Tag archive: DS Lite

The handheld gaming system that American gamers have drooled over for months while it made the rounds in Japan is finally making its way across the Pacific. Nintendo announced on Wednesday that the DSi handheld will launch in the United States on April 5. As the third generation of the Nintendo DS, the DSi sports a number of improvements, including a case that’s slimmer than the previous DS Lite, larger screens, better speakers, and… Read More

‘Tis the season to be wary of counterfeit items. In the UK, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued a warning after seizing hundreds of fake Nintendo DS and DS Lite consoles with dangerous power adapters. A number of people had ordered the products after being attracted by the price, around $60 rather than the normal $150. Nintendo has said it did not produce the adapters. HMRC warned that people should only… Read More

Nintendo's DS handheld gaming system has proven wildly popular, consistently outselling competition like the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) and reaching out new markets with titles that appeal to kids as well as adult casual gamers and even seniors. And while the system is projected to sell as many as 28 million units this year, that would still be a decline from the 30 million units Nintendo sold during its previous fiscal year. And… Read More

We use chargers all the time for portable games consoles, to charge up mobile phone, MP3 players – so much of our daily gear needs to be plugged in and recharged regularly. We do it without thought. But in Britain, Trading Standards has issued a warning about cheap Chinese chargers on sale in markets and online that are dangerous and could cause electrocution of fires. Some of the chargers have the code DE62347066, according… Read More

Nintendo might be garnering all sorts of attention for the success of its Wii console, but lets not forget it has another best-selling system on its hands in the form of the Nintendo DS handheld gaming system. Now, the company is hoping to expand the system's appeal to non-traditional gamers by offering a new fashion-friendly crimson-and-black edition of the Nintendo DS Lite, bundled with the latest installment of its mental… Read More

Although it's been available in Japan since the middle of last year, U.S. fans of the Wi-Fi enabled Nintendo DS handheld gaming system may be thrilled to learn that the Nintendo DS Browser is now available in the North American market. Based on the Opera Web browser uses the DS's dual screen design to offer a Web browsing experience with more features—and more real estate—than you'll find on a typical cell… Read More

Swallow this amazing fact if you can: there are close to nine Nintendo DS or DS Lite portable game systems sold every 60 seconds. Sure, this number may seem small when compared to other addictive products like cigarettes, alcohol, video poker, or Paris Hilton, but this is a gaming system we are talking about. "More than 5 million people joined the ranks as Nintendo DS owners in America last year alone," says Nintendo of America… Read More

Responding to complaints from consumers who have damaged televisions and other personal property when the motion-sensing remote on their new Wii video game console flew across the room and, well, broke something, Nintendo has announced it will voluntarily exchange some 3.2 million wrist straps shipped with its Wii video game console systems. According to Nintendo, versions of the Wii consoles shipped beginning in early December… Read More

To the delight of school teachers everywhere—we're sure—Nintendo has announced it will introduce Nintendo DS Lite handheld gaming systems in two new colors—Onyx and Coral Pink—on September 13, 2006. “Not only are the DS Lite screen and battery life incredible, but the new colors just add another element of fun, allowing people to personalize who they are by the color, or colors they pick,” said… Read More

Nintendo introduced the Nintendo DS handheld gaming system on November 21, 2004, and today the company announced that it has sold more than 21 million of the diminutive handheld gaming devices. Averaged out over time, that's almost one unit every two seconds since the product was launched. “We're thrilled to be announcing this milestone today,” says GeorgeHarrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president… Read More

Despite Sony's PSP looking far more fashionable, Nintendo's DS has clearly out-sold the competition, inheriting the massive support of the Game Boy series and incorporating a stylus to bring a new type of interface to portable gaming. The system has been criticized for featuring too many simple, childish games, and there's little on display at this year's E3 to change that notion, but with a full suite of great looking… Read More

Nintendo has announced that its Nintendo DS Lite, a sleeked-down version of its dual-screen Nintendo DS handheld gaming device, will be released in the United States June 11 with a retail price of $129.99. The Nintendo DS Lite is being billed as a “lighter, brigher” version of the Nintendo DS, and will initially be available in “polar white” with other color choises presumably to follow. Nintendo also announced a… Read More

At a news conference in Tokyo introducing the new Nintendo DS Lite (scheduled to go on sale in Japan March 2), Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced the company plans to begin selling a Web browser for its Nintendo DS handheld gaming systems, as well as a card which would let the devices tune into television broadcasts for mobile phones. The offerings would first be available in the Japanese market

At the Academy of Interactive Arts & SciencesD.I.C.E conference in Las Vegas, Nintendo announced new features and promotional initiatives for its Nintendo DS wireless handheld game systems, including free game samples from retail kiosks and real-time wireless voice chat between gamers. Nintendo says its DS wireless gaming platform currently boasts more than 850,000 unique users worldwide. Nintendo sold more than 14 million Nintendo DS… Read More

Nintendo has been king of the handheld market for over 15 years now. During this time, they haven't had to worry much about competition due to past failures like the Game Gear, Lynx, and Neo GeoPocket. However, in 2005, when Sony released their PSP gaming system, Nintendo had to worry. Nintendo is now launching a totally re-designed DS with hopes of making a comeback and bringing them backinto the limelight. The new DS is called the DS… Read More