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Nintendo has released updated life-to-date hardware sales figures for both the Wii and DS. This information comes from Nintendo’s most recent financial report…

DS: 107.7 million
Wii: 52.6 million

The DS number is pretty astounding…But how has the DSi performed? According to the same report, the handheld is already at 6.9 million.

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Update: The Facebook functionality has also been released in Europe, alongside a new version of the DSi firmware.

First announced at E3, Facebook compatibility for the DSi is now available – But only for Japan right now. Really, the service couldn’t be any easier to use on the DSi, although it will probably be considered limiting for consistent Facebook members.

Pictures can be chosen for upload in the DSi Camera application by clicking on a certain button. The images can then be sent to Facebook as soon as a user logs in. Unfortunately, that’s the only thing that can be done with the social networking site. It does not seem possible to delete any pictures sent from the DSi unless the user does so at a computer.

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– Have Fun and Learn to Play the Piano on the Go Using a Real Keyboard for the First Time Exclusively on Nintendo DS –

LYON, FRANCE – 29 July 2009 – NAMCO BANDAI Partners today announced that it will distribute the new game from publisher Game Life, ‘Easy Piano’. The fun and educational new game lets players enjoy the most realistic piano experience ever on DS thanks to its unique 8-note full-octave keyboard peripheral. The various game modes will guide players’ first steps in the piano world and offer the chance for more practiced players to play all-time classics. The game is scheduled for release in November 2009 in Europe and PAL regions.

Whether you are playing along with different tracks from the game or learning the piano, for the first time on DS players will be able to practice on a real keyboard and be tutored in the correct finger movements and skills required to become a mobile virtuoso. The 8-note piano keyboard peripheral represents a complete musical octave, but players will have access to a full three octave range while playing. Players can also choose from piano, guitar or a number of other instruments included with the game depending on how the mood takes them or what their chosen musical opus demands.

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A developer over at the Telltale forums has caused a bit of controversy with some of his comments. A member who had recently downloaded the first chapter of Tales of Monkey Island, noting his dissatisfaction with the game, posted some big complaints relating to frame rate issues. A Telltale developer responded in the topic, but riled up a few Wii owners in the process by saying that “An iPhone is much more powerful than a Wii.”

“The voices and textures are the way they are because we’re limited to 40 megs for WiiWare titles. The PC versions of our games are usually 150+ megs, and most modern games range anywhere from 1-10 gigabytes or more. Talk to Nintendo about this one.

Frame rate issues will probably get sorted out eventually, but keep in mind that the Wii is just not a powerful console. An iPhone is much more powerful than a Wii, even.”

Later, in a response to a user saying that he used “strong words,” the developer said:

“And I stand by them. The Wii and DS are extremely underpowered and their popularity doesn’t remove the hardware limitations.”

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DSiWare

1 (1) – Nintendo DSi Browser
2 (2) – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
3 (3) – Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
4 (4) – Paper Airplane Chase
5 (5) – Bird & Beans
6 (6) – WarioWare: Snapped!
7 (7) – Dr. Mario Express
8 (8) – Master of Illusion Express: Deep Psyche
9 (13) – Brain Challenge
10 (9) – Mario Clock
11 (10) – Mario Calculator
12 (12) – Photo Clock
13 (11) – Art Style: Boxlife
14 (N/A) – Art Style: Zengage
15 (15) – American Popstar: Road to Celebrity
16 (14) – Sudoku Master
17 (17) – Master of Illusion Express: Funny Face
18 (19) – Real Soccer 2009
19 (18) – Clubhouse Games Express: Card Classics
20 (16) – Art Style: Base 10

WiiWare

1 (1) – Reel Fishing Challenge
2 (13) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord
3 (2) – Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
4 (4) – Texas Hold’em Tournament
5 (5) – My Aquarium
6 (6) – World of Goo
7 (8) – Tetris Party
8 (9) – My Pokemon Ranch
9 (3) – Bust-A-Move Plus!
10 (7) – Water Warfare
11 (N) – Tales of Monkey Island – Chapter 1
12 (14) – Ant Nation
13 (10) – Family Mini Golf
14 (12) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
15 (15) – Defend your Castle
16 (11) – Bit.Trip Core
17 (16) – Brain Challenge
18 (N/A) – 5 Spots Party
19 (17) – CueSports – Pool Revolution
20 (18) – Onslaught

VC

1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
3 (3) – Super Mario World
4 (4) – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
5 (6) – Super Mario Bros. 2
6 (5) – Punch-Out!!
7 (7) – Super Mario 64
8 (8) – Mario Kart 64
9 (9) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
10 (10) – The Legend of Zelda
11 (11) – Pac-Man
12 (12) – Donkey Kong Country
13 (13) – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
14 (15) – Paper Mario
15 (14) – Donkey Kong
16 (16) – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
17 (17) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
18 (19) – Galaga
19 (18) – California Games
20 (20) – Excitebike

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For fans of the beloved Pokémon™ Mystery Dungeon video game series, this fall promises to be an especially thrilling one. Nintendo of America has confirmed an Oct. 12 release date for the new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky game, a feature-packed adventure created exclusively for the portable Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems.

Play as one of 19 different Pokémon including five additional starter Pokémon that have been added to the roster of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. There are more than 490 Pokémon to interact with in this immersive role-playing adventure that is engaging for longtime fans and series newcomers. Players assume the role of a Pokémon and team up with a partner Pokémon to save the world from destruction. The game also includes new “Special Episodes” that reveal secrets about certain characters in the Mystery Dungeon world. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky also includes enhanced communication features where Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi owners can trade in-game items and share a demo dungeon with friends through the local wireless communication. Players with wireless broadband Internet access can use Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection to find special missions and rescue fallen friends.

Since first launching in Japan in 1996, the Pokémon video games have sold more than 191 million units worldwide. For more information about Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, please visit Pokemon.com

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Producer/Original Concept/Character and Devil Design: Kaneko
Director: Eiji Ishida (Chief Designer for SMT3/Raidou/Raidou2)
Scenario: Shogo Isogai (SMT2/SMTif/DevilSummoner/SoulHackers/SMT3/Raidou/Trauma series)
Composer: Meguro

– Four party members
– Moon phases
– Map has four options in screens – X: Mission Log, Y: Demon, Analyze, Icon Help
– Snowy surfaces/ice caves
– In battle – X: Auto, Y: Condition,
– Co-op attacks with several party members
– “Neutral-Chaos” -> Might use 3×3 alignment system
– Physical, Gun, Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind, Light, and Dark elements

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The latest EDGE review scores are as follows:

Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – 6
Battlefield Heroes (PC) – 5
Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid (iPhone, iPod Touch) – 9
Trine (PC version) – 7
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (360 version) – 4
The Punisher: No Mercy (PS3) – 3
A Witch’s Tale (DS) – 4
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor (DS) – 8
Droplitz (360 version) – 5
Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal (PC version) – 6
Blueberry Garden (PC) – 5
Madballs In… Babo: Invasion (360) – 7
Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled (DS) – 5
Bit.Trip Core (Wii) – 7

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Red Faction Guerrilla (PS3/360) – 9/9/9/9
Tales of VS (PSP) – 8/8/8/8
Dream C Club (360) – 8/9/7/8
Blood of Bahamut (DS) – 8/8/7/8
Magna Carta 2 (360) – 8/8/7/7
Tsuki Bit (DS) – 7/7/6/7
Akogare Girls Collection: Suteki ni Nurse Days (DS) – 7/7/7/7
Bleach DS 4th: Flame Bringer (DS) – 8/8/7/8
Irodzuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon Trip (DS) – 9/8/8/9
Hottarake no Shima Kanata to Nijiiro no Kagami (DS) – 7/6/7/8
Neko Neko Bakery DS (DS) – 5/6/6/5
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (DS) – 8/6/6/8
Miami Crisis (DS) – 8/8/6/7
Item Getter: Bokura no Kagaku to Mahou no Kankei (DS) – 7/7/6/6
Sekai Fushigi Hakken DS: Densetsu no Hitoshi-kun Ningyou o Sagase (DS) – 6/6/5/5
Hayarikami 3 (PSP) – 8/8/8/7
Kororinpa 2: Anthony to Kiniro Himawari no Tane (Wii) – 7/7/6/6
SD Gundam G Generation Wars (Wii/PS2) – 9/8/8/8
J-League Winning Eleven 2009 Club Championship (PS2) – 7/8/8/8
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (PS2) – 4/6/5/5

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This information comes from THQ’s June quarter results report…

Core Games

Darksiders – Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3

MX vs. ATV Reflex – Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Nintendo DS, PSP

Red Faction: Guerrilla – Windows PC

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 – Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PSP

Kids, Family and Casual Games

All Star Cheer Squad 2 – Wii

Disney Pixar’s Up (international markets) – Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PSP, Windows PC

Disney Pixar’s Cars Race-O-Rama – Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PSP

Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter – Wii, Nintendo DS

James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion – Nintendo DSi, DS

Marvel Super Hero Squad – Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PSP

SpongeBob Truth or Square – Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP

The Biggest Loser – Wii, Nintendo DS

World of Zoo – Wii, Nintendo DS, Windows PC

Online

Company of Heroes Online – Windows PC

Dragonica Online – Windows PC