Toyota, Nintendo team on in-car navigation remote

Ready to control a car's navigation system with a handheld game? For those who often feel they are competing against their in-vehicle navigation system to get to their desired destination, Toyota has a new tool that may help you beat the voice that lives in your dashboard. The Japanese automaker has teamed up with Nintendo to turn the Nintendo DS into navigational remote control that allows ...

Toyota using Nintendo DS as GPS remote control

The Nintendo DS is finding all sorts of uses outside of gaming, from school use to museum touring. And now the handheld can fill a new role in Toyota vehicles. In Japan, Toyota has begun offering a game card called Kuruma de DS, which allows DS owners to pair their handheld with their Toyota Smart Read The Full Story

Nintendo slashes DS XL, DSi prices

Nintendo has drastically dropped the prices of two of its handheld gaming devices, the DS XL and the DSi. The price changes, effective May 20, will take the price of the DS XL to $129 from $169. The DSi will get a $50 discount, going to $99 from $149. Read full article >>

Nintendo DSi and DSi XL drop to $99 and $129

Weeks before E3, Nintendo has lowered the price of some of its older gaming handhelds even further, but not far enough. [Read more]

Nintendo's loss is first in 30 years

Sales of its Wii game console and DS handheld consoles have slipped, leading to a $534.6-million loss on $8 billion in revenue for the year that ended March 31. But Nintendo predicts a comeback in its current fiscal year. Forget Princess Peach. The Mario Bros. need to bail out Nintendo Co. instead.

Toyota, Nintendo team up to create navigational remote control

The game card is Bluetooth-enabled for easy pairing of the handheld game with the vehicle's navigation system.