It would appear that the rumors that the DSi will be getting a 4 inch screen is completely false. Yes, both screens will be at 4.25 inches, a whole inch larger than the one that is has now. You can see in the photo a lovely before and after comparison.

The larger-screen DSi will first be launched in Japan as the DSi LL in November 21 for $220. Then it will appear in Europe in the first quarter of 2010 as the DSi XL. There doesn’t appear to be any word of this appearing in North America as yet.

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Can this be true? According to a report from the publication, a new Nintendo DSi is coming with 4 inch screens (it currently has a 3.25 inch screen now).

If this rumor is true, the four inch DSi will be released in Japan.

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There are fanboys and then there are fanboys; this next item is for the latter ones who still debate whether Princess Leia had a thing for Luke Skywalker or not.  StarWarsShop now offers Wii players a chance to embrace the dark side of the force with the Darth Vader Sensor Bar Holder, which is modeled around Vader himself holding a lightsaber that supports the Wii Sensor Bar.  The Darth Vader sculpture is made of resin and staying true to the mythology, the lightsaber is blood red.  A must-have for die-hard Star Wars fans who would like to have their favorite antihero of all time in their living room, minus the asthmatic wheezing.  Going now for $50.

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It looks like Sony’s PlayStation 3 Slim was the thing Nintendo needed to cut down the price of its popular Wii console by $50. If you want to play motion controlled games you can get the Wii right now or the iPhone 3GS for the same price. The Wii’s new and very official price is $199.99, and although its graphics could be significantly improved, it still offers a better gaming experience than the iPhone or iPod touch when it comes to motion controlled games.

And that’s $100 less than the PS3 Slim! It will be interesting to see if Nintendo can stop the Slim’s popularity. Sony has sold over 1 million Slim consoles in less than three weeks and it’s getting ready to launch the 250GB PS3 Slim version. So what will you choose now folks? The cheaper Wii or the smaller Slim?

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Have your purchased your Pre handset already? Would you like to turn into a Nintendo-like gaming console? It’s now apparently possible. What you need is a NES emulator running on the Pre and you’ll be playing games in no time.

What do you need to do? Well you just have to get root access to your phone and then compile FCEUltra and set the screen to run at 320 x 480 resolution. In case you’re not Linux-friendly then you should probably find a savvy friend to help you with this predicament.

via Pre Dev Wiki

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Oyaji Games is set to release Mecho Warriors for the WiiWare or DSIWare but it seems that the game has already been unveiled in the market via iTunes. While nothing is definite yet as far as what gamers can expect for this new game, any iPhone or iPod Touch owner may be able to share the game and rate it accordingly.

Just what is this new game about? Well it like any normal RPG we see today. It is a war between the worlds of the Winged Crusade and the Landians. Just like other games like Command and Conquer, it entails building your army and taking over cities and structures.

It comes with the usual single player campaign, a story about the rise of the Winged Crusade. The story takes place in a distant land known as the Divination Deserts. This is not your typical desert since there is plenty of water separating land masses. Mecho Wars features a unique day-night cycle where water will freeze overnight. Once inaccessible areas by land troops can be reached in the early hours of the morning.

The gist of the game proper seems enticing and for iPhone owners, it may be worth the time and download. Besides, many gamers love to be the first to get new games, especially this one which is not yet out of the market.

(Source) Nintendo Life

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Considering the apps that have come out at the Apple app store, you can bet that Apple has carefully taken that into consideration as far as conceptualizing the highly anticipated next iPhone. And while we all know that the iPhone has many uses, it seems Apple is planning to transform this mobile device into a gaming device as well, equipped with more features to complement the 3D graphics that is expected to highlight it as well.

As well as an improved 3D graphics chip for better visuals the phone will have better Bluetooth support for add-ons like game controllers and a higher-speed network suited to MMO games like World of Warcraft, which was earlier spotted on an iPhone.

This new features are to be expected. Today we see a lot of iPhone users going crazy over the apps they can get and a lot of them have come from familiar game consoles and platforms. The move is likewise seen as the incremental penetration of Apple into the gaming market so don’t be surprised to see Nintendo and Sony studying the moves of Apple from hereon.

(Source) Video Games Republic

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While many of the people today are highly anticipating the launch of the Palm Pre, the volume production of this new gadget may be limited to only 375,000 units. Their goal is to keep supply down and demand high, generating obnoxiously long lines and angry mobs.

Yes, this is the same evil strategy Nintendo used to hype of the Wii. Sadly it ended up working surprisingly well, which means we will be seeing quite a bit more of it. Although the Pre is innovative, Palm is in a bit of a different situation than Nintendo was when they launched the Wii. Apple is set to release their new iPhone right around the time when the Pre launches.

Sprint and Palm both NEED this phone to be a success. Sprint is continuing to bleed customers and until the Pre is released Palm has nothing that can really compete with the iPhone or Blackberry. Seeing how great the Pre is shaping up to be, I trust that both Palm and Spring brought on enough smart people to figure out the most effective strategy for the launch.

(Source) Palluxo

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Nintendo has announced a new feature built specifically for social gaming - the new Wii Speak Channel. The Wii Speak Channel allows users to keep in touch with friends and family a whole lot easier. The new service will be launched across Europe on December 5th this year and will connect users with the free-to-use Nintendo Wi-Fi connection.

However, this isn’t a one-to-one personal chat feature. Wii Speak will connect directly to the console and pick up the conversation from an entire room of people meaning the fun - and also the arguments - are shared all around. This feature will also bring the user’s Mii to life - as each personal character will appear on screen to represent that specific user, it will also speak in time with what the user says.
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According to reports made by the popular Japanese outlet Nikkei Net, there will be a new version of the Nintendo DS later this year. While the Pink Ribbon DS that we mentioned today is good for charity related to cancer reasearch, it doesn’t bring anything new to the table in terms of features – only a pink ribbon on the front cover.

Anyway, the new Nintendo DS will have two functions that haven’t been seen before in the portable gaming product: music playback (finally), a built-in camera, and lastly, a better set of wireless functions.

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Nintendo has, until this day, refused to grant license to third parties for their gamut of games. One mobile phone company named Fly mobile, however, came out with the MC100 — an entertainment-themed handset which you can use to play SNES, Game Boy Color, Game Boy, and NES games. In short, it might only be able to play old-school titles. Being geared towards gaming, the phone is equipped with gaming keys and a joystick. The Fly Mobile MC100 also features a Yamaha chipset for high-quality audio, built-in ebook and email client functions, 240×320 pixel resolution TFT display, built-in multimedia player, 3.5 mm adaptor, a microSD card, and a two-megapixel camera. If you’re wondering where you can get those Nintendo games; according to the source, the “Games (nes/smc/gb/gbc) can be freele (sic) downloaded frim (sic) Internet” — which makes us all wonder if it’s legal in the first place. The Fly MC100 is now available on the market for US$270.

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Nintendo sure does know how to make us spend. This new feature is almost like saying that the Wii and the DS should be a two-in-one package deal. Anyhow, if you have both the Wii and the DS, time will come when you can download DS games with the Wii’s broadband connection. You can then transfer the games via wireless connectivity.

“Mr. Fils-Amie said that future DS device will be more tightly integrated with its Wii console,” reports the New York Times.

“Complete games as well as [demos] will be able to be downloaded into the Wii using its broadband connection, and then transferred wirelessly to the DS,” the paper adds.

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The next-gen console war is going to get a lot more uglier in 2008 by all indications. Nintendo’s Wii has already found its niche with its innovative and cool way of playing games with the Wiimote and Sony PS3’s superior hardware is slowly gaining ground, but where does the Xbox stand in 2008? The Xbox Elite and Premium were great successors but the next big step is yet to come. Sure enough, Microsoft isn’t lazing around but is working on its next version of the Xbox, dubbed “360 Ultimate.” If the rumors are to be believed, the new Xbox 360 Ultimate will boast features such as built-in WiFi, high-definition audio output, 1080p HDMI, 65nm hardware architecture, and a “near-silent” fan. It will also have a monstrous 320GB HDD to accommodate Xbox’s upcoming IPTV service. But the icing on the cake will be the built-in HD-DVD drive, giving Microsoft the much needed edge in the ongoing next-gen format war.

All this and much more will be revealed come this autumn 2008.

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