In shops now: Nintendo DSi

In shops now: Nintendo DSi
The Nintendo DSi is the latest way to enjoy gaming on the go! Packed with exciting new features, the Nintendo DSi lets your personality shine through by offering exclusive downloadable software and applications to make your portable personal!

Check out all the exciting details at our Nintendo DSi section where you can watch in-depth videos covering all the new features available, catch up on the latest Nintendo DSi news and take a peek into the minds of the people behind the console in the Iwata Asks section.

And don’t forget that for a limited time after the European launch of Nintendo DSi, connecting to the Nintendo DSi Shop will automatically earn you 1000 Nintendo DSi Points to exchange for new games and applications!

The Nintendo DSi is available from shops now!

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Take a comfy seat in Animal Crossing on a one-of-a-kind chair!

Take a comfy seat in Animal Crossing on a one-of-a-kind chair!
Are you missing a unique piece of furniture to give your place that special touch? Well then, you’re in luck, because for ten days in April, (from April 3-13), you can get your hands on a very special seat in Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City for Wii. You’ll be the envy of the town as you relax in this exclusive Nintendo DSi chair!

If you have your Wii connected to the Internet, you’re well on your way to receiving an exclusive Nintendo DSi chair to lounge around on! Read the tutorial below to find out how you can ensure this exclusive gift makes it to your mailbox.

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Tomorrow on Virtual Console

Tomorrow on Virtual Console
Download some of the best games from the N64, NES, SNES, SEGA Mega Drive, SEGA MASTER SYSTEM, NEOGEO, Commodore 64 and TurboGrafx (PC Engine) eras in Wii’s Virtual Console!
New games are added to the Wii Shop Channel regularly. This week, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask are ready for you to download.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – Nintendo 64

The acclaimed sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time arrives on Virtual Console! Link must wield the power of several magical masks to save the land from destruction – and he has only 72 hours to do it! Majora’s Mask is an epic, gripping race against time that should belong in every fan’s collection

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Nintendo DSiWare launch titles announced

Nintendo DSiWare launch titles announced
Nintendo DSi arrives in Europe this Friday, and brings with it the option of downloading a range of new software from the Nintendo DSi Shop directly to your handheld system.

This range of software will be called Nintendo DSiWare and will offer an ever-expanding collection of fun games and applications for the system. When the handheld hits shelves, the following titles will be waiting for you to download in the Nintendo DSi Shop:

• Nintendo DSi Browser: A free download that means Nintendo DSi users will be able to browse the Internet to their heart’s content.

• Paper Plane: A simple but addictive action game in which players have to guide their paper aircraft through mazes that get increasingly harder to navigate.

• Pyoro: Take control of a cute bird called Pyoro as he tries to catch the fruit that falls from the top of the screen with his tongue! If the falling fruit hits the ground, a hole appears – leaving Pyoro with an ever-shrinking area in which to move. Worse still, if a piece of fruit lands on Pyoro’s head, it’s game over!

• WarioWare: Snapped!: WarioWare: Snapped! uses the Nintendo DSi’s inner camera to put you in the frame for some fun! Using the camera’s ability to detect motion, players must complete zany tasks within a set time limit by moving their hands and faces in front of the screen.

• Art Style: AQUITE: This fun & challenging mini-game that is perfect to play on the go. Your aim is to help a little diver reach the bottom of the ocean, but getting there is more challenging than you may think!

• Art Style: CODE: Holding the Nintendo DSi sideways, like an open book, the goal is to switch around and rearrange digits, ultimately adding them together to make 10. Once selected, the digits adding up to 10 will all disappear. Different modes offer variations on this simple yet addictive rule to ensure hours of number-crunching fun!

Nintendo DSiWare is available for download via the Nintendo DSi Shop. All Nintendo DSiWare games and applications can be purchased in exchange for Nintendo Points, which are available from retailers or directly in the Nintendo DSi Shop. Certain applications, like the Nintendo DSi Browser, are free to download.

For a limited period after the launch of Nintendo DSi on 3 April, everyone who buys the new system and connects to the Nintendo DSi Shop will receive 1000 Nintendo DSi Points for free.

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Pull off some crowd-pleasing stunts in a new Mario Kart Wii competition

Pull off some crowd-pleasing stunts in a new Mario Kart Wii competition
Mario Kart Wii lets you match up in 12-player races against drivers the world over. Now, you can show off your racing skills in a Nintendo-sponsored worldwide competition!

Our newest contest runs from 1 April until 10 April. Now’s the time to get online and show you’re the best!

Here are the details for the contest:
Make your way through the gates in GCN Waluigi Stadium! Perform acrobatic tricks and make the crowd go wild, but don’t miss any gates!

So turn on your Wii and go to the Mario Kart Channel to get in on this contest. For more information about Mario Kart Wii’s many online options, visit the game’s official site.

Mario Kart Wii is in shops now, only on Wii.

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Win a Nintendo DS Lite with Club Penguin!

Win a Nintendo DS Lite with Club Penguin!
In Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force for Nintendo DS, you assume the role of an agent tasked with completing top secret missions. Along the way you’ll solve puzzles and take part in a range of cool mini-games that make the most of your frozen surrounds – like snowboarding, snowball fights and a spot of ice fishing.

To celebrate the release of the game, Disney are giving one lucky winner the chance to pick up a copy of the game and a Nintendo DS Lite to play it on. Three runners up will also receive a copy of the game.

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Play the April fool in Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City

Play the April fool in Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City
Everyone likes a good prank – unless it’s on you, of course. Life in Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City for Wii reflects events in the real world, so don’t be surprised if things get a little funny around town tomorrow (it’s April Fools’ Day, in case you’d forgotten).

If you don’t mind being the butt of a joke, one local critter you’ll definitely want to catch up with is Tortimer. Between 6 a.m. and 12 a.m., the old fellow will gladly enjoy a good chuckle at your expense. Who knows, maybe he’ll even reward you for being such a good sport.

As well as enjoying the joviality of April Fools’ Day, the next few days also afford you the chance to extend birthday wishes to Eunice (3 April) and Buck (6 April). Spread a little community cheer and pay them a visit. After all, it’s nice to be nice.

Hang around town or visit the big city In Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City for Wii.

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Iwata Asks: Learn more about Nintendo DSi

Iwata Asks: Learn more about Nintendo DSi
With only one week to go until Nintendo DSi arrives on European shores, now is the perfect time to find out more about the creative thought that went into bringing the latest handheld in the DS range to life.

In the Nintendo DSi series of Iwata Asks interviews, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata sits down with members of the team involved in developing the handheld to find out more about the creative process involved in producing its range of new features.

You can now read the fourth interview in a series of six – a special edition in which the tables are turned and Mr. Iwata assumes the role of interviewee rather than interviewer. Talking with Japanese game designer Shigesato Itoi, the Nintendo President shares his thoughts on everything from the capabilities of the Nintendo DSi to gaming in general.

Click here to read the interview and learn more about Nintendo DSi in advance of its arrival on 3 April.

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Download a taster of MySims Party to your DS!

Download a taster of MySims Party to your DS!
Try your hand at excavating a dinosaur skeleton with your stylus by downloading a special demo of MySims Party onto your DS! This is just one of over 40 fun mini-games you can take on in this brand-new party game.

The full game lets you challenge your friends and family in a range of zany tasks that use every part of your favourite handheld. Flip bacon, track down a mummy with your torch or blow into the DS microphone to get rid of dirt! You’ll need to select the best four-man team you can if you want to come out the ultimate winner of this contest!

Downloading the demo from the Nintendo Channel is quick and simple:

1. Make sure your Wii is connected to the Internet and go to the Nintendo Channel. If you don’t have the Nintendo Channel yet you can download it for free from the Wii Shop Channel.
2. Click on the “Find Titles for You” link and then select the “DS Download Service” option.
3. You’ll see a list of currently available demos from which you can select the MySims Party demo.
4. Now turn the power ON on your Nintendo DS and select the option “DS Download Play” from the menu.
5. Once your Nintendo DS has connected to your Wii console, you just need to accept the software download and you’re ready to play!

Please note that the demo of MySims Party will be available for a limited time only, as the demos on offer in the Nintendo Channel will be regularly updated. Currently you can also download demos of the following titles:

Big Bang Mini
100 Classic Book Collection
Big Brain Academy
42 All-Time Classics
Mario Kart DS
Picross DS
Professor Kageyama’s Maths Training
Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old is Your Brain?
MySims Party is in shops now for Nintendo DS and Wii.

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