If you didn’t believe that Nintendo’s latest update to its DS consoles would result in a sales frenzy, think again. Japanese mag publisher Enterbrain has compiled a list of retail sales which already accounted for 170,000 out of the first batch of 200,000 units by Sunday, two days after the handheld launched. It’s probably fair to assume that it’s completely sold out by now.

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The UK’s Xbox head honcho, Stephen McGill, has been busy dousing the flames of rumours all day. First he quashed suggestions that Microsoft was working on a new 360 model, and now he’s put an end to hopes that an Xbox handheld is on the way as emphatically as possible: “No, we’re not looking to do a handheld gaming device.”

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In a refreshing case of Britain Gets Something Before America, the Korg DS-10 Synthesizer for the Nintendo DS has just launched this side of the pond.

Developed by AQ Interactive, this clever bit of music creation software packs a complete Korg MS-10 synth inside the handheld device. Wii Music suddenly seems a bit rubbish.

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Apple’s iPhone may be forcing its way into the handheld gaming market like the N-Gage never managed, but consoles kings Sony and Nintendo are hitting back, with the Sony PSP 3000 released in a fortnight, and Ninty announcing the new DSi just today.

The iPhone may have top class games like Spore on the system, but can it match up to the re-tooled, reloaded offerings from the Japanese giants? We pit these handheld heroes in a fight to the death to find out.

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Nintendo has released a new DS Lite coated with a slick Metallic Silver finish to add to its growing collection of colourful handhelds.

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As if the Nintendo DS wasn’t a big enough distraction for twitchy fingers, now someone’s only gone and added social time waster Twitter to its gaming talents.

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After getting nostalgic with the portable SEGA Mega Drive we were left yearning for a bit of retro Nintendo action. This magnificent mod would certainly fill the SNES shaped hole in our lives.

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DS sales in Japan are in decline, so what is Nintendo going to do about it? Bring out a new handheld, at least according to analyst Michael Pachter. He believes Ninty could even have one ready for launch before the year’s end.

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