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3DS beats Original DS Sales Figures in Just Eight Months

Video game hardware developer Nintendo has announced that in its first eight months the new Nintendo 3DS handheld has managed to sell more on the United States market than the original DS.Regie Fils-Aime, who is the leader of Nintendo of America, stated, “In sales through this past Saturday - 8 months - has out...

2 December 2011
09:05 GMT

Nintendo Says 73 Percent of U.S. Gamers Use Wii and DS

Video game hardware developer and game publisher Nintendo has stated that among United States game players who are using a dedicated console, 73 percent use Nintendo products, either alone or alongside other consoles.Among those that Nintendo has surveyed, 43% are only playing on Nintendo home consoles or handhelds a...

16 June 2011
13:41 GMT

Main Pokemon Series Will Not Move to the Nintendo Wii

Pokemon Black and White, the latest all-new titles in the long-running series, are ready to be launched on the Nintendo DS in North America and in Europe, after being out for some time in Japan. So, it seems that for the foreseeable future those who are fans of the “Catch them all!” concept will have to d...

16 February 2011
18:21 GMT

Nintendo DS Is Best Selling Game Console Ever in the United States

Nintendo of America has announced two important milestones linked to sales of its gaming platforms, saying that both the Wii home console and the DS handhelds have managed to become some of the most successful gaming dedicated devices sold in the United States. Internal sales figures from Nintendo are showing that...

5 January 2011
18:21 GMT

Nintendo Sees Loss on DS Sales Slowdown

Nintendo has released financial results which show that it has lost 2 billion Yen, which is the equivalent of 24.7 million dollars, for the six months that have ended on September 2010, with annual profit for the hardware and video game maker projected to be down 60 percent to 1.1 billion dollars for the fiscal year ...

8 November 2010
16:31 GMT

New Nintendo Wii and DS Firmware Eliminates Homebrew and Piracy

Nintendo has launched firmware updates for both the Wii home console and for the DS family of handhelds, saying only that they improve the performance of the devices, but users are reporting that the updates are also designed to eliminate the use of flash carts and homebrew software.Nintendo has long been worried abo...

9 September 2010
05:19 GMT

Nintendo Sees Loss Because of Falling DS Sales

Nintendo has announced that it has lost 25.2 billion Yen, which is about 288.4 million dollars, during the first quarter of 2010, a period that ended on June 30. During the same period of last year Nintendo posted a profit of 42.3 billion Yen, a figure that translates to 483.7 million dollars, so that drop is pretty ...

2 August 2010
04:04 GMT

Ace Attorney's Director Was Surprised to See His Game Come to the West

While America might be the most popular medium for game development, Japan puts up a pretty good show when it comes to quality, as well as quantity. The thing is that, with a large cultural difference between Japan and the rest of the world, titles rarely make it to the West. The in-house market is more than enough t...

18 February 2010
03:22 GMT

Nintendo's DS2 Is Almost Ready, but Won't Be Unveiled at GDC

The topic of Nintendo's DS2 is about as hot as it is mysterious. The most fiery part of it was carried out between Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's president and CEO, and one of Japan's biggest newspapers, The Asahi Shimbun. Initial reports from the newspaper stated that Nintendo's top man leaked some inf...

17 February 2010
04:59 GMT

Konami Confirmed Love Plus Plus

Konami's Love Plus turned out to be quite the Otaku obsession in the last couple of months of 2009. The dating sim took a different approach to the genre, focusing less on fan services and gratuitous graphics, allowing players a more genuine simulation of the age-old game of boy-meets-girl. Launched with almost ...

11 February 2010
06:07 GMT

Five New Games Are Added This Week to the DSiWare Collection

Nintendo and its download list made quite a comeback this week, as we've already seen with the four WiiWare and one Virtual Console titles added, but DS fans can pride themselves with an equal joy, as five new tittles have been added to their console. The list is kicked off by Oscar in Movieland, a platformer wh...

10 February 2010
06:22 GMT

The 'Next DS' War Wages On

One of the biggest newspapers in Japan, The Asahi Shimbun, has been in a bit of a fiery discussion with Nintendo, almost since the year began, regarding an alleged statement made by Satoru Iwata, the company's president and CEO. In the article that started it all, Iwata was quoted as announcing that the next DS ...

3 February 2010
03:28 GMT

The Wii Is Dominated by Nintendo Games

For a long time, publishers like Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard and Ubisoft have found it hard to create hit videogames for the Nintendo Wii home console. Meanwhile, Nintendo itself has had no problem coming up with hits like New Super Mario Bros., Wii Fit Plus, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Sports Resort or Super Mario ...

1 February 2010
14:51 GMT

Arriving on the Shores of North America, Glory of Heracles Is Not Just a DS Carnival Trick

When a new technology becomes available in the gaming industry, everyone jumps at any opportunity to play with the new toy. Whether it's a new graphical engine or a new graphical feature in general, we see a lot of developers trying to make a title with nothing but the new feature as its selling point, and the s...

27 January 2010
04:02 GMT

The Next DS Will Support Motion Sensing, Next Wii Zelda Out in October

While Sony is working hard on expanding its business with the introduction of the PlayStation Network or other Sony devices, Nintendo has decided that it's time for it to take a more serious look at the future as well, and not just be content with saying what its next consoles won't do. As such, while talki...

7 January 2010
10:13 GMT

GTA Chinatown Wars' Poor Marketing Has Nintendo Frustrated

In their reviews, critics deemed Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars as one of the best games to come out on the DS this year. But, in spite of the actual quality of the title, and the recommendations given by gaming sites and magazines around the world, it sold very poorly. The lack of proper publishing support the game...

11 December 2009
03:36 GMT

Atlus Announced Etrian Odyssey 3

A new installment in the Etrian Odyssey has just been announced by Atlus, and fans of the series are bound to rejoice. While the game has yet to receive a date for a potential US release, Etrian Odyssey 3 will arrive in Japan on March 4 and it will be priced at ¥6,279. The dungeon RPG has retained the core staff ...

10 December 2009
12:01 GMT

A Smitten Fan of Love Plus Has Married His Virtual Girlfriend

A lot of people out there have stated that they simply love video games, and considering some of the quality products out there no one can blame them. But few individuals would feel comfortable enough to take their love to the next step and actually marry their beloved game. It may not be considered “kosher&rdq...

23 November 2009
05:35 GMT

Famitsu Talked to the Developers of Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey was officially announced for the US, but there's still a long way to go until March. In Japan, the game was launched almost two months ago, so there are a lot of pieces of information regarding the actual gameplay. But the Famitsu magazine wanted to hear the developer's s...

19 November 2009
06:04 GMT

Keroro Gunso Will Get Its Own RPG

The development team of Tales Studio has started working on an original RPG with a more unique cast. The upcoming Namco Bandai Games title will have as leading men, so to speak, the characters of Sgt. Frog, better known as Keroro Gunso. Based on Mine Yoshizaki's anime and manga, Keroro RPG: The Knight, The Warri...

12 November 2009
13:01 GMT

A Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Game Seems to Be Inbound on the Wii

As proof that it takes just a little bit of creativity and an innovative spark to give birth to something successful, Capcom's courtroom adventure game has proven to be a genuine hit. The title has build around itself a serious fan base, whose cries and pleas have turned Ace Attorney from a standalone title on t...

11 November 2009
04:50 GMT

Miyamoto's Next Game Could Cough Out Hair Balls

Shigeru Miyamoto first started working for Nintendo in 1977 and gave birth to the first real masterpiece of gaming for the company in 1981, in the form of the original Donkey Kong. Since then, the game designer became responsible for other legends of gaming like the Super Mario franchise, The Legend of Zelda game ser...

4 November 2009
04:11 GMT

The Big Screen DS Is for Real

Rumors regarding a new DS from Nintendo have been circulating for a few days, and it seems that somebody out there somewhere was actually onto something. Today, Nintendo held a press event in Tokyo concerning these rumors, and to our surprise it wasn't to deny them. The new large-screen DS was officially announc...

29 October 2009
05:29 GMT

The New Super Mario Bros Wii Will Sell Forever

The New Super Mario Bros Wii should have the same long-lasting effect as the DS version of the game. According to Shigeru Miyamoto, this Mario will continue to keep sales up and be a successful title well after its original release time frame. Second only to the Pokemon Diamond & Pearl, the DS New Super Mario Bros ha...

13 October 2009
09:15 GMT

GTA: Chinatown Wars Cheats V (DS)

The first GTA to hit the DS, Chinatown Wars, tells the story of Huang Lee, a triad member in the modern Liberty City. Huang flies form China to deliver a ceremonial sword to Wu “Kenny” Lee and ensure the Triad inheritance. But things do not go as smoothly as planned, and Huang loses the sword shortly upon...

25 September 2009
09:40 GMT

Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja Hints (DS)

Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja is the role-playing game that was originally launched in Japan under the name of Gōma Reifu Den Izuna. The title follows the pink-haired ninja Izuma, as she tries to find her place as an unemployed ninja. She, along with the rest of her clan, finds herself abandoned by her master...

25 September 2009
08:20 GMT

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent Unlockables IV (DS)

After being forced to leave the MI6 for unscrupulous and ruthless behavior in an MI6 simulator, you quickly find a new source of income. You begin to work for Auric Goldfinger, changing sides from super agent to henchman. After the first mission, the one that also gets you expelled from the British secret agency, you...

25 September 2009
08:12 GMT

Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja Unlockables (DS)

Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja is the role-playing game that was originally launched in Japan under the name of Gōma Reifu Den Izuna. The title follows the pink-haired ninja Izuma, as she tries to find her place as an unemployed ninja. She, along with the rest of her clan, finds herself abandoned by her master...

24 September 2009
09:37 GMT

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent Unlockables III (DS)

After being forced to leave the MI6 for unscrupulous and ruthless behavior in an MI6 simulator, you quickly find a new source of income. You begin to work for Auric Goldfinger, changing sides from super agent to henchman. After the first mission, the one that also gets you expelled from the British secret agency, you...

24 September 2009
09:19 GMT

Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash Unlockables III (DS)

In Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash, a giant meteor hits the Earth, an insidious plan of Space Godzilla. The player can assume the role of two monsters from the movie, from a total pallet of ten, given the choice to change them in-game. This can be Godzilla, Mothra, Destroyah, or others. The purpose of the title is t...

24 September 2009
08:04 GMT

GTA: Chinatown Wars Cheats IV (DS)

The first GTA to hit the DS, Chinatown Wars, tells the story of Huang Lee, a triad member in the modern Liberty City. Huang flies form China to deliver a ceremonial sword to Wu “Kenny” Lee and ensure the Triad inheritance. But things do not go as smoothly as planned, and Huang loses the sword shortly upon...

24 September 2009
07:03 GMT

Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash Unlockables II (DS)

In Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash, a giant meteor hits the Earth, an insidious plan of Space Godzilla. The player can assume the role of two monsters from the movie, from a total pallet of ten, given the choice to change them in-game. This can be Godzilla, Mothra, Destroyah, or others. The purpose of the title is t...

23 September 2009
10:39 GMT

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent Unlockables II (DS)

After being forced to leave the MI6 for unscrupulous and ruthless behavior in an MI6 simulator, you quickly find a new source of income. You begin to work for Auric Goldfinger, changing sides from super agent to henchman. After the first mission, the one that also gets you expelled from the British secret agency, you...

23 September 2009
10:08 GMT

GTA: Chinatown Wars Cheats III (DS)

The first GTA to hit the DS, Chinatown Wars, tells the story of Huang Lee, a triad member in the modern Liberty City. Huang flies form China to deliver a ceremonial sword to Wu “Kenny” Lee and ensure the Triad inheritance. But things do not go as smoothly as planned, and Huang loses the sword shortly upon...

23 September 2009
07:17 GMT

Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers Unlockables II (DS)

Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers is part of the Guilty Gear franchise, and grants all 21 fighting characters to the previous games. Each one is a loyal copy of the original, with their specific attacks and special moves, such as the Dust Attack and Roman Cancel among others.The title was published by the Majesco Entertainm...

23 September 2009
07:08 GMT

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent Unlockables (DS)

After being forced to leave the MI6 for unscrupulous and ruthless behavior in an MI6 simulator, you quickly find a new source of income. You begin to work for Auric Goldfinger, changing sides from super agent to henchman. After the first mission, the one that also gets you expelled from the British secret agency, you...

22 September 2009
09:50 GMT

Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers Unlockables (DS)

Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers is part of the Guilty Gear franchise, and grants all 21 fighting characters to the previous games. Each one is a loyal copy of the original, with their specific attacks and special moves, such as the Dust Attack and Roman Cancel among others.The title was published by the Majesco Entertainm...

22 September 2009
09:24 GMT

Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash Unlockables (DS)

In Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash, a giant meteor hits the Earth, an insidious plan of Space Godzilla. The player can assume the role of two monsters from the movie, from a total pallet of ten, given the choice to change them in-game. This can be Godzilla, Mothra, Destroyah, or others. The purpose of the titles is ...

21 September 2009
10:36 GMT

Guitar Hero: On Tour Unlockables (DS)

Guitar Hero: On tour is the Nintendo DS sequel to the popular Guitar Hero. The game uses an attachment that plugs into the cartridge and allows players to rock out various color frets that move across the screen. The other screen is used to strum on the cords and employ the whammy bar. It retains all the previous mod...

21 September 2009
10:09 GMT

The Giana Sisters Unlockables (DS)

Giana Sisters for the DS is a remake of The Great Giana Sisters that came out in 1987. The game was released on the C64 and Amiga, but was quickly removed from the market, due to law-suit threats from Nintendo. The Sisters were infringing copyrights, as the title showed stunning similarities to the Super Mario franch...

21 September 2009
09:22 GMT

Nintendo Sees Revenue and Profit Fall

Nintendo has reported its financial results for the first fiscal quarter of the year and it's not a pretty sight. Arguably the most important force in videogaming at the moment, with strong businesses in both hardware and software, it has told investors that it has seen profit go down by more than 60% to reach 4...

31 July 2009
03:19 GMT

SimCity DS Cheats V (DS)

SimCity DS is a building simulator video game developed and published by Electronic Arts for Nintendo's extremely successful DS handheld console. Launched in Japan on February 22, it reached North American and European shores on June 19 and June 22, respectively, in 2007.Set to offer a complete simulation of wha...

28 May 2009
16:01 GMT

Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day / Sight Training Hints (DS)

Video games have served mainly to satisfy our entertainment needs and to provide a fun and interesting way in which we can spend our free time alone or with friends and family. But titles can also serve an educational and practical purpose, as many people use this method to improve the hand-eye coordination of young ...

28 May 2009
14:01 GMT

Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day / Sight Training Unlockables VI (DS)

Video games have served mainly to satisfy our entertainment needs and to provide a fun and interesting way in which we can spend our free time alone or with friends and family. But titles can also serve an educational and practical purpose, as many people use this method to improve the hand-eye coordination of young ...

27 May 2009
14:01 GMT

Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day / Sight Training Unlockables V (DS)

Video games have served mainly to satisfy our entertainment needs and to provide a fun and interesting way in which we can spend our free time alone or with friends and family. But titles can also serve an educational and practical purpose, as many people use this method to improve the hand-eye coordination of young ...

26 May 2009
14:01 GMT

Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day / Sight Training Unlockables IV (DS)

Video games have served mainly to satisfy our entertainment needs and to provide a fun and interesting way in which we can spend our free time alone or with friends and family. But titles can also serve an educational and practical purpose, as many people use this method to improve the hand-eye coordination of young ...

25 May 2009
14:11 GMT

Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day / Sight Training Unlockables III (DS)

Video games have served mainly to satisfy our entertainment needs and to provide a fun and interesting way in which we can spend our free time alone or with friends and family. But titles can also serve an educational and practical purpose, as many people use this method to improve the hand-eye coordination of young ...

22 May 2009
13:21 GMT

Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day / Sight Training Unlockables II (DS)

Video games have served mainly to satisfy our entertainment needs and to provide a fun and interesting way in which we can spend our free time alone or with friends and family. But titles can also serve an educational and practical purpose, as many people use this method to improve the hand-eye coordination of young ...

21 May 2009
16:01 GMT

Chinatown Wars Still Not Selling

When Chinatown Wars, the Grand Theft Auto-themed game for the Nintendo DS, was released way back in March, analysts were saying that the game would be considered a flop if it only managed to sell 200,000 units in its first month on the shelves. Well, GTA: Chinatown Wars has not managed to reach that figure in two mon...

19 May 2009
05:07 GMT

Mega Man Star Force 2 Unlockables V (DS)

Mega Man Star Force 2 is the second game in the Star Force franchise, and a direct successor to Mega Man Star Force. It is known in Japan under the name of Shooting Star Rockman 2, having been confirmed for release in April 2007, with a contest for boss design being held at the time in the country. The title resemble...

12 May 2009
12:01 GMT


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