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Iwata: new Western Touch Generations games, Wii SD update still on the way
by JC Fletcher 
{ Feb 5th 2009 at 3:00PM } 
Talking about the downward revision of sales forecasts, Iwata classified the Japanese market as "?the least robust market in the world today with regard to home console systems," due in part to an "an overall lifestyle shift where many forms of entertainment are enjoyed while on the go or during spare time."
Moving on to the worldwide market, Iwata expressed an interest in developing new products to appeal more to Western interests. He revealed that Nintendo is "working on U.S. and Europe-originated Touch Generations products, which may have a smaller demand in Japan than overseas." "One or two" of these new games will be out this year. He also revealed that the hit Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode would be released internationally.
Iwata confirmed that the DSi will not sell for the same price as the DS Lite in America and Europe, citing "current foreign currency exchange rates." He did not identify specific prices.
The SD storage update, which allows downloaded content to be saved directly to SD, is still on the way in the spring, but Iwata did not date it. He said that the program Nintendo announced for Japan, offering 500 Wii Points to customers who help friends take their Wiis online, would start concurrently with this update.
100 Classic Books for under 20 British Pounds
by Chris Greenhough { Dec 8th 2008 at 12:30PM }
Nintendo plans to confront the ailing economy head-on ... by making 100 Classic Book Collection really cheap! As with many of its Touch! Generations titles, Nintendo has confirmed a budget price point of £19.99 for the game, and a UK release date of December 26.
If, like us, you've been keeping one eye on the game's Amazon listing (which has had that date for a while, but it's nice to get official confirmation, right?), you'll know you can get it even cheaper: just £14.99 (just over $22). That's under fifteen pence a book! Fifteen pence for portable copies of Sense and Sensibility, Treasure Island, Moby Dick, and a wealth of Shakespeare and Dickens (there's a full list after the break) sounds like a bargain to us.* The pound is currently weak, so anybody thinking of importing?
Gallery: 100 Classic Book Collection
DS Daily: Ha, what a noob
by Phil Larsen { Jul 30th 2008 at 9:00AM }
And yet ... it's still pretty funny watching non-gamers try their hand at even the simplest casual games and screw up royally. Sure, kindly old Grandpa and naive little sister are exactly the kind of people the DS attracts, but do you still feel slight twinges of amusement when they have trouble completing the most basic of tasks? We love the whole worldwide DS craze and all, but are the hardcore among us (that is, the hardcore that got so upset over a two-hour presentation) chortling silently, basking in gaming omnipotence when it comes to touchscreen prowess? Share your amusing anecdotes with the rest of us!
Nintendo UK boss talks success and the new year
by David Hinkle { Jan 2nd 2008 at 1:30PM }
General Manager for the UK, David Yarnton, recently sat down to discuss Nintendo and the UK. The interview had a mixture of light and fluffy, with some actual tough questions sprinkled throughout. The main question as to when UK gamers will receive the same respect and consideration as the rest of the gaming world did not arise, though.Yarnton explains that Nintendo doesn't have another handheld in the works, though discussion hasn't been dying down. He also goes on to state that the focus on the DS in 2008 will be to improve on the amount of titles they have in their Touch Generations! lineup of games.
What would you in the UK like to see Nintendo focus on in the upcoming year? You know, aside from the whole "giving us games in a timely fashion" thing ...
Patrick Stewart to star in new DS ads? Make it so!
by Eric Caoili { Nov 1st 2007 at 12:20PM }
Nintendo was wise to sign Nicole Kidman up last summer for its DS advertisements across the Atlantic, pushing Brain Age to the casual market with the international movie star's image. According to Nintendo UK's marketing director, Dawn Paine, the company will further broaden its target audience by recruiting Patrick Stewart, an intergalactic movie star, for its upcoming campaign.Several other British celebrities have also been called on for Nintendo's holiday season Touch Generations commercials -- Julie Walters (Molly Weasley in the Harry Potter films), Phillip Schofield, Fern Britton, Zoe Ball, and Johnny Ball -- but none of them can claim to match the starship captain's list of accolades. As Jean-Luc Picard, he facilitated first contact encounters with over a dozen alien races and saved humanity several times over during his Star Trek: The Next Generation tenure. Hopefully, Nintendo UK will be able to successfully leverage his skills as a diplomat to sell you its training games.
