Gizmodo: DS Lite

Politicians Gifted Swank Nintendo DS Lites

Mark Wilson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:24:00 EDT

After attending the last G8 summit in Japan, politicians didn’t leave empty-handed or with one of those “your parting gift will be a better, more peaceful world” cop-outs. Oh no, instead they got custom double-lacquered Nintendo DSs depicting a pagoda and breeze of cherry blossoms. And as if that weren’t enough, they received Manga-style caricatures that almost make Condoleezza Rice look personable. Lucky! [MSN via Kotaku]

Lightsaber DS Stylus Elicits No Objections From Phoenix Wright

Jason Chen — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:10:53 EDT

These officially licensed Star Wars Nintendo DS Styluses are just what we need to draw insane circles around Pokemon, help Phoenix Wright solve cases and cut open random people in that really hard doctor game. They come in two flavors: a three-pack of standard plastic ones for $7.99 or a two-pack of glowing ones for $16.99. Both are due July 31, which is exactly the day that we're going to pretending we're gigantic Jedi holding regular-sized lightsabers. [Light-up and Boring via View from Heaven via Oh Gizmo via Kotaku]

New DS Lite Colors Look Like Watermelon and Green Apple Jolly Ranchers

matt buchanan — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:59:00 EDT

A pair of new DS Lite flavors—and they do look more like yummy cherry and lime candy flavors than mere colors—have been spotted on a couple of Spanish retail sites, one of which is GAME, apparently the second-largest specialty gaming retailer in the world, so there's some solid reason to believe these babies are real, or at least as Luke says, we can't rule 'em out. We'll know for sure on June 13, when they're supposed to drop. Hopefully these summer shades aren't Europe only. [GAME via Leonsito @ NeoGAF via Kotaku]

Rumor: Next-Gen Nintendo DS Unveiled at E3 2008

Jason Chen — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:37:30 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Hirokazu Hamamura, the head of gigantic Japanese gaming mag Famitsu's parent company, made a prediction that Nintendo will unveil the next-generation DS at E3 2008 this summer. Normally we wouldn't think anything of some businessman making predictions, but if anyone knows what's going on with Nintendo, it's Famitsu (the gaming industry and gaming press are really tight over there). Kotaku says it took two years between the transition from DS to DS Lite, so a summer DS Lite to DS EXTREME transition might be possible. Our prediction is that they'll do away with the GBA port altogether, saving space and hardware costs. [Bloomberg Japan via Neogaf via Kotaku]

Limited-Edition DS a-Go-Go as Bathing Ape Gives the Lite a Caselift

AddyDugdale — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:17:31 EST

Yesterday's matte black limited-edition DS has been superseded by a Louie Vouie-esque design from cult Japanese fashion line Bathing Ape. Available in either white or a rather dingy gold, the case is stamped with Mario and Bape faces, with the Mario star thrown in for good measure. Available in Japan from April 1, expect this to sell out pronto. [highsnobiety via Kotaku]

Limited-Edition Honeybee DS Lite is Monochrome, Smooth, Sophisticated, Japan-only

Kit Eaton — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:00:46 EST

The creative result of a collaboration between Designer Hiroshi Fujiwara and Japanese fashion magazine Honeybee, this Nintendo DS Lite sports a matte black exterior with co-ordinating jazzy white interior and hinges. Ok, so "creative" means they just painted it black and white, but it is classy isn't it? Wait 'til you see the inside.

Apart from its Limited Edition status, we know nothing more, but that doesn't stop us from drooling over it. [Honeybee via Kotaku]

World's Smallest DS is Real Paper Mario

Haroon Malik — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:00:00 EST

With dimensions of 1.4" x 0.75" x 0.25", the paper craft Nintendo DS is so small, it makes your manhood look like the Maxblaster. The art work was put together by Nintendo fanboy, SonicScape Jun, who has such a steady hand, he should have clearly been surgeon. The scaled replica may not work, but it does have a functioning hinged case and even a teeny-weeny game card, which can be inserted into the main unit. Jump for another picture of the miniature marvel.

We know; you are not to sure why, but you want one. We are experiencing the same mixed emotions at this point in time. Luckily, all you need is some glue, a knife, some basic office supplies, Jun's PDF instruction kit and you are on your way. Apparently, it will take 1.5-hours to make, but be warned; your fat, blubbery fingers will probably make this project next to impossible. Stress levels are likely to increase to fist-through-LCD-screen type proportions. For the sake of the LCD, give this one a miss, we beg you. Against our best advice, you can hit the link for the detailed how to. [Tekenstein, PDF Instructions via Technabob]

DS Lite Sound Shell Adds Speakers, Unnecessary Weight

Jason Chen — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:29:07 EST

The built-in speakers on the Nintendo DS Lite may not be spectacular, but they manage to get the point—and by point we mean the musical bleeps and bloops of the latest Zelda game—across quite well. GameTech disagrees, which is why they created this Sound Shell DLite addition that not only adds slightly stronger speakers on the back, but a stand to prop your DS up in case the whole thing becomes slightly too heavy for your underdeveloped arms to lift. $30 gets you the entire contraption. [Impress via Technabob via DS Fanboy via Kotaku]

Confirmed: Cobalt Blue DS Coming Feb. 10

Christopher Mascari — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:30:33 EST

We knew the Black n' Blue DS was coming anytime now especially since we found a Circuit City pre-order page, but a specific date had yet to be uncovered, until now. A GameStop window display advertisement has the the in-store date and it's showing February 10th. [Kotaku]

Nintendo DS Lite Now in Black and Blue, We Think It's the Sexiest One Yet

Benny Goldman — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:45:16 EST

Circuit City has a cobalt blue/black DS Lite for preorder on their website. Considering three minutes have passed since the last time the DS got a costume change, this makes perfect sense to us. No word on the release date, but as always, it's $130. Get it now to complete your collection and make Nintendo a few more dollars. [Circuit City] —Thanks, Klaus!

Rumor Smashed: Nintendo DS Not Getting Downloadable Full Version Games

Jason Chen — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:09:49 EST

Nintendo's just dropped the hammer on the NYT story saying the Nintendo DS will get full versions of downloadable games. Turns out that it's not true, and they were just thinking of the old DS getting demos via the Wii. The Ninty says these demos will be playable just like a normal game (but won't have all the content, of course) after you download it, but will be erased once the DS is turned off! [NYT]

8 Reasons Why The PSP Might Overtake the DS

Jason Chen — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:00:02 EST

Dual emotions of surprise and confusion hit our faces when we heard that Sony's redesigned PSP-2000 had shipped 1 million units in Japan in just about two months. Wasn't the DS the portable gaming machine everyone preferred, especially in Japan? Then there's the fact that DS sales (in Japan) might actually be slowly declining, allowing the slightly thinner and slightly more silver PSP to just about catch up. So we did a little research into the portable gaming space and—this is news to you as it is to us—came up with eight reasons why the PSP could be poised to overtake the behemoth money printing machine that is Nintendo's DS.

• 1 Million new PSPs were sold in Japan in around two months. This first point got us curious as to why the PSP was doing so well. Was it because of the redesign, which lead to 250k sales in four days, or has it actually become time (thanks to various factors listed below) for the PSP to catch up, if not surpass, the Nintendo DS. This point alone wouldn't make for a strong argument, but we've found seven more.

• Sales figures for PSPs are going up, sales figures for DS Lites are going down (in Japan). According to the Japanese sales charts Kotaku loves to drool over, the last four weeks for the DS looked like this: 76243, 78552, 78854, 76069. The last four weeks for the PSP looked like this: 59792, 59714, 58964, 65609. DS sales seems to have plateaued (the slight dip probably means nothing), whereas the PSP sales got a nice spike this past week. Has everyone over there finished the new Zelda game already?

• PSP actually has more good games to play. According to metacritic, the site that aggregates major game reviews, the PSP has 53 games that are rated 80 (out of 100) or higher, whereas the DS only has 44. Although the DS has three games that score higher than any of the PSP's (Mario Kart DS, Advance Wars: Dual Strike, Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass), on the whole it seems the PSP gets you better bang for your buck.

• The PSP has better PS3 integration compared with the DS and Wii. The recent upgrades to both the PS3 and PSP firmware allow for much, much better compatibility between the two than compared with the DS and the Wii. Remotely starting up your PS3 may be a neat gimmick, but they've also got remote play, which lets you access videos, music, and even games wirelessly through your PSP whether you're at home or outdoors at a Wi-Fi access point. There's been talk of using the DS as a Wii controller in many games, but the most we've seen is transferring Pokemon to your Wii or using the Wii to download DS demos—a function that the PS3/PSP also has.

• The PSP has better media capabilities. Ignoring the failed UMD movie initiative, you can still use the PSP's giant screen to play back movies off of your memory stick. There's also picture viewing, music playing, as well as remote play off your PS3, which lets you stream content from home.

• The PSP has better add-ons. Some of these are only in Japan, but the add-on camera, GPS, TV Tuner, and LocationFree TV give you four things to do with your PSP when you're not playing games.

• The PSP actually sold as well the PS2. We hate to bring up sales numbers again as proof that the PSP is picking up steam, but as J Allard famously found out, the PSP sold just as well as the PS2, hitting 10 million units within a 12-month span (give or take).

• Sony's planning a PSP Phone. Whether the PSP phone will actually support PSP games is uncertain and possibly unlikely, but the mere fact that there's a PSP phone that supports some of the PSP's functions and has some PSP connectivity will be enough to give both platforms a boost.

Does this mean that we think the DS is doomed? Certainly not. If you look at our gaming distribution between DS time and PSP time this past Thanksgiving holiday, the time spent on the DS dwarfed the time spent on the PSP about 1,000 to 1. And the DS just sold 653,000 units over Thanksgiving.

We just think this means the PSP's time has come to step out from behind the DS's shadow as the uglier, fatter, less fun cousin and show itself off as the full-featured portable media powerhouse that it really is.

DS Lite Bundles Get Official In Time For Holidays

Benny Goldman — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EST

Those "His and Hers" special edition Nintendo DS Lite bundles we told you about a while back got official today. Available in pretty pink (with a paw print) or gold (with the Triforce logo!), they come with Nintendogs: Best Friends or Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, respectively, and will cost $150 apiece when they go on sale Friday. [Kotaku]

Another Nintendo DS Redesign on the Way?

Adrian Covert — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:17:17 EST

Gamespot is reporting that a redesign to the mega-popular Nintendo DS is complete and will hit the market when DS Lite sales taper off. Gamespot's source, financial analyst Evan Wilson, claims the revamped DS will be slimmer, lose the GBA port, add on-board memory and have larger screens.

While Nintendo has yet to comment on the matter, it seems about time for some sort of a Nintendo update in the portable market (the first DS hit stores in November 2004). Then again, it almost seems like it's time for a new portable system altogether from Nintendo. While the Gameboy Advance saw two redesigns during it's lifecycle, the Game Boy Micro its final redesign, was announced after the DS.

In any case, the mention of the on-board memory is especially interesting. Could Nintendo be adding media player functions to the DS? [Gamespot via Firing Squad]

Toys R Us Black Friday Ad Leaked, Deals on Gadgets and Video Games

Adam Frucci — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:54:07 EST

The Toys R Us Black Friday ad has been leaked, and it has some gadgety goodness on top of the deals on toys that you'd expect. You can grab an original Zune for $80, those Zelda and Nintendogs DS Lite bundles for $150, and a compact DVD player for $20. Hit the jump for the rest of the tech-related deals.

Digital Cameras
Sakar 5.1MP Digital Camera - $47.99
Sony Cyber-Shot 7.2 MP Digital Camera - $99.99

Electronics
Coby Ultra Compact DVD Player - $19.99
Magellan Maestro 4000 - $219.99
Nextar 7" Digital Picture Frame - $49.99
Spectron IQ 7" Portable DVD Player - $69.99

Miscellaneous
Philips Batteries - $4.99

MP3 Players
Microsoft Zune MP3/Video Player - $79.99
Nextar 512MB Digital MP3 Player - $9.99

Video Games
All GameCube & XBox Video Games - B1G1 50% Off
Asphalt 2 for Nintendo DS - $9.99
Billy Wizard NinJarrerd for Nintendo Wii - $14.99
Brunswick for PSP - $9.99
Hannah Montana for Nintendo DS - $9.99
Herby for Nintendo DS - $9.99
Legends for PSP - $9.99
Math Play for Nintendo DS - $9.99
Meteos Disney Magic for Nintendo DS - $9.99
Nintendo DS Nintendogs Bundle - $149.99
Nintendo DS Stocking Starter Kit - $4.99
Nintendo DS Zelda Bundle - $149.99
Nintendo Lunch Box Starter Kits - $12.99
Playstation 2 w/3 Free Games - $129.99
Power Play Pool for Nintendo DS - $9.99
PS2 3-Pack of Games - $9.99
PS2 DreamPad Wired Controller - $4.99
PS2 Wireless Rock Guitar - $19.99
Purrpols for Nintendo DS - $9.99
Spelling Challenges for PSP - $9.99
The Suite Life for Nintendo DS - $9.99
[BlackFriday.info]

Clear DS Lite Cases Show Off Your DS's Innards With Style

Adam Frucci — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:00:00 EST

If you want a fancier DS Lite case but don't want to buy a new one branded with Zelda or Nintendogs, you can pick up one of these Ghost Cases and mod it yourself. For $20 you have your pick of a number of transparent colors, allowing the guts of your DS to be seen while you play Phantom Hourglass or Brain Age 6 or whatever hot game is out right now. [Product Page]

Nintendo DS Demo Downloads Coming to Wiis

Jason Chen — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:29:07 EDT

Trying out demos for new games before you buy is a fantastic idea (as Xbox 360 owners can attest), which is why Nintendo's bringing DS demo downloads to your Wii console. There are no details or release dates yet, but besides having a Wii, a DS, and some kind of internet connection, there shouldn't be anything else required. [SBCR via Kotaku]

Sony Sells 250,000 PSP Slims in Japan in Four Days

Adam Frucci — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:36:39 EDT

Apparently, the Japanese were just waiting with wallets in hand for Sony to drop the new version of their PSP; they went ahead and bought 250,000 of the things in the first four days they were on sale. That's about how many units Sony sold of the original PSP in the two months leading up to the PSP Slim launch. That's certainly good news for Sony, which at this point is getting really sick and tired of getting slapped around by Nintendo in the sales charts. The new PSP is cheaper, but still pricier than the DS Lite ($172 vs. $146). Will the slimmer form factor and faster load times be enough to give the PSP some more juice in this battle? We'll see, but it's certainly a promising start. [Reuters]

Unconfirmed: Nintendo Discontinues DS Browser?

Jason Chen — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:10:39 EDT

This is unconfirmed for now, but some forum poster at Neogaf claims that Nintendo is going to discontinue the DS Lite web browser. Seeing as you had to pay $29 for a web browser that wasn't even that great, we can understand why. [Amazon via Neogaf via DS Fanboy]

Crimson & Black DS Lite Unboxing

blongo3 — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:32:01 EDT

Remember that Crimson & Black Nintendo DS Lite that was supposed to be packaged with Brain Age 2? Well they actually went through with it and Gamepro got their hands on one for an unboxing session.[Gamepro via Kotaku]

Arkanoid For the DS Gets Paddle Controller

Jason Chen — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:00:56 EDT

Remember Arkanoid in the arcades and its weird paddle/knob controller you twisted to make the stick move around? Famitsu's revealing a Nintendo DS attachment for the game with a GBA Slot attachment that actually replicates the knobbiness of the original! The attachment will come in various Japanese DS colors, and will be available for an unspecified amount of yen. [Neogaf via DS Fanboy via Technabob]

New Crimson/Black DS Lite to be Bundled With Brain Age 2 in Canada

Adrian Covert — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:45:39 EDT

Canadian online retailer Future Shop has started pre-orders for a Nintendo DS bundle which includes Brain Age 2 and a new crimson and black colored DS Lite. Since the only place this has popped up is Future Shop, we're not really sure if this is only for sale as a bundle or Canada-exclusive. The bundle, which sells for 159.99 CDN, will release on August 20. [Future Shop]

DIY Nintendo DS Lite RumblePak

Adam Frucci — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:10:39 EDT

If you like tinkering with the inner working of gadgets as well as the Nintendo DS Lite, have I got a sweet project for you. Instructables has instructions on how to make a homemade RumblePak for the DS Lite that fits nicely inside the GBA cartridge slot on the bottom of the device. It's not for people who haven't cracked open and fiddled with stuff before, as you'll be, you know, building your own cartridge, but how satisfying will that first rumble be if you pull it off? [Instructables]

Shiggy Miyamoto Speaks About Future Nintendo Consoles

Brian Lam — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:38:03 EDT

The Kotaku boys got through a series of Miyamoto interviews, where they ask Shiggy about future revisions of the Wii, shortages, the next-gen of the DS, and (heaven forbid) retirement plans. [Kotaku]

Nicole Kidman Spokesrobots the DS Lite in Europe

Jason Chen — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:00:07 EDT

Nintendo Europe's just picked Nicole Kidman to rep them in the upcoming Brain Training 2 game. Why her? It should be obvious. The shot above shows her deep in thought, trying to remember what 9 x 3 was while using the stylus to clean out the last of the CRAZY from her teeth—which still remains even though she left Tom years ago.

Although that picture is sexy, the fact that they made her face as plastic as the DS Lite she's holding is kind of disconcerting. With her, it'd be like having sex with a robot, which, in all honesty, is the goal all Gizmodo is striving toward. So no complaints here.

Nintendo Europe [via Kotaku]

Hands-On With Japan's DS Colors

Jason Chen — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:10:35 EDT

Ashcraft put down Earth Defense Force and ventured out of his damp cave long enough to take a look at Japan's newest colors for the DS Lite. There's the Metallic Rose and Gloss Silver DS Lites, which join the vomitorium orange and lack-of-oxygen blue in Nintendo's "Rob Everyone in Japan" arsenal. Head on over for a gallery.

New DS Lite Colors Up-Close And Very Personal [Kotaku]

What Happens When a Nintendo DS Lite and Pikachu Get Busy

Addy Dugdale — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:24:38 EDT

This sunny-side-up DS Lite is the limited edition result of a love-in with PIkachu and Nintendo. However, the bad news is that there's no guarantee you'll get your paws on one, as this yella fella with Pikachu etched on the cover is so limited that it's only available via a lottery system (and $139). If you live in Japan, get yourself down to the Pokemon Center and on the list from July 20 onwards. – Ad Dugdale

Anybody down for a yellow DS Lite? [Akihabara News]

DS Lite Battery Pack Fattens, Extends Your Gaming

Jason Chen — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:20:08 EDT

Even with our extreme weekend Pokemon binges, the DS Lite usually doesn't have to be charged more than once every few days. Which means this DS Lite battery pack isn't for us. But for those of you who go on long car trips or plane rides, this could mean the difference between catching them all or being bored to tears.

According to Kotaku, the power pack gives you over 40 hours of gaming. It comes in the same color as your DS Lite, and can either be set to run off the DS Lite's internal pack, the battery pack, or four AA batteries.

If you can stand the fact that it's as thick as the DS Lite, then you've got a winner. – Jason Chen

Japanese Page [Ascii via Kotaku]

Color Coordinated DS Lite AC Adapters for H&G Nintendo Fanboys

Matt Buchanan — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:45:45 EDT

If you're anything like me, all of your video game accessories must match up perfectly—all my Dreamcast controllers have matching color memory cards, and I gave away a gray Wavebird to complete my set of four platinum ones to go with my platinum 'Cube. So I'm (sadly) extremely tempted by these color-coordinated DS Lite AC adapters by ToyTech, which come in pink, light and navy blue, white and black.

They're $17, which is a small price to pay to satisfy my OCD. God knows, I've paid more. – Matt Buchanan

Color coordinate your DS Lite and its AC adapter [Siliconera via Kotaku]

Japan Gets Two New DS Colors: Metallic Rose and Gloss Silver

Jason Chen — Wed, 30 May 2007 00:10:11 EDT

This is a Japan-only thing for now, but Nintendo's just announced two brand spankin' new colors for the DS Lite. The two colors are Metallic Rose, which looks reddish-pink, and Gloss Silver, which looks silver.

Although we'd really like both of the colors to hit the US, Nintendo's held off Japan colors before. Ice Blue showed up last year and still hasn't reached us yet. Then again, Ice Blue looked like 2000 flushes, while these two look classy. – Jason Chen

Nintendo Japan [via Kotaku]

Japanese DS Stylus Faceoff

Jason Chen — Fri, 25 May 2007 13:00:47 EDT

CheapyD from Cheapass gamer just did a super head to head video of all kinds of Japanese DS Styluses. If you're at all interested at getting Styli that stretch, go on your finger, or clip onto your DS, then this is the video for you. It's much better to let CheapyD do all your testing for you instead of spending thousands of yen on crappy ones. – Jason Chen

Cheapassgamer [via TechEBlog via Kotaku]

How To Overclock a DS Lite

Jason Chen — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:00:26 EDT

Here's a guide to underclocking and overclocking your DS Lite. With this, you can set the speed anywhere from 0.66x normal to 1.8x normal, which both lets you slow down action games like the new Mario and speed up games like Phoenix Wright (which annoyingly has no setting for making the dialogue faster).

The process isn't too difficult if you're handy desoldering and soldering things, but it requires a steady hand and probably an hour or so. – Jason Chen

Project Page [modd3d via Make]

Who Loves the Sun: The Solar-Powered DS Lite

Adam Frucci — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:40:00 EDT

The maniacs at Tom's Hardware behind the solar Wii have done it again, this time making a solar Nintendo device that's a bit more portable. Yes, they've brought their sun-loving ways to the DS Lite, making a version that lets you have marathon Mario Kart DS sessions without needing to plug in and get rejuiced.

Personally, I'm not exactly a whiz with the soldering iron, so I'd be afraid of accidentally fusing two of my fingers together, but this looks like a pretty sweet project for the more handy of you out there, so be sure to check out their step-by-step guide showing how they created this monster. –Adam Frucci

How to Make a Solar-Powered DS Lite [Twitch Guru]

Nintendo DS Mounting Device for Efficient Gaming

Travis Hudson — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:35:39 EST

Seriously, how am I supposed to save lives in Trauma Center while only being able to use one hand to operate (the other holding the DS, obviously)? This device will hold the DS and mount it anywhere your heart desires. Then you are free to use both hands to do all of the gaming you can handle. This mount is made by Playstand and goes for a very cheap $10. –Travis Hudson

A third hand holding the Nintendo DS bottoms up [Gearfuse]

DS Lite Mini Card Holder

Jason Chen — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:45:37 EST

Essentially a Mini Me for your DS Lite, this Mini-DS holder holds your precious DS games so they don't slip out of your pocket when you're leaning over to snap your upskirt pics.

As cute as having a little DS is, the fact that it can only hold two DS games makes this kinda iffy. However, if one of those games is the DS-Xtreme DS Media Enhancer, then you've got no problems. Plus, it's only $7.90.

By the by, do any readers have any recommendations for a GBA "game enhancer" for the DS? Turns out the DS-Xtreme only handles DS games and not GBA games. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Play-Asia via Kotaku]

Nintendo Planning to Update DS' Twins

Louis Ramirez — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:11:37 EST

Our multilingual brothers at Kotaku have discovered some interesting news via a French gaming magazine. Apparently big N is working on yet another DS hardware update, this time upgrading its dual screens from 3 inches to the vicinity of 3.5-or 3.8-inches. I can see why Nintendo released the DS Lite (the original DS was a porker) and I can see the need for bigger screens, but uh, Nintendo, could you please release one handheld with all these upgrades instead of teasing us with multiple hardware upgrades? – Louis Ramirez

Rumor: Another DS Update in 2007 [Kotaku]

Nintendo DS Motion Sensing Card

Jason Chen — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:25:56 EST

We're not sure how useful this $25 third party motion sensing card would be, seeing as there aren't any official DS games that support it. But if you're a fan of homebrew games and swinging your DS around like a monkey with a Dickens' novel, have at it.

Perhaps if enough people buy this once it's released next year, Nintendo will provide some games and/or an official motion sensing card as well. – Jason Chen

Product Page [NDS Motion via DS Fanboy]

Tekuteku Angel Pocket Pedometer Works With Your Nintendo DS

Jason Chen — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:00:16 EST

The Japanese will find any excuse to pull out a Nintendo DS, as evidenced by this Tekuteku Angel Pocket pedometer. The otherwise ordinary white and blue pedometer is made extraordinary by its ability to upload data to the Nintendo DS. After syncing, the DS can keep track of your "caloric output and general health readings."

As a reward for walking—other than the obvious one of staving off death—the little figure in the Tekuteku Angel Pocket shrinks down the more you walk. Encouragement for walking, what'll the Japanese think of next! – Jason Chen

Product Page [Plastic Bamboo via Kotaku via Techie Diva]

Video Strip-Tease for Geeks: Nintendo DS Lite Totally Disassembled

Charlie White — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:03:03 EST

If you've ever had the desire to take apart a Nintendo DS Lite, watching this video might be a vicarious way to accomplish that rather than facing the prospect of putting it back together afterward. The narrator with the weird accent describes what we're seeing—the complete disassembly of the handheld gaming player—with nary an explanation as to why he's doing it.

Yeah, this video is long, but we found it strangely and hypnotically interesting to see the piece-by-piece deconstruction of the DS Lite, and marveled at the dozens of parts hidden inside. Don't try this at home, but if you do, when it's time to put it back together, try playing the video in reverse. – Charlie White

Home Page [Teknoconsoles.info]

DS Lite Crystal Gallery: Why White is Better Than Black

Brian Lam — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:18:51 EDT

Chen, Chen, Chen. I think you're right to love the DS Lite. I play it more than my Xbox. But you're just wrong about loving the black one more than the white one. White is the superior color, because:

1. It will actually match the white Wii case.
2. Won't show fingerprints.
3. Won't get hot in the Sun.
4. Kawaii.
5. Black is the new pink. And pink sucks.
–Brian Lam

PS, My hinge broke today.

DS Lite Onyx Gallery - 31 Days Left To Buy Your Wii Controller [Giz]
DS Lite [Nintendo]