Tag archive: Nintendo DSi

It was an easy thing to miss in the midst of the Wii U announcement talk at E3, but Nintendo confirmed at the June trade show that the classic Game Boy Advance game, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, would be released for free in the 3DS eShop later this year as part of the ongoing 25th anniversary celebration of the much-loved series. Well, today officially marks the arrival of “later this year.” Fans can now nab The Legend of… Read More

Nintendo of America has announced that, effective June 5, the suggested retail price for the Nintendo DS List handheld gaming system will drop to $99. Although the DS Lite has been long-since been eclipsed on the tech front (frist by the Nintendo DSi and most recently by the Nintendo 3DS, the handheld remains the best-selling video game system ever, with about 49 million sold. “From the moment it launched, Nintendo DS Lite hit a sweet… Read More

A new report from market-watcher Flurry Analytics finds that while Nintendo is still the dominant player in the portable gaming market, its marketshare is being rapidly eroded by the growing popularity of Android and Apple's iOS platform. According to Flurry, sales of Android and iOS games now account for 34 percent of the portable gaming market—and much of that growth comes at the expense of Sony's PSP and (to a much greater… Read More

Video game giant Nintendo counts on the end-of-year holiday buying season to bolster its bottom line…and it looks like its off to a strong start for the end of 2009, announcing that the company sold more than a million Nintendo DS and DSi handheld gaming systems over Thanksgiving week, plus more than half a million Wii gaming consoles—and that's just in the United States. “Holiday shoppers are finding value in our… Read More

In mobile gaming size and portability have always been huge factors in a product's success—but Nintendo has decided its going to take a chance with its new Nintendo DSi LL (Japanese), due to launch in Japan on November 21 with a 4.2-inch dual-screen displays. Overall, the DSi LL will be about 20 percent larger than its predecessor, and offer some 93 percent more screen area. The expanded display will no doubt help the Nintendo DSi LL… Read More