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November 20th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
Having not played Renegade Kid’s first survival/horror-FPS on the Nintendo DS back in 2007, Dementium: The Ward, I had few expectations going into my recent hands-on with the game’s sequel, the aptly titled Dementium 2. I knew that the first game enjoyed critical acclaim for more than adequately bringing survival/horror tropes to Nintendo’s handheld, and ultimately scored pretty well with reviewers, but ever since Metroid Prime Hunters I’ve been wary of first-person mechanics on the DS.
Thankfully, when first faced with manipulating Dementium 2’s main character, it became quickly obvious that the game’s slow pace helps to account for any discomfort issues that might arise from the control scheme. Over the course of 45 minutes, I put together puzzles, traveled between two dimensions multiple times, and even fought a boss who tried to throw up on me from the ceiling (what a jerk!). Though its content and storytelling seems to be a carefully crafted amalgam of games from the three or so genres it mashes up (fps, adventure, survival/horror) – a handheld Half-Life meets Silent Hill on Monkey Island, almost – the time I spent with a preview build of Dementium 2 earlier today felt like the beginning of what could be a very interesting game.
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Hands-on: Dementium 2 (DS) originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 20th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
The BBFC classification site lists a “Sonic Classic Collection” coming to DS soon. Normally, with these ratings, we’d be left to speculate as to the identity of the games on the collection — however, the BBFC helpfully provided a list of games on the cart!
According to the rating, it’ll feature Sonic 1-3, plus Sonic and Knuckles — with the ability to virtually “Lock-on” and play as Knuckles in the older games. Also included in the shockingly specific list of in-game content: Sonic Chronicles and “The History of Sonic” video content and the art gallery.
We can only hope it turns out better than Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis on GBA.
[Via Kombo]
BBFC: Sega compiling Sonic games for DS originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 20th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
You know, living rooms (or parlors, for you weirdos out there) are damn boring — it goes double for outdoor patios. Luckily, System Flaw is attempting to address your home and its surroundings’ severe deficiency in fun as one of the first DSi-only games. Utilizing the handheld’s built-in camera, it populates your real-world locale with virtual enemies to shoot down in a kind of first-person shmup. It’s an interesting concept, as you can see for yourself in the video past the break.
[Thanks, RupeeClock]
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System Flaw commercial shoots up your living room originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 20th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
The WiiWare demo service arrives in Europe today, though a bit light on content compared to other regions. On the upside, both of the demos offered are for games that cost 1,500 Wii Points, which means you could save a pretty large chunk of change if you discover (somehow) that you don’t like World of Goo.
In terms of stuff you pay for, Shootanto is going to be totally overshadowed by Pokemon Rumble. DSiWare has a decent selection of games, including something that looks kind of like Defend Your Castle, a few card games, and myNotebook.
- Pokemon Rumble (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,500 Wii Points)
- Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem (WiiWare, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
- Army Defender (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- A Little Bit of … All-Time Classics: Strategy Games (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
- myNotebook: Blue (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- Uno (DSiWare, 1-6 players, 500 DSi Points)
- Demos: Pokemon Rumble, World of Goo (free)
European Nintendo downloads: Pokemon Rumble, Shootanto, demos originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 20th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
Harmonix and Child’s Play have announced that they’re banding together for a charity benefit
Rock Band night at San Francisco’s DNA Lounge the night of December 9. “Ümloud!” is an all-ages event organized by
GameLife’s Chris Kohler,
Gamehelper’s Joe Markert and
Telltale Games’ John “Seg” Seggerson, and staffed by a number of Bay Area games bloggers, including
yours truly.
The party kicks off at 7PM PT and runs through 2AM PT on December 10, with a suggested $10 donation for admission. Everyone who attends will automagically be made eligible for a chance to win some of the many raffle prizes that’ll be awarded throughout the night, but those who wish to donate more can sign up for two different “band packages” — which include reserved songs and the chance to play on DNA’s main stage — at the Ümloud! site.
Proceeds from the event will go to provide toys and video games to children’s hospitals nationwide, including the local Oakland Children’s Hospital.
Child’s Play & Harmonix rock San Fran for charity Dec. 9 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 19th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
GamerDeals.net has posted what it claims are Wal-Mart’s Black Friday deals and, if accurate, there are some serious savings to be had. Probably the most prominent deal would be the doorbuster on Rock Band 2 Special Edition for PS3 or 360, which will net you the full band kit and the game for a paltry $50. Another impressive deal, shoppers can pick up a PS3, Infamous, “Batman” (Arkham Asylum, we’re assuming) and a copy of The Dark Knight for $299. In comparison, the Xbox 360 gets the lukest of lukewarm bundles ever, an Xbox 360 Arcade unit complete with the Madagascar 2 game and both Madagascar movies on DVD.
Other deals include select console titles for between $7 and $25, select PC games for $25 and a $98 doorbuster on DS Lites (time to clear that stock, amirite?). Head over to GamerDeals for the full rundown. We were unable to confirm the deals with Wal-Mart, though we were told that the official Black Friday announcement will arrive on Monday, November 23.
Rumor: Wal-Mart’s Black Friday deals originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 19th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
GamerDeals.net has posted what it claims are Wal-Mart’s Black Friday deals and, if accurate, there are some serious savings to be had. Probably the most prominent deal would be the doorbuster on Rock Band 2 Special Edition for PS3 or 360, which will net you the full band kit and the game for a paltry $50. Another impressive deal, shoppers can pick up a PS3, Infamous, “Batman” (Arkham Asylum, we’re assuming) and a copy of The Dark Knight for $299. In comparison, the Xbox 360 gets the lukest of lukewarm bundles ever, an Xbox 360 Arcade unit complete with the Madagascar 2 game and both Madagascar movies on DVD.
Other deals include select console titles for between $7 and $25, select PC games for $25 and a $98 doorbuster on DS Lites (time to clear that stock, amirite?). Head over to GamerDeals for the full rundown. We were unable to confirm the deals with Wal-Mart, though we were told that the official Black Friday announcement will arrive on Monday, November 23.
Rumor: Wal-Mart’s Black Friday deals originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 19th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
Proving that there really are (really) games being made for
DSiWare without “Sudoku” in their title, Teyon has announced
101 MiniGolf World for Nintendo’s DSi download service. The game, which gets it name from the fact that it features six 18-hole courses, has yet to be dated — but at least we can get a look at it.
We became excited briefly when the announcement mentioned support for eight players … until we parsed the next few words and realized Teyon means by passing your DS around. Still, the developer is promising “mind-blowing obstacles, loops, pipes, ramps” and so forth. It would be nice to have a new DSiWare title blow our minds rather than our DSi Points.
101 MiniGolf World fills a hole in DSiWare lineup originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 19th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
Gamers certainly aren’t strangers to memorabilia, doubly so for figurines, but this Professor Layton statue from NCSX has one thing going for it those others don’t: you can actually afford it. We’re used to seeing those high-dollar Samus statues and Capcom’s ridiculously-priced (and ridiculously nice!) Street Fighter series, so when we caught wind of this $30 Professor Layton companion, we knew we had to post it up. So … yeah, that’s what this is.
What? You were expecting more? OK, here’s a riddle: What’s 120 words, loves you and thinks you’re the sexiest person on the planet? Head past the break for the answer!
[Via Go Nintendo]
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Professor Layton and the Figurine of Want originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 19th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
[Nebeziel, deviantART user]
A Google image search of Lara Croft is a lot tamer than it used to be these days, though it’s still something we wouldn’t suggest doing. Thankfully, we have a link to quench your thirst for inspired, non-naked, sexually-deprived-fanboy-fantasy-quasi-porn, courtesy of The Design Inspiration.
There are 40 fanworks in total, all originating from deviantART (obviously). There are a lot of great renditions, including the image where Lara is fighting dinosaurs and the one where she’s hiding from dinosaurs. We also have a soft spot for this odd image of her fighting Wonder Woman, but the best has to be this image where she defends herself so she can stop and eat the baked potato she brought down into the tomb with her. Tomb raiding takes a lot of carbohydrates, people!
[Via Kotaku]
The many artistic portrayals of Lara Croft originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 18th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
GameFly, the online game rental service …. wait, that’s hardly accurate anymore, let’s start over: GameFly, the media company and rental service entity, is now selling new games on its website, including large items like DJ Hero and Tony Hawk Ride. Those expecting to discover the amazing discounts normally found with the service’s used games will be disappointed to note that the new games are full retail price and include shipping costs and applicable taxes.
Example for Massachusetts:
- A new copy of New Super Marios Bros Wii: $50 for the game + $3 tax + $5 for standard shipping = $58
- The “keep it” price for a member whose been with the service over a year: $39 + $3 tax + no shipping cost = $42 (members also receive a $5 coupon every quarter, which would make it $37)
The “new” store isn’t a revelation in retail, but perhaps it’ll make more sense later on. GameFly still has some of the best deals in used games we’ve seen.
[Thanks, Chris S.]
GameFly begins selling new games originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 18th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
Nintendo must’ve had some luck with its Great Lakes and Wii Sports Resort tours recently, as the company has announced the Nintendo Mall Experience tour. Starting next week through December 20, The Big N will be stopping at shopping centers across the country to get some of its Wii and DS titles in the faces of holiday shoppers.
On the Wii side, Nintendo will show off its top three games for the holiday season: Wii Sports Resort, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Wii Fit Plus. For the handheld crowd, Nintendo will be pushing the new Style Savvy, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Head past the break for the full list of stops on Nintendo’s Mall Experience tour.
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Nintendo Mall Experience tour heads cross-country next week originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 18th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
Last week, Square Enix announced a new entry in Taito’s long-dormant
Lufia(or
Estpolis) series for an unknown platform. As it turns out, it’s not entirely
new, though enough is being changed that it might as well be. The new
Lufia is, in fact, a remake of 1995’s
Lufia II, redone in 3D for the DS.
According to IGN’s summary of a Famitsu article, that’s not the only change. The game is now an action RPG instead of a turn-based game — with combo-based attacks, and the ability to launch enemies into the air, as well as switch party members mid-combo. In addition, it will be fully voice acted. Estpolis will be released in Japan on February 25.
Square Enix’s new Lufia game is a Lufia II remake originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 18th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
The Game & Watch Collection is a popular catalog item for Club Nintendo, but this year’s gift for Japanese gamers who reach Platinum status takes the Game & Watch nostalgia even further. It’s a real Game & Watch.
Nintendo is producing a new run of the classic handheld Ball, specifically to give away to Club Nintendo members who accrued 400 points or more in the last year. It’s a replica of the original, with a Club Nintendo logo added. Like the other Platinum awards, this doesn’t cost any points (so Platinum members can still buy Wii de Ultrahand), and will be sent out to everyone who qualifies.
As usual, gold members get a calendar.
[Via Andriasang]
Club Nintendo Japan sending Game & Watches as Platinum gifts originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 18th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
In a refreshing move, Toys R Us revealed some November video game deals for Sunday, November 22 through Thursday, November 26, available both in-store and online. Therefore, they won’t require you to stand outside in the middle of the night or battle other deal-seekers for possession of a “doorbuster” (which Toys R Us is also reportedly doing). Even better, Toys R Us is the only retailer we know of handing out Cold Stone gift cards with purchases.
Starting on Sunday:
- all DS and PSP games will be buy one, get one half off.
- Wii and Xbox 360 Arcade hardware purchases will be bundled with (seriously) a $15 gift card for Wendy’s, Subway, or Cold Stone Creamery — deal available in-store only
- “Select video games” will be bundled with a $25 iTunes gift card — deal available in-store only
- The Beatles: Rock Band standalone software will be $49.99.
- The Beatles: Rock Band “Special Value Edition” will be $134.99.
- “Select video game storage units” will be $34.99.
From Friday, November 20 through Sunday, November 22, both TRU stores and Toysrus.com will offer a “Ready to Play DS Lite Pack” for $157.95, containing a DS Lite, a case, various accessories, and two DS games from an “edited assortment.” TRU says that, when purchased as part of this set, the DS comes out to $64.99.
Toys R Us announces pre-Black Friday game deals originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 18th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
Tecmo has just
announced a spring release date for
Monster Rancher DS and
Again …
again. But in Europe this time! Last week, Tecmo announced March release dates for the Cing-developed adventure game and monster training game. Tecmo Koei Europe has followed suit, though with a less specific spring release window.
Monster Rancher DS, of course, is a game about creating and training monsters — in this game, monsters are generated either by speaking into the microphone or drawing. Again is an adventure game about an FBI agent who investigates crime scenes in both the past and the present.
Again and Monster Rancher DS also headed to Europe originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 18th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
Namco’s just unleashed its first two Dragon Ball games after wrestling the license back away from Atari and we’re looking to gift one of you Super Saiyan wannabes with the above prize pack. The gotta-have-it item is obviously the Instant Anime Character Costume, which features an orange t-shirt, blue wristbands, hair gel and completely ridiculous Namco employee pose cover art. Oh, if only our legal department would let us keep it!
- Leave a comment telling us who your favorite character from the Dragon Ball series is (full list here)
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person per day
- This entry period ends at 11:59AM ET on Tuesday, November 24
- At that time, we’ll randomly select one winner to receive Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo for Wii ($50 ARV), Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans for DS ($30 ARV) and an Instant Anime Character Costume ($20 ARV)
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Joyswag: Super Saiyan prize pack originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 18th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
Toys R Us announced today that its “Big Gift” layaway program will now include video game hardware. TRU CEO Jerry Storch states that it was the “number one” request from customers. For those who don’t know what layaway is: it’s the practice of a company holding onto a “purchased” product until the customer has paid for the item in full. For the TRU program, customers must deposit 20% of the console’s total purchase, including tax, and a “$10 service charge.” Payments can be made at the store in cash, check, credit card … wait, what? If someone has a credit card, then — nevermind. Payment must be made in full before December 6. There will also be a fee for canceled orders and the program is not available in Maryland.
The retailer is also expanding its video game trade-in program, which began in September, to include video game hardware. The program begins this Friday, November 20, and works almost the same way as the software trade-in: customers go to the “guest service desk,” their items are scanned, an offer is made and they receive a gift card if all is approved. We’ve listed all consoles and handhelds available for trade-in after the break.
Continue reading Toys R Us expands layaway to include consoles, adds hardware to trade-in program
Toys R Us expands layaway to include consoles, adds hardware to trade-in program originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 17th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
Pictured: A successful commercial
Speaking during a presentation at the recent Montreal International Game Summit (as covered by Edge), EEDAR Director of Analyst Services Jesse Divnich highlighted a tenuous connection between game review scores and commercial success. In the case of Nintendo’s DS, Divnich is quoted as saying “scores don’t matter.” But do they matter among a more dedicated gaming audience?
“When we did compare Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 only games, we did, to no surprise, find that review scores highly correlated to sales,” Divnich told Joystiq. “However, marketing correlation was still just a tad bit more.” According to EEDAR’s research, marketing has played the “more crucial role” with DS games and, to some degree, Wii games (a point Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime seems to agree on).
While emphasizing that his aim was not to dismiss the value of critical evaluation, Divnich suggested that marketing plays a more persuasive role in what has become a burgeoning industry. “Video games are now a mass marketed product, it is a product that targets all major demographics, very similar to television or movies or any other sector within the entertainment division.” While Joystiq readers may lock out the din of marketing as they tap the F5 key and anxiously wait for review embargoes to lift, the industry has grown to encompass people who aren’t as exposed to the likes of Metacritic.
It seems that being informed takes precedence over being entertained — at least until you start playing the game. “Quality does matter,” concluded Divnich, “but marketing matters just a little bit more.”
Commercial success dependent on ‘more than just quality,’ Divnich suggests originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 17th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
Having gotten the obligatory joke out of the way in the first post about SouthPeak’s Crime Scene, we’re now free to look at, you know, the game and stuff. And it certainly delivers on the promise of the title! It’s basically a crime scene on the DS for you to explore. You have to comb through whole rooms, collecting fingerprints, footprints and other evidence. You get to tweeze – and swab.
Crime Scene is one of the few M-rated games on DS — joining an elite club comprising games like Resident Evil: Deadly Silence, the Dementiums, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, and, of course, Touch the Dead. With that rating, it may turn out to be a more realistic, serious take on crime than the other cop games on DS.
Investigate a Crime Scene trailer originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 17th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
You may have completed Metroid Prime Trilogy and begun to enter Full Excitement Mode[TM] for next year’s Metroid Other M, but there could be even more Metroid in store under Prime’s banner of first-person action. Nintendo’s Kensuke Tanabe, who oversaw development on the Prime games for Nintendo at Retro Studios, recently told ONM that Nintendo is “always planning to make new games in the Metroid Prime series.”
Tanabe didn’t speak of a continuation on Wii, but noted that depending “on the timing and the situation, we cannot deny the possibility of realising it on DS or DSi.” Though Retro hasn’t isolated itself from the franchise, we know Nintendo isn’t shy about sharing Samus with external developers. Just don’t call it “Metroid Dread,” guys. Bad memories.
Nintendo not done with Metroid Prime series originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 17th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
The WiiWare demo program arrives in Japan today, offering many of the same demos found in North America. Bit.Trip Beat and NyxQuest are out, and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon is in. Oddly, the Japanese site for the demo program mentions a January 31 end date, which the North American page doesn’t. We don’t know if that’s the end of the whole demo thing or just the expiration date for this set of demos.
Also on the Wii today in Japan: two Namco arcade games which are personal favorites: free-scrolling shooter Bosconian (with fantastic “ALART” voice samples), and Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani’s weird Libble Rabble. Genterprise continues its budget series on DSiWare, with a top-down racer and a VR-looking action game:
- Bosconian (Arcade, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- Libble Rabble (Arcade, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- G.G. Series Tetsubou (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- G.G. Series Drift Circuit (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- Art Academy (First and Second Semester) (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points each)
- Demos: Pokemon Rumble, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord & World of Goo
Japanese Nintendo downloads: Trial edition originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 17th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
If you hope to save all of your footsteps for entry into Personal Trainer: Walking — really make them count by having them tabulated by a video game — this Amazon deal is perfect for you. The game, with two Activity Meters, is Amazon’s Deal of the Day for $29.98.
You may have to do some uncounted walking to pick it up (trips to the mailbox or the front door, a small amount of day-to-day movement until it arrives), but at least you don’t have to walk around a store to pick it up, dooming yourself to several steps that don’t contribute to a running total on your DS.
Get a cheap Personal Trainer: Walking without walking too far originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 17th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
The DSi-only monster-training game,
Monster Finder, just can’t seem to nail that whole title thing. In Japan, it’s half exciting (”Monster”) and half not-so-exciting (”Finder.”) As
GameStop’s listing for the North American release shows, the same problem is happening even in localization. “Showdown” sounds fairly action-packed, but “Foto Showdown” fails to convey the whole monster-combat thing.
Foto Showdown is suddenly not the only game in town when it comes to monster generation on the DS. This game, with its camera-based monster system, is now in a showdown of its own — with Tecmo’s just-announced Monster Rancher DS.
[Via Siliconera]
DSi-exclusive ‘Monster Finder’ is now ‘Foto Showdown’ originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 17th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
All the better to
stab you with.
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Now Playing: November 16-22, 2009 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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