Nintendo of America have finally announced that the Mario 25th Anniversary edition Nintendo Wii is making its way to the United States on November 7th.
The special edition bundle will retail for $199.99 and comes bundled with a copy of New Super Mario Bros Wii and Wii Sports along with the recently announced Wii Remote Plus controller. Unlike its European counterpart the console won’t come with the original version of Donkey Kong.
US gaming emporium Walmart has advertised the special Mario 25th Anniversary Red Nintendo DSi XL ahead of any official confirmation from Nintendo of America. The store has since removed the product from its search listings.
Nintendo DSi XL, Red with Mario Kart DS & 2 Value Games Bundle Includes
Red Nintendo DSi XL System
Mark Kart DS Game Pack, rated “E” w/Comic Mischief
Nintendo DSi AC adapter
Rechargeable battery
Nintendo DSi XL Stylus (2)
Easy Start Guide
Manuals (Basic & Controls) and Support Booklet
Numerous gaming emporiums in the United States have told online gaming publication Kotaku that the black version of the Nintendo Wii is due to be released in North America in May.
The long-awaited black Nintendo Wii bundle for North America apparently includes a copy of Wii Sports Resort and the Wii MotionPlus accessory, and is currently listed by the retailers at $199.99.
Nintendo of America have officially announced that they’re releasing the compulsively cute Pink and Blue Wii Remotes for Valentines day, February 14th 2010.
Whilst the Nintendo DSi continues to take American consumers by storm, other gaming formats aren’t fairing quite so well.
According to Aprils NPD figures the recently released Nintendo DSi is still truly captivating American audiences, whilst the Wii, Xbox 360 and particularly the PS3 are having a fairly difficult time. To put things into perspective last April saw the Nintendo Wii sell in excess of 714,200 consoles, this year however sees it only managing to shift a mere 340,000 units.
The American DSi store is set to open for consumers, Sunday, and will include a new Brain Age title.
Brain Age: Express Math is as you’ve correctly guessed a maths related game which sees gamers immerse themselves in all sorts of new and old brain training exercises. The training game also comes with a newly fledged Themes mode which allows users to experiment with both images and voice recordings courtesy of the DSi.
Once again it appears as though Nintendo is dominating the US hardware charts with the Wii continuously holding the highly sought-after top spot.
Nintendo platforms in total sold an incredible 1.4 million units throughout the month of February, with the Nintendo Wii shifting 753,000 units, and the Nintendo DS shifting a more-than-respectable 588,000 units.
Official confirmation of the Nintendo DSi launch window has been released by Nintendo Europe.
Whilst no particular date has been confirmed for Nintendo’s next portable gaming device, Spring or Summer is the vague launch schedule given by Nintendo Europe. Nintendo of America on the other hand suggest it should be hitting the streets of the US sometime in the Spring.
The recently launched ‘Today and Tomorrow’s Lucky Fortune Telling Channel‘ will not be arriving any time soon to the American and European market according to Edge Online. The mystic channel which collects data from Wii users and supplies them with a daily horoscope is sure to be a missed addition to the dainty array of channels provided so far via Nintendo.
