Wii, DS could regain lead in Japan in Q4
November 21, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
Nintendo's holiday performance rests on Mario and Zelda.
Despite the Wii and DS’s hefty overall lead in the system wars, this week’s Japanese hardware charts show that the PlayStation 3 and PSP has taken a chunk out of Nintendo’s advantage. According to Kotaku, PSP sales have shot to the top spot, leaving the DSi and Wii in third and fourth place, respectively. The PS3, on the other hand, “declined” to number two.
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Reviews Surfing - Flipnote Studio (DSiWare)
September 1, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
It’s hard to say no to a quality product, but it’s even harder to say no when said quality product is being given away for free. Meet Flipnote Studio, a downloadable application for the Nintendo DSi’s DSiWare that lets you draw your own cartoons. If you find the concept of making your own cartoons fascinating, or are just looking for the next best free deal, read on and see what the critics think.
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Wii, DSi total U.K. sales revealed
August 15, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
The Wii dominates U.K. console sales
You’ve seen how the Wii was rampaging in Japan last week—today, we check out how the Wii and DSi are doing in the U.K. Here’s a hint: Nintendo dominates either way. According to GamesIndustry.biz, the Nintendo Wii has currently outsold all other consoles in Britain by “some” margin.
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Wii back to winning ways and it’s not even Christmas yet
Recession? What recession?
After a rather tumultuous Q2 crisis for the Wii where it was outsold by the PS3 in Japan, things seem to be back to “normal” with the waggle-powered console returning to power. The Nintendo console has been selling like there was no tomorrow in Japan, and this can be attributed to several factors, the latest of which are the new black version and Monster Hunter 3.
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Nintendo again leads Japan console wars
Again, the DSi leads the handheld race.
Japanese hardware sales may always have the same winner in this console generation (i.e. Nintendo), but the Kyoto-based company’s means for reaching the top varies from time to time. This week, Nintendo again leads the console wars because of two games: Tomodachi Collection for the DS and Wii Sports Resort for—you guessed it—the Wii.
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Nintendo DSi back on top in Japan
June 27, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
Nintendo's DSi is still #1 in Japan. Yawn.
The world is back to normal, at least in Nintendo’s eyes. Kotaku revealed that after a few weeks of declining sales, the Japanese console hardware market has finally gotten out of a funk. You know what that means: Nintendo is still on top, and its products are selling like crazy. Of course, this rise is pretty minor compared to typical year-end numbers, but up is up and you can’t argue with that.
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Nintendo Wii sets U.S. sales record
June 12, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
So much for the recession.
Okay, so the recession does somehow make its mark. Research firm NPD revealed that the U.S. console market suffered a 23% year-on-year decline during May 2009. This didn’t seem to stop Nintendo’s rampage, however. Once again, Nintendo has set a record in Wii sales. Find out more after the jump.
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Nintendo DSi leads Japan hardware wars
May 30, 2009 by Mike · 2 Comments
The DSi is #1 in Japan.
The console wars rage on in Japan. In this week’s edition, the results look awfully familiar. As always, the Nintendo DSi remains ahead of the pack. This week, it’s the PSP that’s running closely behind at second, with the Wii a distant third.
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Nintendo sells over 1M DS units in the U.S. for April
May 16, 2009 by Mike · 2 Comments
The magic DS number: 1.04 million.
More money-printing news for Nintendo. Last April, the House That Mario Built sold over a million units of the Nintendo DS in the U.S. That means the DS sold almost 35,000 units per day. According to the NPD Group (via Nintendo Everything), Nintendo sold over 827,000 Nintendo DSi systems and an additional 215,000 Nintendo DS Lite handhelds.
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Review Surfing – WarioWare: Snapped! (DSiWare)
April 22, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
The Nintendo DSi was released last April 5 and was met with commercial success, moving a ridiculous 435,000 units in its first week alone. Alas, the number of DSiWare games available stateside is still a bit meager. Fortunately, WarioWare: Snapped! is here to keep us occupied while we wait for the DSiWare library to grow. Is the game worth the 500-point purchase? The critics speak up.
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