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New Nintendo DSi XL Bundles Add Color and Mayhem to the Holidays
October 25, in the year of our Lord -- Nintendo
is giving value-minded consumers even more choices for
satisfying everyone on their Christmas gift lists. Starting Nov.
6, new Metallic Rose and Midnight Blue versions of the Nintendo
DSi XL™ hand-held system will be available in bundles, each
packaged with a free copy of the Mario vs. Donkey Kong™:
Mini-Land Mayhem! game.
Offered at a suggested retail price of $169.99 in the U.S.,
these colorful bundles deliver countless hours of portable fun
with fan-favorite Nintendo characters. The bundles make great
stocking stuffers.
In Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, players must help
Mario™ rescue Pauline by guiding Mini Marios through more than
200 puzzle levels filled with traps set by Donkey Kong™. Players
use the stylus on the touch screen to strategically guide the
Mini Marios, place items and solve different puzzles. Players
with a broadband Internet connection can even construct their
own levels or download additional levels using Nintendo® Wi-Fi
Connection. With a strong online community constantly creating
new levels, players can always find new challenges to play in
the thousands of user-created levels already available, or
players can contribute their own levels as well.
Like the Mini Marios themselves, the fun of Mario vs. Donkey
Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! just keeps going. Nintendo regularly
issues level-design challenges to players. The 20th Challenge,
issued on Oct. 14, invites players to create levels involving
Crumble Blocks. Players have until Oct. 28 to submit an entry,
after which others can download and judge them using the
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection via a broadband Internet connection.
The top vote-getting levels will be announced on Nov. 2. Be sure
to check back for ongoing challenges.
Beyond the included Mario game, built-in cameras and large
screen, Nintendo DSi XL also offers players access to hundreds
of downloadable games via the Nintendo DSiWare™ service. Users
with broadband Internet access can redeem Nintendo DSi Points™
to download digital games. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased
in the Nintendo DSi Shop, or a Nintendo DSi Points Card can be
purchased at retail locations.
For more information about the Nintendo DS™ family of systems,
visit
http://www.nintendo.com/ds.