05.11.08

Pokémon Platinum?

Posted in Nintendo, Nintendo DS, Handhelds, Rumors, Nintendo WiFi at 1:34 pm by Kuefler

Although it could be a hoax, It appears that the next true Pokémon title could be called Pokémon Platinum rather than Pokémon Opal.None of this stuff is actual confirmed, but it all seems legit. Apparently a scan has serfaced of the upcoming issue of CoroCoro. But some of my previous predictions may be true, It appears that Giratina will be in another form, some calling it the “Origin Form”. Some other rumors are coming in but I’m going to wait to post them along with my opinions until we get some better confirmations.

Serebii

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04.19.08

Remakes and Ports for the DS

Posted in Nintendo DS, Retro at 10:23 pm by Jeff

With the upcoming release of Myst DS (May 13) I started to think about other classic PC games I’d love to see remade or ported on the DS like Myst has been. There are so many great point-and-click adventure games that would fit perfectly on the DS with the touch screen interface. The 90s were all about adventure gaming for me and its time they made a comeback.

King’s Quest
Sierra was a videogame giant in it’s time and it pushed out eight games in this series from 1984 to 1998. This is a classic title and King’s Quest IV would make a perfect DS game.

The 7th Guest
Published by Virgin Games in 1992, this horror-based adventure game was groundbreaking for its time, using live action video clips for much of its gameplay. It features static room to room movement with a puzzle-based system of play. In the end this game is a classic and many would love to see it brought back.

More Myst?
There are 5 core games in the Myst series with many re-releases over the years. The second in the series is called Riven. Will we be seeing it on the DS in the not-too-distant future?

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04.14.08

Win a Nintendo DS!

Posted in Nintendo, Nintendo DS, Deals and Sales at 10:39 pm by Jeff

If any of you gamers are also webmasters then I might have a new site you might be interested in. Webmaster Talk is an up-and-coming webmaster forum that has recently merged with another large forum, giving it an abundance of features. And best of all they are holding a contest in celebration of this event in which you can win over $5,000 in prizes, including a Nintendo DS! This is a great opportunity for anyone who might have been interested in getting a DS, but didn’t know enough about it or didn’t have the extra cash. Other prizes include a Macbook Air, iPod Touch, cash prizes, and lots more. If this sounds like something you’d be interested in then check the site out here.

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03.20.08

Guitar Hero DS: On Tour

Posted in Nintendo, Nintendo DS, Handhelds at 3:27 pm by Kuefler

It was recently announced that the Guitar Hero franchise will be shedding it’s way to Nintendo’s latest mobile console, with Guitar Hero DS: On Tour.

So you may be asking your self, How the Hell could you play Guitar Hero on your Nintendo DS? Well the key is the newly announced peripheral seen below. After 20 prototype “guitars” were created and tested the peripheral version you see below proved to be the most practical. The peripheral is inserted into the Game Boy expansion port in the bottom of the DS. The peripheral only contains four frets, as opposed to the standard five frets found in the other games in the franchise. Players also their hand through the Guitar Grip’s strap so they don’t drop the system when they’re rocking out, and it puts the DS in the vertical position. The picking however feels more like a “the real thing”. you actual the touch screen and a stylus pick (which is stored in the peripheral) to emulate plucking the strings.

The Nintendo DS’s internal Microphone is also expected to come into play. No official release date has been given, but you can expect the game to be released in the summer of 2008. The game will feature over 20 licensed songs, several two-player modes, and Guitar Hero’s “Star Power”. Below is a commercial for the upcoming game.

IGN

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02.22.08

Nintendo Pay And Play(Greed or MMORPGs)

Posted in Wii, Nintendo, Online Gaming, Nintendo DS, Handhelds, Nintendo WiFi, Wii Online at 9:24 pm by Kuefler

Nintendo’s Wi-Fi Connection has always been free to use on the Wii and Nintendo DS. But it now sounds like Nintendo will be charging people to play online for some games. “Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Pay And Play” is what they’re calling it. To avoid mix-ups, Nintendo will replace the blue Nintendo Wi-Fi Logo with a red “Pay And Play” Logo.

Now either Nintendo is planning for support for MMORPGs (which would justify a Nintendo needing money to support the large servers required) or Nintendo is getting greedy. I will not be paying for Online Games on the Wii, unless they charge like 2 points a month. How about you?

Wired

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02.14.08

Professor Layton a Broken Game?

Posted in Nintendo, Online Gaming, Nintendo DS, Rumors, Nintendo WiFi at 4:22 pm by RAMI

February 11, 2008 was the day Level 5’s Professor Layton and the Curious Village came out in the US. Since then, people that have bought this game have been having issues. The same issue has been occurring, you try to download the new puzzle Level 5 and Nintendo put out every week, and at half-way you get disconnected. Of course, in the Nintendo Tech Support Forums people were asking and telling the same exact thing, and thats when it was found out that it was not a problem with specific people, but with the game. Fortunately, this should be fixed, as an administrator over at the forum said he would look into it.

Hello, and thank you for reporting this. We are looking into the situation and will post a reply here when we know more.

Thanks!

Kotaku

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02.13.08

SUDA Wants to Create Adult Mario Title

Posted in Wii, Nintendo, Nintendo DS, Wii Ware at 6:01 pm by RAMI

Grasshopper’s Goichi Suda is known for creating very adult-themed games, like Killer 7 and No More Heroes. At an interview with Nintendo Official Magazine UK, he was asked if you had ever wanted to create a title meant for the younger crowd. He looked up and said the following.

“I want to make a Super Mario game for adults…Maybe Mario could wear an Italian suit and have a machine gun…But Nintendo probably wouldn’t like that idea.”

Kotaku

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Spore In September

Posted in Nintendo, PC, Nintendo DS, Handhelds, Mac, Mobile at 2:03 pm by Kuefler

Yesterday, Electronic Arts Inc. and Maxis announced that Spore would be hitting the shelves some time in September. The first release will include the PC, Macintosh, Nintendo DS, and mobile versions of the game.

        

        

The Wii version is in in the design stage right now, and will not come at the same time of PC, Macintosh, Nintendo DS, and mobile version’s release. Right now the developers are mainly concerned with the “core version”, and the Wii version is not their top priority.