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Scoring gaming deals – Get a Nintendo DSi at $129.99, the price of a Nintendo DS Lite

by GamingBits on April 16, 2010

Now is a good time to jump on an offer on a Nintendo DSi system. The MSRP of the Nintendo DSi is usually $169.99. You can now get (while available) a Nintendo DSi White system for $129 from Amazon.com ($40 off). That’s the price of a standard Nintendo DS Lite system.

Why has Amazon.com marked the DSi White at $40 off? Most likely because Nintendo recently announced the Nintendo DSi White Spring bundle for $169.99, which basically is the same system with Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story. That bundle will be available on April 25, 2010. But hey, if you’re really waiting for the DSi Spring bundle, you can get both separately from Amazon.com now and end up saving $10 in the end. This is likely a limited time offer, so check the latest price on the Nintendo DSi White system here on Amazon.com.

2010 Pokemon Video Game Championships kick off; tour dates and locations

by GamingBits on April 15, 2010

Pokemaniacs, hope you’re ready to battle it out and prove your Pokémon worthy in the 2010 Pokémon Video Game Championships. The Pokémon Company International has announced details on where competitions will be taking place, so Pokemon Trainers, pack your Nintendo DS/DSi/DSi XL, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions games, and Pokewalkers, to participate in the following locations:

2010 Pokémon World Championships U.S. schedule:
May 8, Seattle, WA-Seattle Center Exhibition Hall (U.S. Regional Qualifier Tournaments)
May 15, San Francisco, CA-San Mateo County Event Center
May 22, Phoenix, AZ-Phoenix Convention Center
May 29, Dallas, TX-Arlington Convention Center
June 5, Atlanta, GA-Gwinnett Center
June 12, New York, NY-Meadowlands Exposition Center
June 25, Indianapolis, IN * -Indianapolis Convention Center
*Last Chance Qualifier for Nationals

2010 Pokémon World Championships European schedule:
May 29, Birmingham, United Kingdom-National Exhibition Center
June 5, Cologne, Germany-Pullman Hotel
June 12, Lyon, France-Cité Centre de Congrès
June 19, Madrid, Spain-IFEMA Feria de Madrid

2010 Pokémon World Championships:
August 13, Kona, HI **-Hilton Waikoloa Village
**Last Chance Qualifier for World Championships

For more details on the 2010 Pokémon Video Game Championships, including what prizes are at stake and the rules and regulations, visit www.pokemonvgc.com.

New Nintendo DSi White Spring bundle announced; includes DS game

by GamingBits on April 13, 2010

Today Nintendo announced a new Nintendo DSi bundle for Spring. The White Nintendo DSi Spring bundle will include a Nintendo DS game, Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story. You can find the White DSi bundle at select retailers, for a limited time, starting Sunday April 25, 2010. The White Nintendo DSi bundle will be available for a $169.99 MSRP.

Keep a lookout for pre-orders of the Nintendo DSi Spring White bundle here.

Happy first year anniversary, Nintendo DSiWare; preview of some upcoming games [video]

by GamingBits on April 5, 2010

Today’s the first-year anniversary on Nintendo’s DSiWare games. It’s hard to imagine there are over 150 downloadable DSi games and applications so far on the DSi Shop. To mark this moment, Nintendo has released a video recapping some of the games released on DSiWare. Watch the video below, which also shows you a preview of upcoming DSiWare games: Frogger Returns, Earthworm Jim, Metal Torrent, Surviving High School, X-Scape, and Photo Dojo.

If you’re looking for a recommendation of some DSiWare games, here are at least 10 worth checking out:

Fieldrunners (500 Nintendo Points, $5)
Save the Turtles (500 Nintendo Points, $5)
Dr. Mario Express (500 Nintendo Points, $5)
Globulous Party (500 Nintendo Points, $5)
Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (500 Nintendo Points, $5)
Faceez (200 Nintendo Points, $2)
Bomberman Blitz (500 Nintendo Points, $5)
Bejeweled Twist (500 Nintendo Points, $5)
Dragon Quest Wars (500 Nintendo Points, $5)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (800 Nintendo Points, $8)

Overall, the first year of DSiWare games have some great Nintendo DSi games to enjoy under $10. The one thorn on the side of DSiWare is the fact that you can’t re-download your purchases after buying them. This is something that may be hurting the DSi XL and Nintendo’s other upcoming portable systems. Gamers may be less willing to upgrade to newer systems knowing that they can’t take their previous DSiWare games and/or applications with them. In contrast, Sony’s PSP and Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch and iPad allow games and applications to be re-downloaded. Hopefully Nintendo catches on sooner rather than later and makes an amendment to its User Agreement.

See the complete line-up of DSiWare games available here on Nintendo.com.