Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo DS World - Mar 4, 2009, 5:28 am
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo DS World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
TechRadar spoke with Nintendo of America and asked what the “i” in DSi stood for. The representative explained it is symbolic of the “subject “I” and its personal aspect,” also the “two cameras gives the system its own eye on things.” No matter how ridiculous that answer sounds, con...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo DS World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Back in the days when the DSi was young there was demonstrated how slowly the system’s browser operated, documenting the agonizing process of trying to read any site on the device. But how much more or less agonizing is the process on the DSi browser than on the DS/DS Lite Opera browser? DotEd of ...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo DS World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Breaking news… this just in. The Nintendo DSi has just received a release date. According to Nintendo’s press page, the DSi will be available on American shelves on April 5, 2009. The colors available at launch will be Blue and Black. The Japanese version has been available since November 2008. ...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo DS World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
When the Nintendo DSi launches in the United States on April 5th, it will come with a hefty price tag of $170. Sony PSP fans will notice that this puts the Nintendo handheld at exactly the same price point as the PSP 3000 core pack, which currently retails for $169.99 in the United States. Excitemen...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo DS World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
The first pics of the American packaging for the new Nintendo DSi have surfaced. Looks like Nintendo is emphasizing the multimedia features of its newest baby. The icons on the box highlight the handheld’s capability to take pictures and play music. There hasn’t been official word on when the n...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo DS World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
If you’re an environmentally conscious DS Lite owner with a proclivity for modding, you may want to check out a recent Instructable that shows how to craft a solar-powered DS “Light” using relatively inexpensive components. By attaching solar panels to the top and bottom of the system, you can...
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Marin M. posted an article on Xbox 360 World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
IGN has an interview with Paul Gadbois, producer on Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits, the franchise-milking upcoming compilation of what Activision has determined are the most popular songs from every console GH title to date. Canadian development studio and port-expert, Beenox, is putting together the di...
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Marin M. posted an article on Xbox 360 World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Ignition Entertainment has just announced a July 2009 worldwide release for King of Fighters XII, the impossibly gorgeous first HD entry in SNK Playmore’s long-running 2D fighting series, on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The fighter features 20 playable characters, all of whom appear as newly r...
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Marin M. posted an article on Xbox 360 World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Oscars, Schmoscars. Microsoft is letting Xbox Live users cast their votes for the best Xbox Live Arcade games of 2008 starting on March 3. Foregoing any sort of web-based ballot, votes will be cast from within the New Xbox Experience’s Spotlight Channel. Voting will wrap up on Tuesday, March 10, w...
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Marin M. posted an article on Xbox 360 World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Capcom has released the “Femme Fatale,” a set of alternate costumes for the ladies of Street Fighter IV. The DLC is the second in the alternative wardrobe series, following the “Brawler Pack,” and will set fashionistas back 320 ($4) on XBLM, and $3.99 on the PS Store. Having watched the firs...
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Marin M. posted an article on Xbox 360 World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Despite being first spotted on the ESRB’s leak-prone website nearly two years ago, and officially confirmed at QuakeCon over 18 months ago, id’s John Carmack assures us that Pi Studios developers behind the Xbox Live Arcade release of classic multiplayer shooter Quake 3 Arena is “actually ve...
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Marin M. posted an article on Xbox 360 World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
This Wednesday’s Xbox Live Arcade release is Taito’s action platformer Exit 2, which (according to Xbox.com) was initially expected to release last week. Exit 2 will be available for purchase from the Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 ($10) and comes packed with 240 stages, ten challenges and an ext...
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Marin M. posted an article on Xbox 360 World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
In Raven Software’s latest FPS, Singularity, you play as a salesperson for Cingular Wireless, now AT&T Wireless. No, that’s not right. Oh yes. You play as a character who, unlike a Cingular salesperson, can manipulate time — travel through it, use it to make folks age to death … y’know, th...
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Marin M. posted an article on Xbox 360 World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
The upcoming THQ title Legends of Wrestlemania is going to be like a cold popsicle on a hot summer’s day for grown-up fans of wrestling in its golden era. The game brings together more than 40 stars of Wrestlemania events from the 1980s and 1990s. Names such as Andre the Giant, Bret Hart, Hulk Hog...
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Marin M. posted an article on Xbox 360 World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
As shooter fans, we have been eagerly following the development of the latest Wolfenstein project by Raven Soft. After a flurry of initial hype, we didnt hear anything more about this open-world shooter, which is being published by Activision-Blizzard. Last night during the companys fourth quarter f...
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Marin M. posted an article on Xbox 360 World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Move over all you tired old rock & rollers, there is a new music sensation about to hit game consoles. Scratch: The Ultimate DJ is a rhythm music game that mimics the complex art of dropping a beat using a turntable. The game, which is coming to the Xbox 360 and PS3 this summer,
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo DS World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Take heed, for Nintendo has dropped DSi launch trailers upon us. The trailers show off a lot of the DSi’s new features, namely the SD card slot and the handheld’s two cameras. Also shown are several of the DSi’s applications, including the web browser, music player and photo album. What isn’...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo DS World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Though the DSi’s inclusion of music playback functionality and a digital camera may make it seem like Nintendo is attempting to compete with other multimedia devices (particularly ones whose brand names begin with a lowercase ‘i’), this really isn’t the case. At least, that’s the sentiment...
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Marin M. posted an article on PSP World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
In hopes of bolstering its PSP PSN download scene, Sony plans to expand its digital catalog to include non-PlayStation console titles. “In general, there’s a lot of discussion about
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Marin M. posted an article on PSP World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
We thought we saw everything there was to see regarding the upcoming PSP version of Disgaea 2, recently subtitled: Dark Hero Days. Little did we know a trailer for the portable upgrade was hiding up someone’s sleeve at developer Nippon Ichi’s home office. After giving the trailer a good once ove...
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Marin M. posted an article on PS3 World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
IGN has an interview with Paul Gadbois, producer on Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits, the franchise-milking upcoming compilation of what Activision has determined are the most popular songs from every console GH title to date. Canadian development studio and port-expert, Beenox, is putting together the di...
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Marin M. posted an article on PS3 World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
We’re always appreciative when concept artists release their work for the world at large to see. Most remains unseen due to legal hurdles, or is later monetized in the form of art books. The above God of War III image, however, was found on concept artist Cecil Kim’s website and reveals the “F...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo Wii World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
IGN has an interview with Paul Gadbois, producer on Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits, the franchise-milking upcoming compilation of what Activision has determined are the most popular songs from every console GH title to date. Canadian development studio and port-expert, Beenox, is putting together the di...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo Wii World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Nintendo sent out just a bit of info about the upcoming Punch-Out!! that finally (partially) answers the biggest question we had about Next Level Games’ delightful-looking refresh of the NES game: how do the controls work? Are we to use motions to simulate punching King Hippo in his gelatinous cor...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo Wii World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Nintendo’s Japanese site is now showing a new version of the dual-analog Classic Controller for Wii. The “Classic Controller Pro” replaces the original’s tiny secondary shoulder buttons with a traditional Dual Shock style “two rows of buttons” set up, moves the two analog sticks out a bi...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo Wii World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Readying Soda Popinski for battle with everyone’s favorite underdog, Little Mac, takes time, folks. Today though, It seems that Nintendo may be getting closer to releasing the next iteration in the now aging series, Punch-Out!!, with the ESRB having officially rated the game as “Everyone 10+.”...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo Wii World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
There are plenty of new goodies to check out on Wii this week. including a whole new system on the Virtual Console! We won’t bother wasting any more time here typing out words you’re going to just ignore, so shoot down for the details you crave. Virtual Console International Karate (C64, 1 - 2 ...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo Wii World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
TechRadar UK reported a rumor that the Wii version of Sega’s recently announced Virtua Tennis 2009 will be one of the first third-party games to support WiiMotion Plus. The upcoming add-on peripheral adds advanced motion controller technology to the existing Wii remote and allows true one-to-one m...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo Wii World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Jane Jensen’s Gabriel Knight games were rare commodities: mid-’90s FMV-based games that weren’t amazingly terrible (okay, so just the second one was FMV-based). While Vivendi has the rights to that series, Jensen has been working on a new adventure game, Gray Matter, for a few years. Gray Matt...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo Wii World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
As the Nintendo Wii grows in age, the maturation of the devices that can be used with the Nintendo Wii Remote continue to grow. First, we saw the Wii Zapper which allowed us to use the Wii Remote as a rifle. Then with Mario Kart: Wii proved that sliding our Wii Remotes into a steering wheel was a vi...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo Wii World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Who said ninjas have to be at least over 5 feet to be able to take on the forces of evil. However stealth is the key here and since these ninjas are less than five feet, it would make them pretty qualified to be down in the Ninja world. Introducing Mini Ninjas the video game; coming soon to the Wii,...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo Wii World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Here’s 10 brand-new images of Sega’s upcoming slasher fest, MadWorld. ...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo DS World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Atlus has gotten into the habit of releasing bonus stuff of some kind with all of its games. Legacy of Ys, The Dark Spire, and Super Robot Taisen Etc. all come with free soundtracks, and Hammerin’ Hero on the PSP includes irresistible figurines for preorders. Knights in the Nightmare is no excepti...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo DS World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Did Space Invaders Extreme need a sequel? As it turns out, yes, it did — this one exactly. If you were at all into the first game, watch the latest trailer for Space Invaders Extreme 2 (after the break) and tell us that this is not something you want to play. It would be hard to call something bet...
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Marin M. posted an article on Nintendo DS World - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Did Space Invaders Extreme need a sequel? As it turns out, yes, it did — this one exactly. If you were at all into the first game, watch the latest trailer for Space Invaders Extreme 2 (after the break) and tell us that this is not something you want to play. It would be hard to call something bet...
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