News briefs for Sept. 7

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Nintendo to cut DSi pricing on September 12

Nintendo has decided to cut the price of the DSi starting in September. The Nintendo DS Lite's price will remain unchanged. Originally posted at The Digital Home

Ben 10 Ultimate Alien Line of Gaming Accessories Now Available for Wholesale to U.S. Retailers

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ben 10 gaming accessory line is now available to U.S. retailers to coincide with the release of the new Ben 10 Ultimate Alien video game and TV season premiere on Cartoon Network on 10.10.10.

Angry Birds Lite released for Android phones

Beta version of hit game crosses line in the sand Posted by Chris Smith

Big in Japan: Monster Hunter spin-off MonHun Nikki

Capcom game dedicated to feline helpers sells a quarter million in chart-topping debut, doubles PSP sales week-over-week.

PSP Sales Double On Monster Hunter Spinoff Release In Japan

Sales of Sony's PSP doubled week-on-week in Japan on the release of the chart-topping Capcom PSP game Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Ailu Village, which also launched in a bundle. For the week ended August 29, the PSP line -- including the PSP-3000 and PSP Go -- sold 55,948 units, up from the previous week's 28,185. This week, the PSP-3000 individual sold 55,112 units, while the disc drive-less ...

News// Japan Hardware: Go PSP, Go!

(3 Sep 2010) Monster Hunter help push the Sony portable along.

Chinatown Wars Gets HD iPad Version

The multiplatform journey of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars continues with the announcement of an HD version for Apple's iPad. It promises new and "updated" graphics, 50 missions, sidequests and the ability to play one's own music for the soundtrack. Chinatown Wars was GTA's first outing on Nintendo DS, and by all critics' accounts, was remarkably successful even alongside the work ...

Nintendo Drops Prices Of Handheld Consoles DSi And DSi XL, Making Way For New 3DS

Nintendo drops the prices of its current-generation handheld game consoles to pave the way for its a

Nintendo Dropping DSi and DSi XL Price, But Only a Tick

Nintendo's been slumping in monthly sales, and so it's responding. Sort of.