Nintendo has a pretty sweet deal going on right now: If you’re in the market for a Nintendo DSi, this is a good time to buy one. Until October 5th, those who purchase a Nintendo DSi receive 1000 DSi points free, to use in the DSiWare marketplace. There are lots of cool games for 500 points, so if you were going to buy anyway, get on this deal.

Even in Bookworm I pull bad tiles...

Today PopCap announced that two of their popular casual titles, Bookworm and Bejeweled Twist, will soon be available for the DSiWare service. In addition, cartridge versions for the DS will launch shortly thereafter.

• Late September brings Bookworm via DSiWare
• Mid October for Bejeweled Twist via DSiWare
• December 1 for Bookworm DS
• Q1 2010 for Bejeweled Twist DS

This marks PopCap’s first foray into the DSiWare service. Does that mean WiiWare is far behind? While something like Plants vs. Zombies wouldn’t work well on the Xbox 360 or PS3, playing it on the Wii would be a dream.

Seamless transition on Wasabi skins

During our visit to E3, we saw a variety of exhibitors whose sole business is to help you customize your portable devices.

With so many people buying handheld systems, the urge to customize and stand out from the crowd is trending upward. People want to skin their devices as a mark of pride, personal expression, or to make a statement.

We saw three standout customization exhibitors on the showfloor, and I’ll highlight all three here. In the interest of full disclosure, I will say that we have affiliate programs for both GelaSkins and MusicSkins; if you purchase through our affiliate links, you will be helping support Icrontic. We don’t engage in affiliate programs for products we don’t personally recommend, and we believe that these products are pretty damned cool.

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