles which could attract... |
7 October 2008
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