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siliconera.com - 1/14/2009

Nintendo Developing A Direction Sensing DS Card? (Update)

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. January 13, 2009 . 10:57pm dssense A curious trademark popped up in Japan’s trademark database one registered by Nintendo for a “DS Houi Sensor Card”. Houi is Japanese for direction so the trademark is related to a DS card that can detect direction or perhaps even sense motion. Motion sensing ...

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ds.ign.com - 1/14/2009

Rumor: DSi U.S. Launch Date, Price Revealed

— ds.ign.com — January 13, 2009 - Multiple sources close to Nintendo tell IGN that the company is gearing up to debut the anticipated successor to its DS Lite handheld during the first half of this year in America. More specifically, the company has allegedly ... (more) Rumor: DSi U.S. Launch Date, Price Revealed

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gamedaily.com - 1/16/2009

NPD: Nintendo Drives '08 Industry Sales Past $21 Billion

— gamedaily.com — As people flocked to stores buying Wiis, they also bought Wii Play, which became the best selling title in '08. Five of the top 10 games for the year were from Nintendo. (more) NPD: Nintendo Drives '08 Industry Sales Past $21 Billion

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venturebeat.com - 1/17/2009

Will Nintendo shoot down Duck Hunt for the iPhone?

— venturebeat.com — I vividly remember my first video game system, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), and the games that came with it: Super Mario Brother and Duck Hunt. Now I can recapture my youth on my iPhone because some developers have made a port of Duck ... (more) Will Nintendo shoot down Duck Hunt for the iPhone?

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Is Nintendo Making A Motion Sensing DS Card? [Japan]
Kotaku — ... that's appeared on the Japanese trademark database indicates such. The trademark is for a "DS Houi Sensor Card" with "houi" meaning "direction" or even "cardinal point" in Japanese. Website Siliconera wonders if that means it refers to the ability to sense motion or detect direction. (Maybe Nintendo is making some sort of compass game?) This isn't the first time DS has seen motion controls first party peripheral add-on/game combo Slide Adventure: MAGKID came out last year. Nintendo Developing A Direction Sensing DS Card? [Siliconera]

Nintendo trademark tips DS Motion-Sensitivity
SlashGear — ... Nintendo have trademarked two new gaming-related terms, one of which suggests that a motion-sensing add-on for the handheld DS is in the works.  The trademark database refers to the “DS Houi Sensor Card”, with houi meaning “direction” or “cardinal point” in Japanese, and has led to ...

Nintendo DS to Get iPod Touch-Like Accelerometer?
Gearlog — ... So it's really no surprise that Nintendo has patented a "direction" card for the Nintendo DS, according to Siliconera, which translated the Japanese patent application. It's important to note that the patent covers the "DS Houi Sensor Card," with "Houi" meaning "direction". To me, that doesn't necessarily specify either an accelerometer or motion-sensing device. Either, however, promises a new generation of oddly bobbing, bouncing gamers on the go. ...

Nintendo making motion-sensing DS card?
Joystiq [Nintendo] — Filed under: News, ImportsA recent Japanese trademark threw up some flags over at Siliconera, as Spencer managed to find an odd one. Apparently for a motion-sensing DS card, the title for the trademark reads as "DS Houi Sensor Card". Curious, to say the least. Houi means direction, so it leads one to deduce that it's a card that senses direction or, more likely, motion. What's most interesting about this is Nintendo apparently means to include this technology directly into a DS card. It'd be like being able to play WarioWare ...

Nintendo patent 'points' to direction-sensing DS card
Joystiq — ... Siliconera reports that Nintendo has filed for a new trademark in Japan on something called the "DS Houi Sensor Card." As the site points out, the full English translation is "DS Direction Sensor Card," leading to (inevitable) speculation that Nintendo is planning DS games with built-in direction / motion-tracking. ...