Showing posts with label ds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ds. Show all posts

Sunday, 18 January 2009

Readers Chart 16/01/09

It's all change again this week with a brand new number one. Arthur Conan Doyle goes straight into the top place with the last book I read!

1o. Round The World In 80 Days by Jules Verne
9. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
8. Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare - also voted The Saddest Story
7. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
6. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - also voted Most Touching Story
5. The Three Musketeers by Alexandra Dumas
4. White Fang by Jack London
3. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
2. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen - also voted Most Romantic Story
1. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Thursday, 8 January 2009

Youtube Watch.

Here's a new 100 Classic Book user video. It's not much in the way of a review but it does show the unboxing and the wireless play.

Tips: Downloaded Books.

The biggest difference between the downloaded books and the ones already on the 100 Classic Book cart is that you cant review and rate them. I found this really annoying when I read my first download as I look forward to the satisfaction of an instant review when I've finished each book.

Although you cant review or rank you can still access footnotes as well as author and book information. The guide does state that downloaded books may not include this extra info but so far I havent found this the norm.

Nintendo have also stated that some downloaded books may be abridged but again I've found my downloads to be the full complete versions.

As yet the official word is that 10 books will be available for download and there may be a possibility of more. The Japanese version of 100 Classic Books was released over a year ago and users are still enjoying fresh downloads.

With the success of the UK 100 Classic Book Collection, I'd be suprised if UK users don't get the same level of new downloads.

Saturday, 3 January 2009

Chart Track Placing.

On the official Chart Track top Nintendo DS sales charts for week ending 27th December, 100 Classic Book Collection went in at number 39. Doesnt seem like a high chart placing, but considering the 'game' was only released the day before it's not bad going. Can we expect a top ten placing when the latest chart is released?

Wednesday, 31 December 2008

Release Day Downloads.

And you thought 100 books was enough! From the 26th December 2008 you can also download the following ten books into your 'Classic Book Collection'.
Nintendo suggest more titles will be available throughout 2009.

Jane Austin Northanger Abbey
Anne Bronte Agnes Grey
Susan Coolidge What Katy Did At School
George Eliot Silas Marner
Elizabeth Gaskell Cranford
Henry James The Aspern Papers
Henry James The Turn Of The Screw
Charles Kingsley The Water Babies
William Shakespeare The Merry Wives Of Windsor
Robert Louis Stevenson The Black Arrow