Nintendo Announces DSi XL, Larger Version of Its Portable Game Player
Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing, shows off the Nintendo DSi XL at Nintendo's Q1 Media Summit. The new Nintendo DSi XL hand-held system will launch March 28th with a suggested retail price of $189.99. The screens of the Nintendo DSi XL are 93% larger than those of the Nintendo DS Lite model. The screens also feature a wider viewing angle.
The new system will be available in Burgundy and Bronze colors. It will come loaded with pre-installed software, including Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Math and Photo Clock, as well as two free applications: the Nintendo DSi Browser and Flipnote Studio. Nintendo DSi XL will also come with a larger pen-like stylus for sue when playing games that use the Nintendo DS touch screen.
Nintendo also announced some new games that will be coming out later this year, including new Mario and Metroid games. Take a look:
Behind the Scenes at Beyonce's Style Savvy Commercial Shoot
Here's a peek behind the scenes at Beyonce's new commercial for Style Savvy, a new fashion video game for the portable Nintendo DSi. Beyonce talks about the shoot and why she likes the game so much. Take a look:
Nintendo Announces Two Nintendo DSi Bundles for Black Friday
Nintendo announced that starting Black Friday, November 27th, U.S. consumers can purchase Metallic Blue or White Nintendo DSi systems that come pre-installed with over $20 in software value. The Nintendo DSi bundles awill be available while supplies last at participating retailers nationwide.
The Metallic Blue Nintendo DSi comes pre-installed with five Mario-themed Nintendo DSiWare titles, including:
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again: Can Mario and his Mini Marios rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong's clutches yet again?
Dr. Mario Express: Mario once again dons his stethoscope to battle the forces of illness in this downloadable version of the classic puzzle game.
WarioWare: Snapped!: Wario returns with more manic action made especially for the Nintendo DSi system. WarioWare: Snapped! uses the built-in Nintendo DSi Camera to make players the star of the show by placing them right into fast-paced mini-games.
Mario Calculator: Mario and Luigi take a break from their normal adventures to dedicate their heroic talents to working with numbers.
Mario Clock: Mario Clock includes both analog and digital clocks that use the system's internal clock or allow you to offset the time however you like.
The White Nintendo DSi bundle is designed for people who enjoy brain teasers. The White system bundle comes pre-installed with the following Nintendo DSiWare title:
Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters: Test your spelling in Word Attack, enjoy literary classics in Reading Aloud and tune your musical skills in Piano Player.
Brain Age Express: Sudoku: Solve a variety of puzzles at three different skill levels using the touch screen and an intuitive interface.
Brain Age Express: Math: Players can enjoy a mix of new and familiar exercises, including Change Maker, Triangle Math, Sum Totaled and Multi Tasker.
Clubhouse Games Express: Card Classics: Play familiar favorites like Blackjack and Five Card Draw, or test your ability in the fast-paced Last Card, Last Card Plus and President.
Photo Clock: Experience all the enjoyment of a photo album while ensuring you won't lose track of the time.
Crave says the Metallic Blue and White Nintendo DSi bundles will have an MSRP of $169.99.
Nintendo Announces Black Wii Remote, Pink and White Nintendo DSi
Nintendo has announced several new products out for this holiday season. They include pink and white versions of the DSi and a black version of the Wii remote. The black Wii remote does look a lot better than the standard white version that comes with the Wii. Wii is also launching Wii Fit Plus, which includes new workouts and balance games. Here are some more details about Nintendo's new products.
Wii Fit Plus: This enhanced version of the top-selling game offers a range of new features, along with new exercises, yoga activities and balance games designed to keep workouts fun. For the first time, users can customize their workouts to target specific areas of their bodies or to fill specific intervals of time. Wii Fit Plus will replace the current Wii Fit configuration at retail, and will be bundled with the Wii Balance Board accessory at a suggested retail price of $99.99. For people who currently own Wii Fit and want to add the expanded options to their fitness regimen, the Wii Fit Plus disc will be available on its own at a suggested retail price of $19.99.
White and Pink Nintendo DSi colors: The two new colors give consumers even more options to personalize their experiences. All models of the Nintendo DSi hardware come with two cameras and interactive options to let users create and manipulate pictures or sound in fun and creative ways. All versions of Nintendo DSi are available at a suggested retail price of $169.99.
Wii Remote and Wii MotionPlus Black bundle: The Black bundle is the first new color for the Wii Remote and Wii MotionPlus.
Black Nunchuk: The Black Nunchuk will be available as a standalone purchase.
Geek.com reports that you can bling up your portable Nintendo DSi gaming device with these replacement shells from XCM. XCM's Eye-Candy Shells for the DSi are both bright and transparent. They come in several colors and can be found here. Each XCM Eye-Candy shell kit costs $26.
Nintendo's portable Nintendo DS gaming devices recently passed the 100 million units mark. This figure includes all of Nintendo's DS consoles - DS, DS Lite and DSi. Kotaku says the Nintendo DS is still 19 million shy of the Game Boy.
While 100 million is an impressive number, the DS will still have to top 119 million to topple Game Boy's record-setting number. Of course, it took the Game Boy 16 years to hit that mark.
With the release of the Nintendo DSi in the U.S. earlier this year it seems likely that the Nintendo DS will eventually surpass the Game Boy in units sold.
Nintendo Introduces Starfy Video Game Character at Launch Party
Ashley and her mother play The Legendary Starfy video game at a launch event held at the Nintendo World store in New York. The new kids game is out for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi. The game stars a cute star-like creature named Starfy. Starfy is the Prince of Pufftop, a floating kingdom in the clouds. Starfy looks cute and innocent but Starfy is apparently a great fighter. Starfy has been popular in Japan where there are five Starfy titles. The Legendary Starfy, the first Starfy title being released in North America, is actually the 5th game in the series. You can visit Starfy's website here.
Nintendo is releasing its new portable gaming device, the Nintendo DSi, this April. The gaming device has a larger screen than the Nintendo DS and will play downloadable games and applications. Nintendo says the DSi will be able to play most Nintendo DS games, so it will have access to a library of over 850 titles originally made for that system. The Nintendo DSi does much more than play games. It also includes cameras, photo-editing software, voice recorder and music tools.
The DSi will be available in black and blue in North America for $169.99 on April 5, 2009. It will arrive in the UK on April 3rd and Australia on April 2nd.
You can read more about the DSi here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. The console is up for pre-order here on Amazon.com. Below is a video presentation about the Nintendo DSi:
