Japanese classrooms have begun using DSi consoles to aid hearing impaired children to understand lessons without the need to lip read or have sign language interpretation. Software converts the teachers’ voice to text, which is then stored in a cloud and streamed to various devices, including DS consoles, reports Venturebeat. Although the scheme is still [...]
Though Nintendo has been slow to adopt downloadable content and microtransactions on a wide scale for games on its systems — while rival consoles have implemented these features in their services for years — the company looks to change that in the coming months. It’s rolling out a new Nintendo Network online platform for 3DS [...]
Nintendo had a label for DS games that skewed towards a more casual audience. The “Touch Generations” line of games included Brain Age and Nintendogs, and “Personal Trainer” apps that promised to make you a better cook and mathematician. These games expanded the DS audience well beyond the core and into the mainstream, and helped [...]
Nintendo and Japanese telecom company NTT are working together on a voice recognition project, aimed at making it easier for students with hearing or other disabilities to keep up in classrooms. The project, which NHK reports is undergoing trials in Okinawa and Tottori Prefecture, captures instructor speech, converts it to text, and saves it to [...]
By this point, the shiny veneer of newness has worn off of Sony’s rapidly approaching Vita and we’re all pretty used to how the thing looks. Not everyone has seen it in person yet, granted, but we’ve all seen it, and its PSP-ish profile and itty-bitty analogue sticks have settled into that comfortable zone of [...]
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata believes the company has proven that there’s still a market for dedicated gaming handheld hardware like the 3DS. In a briefing — which covered a lot of ground — Iwata revealed the pictured chart above, comparing internal Nintendo weekly sales data of the Wii, DS and 3DS. The executive said that [...]
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<!– Call us masochists, but we were really looking forward to the stateside release of Japanese horror title Nanashi no Game, or its sequel, Nanashi no Game Me (trailer above) for the DS. Neither of these made the trip — evil spirits are afraid of flying, we assume — and now there is one more [...]
Read more on Kotaku: Today, Nintendo revealed that as of Dec. 31, 2011, the Kyoto-based game maker shipped over 150 million Nintendo DS (and DS spin-off) units. That’s a lot! More »
I love the Rhythm Heaven franchise and I’m frothing at the mouth in anticipation for upcoming Wii release Rhythm Heaven Fever. As a musician I am drawn to their mix of rhythm play and great music, and the silly visuals does not hurt. One of the best songs from the series was “Love Laboratory,” from DS [...]