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LEGO Rock Band gets official

Chris Davies, Apr 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

If you love LEGO and you love Rock Band, then prepare to whoop in unadorned rapture at the news that LEGO Rock Band has been officially announced. Available for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS, LEGO Rock Band will allow gamers to build their own minifig avatars, band and entourage, and play tracks including Blur's Song 2, Europe's The Final Countdown and Carl Douglas' Kung Fu Fighting. Read The Full Story

Health Control Game Timer to frustrate Nintendo DS players

Chris Davies, Apr 2nd 2009 Discuss [2]

If you've ever had to hold chilled spoons to your eyes just to get them uncrossed after an epic Nintendo DS session, this Health Control Game Timer may be the gadget to save your sight. Plugging into the handheld console, the HCGT can be set to automatically shut the DS down after a preset length of time. Read The Full Story

Nintendo DSi browser whups DS Lite in video speed test

Chris Davies, Feb 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Although you've been able to browse the internet on the Nintendo DS for some time now, the experience has never really a been a good one. That's something that Nintendo promised to change with the new DSi, and going by this browser speed showdown from the guys at N+, they've succeeded. Video showdown after the cut Read The Full Story

Solar-powered Nintendo DS lets you throw away your charger

Chris Davies, Feb 12th 2009 Discuss [3]

Take one Nintendo DS, a handful of solar panels, some spare time and this Instructable, and you could end up with this: a solar-powered DS that you never have to plug into the mains again. By strapping four 60 x 60mm panels - each capable of a maximum 3 volts at 40 ma power output - to the top and bottom outside casings of the DS, you can actually create a trickle-charger potent enough to avoid ever needing mains power. Read The Full Story

Nintendo DS Lite Onyx has been discontinued?

Chris Davies, Feb 10th 2009 Discuss [0]

According to a leaked GameStop internal newsletter, Nintendo have discontinued the DS Lite Onyx handheld. The GameStop daily newsletter suggests that no further stock of the black DS Lite will be delivered, and that once stores have sold their remaining on-site stock they should remove any Onyx boxes and promotional material from the sales floor. Read The Full Story

Nintendo Wii sales set new industry records

Staff Editor, Jan 16th 2009 Discuss [2]

Nintendo has set amazing sales records in the year 2008 due to the growing popularity of the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS gaming devices. Never before has a gaming console sold more than 10 million units in a single year, but Nintendo has almost accomplished this twice in 2008. According to independent sales data released yesterday by the NPD Group, the Wii had a total sales number of 10.17 million units for 2008 with the Nintendo DS coming in as close second with just 9.95 million. In the last generation of gaming devices, Nintendo fell short against Sony and Microsoft with its GameCube, but this generation Nintendo has redeemed themselves with amazing sales. Read The Full Story

Nintendo trademark tips DS Motion-Sensitivity

Chris Davies, Jan 14th 2009 Discuss [1]

Nintendo have trademarked two new gaming-related terms, one of which suggests that a motion-sensing add-on for the handheld DS is in the works. The trademark database refers to the "DS Houi Sensor Card", with houi meaning "direction" or "cardinal point" in Japanese, and has led to predictions of a new range of cartridges that would offer title-specific motion-sensing. Read The Full Story

Dissidia debuts at number one in Japan by selling 489,126 copies

Staff Editor, Dec 29th 2008 Discuss [0]

As to be expected Dssidia was number one on last week’s Media Create Japanese sales charts by selling 489,126 copies. This however was not the best debut week ever for a Japanese PSP release title, that honor goes to Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G with the absurdly high number of 820,000 sold in the first week. Read The Full Story

Nintendo announces full Q1 2009 DS and Wii lineup

Staff Editor, Dec 15th 2008 Discuss [1]

Nintendo UK has just released a list of the upcoming DS and Wii titles for the first quarter of 2009. This list has plenty of interesting games on the way, including a game designed to help keep players fit called “Walk with me! Do you know your walking routine?” just in time for our quilt filled new years resolution to get healthy. Walk with me! Even brings the competitive nature of video games to keep players motivated to stay healthy. Read The Full Story

GTA: Chinatown Wars hitting DS from March 17th 2009

Chris Davies, Dec 15th 2008 Discuss [0]

Rockstar Games have announced the North American and Europan release dates for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for Nintendo's DS handheld. As of March 17th, North American gamers will be able to pick up the title, with European availability following three days later on March 20th. Read The Full Story

Nintendo makes a deal with HarperCollins to bring books to the DS

Staff Editor, Dec 10th 2008 Discuss [1]

Japanese video game company Nintendo, has announced a deal with publisher HarperCollins to make classic books available to read on the Nintendo DS. This 100 Classic Book Collection initially will only be available in Britain for £20. Turning pages is made easy as brushing your finger across the screen. Read The Full Story

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for DS coming to US

Brenda Stokes, Dec 2nd 2008 Discuss [0]

Apparently the makers of Kingdom Hearts really like to name their games strangely. The Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories game just came out today but it seems another Kingdom Hearts game will be coming to the US as well. And it has a strange name, too. The game is called Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and will be available for the Nintendo DS. In this new game, you will be able to portray the role of Roxas, a member of Organization XIII. Sure, this sounds completely unrelated to Mickey Mouse, but it does have a tie in. According to the press release, Roxas as the "other" hero from Kingdom Hearts II and this new game focuses on what happened while Sora was asleep. Roxas travels across the Disney Worlds and you will then uncover the ties between him, Sora and the 14th member and why he left the organization. Sounds interesting. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days will also have a multiplayer mode.