Archive for January, 2006

Lighter Brighter DS

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has announced that a slimline version of the DS, the Nintendo DS Lite will be released in Japan this year. This confirms the rumours that have been all over the Internet in the past few months that a redesign of the DS was coming in 2006.
20% lighter and only two thirds […]

More hotspots for the UK

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

Nintendo DS gamers in the U.K. will soon have access to more free Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the country. Speaking at the Science Museum in London, Nintendo’s UK general manager David Yarnton said that 1000 new hotspots would be installed over the coming months. Like those already installed the new hotspots will be set up in […]

Datel release cheap USB WiFi connector for the DS

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

Datel, famous for their Max Replay range have released WiFi MAX, a cheaper alternative to Nintendo’s USB connector. The WiFi Max allows you to turn any internet-enabled PC into a wireless access point for Nintendo’s WiFi Connection online gaming service. The WiFi MAX simply plugs into a free USB port and allows up to […]

Nintendo DS games dominate Japanese chart

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

Nintendo’s domination of the Japanese game charts continues with DS games taking up 8 of the top 10 spots. DS Training for Adults: Work Your Brain 2 entered the charts at number 1 with Animal Crossing: Wild World and Mario Kart taking up positions 2 and 3 respectively.
Source GamesIndustry.biz.

Nintendo DS first online RPG on the way

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

Eurogamer have reported that the RPG game Contact, soon to be released in Japan, will have an online mode after spotting the Wi-Fi Connection logo on the games website.
In the game you play Cherry, a boy who has been given the task of helping a nutty professor find the scattered remains of his crashed […]

Nintendo DS sells 10 million units worldwide

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

Nintendo announced on Tuesday that worldwide sales of the DS had reached the 10 million mark. Of this, 4 million have been sold in the USA and 5 million in Japan, where the DS became the fastest selling video game machine ever.
“It is […]

Whats your favourite Nintendo DS game of 2005

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

What was your favourite game of 2005? Theres a new topic in our forum, pop in and let us know.
Favourite game of 2005