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Leading up to Animal Crossing: Wild World’s release, the Japanese public had made more than 400,000 pre-orders for the community sim. Now, a week since its release, more than 300,000 DS users have picked up the game. Becoming one of the fastest-selling DS games in Japan, Animal Crossing has eclipsed first week numbers for both Jump! Superstars (50,000) and Nintendogs (135,000). As a result o...

Mario Kart DS has officially launched across the Atlantic pond today. You know what that means? It means we gotta show these European amateurs the ropes. Today is the first day we can actually race across the world on Wifi, so let’s go out there and get’r done!

A couple days ago, we caught wind of a Target ad brochure that listed the Nintendo DS for $99. Since then, it’s been discovered that the listing was a typo. However, Target has decided to allow customers who bring in the brochure (or a screen grab of it— type “DS” in the search box on the left of this page) to buy a DS for the $99 price. The deal started today and ends on D...

Below is a picture where supposedly Nintendo was founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi back in 1889. The company originally produced handmade hanafuda cards before getting into the video game market much later on. On behalf of millions of fans the world over, this one’s for you Ninty…[Source: Flickr]

Nintendo first-half profits dropped 21% citing slow GameCube sales and sluggish US demand. The company cut DS and GameCube sales slightly, while raising Game Boy targets due to the strong selling Micro handheld. Gamasutra writes: “Although a significant fall, Nintendo remains the most consistently profitable console hardware manufacturer when also factoring in game sales.” What will ch...

Happy thanksgiving to all the Infendo readers out there. To our international friends, we extend this day of thanks to your part of the world. Come join in on the four day weekend. What games will you be playing over the holiday?

1UP asks American game developers how the Revolution could work. They cover becoming a surgeon, fighting The Dark Side, casting spells, and conducting music. This thing really is going to change games forever.[Source: 1UP]

Even in lieu of this week’s Xbox 360 launch, the Joystiq boys still have the platinum GameCube out for all to see. It’s always a party with a GameCube and four controllers lying around. What’s your favorite party game?

Though Nintendo hasn’t officially announced any holiday price reductions, Electronics Boutique is now selling the Micro for $89 smackers. That’s right, a $10 discount. No word if this is online exclusive and/or for a limited time only, but all other retailers seem to be selling the handheld at the MSRP of $99. While this isn’t a huge drop, every little bit helps. Get ’em wh...

In IGN’s recent 10 reasons to wait for the Revolution article, IGN makes claims that you will be able to play Kid Icarus only on the Revolution. Here’s what IGN said (emphasis added): If you want to control series hero Link in an all new home console adventure, you can only do it with Nintendo Revolution. And the same is true for all of Nintendo’s major games, from Mario to Pikmi...

Nothing too fancy, but I love the Gameboy startup sound of the commercial when the Nintendo logo pops up. They really need to market that vintage goodness more in their advertising. Mario Kart DS hits Europe November 25. [Thanks, Fabian. Source: Nintendo Europe]

Originally slated for the tail end of December, the US release of the Famicom-themed GameBoy Micro has moved up to December 4th. The limited edition Micro will go on sale for $99, deemed the “20th Anniversary GameBoy Micro.” Cop it while it’s hot. [Source: IGN]