ft.com - 10/30/2009
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Published: October 30 2009 16:36 | Last updated: October 30 2009 16:36 Nintendo is looking at the business model of Amazon’s Kindle as it considers the future for its portable consoles, the company’s president said on Friday. “I’m interested because it’s a new business model in which the user ...
kotaku.com - 10/29/2009
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kotaku.com —
The extra-large, extra-priced DSi LL, unveiled in Japan
early this morning, will be coming to North America...
and Europe in the first quarter of 2010, Nintendo tells Kotaku. "A new iteration of the...
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DSi XL Coming To America in Early 2010 [Dsi Ll]
electronista.com - 10/30/2009
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electronista.com —
Nintendo's next-generation portable game machine could have free
3G access built in, company president Satoru Iwata commented...
on Friday. While not a definite plan, the executive tells those he is at least considering an echo of the Amazon Kindle's ...
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Nintendo's next handheld may have free 3G
crunchgear.com - 10/29/2009
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crunchgear.com —
Take this rumor like you would any other
Internet rumor. You never know though, some of this...
info is new and might be true. A French website, Logic-Sunrise, is reporting from a very reliable source within the bowels of Nintendo that an update is ...
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Possible Wii 2 specs leaked? 1080p, Blu-ray, 2010, oh my!
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Next Nintendo Handheld May Come with Free 3G Wireless [Nintendo]
Gizmodo —
... customers. That doesn't fit Nintendo customers because we make amusement products," Mr Iwata said. The Kindle's one-off cost would better suit Nintendo's customer base, he said. "In reality, if we did this it would increase the cost of the hardware, and customers would complain about Nintendo putting prices up, but it is one option for the future." Interesting! Would you pay more up front for free lifetime wireless access on a new handheld from Nintendo? [Financial Times via Electronista]
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Nintendo's Iwata muses about Kindle-like business model for future handheld
Engadget —
You may simply be able to chalk this one up to some freewheeling speculation and rumination, but Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata went pretty far out on a limb in talking about the future of the company during a recent sit-down with the Financial Times, and indicated that Nintendo may just be looking outside the gaming industry for a little inspiration. Apparently, Iwata is intriguiged by the Kindle "because it's a new business model in which the user doesn't bear the communications cost," which he says wouldn't "fit Nintendo customers ...
Gadget Rumor: Next Nintendo DSi To Receive Free Wireless 3G Connection (e.g. Amazon Kindle)
GadgetReview —
... Currently Nintendo DSi users can access the Nintendo store to download a variety of content via WiFi, but that requires that the user be within proximity of a signal and seriously hinders the purchase anytime, anywhere impulse. Of course, this kind of delivery system would be implemented in the next generation of Nintendo DSes and would add some significant cost to the handheld device, something Nintendo may not be willing to do.
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Nintendo's Next DS Will Have Free 3G?
I4U News —
... go, the DS only has WiFi access. This greatly limits its usefulness as an online gaming platform, and also makes downloading games and other apps online a much less attractive proposition. Mobile gaming should be just that; mobile. Being confined to your home or a WiFi hotspot in order to game online is a serious hindrance. While Nintendo has yet to admit that the iPhone is their #1 handheld gaming competitor, they seem to be taking action to defend against it anyway. According to Financial Times (via ...
Nintendo next-gen DS could have free integrated 3G
SlashGear —
... when it lands in the US and Europe in Q1 2010) is one such attack, but according to the Financial Times the gaming company are also considering adding integrated, contract-free 3G to their next-gen DS. ...
Navegación 3G en una futura Nintendo DSi
Gizmologia —
... Un artículo de Financial Times se atreve con la posibilidad de que la próxima generación de videoconsola portátil de Nintendo tenga algo que necesita, conexión a internet permanente mediante 3G. ...
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