Nintendo will publish a DS cart containing 100 copyright-free classic literary works... wait this sounds familiar The e-book reader market has exploded in recent years with the emergence of devices like the Kindle from Amazon, Barnes and Nobles Nook ...
The e-book reader market has exploded in recent years with the emergence of devices like the Kindle from Amazon, Barnes and Nobles Nook device, and the newly-announced iPad from Apple being the latest gadget to get technology buffs excited. Nintendo, too, are looking to get a piece of the pie, albeit in a reasonably effortless but unsurprising way. The upcoming Nintendo-published Classic Books will contain 100 books from writers like William Shakespeare that are all currently available for free in the public domain. What that means is that Nintendo (or any other company) pay no royalties for publishing, distributing and profiting from the works.
The cart will work on any DS, but will be marketed alongside the DSi XL – the upcoming iteration of the DS with an enlarged screen more suitable for reading long tracts of text. The title will be a standalone release, with no signs from Nintendo of any additional compilations to be made available, but the success of the product may influence whether Nintendo chooses to pursue further digital publications or make e-books available for digital download through the DSiWare store.
The collection launches in America on June 14. The Collection was released over a year ago here in Australia, see Americans do get terrible delays on somethings.
Source: Bloomberg
Definitively done with the Wii U now.
Because Gate Rune and Dunan Unification War is too long to fit in a title.