Retailers have called on their rivals to quit selling R4 cards, after the revelation that DS software sales are suffering at the hands of growing piracy (MCV11/07). SimplyGames.com – one of the retailers highlighted in last week’s MCV story – has already pulled the R4 from its website, and boss …
Read More »DS: The Shocking Truth
Sales of DS titles are suffering due to the rise in popularity and availability of R4 ‘piracy’ Cards, MCV can reveal. The R4, along with similar devices such as the M3, N5 and TT, allow users to download games illegally and play them on a DS. And the cards can …
Read More »New DS bundle for Europe announced
Activision has teamed up with Nintendo for a new limited edition Guitar Hero DS Lite bundle. Co-inciding with the release of Guitar Hero: On Tour on the format, the pack will be available in Europe from July 18th. PRicing details are yet to emerge. Guitar Hero created a unique and …
Read More »New DS SKUs coming to Europe
The market-leading handheld will receive a boost in a few weeks as three new SKUs and a high-profile new cooking title hit the shelves. Red, turquoise and green DS Lites will be launched on June 13th at around 99, while Japanese phenomenon Cooking Guide: Can’t Decide What To Eat? will …
Read More »Japan: 100m DS software units sold
The success of Nintendo’s DS knows no bounds in Japan, with the console’s software sales hitting a stonking 100 million units in the territory since launch. As IGN points out, Nintendo software is now as popular in Japan as ‘The Sims is in the entire world’. The top ten best-selling …
Read More »DS in top 10 hot Xmas gifts, says Dixons
In a tech-heavy top 10, DS is listed as the eighth most in-demand toy for Christmas. "Toys are not stuffed with cotton wool anymore, they are stuffed with technology," said Pat Foley, head of marketing and operations at Dixons.co.uk. "There is a whole generation of tech-savvy kids out there, and …
Read More »DS hits four million in UK
The platform holder’s figures come courtesy of ChartTrack and state that one million DS consoles have been sold in 2007 alone – with a bumper Christmas season still to come. There is also good news in terms of software, as Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training has sold over a million units …
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