Translated : Nintendo continues to prove to us that the Nintendo DS is an intergalactic success by telling us some french sales numbers. It has announced that 4 million units have been sold since March 11th, 2005. No video game system has ever sold this fast in France. "The sales numbers for all Nintendo consoles, software, and accessories (all manufacturers included) in France are almost 50% of the sector and are up 149% year over year"
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Nintendo unveiled 2 special editions of its DS handheld. One version will be colored gold and come with the game "The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass" while a metallic pink model will come with "Nintendogs," Nintendo said. The new bundles will go on sale in the US on November 23. Nintendo said it will let retailers set their own prices for the new bundles or offer them with more accessories.
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At Nintendo's press briefing in Japan today, the company finally announced a new Wii channel that will allow gamers to download demos for their DS. Called Minna no Nintendo Channel (Everybody's Nintendo Channel), the service will act much like the download kiosks often seen in retail locations like Target and Best Buy -- only now you'll be able to download demos from the comfort of your living room. The new channel will arrive on Japanese Wiis next month. While we wait for a U.S. release, check out the first screenshots below.
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Slide sensor bundled with new title Nintendo Japan has revealed a new slide sensor for the DS, which effectively turns the handheld into an optical mouse. Retailing in Japan for JPY 5,800 (GBP 24 / EUR 35), it comes bundled with a new game called Slide Adventure: Mag Kid - based around a small robot that has to reassemble itself from salvaged enemies. The emergence of a new product follows news earlier this week of Nintendo filing a patent for motion-sensing technology on a handheld. Nintendo Europe was unavailable to comment on plans to release the product outside of Japan.
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Nintendo has announced plans to release Face Training, a new DS game which will come with a digital camera add-on and teach users how to perform facial exercises. As reported by Wired, the camera will plug into the DS's GBA port, and will come bundled with the game in make-up box-style packaging. Fumiko Inudo, an expert in facial exercise, will be endorsing the game. It's being developed by Intelligent Systems, the studio behind Advance Wars and FIre Emblem. Face Training is due out in Japan on August 2. Nintendo has yet to reveal whether the game will go on sale in the US or Europe.
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The 40-year-old Australian has been chosen to front Nintendo's advert campaign for its 'brain training' techniques.
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Sale estimates of the DSi continue to climb, with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stating that the handheld has – in the space of two days – sold 600,000 units across Europe and the US. Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, Iwata claimed that the DSi had sold evenly across both regions; 300,000 units in the US, 300,000 in Europe, all during the handheld’s launch weekend.
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Nintendo's DSi became the fourth fastest-selling console in UK history over its opening weekend, according to GfK-ChartTrack data. The handheld's performance even eclipsed the debut sales numbers of the original DS - only being outdone by the opening weekends of PSP, PS3 and Wii. In unit terms, it outsold all other consoles combined over the weekend.
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Americans bought $384.6 million in video game hardware, up 3 percent from a year ago, lead by sales of the handheld Nintendo DS, which sold 518,300 units, according to data from market researcher NPD Group.
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So in the count down to Star Wars:The Force Unleased getting released on next to every console Nintendo have a great treat for DS owners. Above are official Nintendo DS styli, but with a bonus Star Wars license thrown in, yes these are proper DS lightsabers.
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