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Brandon Boyer

AT 8:41 AM
Tuesday September 1, 2009

DS • Wii

dsi • internet channel • wii remote

Nintendo Overload: pink/white DSi, black Wii-mote, Wii browser goes free

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A quick run-down to re-cap the flurry of colorful announcements from Nintendo this morning: the company will launching new models of the DSi this month -- adding pink and Japan's launch color white to the existing blue and black models -- and launching a new black Wii remote/MotionPlus and separate Nunchuk accessory this holiday season.

They've also announced that their updated fitness app Wii Fit Plus will be released October 4th at a lower price point of $19.99, for users that already own the Balance Board accessory.

Finally, the company says the Internet Channel -- a downloadable version of Opera that lets users browse the web via their Wii -- has just dropped its price from the usual 500 Points ($5) to free, and that all users that purchased the browser will be credited the 500 Points to be used on a Virtual Console NES game of their choice. The new, free browser has also been upgraded to support the latest version of Flash.

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twofedoras

#1 – 1:07 PM September 2, 2009

Free Wii Channel. This must be linked to some of the upcoming offerings of video rentals that can stream from your Wii. The movie service has been available in Japan since Januray, but in the U.S. it is suspected there will be a strategic partner. Blockbuster is one partner in the grapevine via a deal with Sonic Solutions with their Sonic MediaNow player. This player has already been enabled on Japanese Wii consoles. There have been whispers of Netflix getting in on the game via a disc that would have to be in the Wii in order to have the service operable, but this is loosely based on a customer survey sent out in March and is less than credible.

Smapdi

#2 – 7:31 PM September 8, 2009

UPDATED FLASH! UPDATED FLASH!! UPDATED FLASH!!!!

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