SubscribeElsewhere on NoobGibs: Mario Party | Brain Age | Nintendo DS | Pokémon | Wii | Animal Crossing | Nintendo | Wii Sports | Mario | Wii Fit |
# 1 Blogger
Joystiq
Joystiq (culture.joystiq.com) has great Nintendo DSi news, photos, videos and more
Monday, Aug 17
This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Metroid Prime Trilogy dev diary
Hit the break for this week's videos and DS demos. The Nintendo Channel is a Wii only thing correct. This isn't available in any form for the DSi right? ... and more »
Wednesday, Jul 29
Ubisoft and THQ CEOs on the declining (stable?) DS market, and piracy
We've been pleased with our DS, in particular, catalog sales. It's not a bad market." Both CEOs looked to the latest DS revision – the DSi – to ameliorate ... More On Ubi's Fight Against PiracyAction Trip Ubisoft Plans To Have Piracy Solution In Place This YearKotaku Australia
Friday, Jun 12
Interview: WayForward's Voldi Way talks blobs, Shantae, and street ...
CA Now that you've got a self-published downloadable title out on Wii and on DSi, are we going to see more self-published titles from WayForward? Yeah, totally. We've got drawers full of ideas that could never see the light of day. ...
Tuesday, May 26
PSA: Club Nintendo status reset coming June 30
CA Gold membership status begins at 300 coins, Platinum begins at 600 -- as a reference point, the DSi nets users 150 coins. Club Nintendo Gold and Platinum members are awarded special bonuses by Nintendo, in the form of a unique gift at the end of the ...
Thursday, May 14
April NPD: DS breaks a million, PS2 beats PS3
The DS makes a resurgence thanks to camera-enhanced DSi, while the PS2 makes substantial gains thanks to its price drop. Pfft? Current gen hardware? That's so passé. We can't wait until the N64 and Dreamcast surge back onto the NPD lists. ...
Thursday, May 7
Ask Joystiq Nintendo: Exchange Rate Edition
CA In North America, Wii Points and DSi Points cost roughly $10 per 1000 points in stores and in-console for both Wii and DSi, give or take a few cents for tax and retailer discounts. We've asked Nintendo UK for clarification, but until we hear back, ...
Tuesday, Apr 28
Wii now widely available to UK retailers
However, allocation still plays into Wii orders in a way. Koch's Craig McNicol told MCV, "We also urge customers to remember that Wii console purchases count towards the allocation of DSi, Wii Fit and forthcoming new releases. ... Face it! Nintendo doesn't sell the Wii, they sell Wii Sports iT...
Thursday, Apr 16
ESRB rates Ghostbusters, two other Atari DS titles for DSi
CA - Jc Fletcher Specifically, Ghostbusters, N+, and The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity, all of which are now listed as both DS and DSi games. These are the only games in the whole database to have such a distinction -- and the only DSi-listed games that aren't downloads. ...
Tuesday, Mar 24
April DSiWare for Japan: More like Appril
Nintendo DSi Clock (200 Points): A clock app in two varieties: Famicom Mario Type and Animal Crossing Type. The Mario version lets you jump and hit coins, and the Animal Crossing version lets players create a new town tune that is played on the hour. ...
Wednesday, Mar 11
DS sells 100 million units worldwide [update]
As of the end of last year, the Nintendo DS had sold 96.22 million units around the world. Since it continues to sell , it should be no surprise, then, that the handheld has now achieved the ginormous 100 million milestone. According to a press release sent out today by Nintendo, the 100 million...
Sunday, Feb 15
Japanese hardware sales, Feb. 2 - Feb. 8: Redundant redundancies edition
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business DSi: 49,529 6,084 (10.94%) PSP: 34,969 9,166 (20.77%) Wii: 20,412 2,866 (12.31%) PS3: 16,082 1,323 (7.60%) DS Lite: 12,484 2,663 (17.58%) Xbox 360: 8,311 204 (2.52%)
Tuesday, Feb 10
Retailers suggest April release for Rhythm Heaven
Siliconera notes that Nintendo has scheduled one first-party DS game for every month in the first quarter: Personal Trainer: Math in January, Fire Emblem in February, and Pokémon Platinum in March. Rhythm Heaven could be their one game in April! It could also be the "launch game" for the D...
Sunday, Feb 8
Japanese hardware sales, Jan. 26 - Feb. 1: Money, money makin' edition
Source: Media Create] See: The TALL, SWEATY GLASS OF PEPSI-COLA archivesJapanese hardware sales, Jan. 26 - Feb. 1: Money, money makin' edition originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sunday, Feb 1
Japanese hardware sales, Jan. 19 - Jan. 25: Super prediction edition
DSi: 51,618 10,907 (17.44%) PSP: 38,280 4,279 (10.05%) Wii: 26,770 5,563 (17.21%) PS3: 17,708 2,982 (14.41%) DS Lite: 13,686 5,123 (27.24%) Xbox 360: 7,663 1,913 (19.98%) PS2: 5,077 683 (11.86%) Source: Media Create] See: The clairvoyant archives
Friday, Jan 30
Punch-Out!! coming first half 2009, and more US / Europe Nintendo release dates
Nintendo has dropped a bob-omb of release dates for 2009 (via videogamer). While mostly vague launch windows -- some of which will still likely be missed -- New Play Control! Pikmin and Mario Tennis will hit Europe February 6 and March 3, respectively, with US getting both sometime in Marc...
Sunday, Jan 25
Japanese hardware sales, Jan. 12 - Jan. 18: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes edition
DSi: 62,525 15,676 (20.05%) PSP: 42,559 17,936 (29.65%) Wii: 32,333 8,910 (21.60%) PS3: 20,690 7,454 (26.49%) DS Lite: 18,809 4,620 (19.72%) Xbox 360: 9,576 978 (9.27%) PS2: 5,760 868 (13.10%) Source: Media Create] See: The superfudged archives
Sunday, Jan 18
Japanese hardware sales, Jan. 5 - Jan. 11: Pep talk edition
DSi: 78,201 104,317 (57.15%) PSP: 60,495 96,593 (61.49%) Wii: 41,243 78,722 (65.62%) PS3: 28,144 32,510 (53.60%) DS Lite: 23,429 24,731 (51.35%) Xbox 360: 10,554 9,140 (46.41%) PS2: 6,628 5,920 (47.18%) Source: Media Create] See: The encouraging archives
Wednesday, Jan 14
Nintendo patent 'points' to direction-sensing DS card
Siliconera reports that Nintendo has filed for a new trademark in Japan on something called the "DS Houi Sensor Card." As the site points out, the full English translation is "DS Direction Sensor Card," leading to (inevitable) speculation that Nintendo is planning DS games with built-i...
Tuesday, Jan 13
Rumor: Nintendo DSi coming to US on April 4 at $179
IGN reports that "multiple sources close to Nintendo" have told the site that the Big N's latest handheld will make the trip across the Pacific in April. "The company has allegedly relayed to its partners that DSi will ship stateside in early April, most likely on April 4," IGN writes.
Sunday, Jan 11
Japanese hardware sales, Dec. 29 - Jan. 4: New, new media edition
DSi: 182,518 6,179 (3.27%) PSP: 157,088 38,323 (32.27%) Wii: 119,965 14,993 (11.11%) PS3: 60,654 14,665 (31.89%) DS Lite: 48,160 8,293 (14.69%) Xbox 360: 19,694 6,683 (51.36%) PS2: 12,548 2,144 (20.61%) Source: Media Create] See: The susceptible archives
Japanese hardware sales, Dec. 29 - Jan. 4: New, new media edition
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business We're all pretty torn up about the collapse of Electronic Gaming Monthly, a magazine that got some of us through many a dull Social Studies class during our formative y...
Sunday, Dec 28
Japanese hardware sales, Dec. 15 - Dec. 21: Resolute edition
DSi: 204,144 30,451 (17.53%) PSP: 145,957 74,417 (104.02%) Wii: 131,054 39,413 (43.01%) DS Lite: 50,308 19,188 (61.66%) PS3: 39,136 5,448 (16.17%) Xbox 360: 12,914 1,117 (9.47%) PS2: 8,662 2,003 (30.08%) Source: Media Create] See: The philanthropic archives
Sunday, Dec 7
Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 24 - Nov. 30: Scholastic pressure edition
DSi: 87,185 1,658 (1.87%) PSP: 55,090 6,136 (10.02%) Wii: 49,848 14,550 (41.22%) PS3: 34,978 17,542 (100.61%) DS Lite: 26,851 8,271 (44.52%) Xbox 360: 11,423 4,051 (26.18%) PS2: 5,628 347 (6.57%) Source: Media Create] See: The very special archives
Sunday, Nov 30
Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 17 - Nov. 23: Unwise purchases edition
DSi: 88,843 3,516 (4.12%) PSP: 61,226 23,073 (60.47%) Wii: 35,298 8,511 (31.77%) DS Lite: 18,580 15,021 (422.06%) PS3: 17,436 12 (0.07%) Xbox 360: 15,474 7,491 (93.84%) PS2: 5,281 140 (2.58%) Source: Media Create] See: The smooth, smooth archives
Thursday, Oct 2
Joystiq live from Nintendo's fall media summit
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Business We're live in San Francisco at Nintendo's press event - sure, they're going to go over last night's Nintendo announcements like the DSi, Play for Wii, and Punch-Out but maybe ... just maybe there's something else in store.
