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Nintendo change US/Euro DSi launch to Spring-Summer 09?

April 3, 2010 by Momo  
Filed under DS News

Has the Nintendo DSi release date changed? Last month several sources claimed Nintendo were planning a roughlyApril 4th US release for the updated handheld, earlier than the company’s original Summer 2009 prediction. Now, according to a document [pdf link]on Nintendo’s Japanese site that details the 2009 release schedule, the DSi is expected in “2009 Spring-Summer”.

That [...]

Nintendo DSi US launch gets a date

April 1, 2010 by Momo  
Filed under DS News

Last November Nintendo starts selling DSi in Japan, and promised US launch sometimes in 2009. That sometimes has finally gotten a date, April 5th. The DSi is a small step up from current Nintendo DS Lite, with slimmer body, addition of two cameras, SD slot, and larger 3.25-inch screen.

With the announcement of DSi, Nintendo also [...]

Nintendo axed DSi alternative just before launch

March 22, 2010 by Momo  
Filed under DS News

Somewhere, in a dark corner of a Nintendo lab, is the company’s own alternative to the DSi. According to the company’s global president, Satoru Iwata, Nintendo finalized the hardware on different handheld gaming system sometime in the past three years, but in the end decided to can the project rather than release it.

In fact, claims [...]

Why The Legend Of Zelda Spirit Tracks Owns

March 18, 2010 by Momo  
Filed under DSi Reviews, Featured Content

When a new Zelda is released, its not simply an event. Its a chance to savor the artful nature of one of the best game series ever made.
Pros: Drive a cool train. Save Zelda. Control Phantoms. Great soundtrack.
Cons: Hard to pull off some moves with the touch screen. Every player needs a game to play [...]

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

March 16, 2010 by Momo  
Filed under DS News

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 [...]

Nintendo DS2 set for launch in next 15 months says analyst

March 11, 2010 by Momo  
Filed under DS News

Portable gaming is traditionally dominated by two main players — Nintendo and Sony. Over the last few years, a very tough competitor has entered into the mobile gaming market with arguably the best mobile gaming platform around — the iPhone. With the tougher competition, it is no surprise that the traditional companies are looking to [...]