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Nintendo taking preorders for Play-Yan

What's a Play-Yan?  The device seems like Nintendo's best effort to match some of the PSP's multimedia capabilities—oh, but they're not competitors, right?  Right. For now, the Play-Yan is only available through Nintendo's ...

Play-Yan gets MP4 patch

In an effort to compete with the PSP's multimedia functionality, Nintendo has released an MP4 patch for the Play-Yan device (compatible with both GBA SP and DS)—to be placed directly into the root directory of your SD card. You'll ...

Nintendo recalls Play-Yan due to inconspicous bug

If you ordered the Play-Yan from Nintendo's Japanese online sales site last week, there may be a slight problem with it. No, it won't burst into flames or anything, don't worry. The problem with Nintendo's little multimedia plugin happens to ...

DS/GBA get slew of Garage Games

Thanks to the Play-Yan, portable Nintendo enthusiasts will now be entering the world of Garage Games! Who cares?  If you're excited about a game called "Insect" where you guide a ladybug across tree branches avoiding caterpillars then ...

Mysterious GBA/DS "AV player" works wonders

Unfortunately, without a decent translator— Google ain't cuttin' it—we're not sure what those wonders are.  We do know, the device offers "play and it is" technology.  Wow, sounds cutting edge.  We're not at a total loss ...

Record TV & DVD straight to the PSP!

Hori, a respected game accessories manufacturer, plans to release their Memory Stick PRO Duo Video Recorder  ($129.90) this November (in Japan only). If you've never imported before, this holiday season might be the time to start. The ...

Board games? Ski wax?! Just try and solve the mystery of the Nintendo V-Pocket!

What is the Nintendo V-Pocket? Well, nothing yet, as far as anyone outside of Nintendo can tell. Here's what we know: Nintendo has registered a trademark for something known as a "Nintendo V-Pocket" The patent was ...

New GBA to debut at E3

Eurogamer is reporting that the 3rd generation Game Boy Advance will be unveiled at this year's E3.  While Nintendo still hasn't made an official announcement, "insider" sources have confirmed that there are plans to release a remodeled GBA by ...

Will we see a DS MP3 player this October?

An image and info has been floating around various Web sites pointing to a Nintendo leaflet that said a DS MP3 player -- similar to Japan's Play-Yan -- will be coming to Europe only (at the moment) for about 30 Euros in early October. It is said to ...

The Engadget & Joystiq Interview: Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto

If there's one sure way to a reduce me to the ten-year-old Nintendo fanboy I once was, that's to offer me a chance to kick it with Shigeru Miyamoto, the man who created Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros., and Legend of Zelda and in the process (nearly) ...

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