japanator.com - 3/12/2009
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This is one of those articles that will make you happy, and very angry at the same time. About ten elementary and middle schools in the Osaka area will begin plans to distribute Nintendo DS consoles, plus educational software, to their students; though the kids won’t get their grubby ...
press.nintendo.com - 3/11/2009
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NINTENDO SHIPS 100 MILLIONTH PORTABLE NINTENDO DS SYSTEM
Nintendo DS Helped Redefine What a Video Game Could...
Be REDMOND, Wash., March 11, 2009 - Somewhere - perhaps in Chicago, maybe in Paris, possibly in Tokyo - the 100 millionth system in the ...
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venturebeat.com - 3/17/2009
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With more than 29 million Xbox 360s in
the market, no one debates whether Microsoft has succeeded...
in creating a viable video game platform anymore. Developers have flocked to it. Now Apple has proven that its mobile platform is just as viable. The ...
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iPhone 3.0 event: 30 million sold — now that’s a game ...
weeklydrop.com - 3/14/2009
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Nike Blazer High Nintendo Wii This summer Nike
will release a special “Nintendo Wii” pack, and first...
up to showcase is the Nike Blazer . Featuring a light blue tint on the midsole, resembling when your Nintendo Wii is on, crimson red outline for off, ...
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Osaka kids to soon learn math the Nintendo DS way
Newlaunches.com —
... training' exercises on Nintendo's DS console at the start of the day apparently improves performance in maths tests by as much as 10 per cent, according to a Scottish study. Now the common curse of gaming isn’t that far when it comes to implementing consoles as teaching aids, apparently people are taking objection for the use of taxpayer money in these apparently time wasting endeavors. As for me I would love to see a classroom taking their physical fitness class using the Wii Fit. [ Japanator ] ...
Osaka Schools Passing Out DSs [Only In Japan]
Kotaku —
... vocab on their Nintendo portables. As of 2009, the prefecture was still using the DS for study. I can't imagine taxpayers are too happy about this, especially if their kids don't go to these schools. Or they don't even have any kids. But then, Nintendo makes up a pretty serious part of Japan's economy; it could pay off. Maybe every DS taxes buy for a school child will be 100 yen Nintendo puts toward making games that don't suck. 「ＤＳソフト補助金は反射的利益」 橋下知事 [Sankei via Japanator via Destructoid ]
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