Want a flash for your DSi?  Then be prepared to be emasculated because Thrustmaster’s Studio Kit is anything but manly. In the package they’ve included a snap on flash, a not so attractive shiny bag, in addition to a macro and telephoto lens.  And if you want to ‘add a touch of color’ to your photos you can pop in one of six colored lenses.  Expect it to go on sale for about $20.

[via Technabob]

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Not knowing that there even was a Toy Hall Of Fame, I’m pleased to announce that the Nintendo GameBoy has just been inducted.  Officially called Strong National Museum of Play’s Toy Hall of Fame, this black and white portable gamer was the final choice among 12 finalists of culturally important toys.

Many of you gamers around for the advent of the Gameboy will remember clearly just how cool this thing was.  I actually never had one.  I did have the Atari Lynx which was awesome for back then too.

Also recently inducted was the ball.

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Remember just a year ago, when Wiis were almost impossible to find in stores and you could make a pretty fair chunk of cash by selling one of these hot little properties on eBay?  Well, a year makes a pretty huge difference, and now, there’s a Wii in most every home that wants one.  Of course, this has posed a whole new problem for Nintendo.

The company that could do no wrong just this time last year, is now facing–get this–a forty percent drop in quarterly revenues, and no immediate indication that things will get better.

Admittedly, there were only so many units they could ever sell, period–who really needs TWO Wiis?–but Nintendo exec Satoru Iwata thinks he’s got the answer: it’s all about the games.  People are starting to realize that there aren’t a whole lot of good, high-demand games for their system.  After all, you can only play so many Wario Ware titles before you start to lose the point.

But I’m with him on that one–the Wii needs more games. And not just big mini-game collections, either, but actual GAMES.  They’ve got a great platform, if only they’d do something with it.

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I’m interested because it’s a new business model in which the user doesn’t bear the communications cost.

Currently Nintendo DSi users can access the Nintendo store to download a variety of content via WiFi, but that requires that the user be within proximity of a signal and seriously hinders the purchase anytime, anywhere impulse.  Of course, this kind of delivery system would be implemented in the next generation of Nintendo DSes and would add some significant cost to the handheld device, something Nintendo may not be willing to do.

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Not too long ago we posted on the expensive but cool TouchScreen Rubik’s Cube and today we have the Classic Nintendo version.  Though I don’t recognize all of these icons, I’m sure there are fanboys out there that have these tattooed in special places.

Designed by deviantARTist r4r3truffle, this item is not for sale at this time.  I have never been that great at puzzles and I definitely have never completed a Rubik’s Cube.  I’m not so sure this version could get me interested.

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Apparently, the Japanese are adopting an American mentality because their DSi portable gaming system, which has a 3.5-inch screen, just got bumped to 4.2-inches.  Of course with a larger screen comes larger components and the weight of the pocket gamer has gone from 214g to 314g, which is about .7lbs for all you US fans.  Outside of that everything seems to have remained the same.  The Japanese version will be called the ‘LL’ and Europe ‘XL’.

The DSi LL will hit Japan on 11/21, no word on the US and the EU can expect it in the first quarter of 2010.

Full specs after the ‘leap’

[via @nintendo247]

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According to CVG, Amazon UK has already slashed the price of the Black Nintendo Wii before it even hit their shelves on November 6th.  The original price was £179.99 and now it’s being offered for £164.99 and bundled with a copy of Wii Sports Resort.  Live in the US?  Are you still jealous?

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Game features:

• Own the World¿When you¿re in first place, the walls of the city become covered with your graphic style. Now everyone knows that you¿re the one leading the pack.
• Pick Your Ride¿The style and spirit of the game are rooted in car culture, with 30 classic and modern licensed cars including muscles, exotics, tuners, and more. Plus, race on 15 tracks featuring traffic, jumps, canyons, and events.
• Battle to the Finish Line¿Increase other racers¿ heat levels to sick the cops on them, manage car damage to maintain maximum speed, and build up nitro with skilled driving to take the lead. The race is never over until you cross the finish line!
• Extreme Customization¿Trick out your car¿s appearance using an incredibly deep yet intuitive customization system unlike anything seen on the Wii. Never before in a Need for Speed game have you had this much control over the look of your ride.
• Coop World Tour Campaign¿Take part in illegal street races across five cities to unlock new cars, parts, tracks, and challenges. Up to three players can also join you to play cooperatively.

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Even though the Nintendo DSi was released this year, rumors are surfacing that Nintendo is gearing up to produce a more powerful portable system in 2010.  For purposes of this article, the DS2 we’ll call it, will receive some new processing power thanks to the Zune HD and Nvidia Tegra Chips (sounds organic doesn’t it).

Nothing has been confirmed obviously but you’d be a complete sucker to buy a DSi now.  The above concept picture looks pretty tight but we’ll have to wait and see what develops.

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The Black Wii might not ever make it to the US, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get in on the monochrome action.  Starting November 16th Nintendo (and all its retailers) will offer a black Wii Remote with Motionplus for $50 and a black Wii Nunchuk, sold separately, for $20.  Damn Nintendo, talk about being a prick tease.

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We all know that Nintendo has been looking to chop the price of the Wii down to about two hundred bucks soon, but what you may not know is that Dell Home is planning to undercut THAT.

If you’ve been trying your best to stay neutral in the great console wars, you may not want to straddle that fence any more–Dell Home’s price for a new Wii?  A hundred and seventy five bucks.

Oh, and even better–shipping is free.  When you get there to take a look, click on the link that says “ON SALE NOW, Click to see YOUR price” otherwise you’ll be paying full price.

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Sitting some where between Halloween and holiday present is the Darth Vader Nintendo Wii Sensor Bar Holder.  If you’re not a Wii owner like me then it will probably take you a second or two to figure out what the hell this thing is.

The Nintendo Wii requires a sensor to be placed on the top of the TV in order for the controllers to work properly.  If you own a Wii than you know how unappealing they can look.  The Darth Vader Nintendo Wii Sensor Bar Holder simply holds the sensor but makes it appear as though its Vader’s Lightsaber.  Yup, this might be the perfect gift for the Star Wars/Wii fan in your life.

Expect it to ship this November for $49.99.

[via Craziestgadgets]

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So I think it’s safe to say, unofficially of course, that this will be a very good holiday season for video games.  At today’s TGS Nintendo has officially announced that the Wii will go down to $199 on September 27th in the US and October 1st in Japan.

Not that 20% off is that big of a deal, it’s only going to help Nintendo move more units this fall.  The console is going to be packaged with the regular goods that include Wii Sports and one remote/nunchuk.

Is this a good deal or is it a who cares?

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People just like these kinds of posts.  Our pink DSi post from February 25th is still getting comments to this day.  On October 23rd, Europeans will have the luxury of choosing some new Nintendo DSi colors.  Those new colors are: Metallic Blue, Light Blue and Red.

Each new DSi will have Facebook connectivity and FlipNote Studio preloaded as well as 1,000 DSiWare points.  The colors will be available with the aforementioned supplements until March 2010.  Let’s see the US get some!

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How do you prevent your hard drive from being stolen?  Simple, you stuff it inside an original Nintendo Gameboy.  At first glance, it looks like a full working Gameboy with a massive amount of storage.  Sadly, it’s devoid of any game operation and that screen shot you see is in fact a piece of paper with a graphic printed on it.  It’s maker then stuffed a 2.5-inch 80GB SATA drive into the portable gaming system’s back along with the hard drive’s LED status light and USB ports.

Now that I think about it this might garner more attention than not, since it very well could be the coolest hard drive mod I’ve seen to date.

[via Hackaday]

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Despite Nintendo not shipping their Black Wii Console to the US, the video game company today announced a black Wiimote bundle for North America.  It includes a black Wiimote, black rubber jacket and a black Wii MotionPlus Dongle.  Nintendo will also offer a black nunchuck, bit it will be sold separately.

There’s no mention of price, but expect the bundle in time for the holiday season.

Full release after the ‘leap’

Nintendo Unveils Wii Fit Plus Launch Date and New Colors of Nintendo DSi, Wii Remote

Announcements Give Consumers New Options

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nintendo today announced that the new Wii Fit™ Plus game will launch in North America on Oct. 4, and also revealed new colors for its popular Nintendo DSi™ system and for the revolutionary Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers and Wii MotionPlus™ accessory. Starting Sept. 13, Nintendo DSi will be available in White and Pink, joining the Blue and Black versions already on the market. Additionally, this holiday season, Nintendo will release a new Black version of the Wii Remote bundled with a Black version of the Wii MotionPlus accessory, which brings precise motion control to games that have been designed for it. A Black version of the Nunchuk controller also will be available for the holidays.

Nintendo of America President & COO Reggie Fils-Aime made these announcements in his keynote address at the 2009 GameStop Manager Conference.

“All of these announcements bring more options and more choices to consumers as our industry heads into its busiest time of the year,” Fils-Aime said. “Each of these products allows consumers to enjoy a more personal gaming experience, no matter how they choose to play.”

Here are the details of today’s announcements:

Wii Fit Plus: This enhanced version of the top-selling game offers a range of new features, along with new exercises, yoga activities and balance games designed to keep workouts fun. For the first time, users can customize their workouts to target specific areas of their bodies or to fill specific intervals of time. Wii Fit Plus will replace the current Wii Fit™ configuration at retail, and will be bundled with the Wii Balance Board™ accessory at a suggested retail price of $99.99. For people who currently own Wii Fit and want to add the expanded options to their fitness regimen, the Wii Fit Plus disc will be available on its own at a suggested retail price of $19.99.
White and Pink Nintendo DSi colors: The two new colors give consumers even more options to personalize their experiences. All models of the Nintendo DSi hardware come with two cameras and interactive options to let users create and manipulate pictures or sound in fun and creative ways. All versions of Nintendo DSi are available at a suggested retail price of $169.99.
Wii Remote and Wii MotionPlus Black bundle: The Black bundle is the first new color for the Wii Remote and Wii MotionPlus.
Black Nunchuk: The Black Nunchuk will be available as a standalone purchase.
Remember that the Wii™ console features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about Nintendo products, visit www.Nintendo.com.

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 3.1 billion video games and more than 526 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, visit the company’s Web site at www.Nintendo.com.

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With the approaching start of the NFL season right around the corner it only seems appropriate that Nintendo would be filing a patent for a new Wii Football controller.  Presumably a soft Nerf style football, the above image depicts slots for where the Wii remote and nunchuk would fit.  A hand strap is in place for safety but how could you not want to throw this thing?  While this patent seems extra gimmicky, more worthless products have definitely seen the assembly line.  According to sources, the ball will be able to sense running and throwing movements making it the most realistic football controller to date.

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