Nintendo held its secret Developer Conference this last week in London and the major rumour surfacing from insider sources is Nintendo’s desire for its own Apple style app store. These insider sources are saying that Nintendo is trying to push developers to producing Apps rather than just traditional games.

So what does that mean to users? Well how about Facebook, Twitter or an Instant Messaging app? We’ll just have to wait for official word from Nintendo.

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• Bit Tech – 70%
• Pocket Lint – 90%
• cnet – 83%
• Yahoo! Video Games – 100%
• Wired – 80%
• Tech Radar – 100%

So far reviews have generally been favourable, with an average score of 87%.

When the Nintendo DSi launches on April 3rd Wii points will become Nintendo points. This is to accommodate the software downloads that will be available on the new handheld console. The new Nintendo points cards will be available in shops in time for the DSi release.

Nintendo points will also be available to buy from the Wii shop channel and the DSi shop or in shops as a 1000, 2000 or 3000 points card. The points can be used to buy games and content for both the Wii and the DSi.

1. The i is “subjective use of the term I”.
2. The days of home brew gaming are over.
3. Games will be region locked.
4. The DSi will no longer be cheaper overseas.
5. The original design of the DSi included two game slots.

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Police in Arkansas have been warning parents of the latest danger to their kids, thats right, the Nintendo DSi. Now you may be thinking that a handheld games console is about as dangerous as a soft cushion, but you’d be wrong. You see there’s something very sinister about the DSi, it has a camera AND it can access the internet. That’s right, you heard me, the internet!

Now i’m not sure why somebody felt it necessary to issue this “warning” but they may as well warn parents about the dangers of such new fangled devices as the PC, the webcam or the mobile phone, as most children have all of the above.

Anyway, consider yourselves warned.