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2010 Consumer Electronics Show features less gloom than 2009's
Japanese Video Games Market Stumbles
R4i FAQ

2010 Consumer Electronics Show features less gloom than 2009's

Ajouté le 11/1/2010

It's nice to see the consumer electronics industry get its mojo back.

At last year's Consumer Electronics Show, even Microsoft essentially admitted to a droopy feeling, as chief executive Steve Ballmer acknowledged a sense of "reduced expectations" in his industry.

But this year, Ballmer's company, along with the rest of the 2,500 or so exhibitors, enthusiastically dived back into the business of trying to sell you stuff you never thought you needed. Tired from all that strenuous Xbox button-mashing? This fall, as Microsoft demonstrated from a Las Vegas stage, you'll be able to control the game console with a wave of your arm, thanks to technology that will be able to "see" your every movement.

Clearly, this is an industry hoping to get people reaching for their wallets again. Revenue for the consumer electronics industry dropped almost 8 percent in 2009, the first decline in 20 years. The head of the Consumer Electronics Association, Gary Shapiro, referred to it as "the most challenging year of our lives," in a keynote speech.

This just-begun year doesn't necessarily look much better. The Arlington-based trade group, which puts on the annual CES event, projects that revenue will crack the $165 billion mark this year, only slightly better than its 2009 performance.

The bright spots for this industry: netbooks and e-readers. Sales of the tiny Web-connected laptop devices doubled last year, and sales are expected to be strong again in 2010. With a wave of Kindle competitors hitting the market, sales for Amazon's reader and similar devices are expected to double again this year.

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Japanese Video Games Market Stumbles

Ajouté le 6/1/2010

TOKYO -- Sales of games software and hardware fell 6.9% in Japan last year to $5.92 billion, according to figures compiled by game biz mag Enterbrain, the second year-on drop.

Sales of games machines were down 13.6% to $2.38 billion, with unit sales of the once-hot Nintendo Wii console plunging more than 30%.

On the other hand, unit sales of rival PlayStation 3, whose price was slashed $110 on Sept. 1 to around $200, jumped nearly 70%. The market as a whole, however, remained soft.

Meanwhile, sales of games software slid 1.8% to $3.58 billion. The sales leader was Square Enix's "Dragon Quest IX" for the Nintendo DS handheld, which moved 4.1 million units.

In second place was a new version of the "Pocket Monsters" game, again for the DS, which shifted 3.38 million units following its September bow. In third place was "New Super Mario Brothers Wii" for the Wii, which sold 2.48 million units.

In the first half of the year, combined sales of game software and hardware fell 24.4% year-on-year, while in the second half sales rose 10.4% boosted by the releases of "Dragon Quest," "Super Mario" and other hot games.

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R4i FAQ

Ajouté le 31/12/2009

Gameyeeeah is an online shop selling r4 series well. And their goal is to serve you---the loyal fans.

Today, he likes to share some faqs with you from

http://www.r4igold.net/r4i-gold.html#a4

1. Q: How do saves work? Will I be able to backup my save-games?
A: Easy and without extra software , you can backup your saves bysimply dragging and dropping them.

2. Q: Failed to create archive?
A: There are 2 possible reasons: One is the TF card has no enough space; Second: to the FAT16 OS, the root directory has a maximal file amount: 512(long file name will take more space), that means the surplus amount must be more than the amount that going to be created.

3. Q: Archive has been damaged?
A: There are 2 possible reasons also: First, the archive is damaged indeed; Second, If the archive is copy from the other type of flash card, it can't run directly before being converted via appointed software.

4. Q: Is the R4i Compatible with the Rumble Pack or Opera Ram Expansion?
A: Yes

5. Q: Will you support D Homebrew Roms?
A: Yes

6. Q: What is the Battery Life?
A: Same as the Original carts, the R4i core components are chosen to maximize battery life.

7. Q: What about reading Speeds from the D? Are they Equal to an original cart?
A: Original carts have various speeds, our hardware is designed to match the speed as close as possible. No problems to this date.

8. Q: Does Drag and Drop functionality work on a Mac and other Operating systems except Windows?
A: Of course Our device is fully mass storage spec compliant, and should work with any operating system which supports this standard

9. Q: Do I have to use patches and extra software to load files on the D?
A: Absolutely not.

10. Q: Will I need any other extra software or hardware to manage the R4i?
A: Absolutely not.

11. Q: What colors are available from the R4i Adapter?
A: We are currently manufacturing White cart for first batch stock, we might consider other colors soon.

12. Q: Do I have to flash my D firmware in order to operate the R4i?
A: Nope! No firmware hacks or any nasty tricks are required to use the R4i. If you change your firmware you lose your warranty!

13. Q: What languages does the R4i OS support?
A: English, Chinese,korean and Japaness at present.

14. Q: Does it work on both i and Lite?
A: Yes, every revision out and to come

15. Q: Are there any regional issues?
A: No, R4i works on every i and Lite from around the world.

16. Q: How many files can I have on the R4i?
A: R4i Adapter supports 128MB~32GB TF(MicroSD) card , 32GB=256Gbit

17. Q: Do I need a pass key device for the R4i to work or can I just put it in my D?
A: Nothing is needed! Just place the R4i with the TF card into the slot 1 and power-up your D .

18. Q: Is the R4i OS/Firmware upgradable?
A: Yes! And the best part is that its DEAD EASY and SAFE to do it

Hope the information will help to you.

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