Nintendo 3DS: Nintendo Announces Glasses-Free 3D on Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS Portable Gaming Device was announced yesterday. On March 23, 2010, Nintendo Company President Satoru Iwata published a short info about the upcoming Nintendo 3DS, a successor of the Nintendo DSi XL handheld gaming device.
Nintendo 3DS Handheld Gaming Device Sample 3D Game Image
Nintendo 3DS will provide 3D images without the need for special 3D glasses as mentioned in the newsletter. According to Nintendo, the 3DS will include backward compatibility so that the software for Nintendo DS series can also be enjoyed (including the ones available for Nintendo DSi).
Connect to Facebook Using Nintendo DSi: Download Free System Upgrade Now
Nintendo DSi software upgrade is already available for download as announced by its makers. With the latest Nintendo Dsi system update that comes free on all internet-connected consoles, users can now share photos with friends on Facebook. Nice additional feature to Nintendo DSi after its release in the US, Australia and Europe earlier this year. Check its Nintendo Dsi availability and some of the DSiware titles in our past articles.
Nintendo DSi Official Release Date and Available DsiWare Titles
Nintendo Dsi update: Nintendo Announced in their website the release date of Nintendo Dsi – the latest Nintendo gaming console designed for the demanding gamers of today. Nintendo Dsi will initially be available in the United States for a low price (almost $170 per pop suggested retail price) – cheap or what?
In its introduction to the market, some of the games available to the Nintendo Dsi consoles called DSiWares are as follows: Read more
Nintendo DSi Update: Can Region-Locked Nintendo DSi Games Affect Sales?
Nintendo DSi games are reported to be “region-locked’. This means that games that can be played on Nintendo DSi games consoles in Australia cannot be played on Nintendo DSi handheld games consoles in other countries or regions. In terms of marketing, is this the right move? Well maybe. But here are some of my random thoughts.
If the Nintendo DSi games consoles are made global in nature, will this be advantageous to Nintendo as a company? One game programming, one set of DSi games to market. But hey, let’s not blames Nintendo for this move. First, according to Nintendo, the DSi “embeds net communication functionality within itself” and Nintendo intends to “provide net services specifically tailored for each region“. Also, different regions have different sets of laws regarding parental control which Nintendo aims to incorporate in the New DSi games consoles. This is the company’s way of regulating the types of games played by user considering the fact that most gamers are teenagers and school children.
Nintendo Dsi Availability: Dsi Comes to Japan in November and to the US in 2009
The Nintendo Dsi is the newest product of Nintendo and according to reports, it is even slimmer than Nintendo Lite. It will be available in Japan on November 1, 2008 while in Europe, it will only be available in 2009 (Spring). In Australia, the Nintendo Dsi is scheduled for release in the market in the autumn of 2009 while North American market will see the DSi at an unknown date in 2009 (Schedule to be arranged).
According to wikipedia, the Nintendo DSi is an upcoming version of the handheld game console Nintendo DS, announced during the Nintendo Conference on October 2, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. The Nintendo DSi is a revised model of the Nintendo DS Lite.