Apr 02, 2009 08:04 ET
New Nintendo DSi Ushers in Era of Personalization and Sharing
Two Cameras, Interactive Audio and Nintendo DSiWare Provide
Creative, Customized Experiences
REDMOND, Wash. --(Business Wire)-- Apr 02, 2009
On April 5, Nintendo launches Nintendo DSi™, the third
iteration of the best-selling portable video game system and the latest
evolution in hand-held gaming. Nintendo DSi gives new and veteran gamers
the ability to customize, personalize and share their experiences with
friends and family. Two built-in, interactive cameras let people snap
and modify photos, while recorded sounds can be played and manipulated
in interesting and imaginative ways. Also on April 5, Nintendo will
launch the Nintendo DSi Shop, a new online storefront where users can
redeem Nintendo DSi Points to download an ever-growing variety of
inventive games and applications. Nintendo DSi will be available in the
United States in Blue or Black at an MSRP of $169.99.
“The concept of entertainment is clearly expanding to enable
self-expression and creation in ways never before possible,” said Cammie
Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales &
Marketing. “Nintendo DSi is loaded with software to help people do
exactly that. It’s not just about the cameras or audio playback, but
what people can do with these features that makes Nintendo DSi such an
enjoyable game system.”
Beyond the creative user experience, these features also give developers
the tools to create new games and applications not previously possible.
In the same way that WiiWare™ has given developers big and
small a way to deliver their most original games directly to Wii™
users, Nintendo DSiWare™ provides access to the latest and
most inventive hand-held games from a variety of studios and genres.
Here are the Nintendo DSiWare titles that will be available when the
Nintendo DSi Shop launches:
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WarioWare™: Snapped! –
Using the built-in Nintendo DSi camera, this outrageous title puts
players right at the center of fast-paced mini-games, challenging them
to race the clock and get a peek at Wario’s photo album.
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Bird & Beans™ – Using an
elastic tongue, players must scramble to collect falling beans. The
harder a bean is to catch, the more points it’s worth.
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Brain Age™ Express: Math
– In this math-focused edition of the popular Brain Age series,
players can enjoy a mix of new and familiar training exercises. A new
Themes mode also lets Nintendo DSi users experiment with images and
voice recordings in fun, unusual ways.
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Master of Illusion™ Express:
Funny Face – This game uses your Nintendo DSi as a prop in a
card trick. Draw a face on the touch screen and astound your audience
as the face tells them which playing card they picked.
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Art Style™: AQUIA™
– The newest addition to the eye-popping Art Style
series, this mesmerizing underwater puzzle game challenges players to
help a scuba diver reach the ocean floor by matching a series of
colored blocks.
In addition to a diverse, constantly expanding lineup of DSiWare game
titles, visitors to the Nintendo DSi Shop can also download the free
Nintendo DSi Browser to enjoy portable access to the Internet. Powered
by Opera, this simple-to-use application makes use of the Nintendo DSi
system’s dual-screen display to provide fast, intuitive Web browsing.
As an incentive to get people connected and enjoying the online content,
consumers who buy a Nintendo DSi system and connect it to the Nintendo
DSi Shop by Oct. 5, 2009, will automatically receive 1,000 Nintendo DSi
Points. (Visit dsioffer.nintendo.com for more details.) Software in the
Nintendo DSi Shop will be available at four price points: free, 200
points, 500 points and 800+ points. Users can purchase additional
Nintendo DSi Points in the Nintendo DSi Shop or via a Nintendo Points
Card sold at retail locations. Nintendo DSi Points will be available in
increments of 2,000 at an MSRP of $19.99.
Nintendo DSi allows users to create and share unique moments using a
number of distinctive features. Two cameras – one pointing at the user
when the system is open, one facing away – let people take photos and
manipulate them with 10 built-in “lenses” including Distortion, Graffiti
and Mischief. The cameras inspire creativity by letting users
personalize their photos and trade them wirelessly with friends and
family. The Nintendo DSi Sound application lets people put their own
spin on their music with the ability to play and manipulate AAC sound
files accessed from an SD card. These sonic tweaks are not saved or
stored – they’re meant for having fun on-the-fly, changing the pitch or
playback speed of a clip with a simple touch of the stylus.
Nintendo DSi features parental controls that let adults manage the
content their children can access. For more information about Nintendo
DSi, visit www.NintendoDSi.com.
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of
interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan,
manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™
and Nintendo DS™ systems. Since 1983, when it launched the
Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than
2.8 billion video games and more than 485 million hardware units
globally, including the current-generation Wii and Nintendo DS, as well
as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Super NES™,
Nintendo 64™ and Nintendo GameCube™. It has also
created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such
as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™
and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America
Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s
operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about
Nintendo, visit the company’s Web site at www.nintendo.com.
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