Nintendo of America today announced the addition of a new color scheme for the portable Nintendo DSi XL™ system. Starting July 11, U.S. consumers will be able to purchase the system in midnight blue. Like the original bronze and burgundy versions, the midnight blue Nintendo DSi XL will be available at a suggested retail price of $189.99.
Nintendo DSi XL is the latest iteration of Nintendo’s top-selling family of hand-held game systems. In addition to its two built-in cameras and photo- and sound-manipulation functions, Nintendo DSi XL offers two screens that are 93 percent larger than those on the Nintendo DS™ Lite system.
Price (worldwide):
1000 Wii Points
Release Date USA:
June 28, 2010
Release Date EU:
July 2, 2010
Release Date AUS/NZ:
to be announced
Alright guys…You have to pick this one up. It’s only 1,000 points!
E3
– Nintendo’s conference is Tuesday at 9 AM Pacific
– They will be number two, Microsoft is on Monday
– Guesses that this conference will be more hardcore-focused
– Craig thinks the 3DS name won’t change
– The cool games we want to see might just be put into a montage like last year
– Craig’s theory about the Vitality Sensor was that Nintendo needed to fill a gap to show they were working on something
– Epic Mickey will probably be at E3, Craig has it scheduled in his second day at E3
Alpha Protocol – 6.5
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands – 8
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (PS3/360) – 8.75
NieR – 6.5
UFC Undisputed 2010 – 8.25
Blur – 8.5
Backbreaker – 5
Green Day: Rock Band – 7.5
Joe Danger – 9
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor – 8.75
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (Wii) – 8.5
# Monkey Island 2: Special Edition (iPhone, PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
# Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
# Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC)
# AND MORE!
“Of course, it allows us to do things that couldn’t be done until now, so the development staff is showing great interest, but what’s important is how much the users themselves want 3D content. What we’re more looking forward to is the offering of a new business model. Nintendo has been in the hardware business for a long time, and I believe they must be looking closely at Apple’s recent success. We third parties are paying attention to Nintendo’s E3 3DS announcement because of this point as well.” – Capcom CEO Haruhiro Tsujimoto
Well, I guess Capcom doesn’t know that much about the 3DS! Eventually I’d like to see the company support it with a lot of original content. They have talented developers, but a lot of content on the DS has consisted of ports.
Videos
Nintendo Week – 6/7
Puzzle Quest 2
Despicable Me: The Game
Reel Fishing Challenge II
Zoo Disc Golf
Lead the Meerkats
Fire Panic
Demos
Dragon Ball: Origins 2
Rooms DS
Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects
Deca Sports DS – Cheerleading Demo
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing DS
Deca Sports DS – Ping Pong Demo
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Disney the Princess and the Frog
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
James Patterson Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion
This information comes from Nintendo Power…
– Wii version developed by Red Fly Studios
– DS version also in development
– Starkiller in the game is a clone made by Darth Vader
– The clone has parts of the original’s memory
– Starkiller knows Vader will betray him, so he breaks out of his holding cell on Kamino
– Searches for Jedi general Rahm Kota
– New dual-lightsaber fighting style
– New force powers
– Jedi Mind Trick: Make enemies attack their allies
– Force Fury: Turn into a super Jedi, Force abilities go to 11
– Releasing this October
Finally on European WiiWare!
Date & price release
June 7th, 2010 – BARCELONA
“NEVES Plus: Pantheon of Tangrams”, the internationally acclaimed puzzle game is ready to land the European WiiWareTM service on Friday, June 11th.
It is priced at only 500 Nintendo PointsTM.
“Addictive and fun, with a great amount of options to keep things interesting” by Craig Harris on IGN UK edition (8 over 10). IGN nominated “NEVES Plus” on the category “Best Puzzle Game” for 2009
