Gaming

Nintendo Dropping DSi, DSi XL Prices

Nintendo has announced they’re preparing for a little price-cutting in advance of the 3DS launch. Starting September 12, you’ll be able to pick up a DSi for $US129 (down from $US149) and an XL for $US169 (formerly $US189). [CrunchGear]


June 19, 2010
Gaming

Why It’s Sad Sony Lost The Video Game Hardware Race

E3′s biggest loser? It’s Sony. They’ve been lagging behind for years overall, but to lose at hardware, their strongest suite? What a pity.


June 16, 2010
Gaming

Watch The Nintendo E3 3DS Keynote Live

Odds are Nintendo is going to go THREE DEE for their DS today, allowing you to get carsick on road trips three times faster. You can watch their unveil live.


May 14, 2010
Gaming

Nintendo DS Will Be Best-Selling Game Console Ever Later This Year

Very soon, that little flip-screened gaming console hidden in your drawer or under your bed is going to break all kinds of crazy records. Currently, the PlayStation 2 is king of the best-selling console hill, but come October…


April 19, 2010
Gaming

McDonald’s Trains New Employees With This Nintendo DS Game

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In this Bloomberg report, we get a brief look at McDonald’s own DS employee training software that’s used in Japan. It’s like Cooking Mama, just a lot more depressing when you “win”. [Kotaku]


April 6, 2010
Gaming

Nintendo Pretends Apple Doesn’t Concern Them, Part XXIV

Interesting comment, Nintendo. Aside from its questionable validity, last we heard, most third-party games weren’t doing so hot on your own platforms. [Kotaku]


March 31, 2010
Gaming

Mario Kart And Tetris On The Nintendo 3DS (Concept)

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We’ve all heard about the upcoming Nintendo 3DS, but how will the actual 3D gaming experience work? We can only hope the setup will look just like this. [nicovideo via TinyCartridge via Kotaku]


March 23, 2010
Gaming

Apple Invades The Game Market

One year and – barely – nine months. That’s what it has taken Apple to invade 19 per cent of the total US portable game market, while the PSP sunk from 20 per cent to 11 per cent, and the Nintendo dropped 5 per cent. And that’s only revenue.


March 22, 2010
Gaming

McDonald’s Japan To Train Employees With Nintendo DS, Software

“Get your greasy fingers off that DS Li— oh, you work here. Sorry about that. Please, continue with your McDonald’s training.”


March 16, 2010
Gaming

Stay Classy, Phallic Nintendo Ads

I’m sorry, but when you send the question “What would you like 93% bigger” to my email in a generic red graphic, one thing comes to mind. And it’s not the DSi XL. (Also, 93% bigger would just be gross.)