News Tagged: DSi

Tuesday 1st September, 2009 - 05:20 BST

News: New DSi and Wii Remote Colors Announced

New DSi and Wii Remote Colors Announced

Nintendo adds a bit of color to the holiday shopping season.

For those gamers who've been wishing for new DSi colors to be released in North America, it looks like your wish is about to come true. Not only is Nintendo bringing out two brand new DSi system colors, but they're also bringing an all-new black Wii Remote and Nunchuk to go along with it. You can check out a snippet of information from..

51 comments | In Wii, DS, DSi, Press Releases, Hardware.

Monday 13th July, 2009 - 21:32 BST

News: PopCap Confirms Wii, DSi Support

PopCap Confirms Wii, DSi Support

Casual developer expanding its console line-up.

PopCap Games, best known for their beyond-successful Peggle and Bejeweled series', are one of the biggest names in so-called casual gaming. So far, though, their console support has been limited to only a handful of releases on DS and Xbox Live Arcade (and some iPhone stuff), curiously lacking any releases for the world's current most popular home..

21 comments | In Wii, DSi, PopCap Games.

Saturday 11th July, 2009 - 10:00 BST

News: US Rock Band promotion yields free Nintendo Points

US Rock Band promotion yields free Nintendo Points

Drink Pepsi and make a virtual bank for your Wii or DSi!

I'm sure some of you have noticed MTV Games' Rock Band franchise has recently teamed up with Pepsi for a new summer promotion across the US. For those who haven't, the promotion is fairly straightforward: look under the cap of specially-marked bottles of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Max and other Pepsi products for a special code, enter it at the..

35 comments | In Wii, DSi, Nintendo Points, Promotions.

Friday 17th April, 2009 - 09:12 BST

News: DSi Sells 435,000 as Nintendo Dominates US Console Market

DSi Sells 435,000 as Nintendo Dominates US Console Market

"It prints money!", etc

While the jury is still out on just how significant an update the DSi is over the DS Lite, the American public has voted emphatically with their wallets by snapping up almost half a million of the machines since launch.To put this figure into perspective, the DS Lite sold 226,000 units in the same time frame.Strong DSi sales will only help continue Nintendo’s dominance of..

19 comments | In DSi, Sales Figures, Wii.

Saturday 11th April, 2009 - 00:36 BST

News: Morrison's offering DSi on the cheap

Morrison's offering DSi on the cheap

Get yourself down to Morrison's this weekend to save £20 on a DSi

Despite the DSi's strong first-week sales, British supermarket chain Morrison's are planning to shift even more of the things by offering them at £130 over the Easter weekend, a saving of £20 on Nintendo's RRP. Wii consoles are also set for a knockdown, available at £150, shaving nearly £30 off the regular shelf price.Of course,..

20 comments | In DS, DSi, Prices, Wii.

Thursday 9th April, 2009 - 20:30 BST

News: DSi Has a Strong Opening Weekend

DSi Has a Strong Opening Weekend

Just how many units did the DSi move its opening weekend?

It was announced earlier today by Nintendo's President and CEO Satoru Iwata and Senior Managing Director Shigeru Miyamoto , the DSi had a successful opening weekend overseas and moved over 600,000 units between North America and Europe combined. 300,000 units per territory is a pretty impressive number, especially for only two days of..

27 comments | In DS, DSi, Wii, Sales, Miyamoto, Iwata.