The DSi XL Nintendo Website Contest
27/02/2010 Update: Due to the massive amount of bandwidth all these picture take up (I went over my bandwidth limit 3 times last month) and now that the contest is over, I’ve moved the info below to this new page.
17/02/10 Update: Voting has finished. See the top 10 most popular Nintendo site.
Below are the websites taking part in The DSi XL Nintendo Website Contest. They are all run by dedicated Nintendo fans for other Nintendo fans. As a token of thanks to those who spend so much time making the best website they can for us, you can vote for your favourite. The website with the most votes will receive a fairly cool prize of a DSi XL, several months before the official release.
To vote, just leave a comment with the website you wish to vote for, optionally followed by anything you want to say about the website. Here’s an example;
(Website name) Super Amazing World of Nintendo
(Comment – optional) I think Super Amazing World of Nintendo is amazing and super. I like the way it provides information about Nintendo and almost creates a world of information on the subject.
NintendoCosmos
Mario Mayhem
Link’s Hideaway
Link’s Hideaway
Link’s Hideaway is a site dedicated to the Legend of Zelda series. It is constantly being updated with news and new game content. It is now in its third year online and is being worked on diligently by a staff of around five people.
linFox Domain
linFox Domain
The DS Downloads page on linFox Domain is a collection of every single DS flashcard firmware, loader and software file I can find. Every version, old and new, for every flashcard available mirrored for your convenience on a fast, always available server. I also offer tutorials, guides and direct support for those who need help getting their cards working right.
Exophase
Exophase
From its humble beginnings as a PSP enthusiast resource in 2006, eXophase.com has expanded in scope to cover all gaming consoles and platforms, including that of Nintendo DS and Wii. Still very much committed towards catering to the core gamer, we are backed by a dedicated staff team with years of industry experience. Our aim is to provide fresh, daily updates on the latest happenings in the gaming industry, in addition to providing insightful features that dig deeper in the gaming business.
Bassacegold
BassAceGold’s Blog
A personal development blog for homebrew.
vNES
vNES
vNES is the fastest NES arcade on the web! All games are donated by Players Like You to share with the world!
VG-E
Video Game Empire
Video Game Empire delivers fresh video gaming news for all major gaming platforms.
Unoffical Nintendo Fansite
Unoffical Nintendo Fansite
Unofficial Nintendo FanSite is a unique site as it is actually a Myspace account. The site’s blog section is always being updated with the latest and greatest Nintendo news, among other things. It features an image gallery with fanart and other Nintendo related images, a link to a YouTube profile that includes multiple Nintendo related videos, and a poll that changes monthly. The site’s logo (default image), layout, and music are constantly being changed to keep things fresh.
The Man From Delmonte
Palib-Dev
Wiiloveit.com
Wiiloveit.com
Wiiloveit.com aims to provide readers with some of the most impartial reviews for Nintendo platforms. With a strong emphasis on WiiWare and DSiWare downloads, as well as regular features and developer interviews, Wiiloveit is your daily destination for Nintendo goodness!
The Pokemon Tower
The Pokemon Tower
The Pokémon Tower is dedicated to being the BEST in Pokémon fanfiction, fanart and fanvids! Having just celebrated 11 years on the web in December 2009, it continues to grow and evolve, just like the pokémon we all know and love. With contests for best fanfic, both solo and category, and for fanarts, The Pokémon Tower continues to be a great site to just hang out, enjoy some great stories, wonder artwork, fun videos and some downloadable content as well. We have The Pokémon Tower Forums, a chat room, some writing tutorials and even a Facebook presence!
The Hidden Triforce
The Hidden Triforce
The Hidden Triforce is a Legend of Zelda fan site which focuses on its community base. Like most Zelda sites, The Hidden Triforce features game guides and help but they also have a weekly running contest and a large array of Zelda based articles.
The Mushroom Kingdom
The Sacred Realm
Multiple:Option
Multiple:Option
This site is a DS homebrew blog, featuring games and applications developed by Multiple:Option. Releases include ‘Game Oratorio Melody’, ‘Game Trivia Catechism’, ‘The Legend of Zelda – Molblin’s Magic Spear DS’, ‘Snatcher Pilot DS’, and ‘Nintendo Adventure Books: Monster Mix-Up DS’.
Zelda Informer
Zelda Informer
Zelda Informer is the premier source for all your Zelda needs. While a newer site to the gaming community (launched on July 16th, 2007) we have quickly picked up a fast moving head of steam as we continue to provide unique and interesting content. The Bombers writing team provides unique and in-depth Zelda related articles, which is the backbone of the site. We also feature an ongoing Webcomic, Guides for all the games (including the worlds first Spirit Tracks Walkthrough), and even some unique and exciting video content. If that wasn’t enough, in the course of the last year we became the go to source for all your Zelda news, constantly breaking the latest happenings in both the development of the games and the fan community. As an American based site, we provide scans of magazines not available to our core fan base (Scans from EU and Japan) and have started our own translations of the Japanese manga and some former interviews that were previously never translated to the Zelda english speaking fan base. With updates happening usually multiple times a day, there is reason to keep coming back time and time again.
Of course, we also feature a fast growing Forum Community, and will be launching two new projects on the site soon enough. Zelda Historians is a project to gather all resources a theorist could need in one spot, while due to a recent merger we will be bringing you, down the road, the Zelda 64 beta game in full release. Of course, we have more things rapidly approaching on the horizon, such as a podcast, a new feature rich layout, and many more revamps to current and future content. In short, we like to think we are really good at what we do, and we take to the Nintendo strategy: Always looking to innovate and find that next big thing.
North Castle
North Castle
North Castle is a Zelda website that’s all about the fans. From fanfiction to fan art, to crafts and cosplay, films to music, the talents of Zelda fans worldwide have been showcased here for over 13 years. We also have an extensive archive covering all kinds of Zelda media like the cartoons, books, comics, manga and collectibles, plus a beautiful history book and coverage of the vintage games.
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Nintendomax
Zelda Eternity
PokéStory
PokéStory
PokeStory is a forum dedicated to the hit game and anime Pokemon. The history of the forum goes back to 2005, where it has been created, closed, re-created, revamped several times during the past years. The forum has only been open for less then 3 months but has shown a lot of activity. Although not as big, it has shown to be a fun place to talk about Pokemon and many other Nintendo-related games. The forum hopes to continue living for many more years and that it never dies. There are also many things on the site that will keep you entertained- such as fanfiction, artwork and many more.
NDS Homebrew
NDS Homebrew
NDSHB.com was put together to try to give the NDS community a single point for tracking new and updated homebrew ROMs for the NDS.
The Mario Party Site
The Mario Party Site
The Super Mario Party Site has been an active and growing site for all things Mario Party for the past 2 years. We are regularly updating pages with screens and info bringing even more Mario Party content to the website. We also have a Fan Content page, Downloads, and polls every week.
We also have a Forum with over 300 members that is still growing. We discuss the Mario Party series, Video Games, and just about everything else. We are always looking for some new members to sign up and join the party. 
The Zelda Experience
The Zelda Experience
We are a site that mostly focuses on Zelda, and we also mostly focus on Spirit Tracks, We are a new site that just started in late December, but yet have had a few good reviews from friends from other Zelda/Nintendo sites.
Portal to Hyrule
Ordon Village
Ordon Village
Ordon Village is a Legend of Zelda fansite dedicated to bringing you the top media to download. We’ve got everything from soundtracks to ROMs for your enjoyment. We also have a community forum where fans gather together to chat about their favorite games, theories, and other things of the sort.
DS Database
Pokemon Wifi League
Pokemon Wifi League
Although the Pokemon WiFi League is young (about 6 months old), it has a rapidly growing number of members–right now, the count is up to 110 or so. We have a chat, a forum (albeit, an underused forum), and private messaging for members to communicate. Almost every time someone new joins the League, they comment on how organize the site is. The League has 13 Gym Leaders and an Elite Four for those who like a goal in competitive battling. The League hosts heated battles almost daily. Battles sporadically form in the chat, and some make for memorable ones.
We also have members that would be glad to help other members with team building and even a group dedicated to it. We don’t have too much information about the game, but, if we don’t have the answer, we can point you in the right direction! The League also has a playlist on YouTube with some of the epic battles. We are new on the Internet, but we seem to be popular with our members.
Come join in on the fun!
Homebrew DS
Homebrew DS
HomebrewDS is an italian site about homebrew and hacking for Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii. The site has been active for more than a year. We are always updated on the latest news and every month we offer a review of a flashcard.
albotas
Pure Nintendo
Pure Nintendo
Pure Nintendo is the source for all video game news that is purely-Nintendo. We here at purenintendo.com like to think of ourselves as Nintendo-purists as far as our gaming loyalty is concerned. We strive to provide the Nintendo community with the most up-to-date news about the Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, and all other Nintendo-related news!
XxPokemonGiveawaysxX
XxPokemonGiveawaysxX
XxPokemonGiveawaysxX was a site brought after a YouTube account featuring Pokemon giveaways in early 2009. Now the site has many visitors who come to chat, participate in Pokemon giveaways, and more!
Everyday Gamers
Everyday Gamers
Everyday Gamers is a gaming website created by everyday people who have a strong passion for video games. We are not getting paid to do this, we are regular people with regular jobs. Our lives revolve around video games and we created this website to share that passion with the world
Nintendo Centrum
Nintendo Centrum
Nintendo-Centrum a place of worship towards Nintendo and their games. We are the Omphalos of Nintendo. Nintendo-Centrum was an idea for a news blog that would strive to update news almost instantly about Nintendo and their products. We hope you like our direct news approach and please spread the word about us.
Gaming Vice
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igcompany
Your source for the latest game news, previews, reviews, cheats and trailers. Sign up now to get into a great community. We also have a forum where you can write to the other users from the website. The video section shows you the latest trailers and every user is able to upload their videos.
Wii… are the World
Note: Votes/comments will not be displayed immediately but all approved votes up to a certain point may be published occasionally. Check back here for updates on how the voting is going.
You are welcome to encourage friends and web users to vote for whoever you like but multiple votes per household are not allowed. Without giving too much away, I have several ways of checking for cheats. I have the right to discount any suspicious looking votes. Cheating can cause disqualification of a participant. You can cast one vote for yourself.
I’m looking forward to seeing how everyone votes. Good luck to all the contestants involved!
Its really helpful and i love it!!
This is a website formatted for DSi viewing ONLY. On PCs it will be reasonably small.