Gaming News Headlines
Nyko/Nintendo lawsuit is settled: December 23
Nyko announced that the lawsuit between them and Nintendo has finally been resolved. Nintendo won the lawsuit against Nyko, which they claimed had made their Kama Nunchuck too similar to their original Nunchuck. Nintendo claimed that Nyko had infringed several of their patents to make their Kama Nunchuck. See the new model below. Left: Old model, Right: New model.
The new model of the Kama Nunchuck is expected to release at any time.
Free Radical Design closes doors: December 20 The game developing company Free Radical Design closed their doors the other day. Two of their top executives quit not too long ago, and now, they're finally done for. Free Radical Design were the creators of the Time Splitters games, and were in production of a game with LucasArts when they finally closed down. Playstation Network Update: November 7 New trailers, videos, and demos are being updated to the Playstation Network. Nintendo DSi sales in Japan: November 5 The Nintendo DSi has soled over 170,779 units in the first 2 days of availability. Nintendo DSi: October 6 Nintendo announced a new Nintendo DS, the DSi. Why is it called the DSi? The main feature that is has is two small digital cameras.The exterior camera is 0.3 megapixels and will be used for general picture taking. The interior camera will more than likely be used showing your face in an online game with your friend. Another new feature is a slot for an SD card. This will be used for music playback. The screens are also slightly larger than the DS Lite. Only downside, is that backwards compatibilty is no longer an option, meaning no Guitar Hero, because of the loss of the GBA slot. The DSi will launch in Japan this holiday season, and in America it will be around christmas 2009.