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Nintendo makes DSi line more affordable

May 13, 2012News, Technology3DS, 3DS color, color variant, DSi, DSi XL, handheld, handheld gaming, Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DSi XL, price, price drop, Video gamesScott Meisner

With the $299 3DS casting its glasses-less spell on gamers, Nintendo is graciously dropping the prices of the handheld’s still prospering predecessors. Effective May 20 the DSi and DSi XL will see their prices slashed to $99 (from $149) and $129 (from $169), respectively. Not into the whole 3D craze that’s going on these days? Nintendo has now made the decision to jump on the DS bandwagon a heck of a lot smoother.

In related news, also on May 20 Nintendo is unleashing a new color variant of the 3DS: Midnight Purple. This joins Cosmo Black, Aqua Blue, Flame Red, and Pearl Pink in the fight against uniformity. Brief PR after the break.

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Nintendo DSi goes orange and green for Black Friday

November 22, 2010News, TechnologyBlack Friday, colors, DSi, handheld, Nintendo, Nintendo DSi, packaging, portable video games, Video gamesScott Meisner

Black Friday is right around the corner, and Nintendo know how to celebrate. Starting November 26 you can pick up the Nintendo DSi in two brand new colors, orange and green! The new colorful DSis will come bundled with a copy of Mario Party DS. $149.99 is the price. These new systems join the limited-edition red Nintendo DSi XL bundle and red Wii bundle in honoring the 25th anniversary of the Super Mario Bros. game on the NES. Mario Party? Really? Well, at least the new colors pop. Look after the break to see the packaging for Mr. Green.

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Nintendo DSi lineup getting a price slash September 12

August 30, 2010News, Technologyhandheld, Nintendo, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DSi XL, price, price decrease, price drop, Video gamesScott Meisner

On September 12, Nintendo will drop the prices of their two DSi handhelds by $20. The DSi will be $149.99 and DSi XL will be $169.99. The DS Lite model will remain at $129.99. Says Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway: “We know shoppers want to get the maximum value out of every dollar they spend. Our new Nintendo DSi prices make it easier than ever for consumers to access the tremendous variety of games, applications and social tools on the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL systems.” The press release announcing the price drop also shared this tremendous stat: According to the NDP Group, “through the end of July, total Nintendo DS family hardware sales are more than 42.3 million in the United States alone.” Wowzers. With the DSi lineup at a lower entry price and the 3DS readying for a launch (a release date is expected to be named soon), there really is no stopping the killer incentive to purchase a Nintendo handheld.

[Via Nintendo; Joystiq]

Nintendo DSi uses camera & motion tracking to produce a 3D image

February 28, 2010Technology, Video3D, camera, illusion, motion tracking, Nintendo, Nintendo DSi, Video gamesScott Meisner

Finally, the Nintendo DSi’s camera is being put to exciting use. An upcoming Japanese-only game called Rittai Kakushi e Attakoreda will utilize the DSi’s (inner) camera and motion tracking software to follow your eyes and create a 3D illusion that you are looking behind or in front of certain objects in the virtual world. The tech being used here is not so different from Johnny Chung Lee’s Wii head-tracking experiments. Watch the demo above and it’ll all make sense. Magical, isn’t it?

[Via BoingBoing; Gizmodo; Nintendo Japan]