Archive for the ‘DS’ category

Japanese “Commission’s” Thoughts On The 3DS

The following was difficult to obtain, but with a few strings pulled here and there we were successful in getting close to their recent meeting and this is what we heard. The following are the thoughts collected from the Made Men of the secret Japanese “Commission” of the gaming world regarding the 3DS. The Commission: [...]

Published by M0fla on July 19, 2010 8:50 pm1 Comments

Nintendo’s 3DS Will Fight Piracy With Technology

THQ’s publishing boss Ian Curran said that the Nintendo 3DS will in fact help ‘combat piracy’. “What excites me even more [than 3DS games] is that there’s technology built in that device to really combat piracy,” Curran said to CVG. “The problem with the DS market in the last few years, particularly with the DS [...]

Published by dean0 on July 13, 2010 2:03 pm0 Comments

3DS / PSP2 Could Get 3G

Nintendo and Sony are apparently in talks with major wireless phone carriers about incorporating 3G technology into the 3DS and next PSP. Japanese wireless carrier giant NTT DoCoMo Inc’s president, Ryuji Yamada, told the Wall Street Journal that “videogame makers know that in order for portable game machines to take the next step forward, they [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on July 10, 2010 9:20 pm0 Comments

3DS Can Store Games On Internal Memory

It has come to attention that the 3DS has an internal memory, which allows multiple games to be stored on it at once. This is according to Japanese financial paper Nikkei, who says that although the feature didn’t get any air time at E3, players will be able to copy games onto the internal memory. [...]

Published by M0fla on June 23, 2010 9:49 am2 Comments

3DS Is Not For Young Children

Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo America President, has said that the Nintendo 3DS  has “no health-issues” …except for children under the age of 7. “We will recommend that very young children not look at 3D images,” Fils-Aime said at E3 yesterday. “That’s because, [in] young children, the muscles for the eyes are not fully formed.” “This is [...]

Published by M0fla on June 21, 2010 11:08 pm1 Comments

E3 2010: 3DS Specs

This is the full list of down and dirty specs for the Nintendo 3DS. Everything from dimensions to battery details and whatever’s in btween. The above colours are the colours that the console will be available in at its release. DIMENSIONS (when closed) 5.3 inches x 2.9 inches x 0.8 inches WEIGHT 8 ounces TOP [...]

Published by A-G Sonday on June 16, 2010 11:41 am2 Comments

The Award For The Most Pirated PSP And DS Games Go To:

This is actually not what most would expect. Most would think that GTA or that plumber guy Mario would top these lists, right? Wrong! According to the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) of Japan, it would appear that neither cardboard gangsters or plumbing fans are the ones who have been ripping off the most games. [...]

Published by M0fla on June 10, 2010 12:38 pm0 Comments

Is This A Wide Screen Nintendo 3DS Prototype?

A possible Nintendo 3DS platform was filed with the FCC about half a month ago. The new board reveals parts from the Nintendo DS which includes two screens, a controller and a camera. These components have been added to a rather large motherboard. So, this is probably a test unit. Or someone has pimped their [...]

Published by dean0 on May 17, 2010 4:01 pm0 Comments

South Africa Will Get The Nintendo DSi XL Late Next Month

Core, a local distributor for technology, has announced that the Nintendo DSi XL will hit the market in the April month. The new gaming device will arrive during late April, where it will have 4.2-inches of gaming LCD, and this means a 93% larger viewing area when compared to the DS Lite. Similar to the [...]

Published by dean0 on March 30, 2010 9:41 pm0 Comments

Nintendo’s DS Ad For The UK Isn’t As Annoying As It Is Stupid

A UK magazine has said that a certain Nintendo DS advert for 2009 was one of the top 10 most annoying TV ads being aired. The publication awarded the advert with the 9th most annoying spot, which seems fine, right? Well, I for one have no connection to the UK and their stars. Secondly, this [...]

Published by dean0 on January 19, 2010 5:06 pm2 Comments
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