If you haven’t heard about the Consumer Electronics Show By now, you may just be learning to read, cause the CES is pretty Hugh, and Nintendo is deciding to have a presence fro the 1st time in 16 years!!! Nintendo is like the leading Gaming Console retailer of all time so we understand why they don’t necessarily feel the need to be at the Consumer Electronics show this side of the moon, but in this market, in this economy, they must of felt the need to get the word out, and it’s probably gonna be a pretty interesting word(Maybe 3DS update, or Wii HD)!! We” have to go to the CES to keep you updated!!!!
Wait, put the cork back in the champagne, Nintendo isn’t making its triumphant return to CES after all. The Consumer Electronics Association has just blasted out a new press release, presumably with a face red with embarrassment, to correct its erroneous note that Nintendo will be an exhibitor at the 2011 tech showcase. As it turns out, Satoru Iwata’s crew have booked some meeting rooms during the show — to discuss what, we don’t know — which somewhere along the line was misinterpreted to mean that the company will be exhibiting its wares. It won’t. We’ll be there anyway, this just means we’ll have to be a little craftier about extracting our information.
PRESS RELEASE
CEA Issues Statement Regarding Nintendo at the 2011 International CES
ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In regard to its press release dated November 22, 2010, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) issued the following statement:
“CEA erroneously included Nintendo of America (Nintendo) on a list of companies exhibiting on the show floor at the 2011 International CES. Nintendo has contracted for meeting room space at the 2011 CES, but will not be exhibiting on the show floor. CEA regrets the error.”
For news about the 2011 International CES, please visit www.cesweb.org.
About CEA:
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $172 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES – Where Entertainment, Technology and Business Converge. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA’s industry services. Find CEA online at www.CE.org.
BUT Nintendo does have a Bonus for us:
Black Friday is one of those new school traditions we can really get behind: the consumer’s holiday, where trampling an elderly person is perfectly acceptable as long as you end up with a $40 netbook. Well, Nintendo’s getting in the spirit this year with two new orange and green DSi bundles for your shopping pleasure. The bundles serve to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the famous Super Mario Bros. games and come with Mario Party DS. The bundles will be available on November 26th (yes, that’s Black Friday) for $149.99.
Press Release:
November 22, 2010 08:00 AM Eastern Time
Nintendo News: Nintendo Adds Color to Black Friday with Orange, Green Nintendo DSi Bundles
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nintendo is giving Black Friday a splash of color with two new bundles for its hot-selling Nintendo DSiâ„¢ system. For the first time, shoppers can choose an orange or green system, which will be bundled with the Mario Partyâ„¢ DS game. The new colors go on sale on Nov. 26 and will be available while supplies last at a suggested retail price of $149.99.
These new colors join Nintendo’s other great value bundles for the holidays that are being released in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Super Mario Bros.â„¢ game on the NESâ„¢. These include the limited-edition red Nintendo DSi XLâ„¢ bundle, which features a red Nintendo DSi XL system with three iconic Super Mario Bros.-themed graphics, the Mario Kartâ„¢ DS game, and preloaded software titles including Brain Ageâ„¢ Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Math and Photo Clock at a suggested retail price of $179.99. In addition to those preloaded titles, each Nintendo DSi system comes preloaded with Flipnote Studioâ„¢, which lets users create, upload and share their own fun animations.
Nintendo is also offering the limited-edition red Wiiâ„¢ hardware that includes a new red Wii Remoteâ„¢ Plus controller, a red Nunchukâ„¢ controller, and games New Super Mario Bros.â„¢ Wii and Wii Sportsâ„¢ at a suggested retail price of $199.99.
Through the end of October, Nintendo has sold more than 43 million systems in the Nintendo DSâ„¢ family in the United States alone, according to the independent NPD Group.
For more information about Nintendo DSi, visit http://www.nintendodsi.com.
