Posts Tagged ‘Nintendo DS’

DateJul 18, 2006
“New Super Mario Bros” top US video game in June

LOS ANGELES (Reuters)- The title, for the Nintendo DS portable player, is the latest version of the iconic game starring Italian plumber Mario and his brother Luigi. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.’s urban-action title “Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories” for Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 2 console debuted in the No. 2 spot, selling 400,000 units in [...]

DateJul 17, 2006
Get Your Hands On New Nintendo DS Games At Comic-Con

Comic Book and Video Game Fans Converge at Comic-Con To Play Upcoming Nintendo DS Games WHAT: Nintendo offers countless comic book and video game fans at the annual Comic-Con in San Diego a chance to try their hands at upcoming games for Nintendo DS, including Elite Beat Agents, Mario Hoops 3 on 3, Pokémon Mystery [...]

DateJul 10, 2006
Gunpey Coming To DS This Holiday Season

Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that Gunpey for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system and Nintendo DS is heading to retail holiday 2006. From the mind of game industry legend Gunpei Yokoi and Q Entertainment, comes Gunpey, an exciting, innovative and challenging puzzle game with dynamic music that [...]

DateJul 10, 2006
Settling on the DS

DS looks set to be home to a number of strategy franchises, and now another has joined the dual-screen family. Ubisoft announced recently that it is bringing early-90s sim The Settlers to Nintendo’s latest handheld. Orignally a 1993 PC title, The Settlers is a real-time strategy similar to the Age of Empires series, with a [...]

DateJul 10, 2006
DS Lite sells big (again)

The DS Lite continues to dominate the market. Enterbrain, publishers of Japan’s Famitsu magazine, has released sales statistics for the first half of this year (specifically December 26, 2005 to June 25, 2006). – The top three spots for hardware sales were held by handheld consoles. The DS Lite came in first, followed by the [...]

DateJul 8, 2006
Age of Empires: The Age of Kings

Real-time. Turn-based. Although these might appear as if they are similar because they are both included in the strategy genre, in scope they are completely different. One requires quick thinking and instantaneous reactions; the other provides a calmer, more rationalized experience. Since these strategy sub-genres are almost opposites, every gamer was stunned when Majesco announced [...]

DateJun 28, 2006
Big Brain Academy

If you need any reassurance of Nintendo’s “non-gamer” philosophy, look no further than the company’s line of Brain Training software. The series has had a stranglehold on Japan’s weekly game charts for several months. Brain Age in the states has even started appearing in clinics and late-night infomercials. In fact, Brain Age is the only [...]

DateJun 26, 2006
New Panzer Tactics DS Screens

Panzer Tactics DS was nominated for and earned the runner-up award for the Best of E3 2006 – DS Strategy title from IGN, and was nominated by MTV’s GameTrailers as Best Strategy Title; Pacific Storm garnered a nomination for Best of E3 2006 in IGN’s PC Strategy category. Panzer Tactics DS offers multiple single-player modes, [...]

DateJun 26, 2006
True Swing Golf

I have always made fun of golf for being incredibly slow-paced and boring. But then I actually tried it. The real thing. Not the frustratingly silly holes on a mini-golf course. And I realized golf is actually kind of fun and rewarding. However, buying a set of clubs and a season pass to the golf [...]

DateJun 23, 2006
New Super Mario Bros A Success in The US

After just 35 days on store shelves, New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS has racked up sales in excess of one half million in the United States alone. That’s a sell-through rate of more than 20 every minute since the game went on sale May 15. New Super Mario Bros. marks a new adventure [...]