Posts Tagged ‘Nintendo DS’
Jun 7, 2005
Nintendo to Create WiFi Hotspots for DS Handheld
Jun 7, 2005
TOKYO (Reuters) – Nintendo Co. Ltd. said on Tuesday it would establish 1,000 WiFi hotspots in Japan by the end of 2005 where owners of its DS portable game machines can play games with others online for free. The company is planning a similar service for overseas markets, aiming to expand sales of the DS [...]
May 15, 2005
Nintendo, IGN Entertainment Join Forces to Create a New Portable Gaming Network
May 15, 2005
REDMOND, Wash., May 10, 2005 – Nintendo is partnering with IGN Entertainment to create an innovative network for portable video games that is not only expansive but also extremely easy for everyone to use. Set to debut later this year, the wireless service for Nintendo DS will use IGN’s GameSpy Technology to let people around [...]
May 3, 2005
Atlus Ships Puyo pop Fever
May 3, 2005
Atlus U.S.A., Inc., a leading publisher of interactive entertainment, announced today that Puyo POP FEVER , the classic action-puzzle game for the Nintendo DS has shipped to retailers nationwide. Puyo puzzlers rejoice as the fever returns on the Nintendo DS with exclusive features not found on any other system! With its unique Touch Screen control [...]
Apr 29, 2005
DS Sales + Nintendogs Famitsu Score
Apr 29, 2005
Thanks to the release of Nintendogs as well as Naruto and the new DS colors, DS sales have been up this week. According to Media Create, DS sold 96,000 units for April 18-24 which is more than the PS2 and PSP combined. When adding GBA sales to that it means that Nintendo has sold over [...]
Apr 26, 2005
DS Sales Surpass 200,000 In The UK
Apr 26, 2005
Following its record breaking UK launch of 87,000 units in two days, the Nintendo DS continues its phenomenal sales success with UK gamers having snapped up over 200,000 units of the dual screen handheld console in just over six weeks since launch. Games sales also continue to be outstanding with Super Mario 64 DS and [...]
Apr 26, 2005
Pac-Pix Ships
Apr 26, 2005
Leading video games developer and publisher Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that “PAC-PIX” has shipped to retail outlets throughout North America for the Nintendo DS system. Combining classic Pac-Man gameplay and the unique technology of the DS system, “PAC-PIX” lets players draw and control their very own Pac-Man as he chases down Ghosts in this [...]
Apr 26, 2005
Nintendo Adds 3 New Games To It’s 2nd Quarter Lineup
Apr 26, 2005
Gamers of all ages rejoice! Nintendo’s Q2 line-up has just been bolstered by the addition of even more fantastic Nintendo DS games! The cute and innovative PAC-PIX draws its way into the release schedule launching 20th May, alongside the adrenaline charged speed fest Ridge Racer DS launching on 3rd June and mysterious adventure game Another [...]
Apr 19, 2005
Nintendo Announces New DS Color
Apr 19, 2005
Nintendo of America Inc. introduces the first new color in the Western Hemisphere for its popular Nintendo DS portable video game system. “Electric Blue” debuts in June and will become a permanent color in the DS palette, joining the original silver-and-black model, named “Titanium.” “This eye-catching new color comes at an ideal time,” says George [...]
Apr 16, 2005
Yoshi Touch & Go
Apr 16, 2005
Finally, a game that takes advantage of all the DS’s capabilities synchronously. A game that utilizes the dual screens and the touch screen, the microphone and even the wireless two player mode. A game designed for the DS and only for the DS. Yoshi Touch and Go is a simplistic, 2-d arcade like game. This [...]
Mar 30, 2005
Nintendo DS Fans Use Touch Screen To Create Pocket Picassos
Mar 30, 2005
The touch screen of Nintendo DS has created a legion of pocket Picassos. Around the world, artistic Nintendo DS owners have contributed to image galleries that capture the temporary art they created using the system’s built-in PictoChat chatting and drawing program. PictoChat was designed to send wireless messages between Nintendo DS owners, but users are [...]

