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Japanese Nintendo DS-i Import Price Dropped

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:14:37 +0000

Just a heads up for those of you who speak teh Japanese. Play-Asia.com has dropped the price of both the white and black DS-i from $299 to $249!

Microsoft Launches Their Version of Mii

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:42:52 +0000

Along with the sleek new interface the system includes customizable avatars, the ability to install all Xbox 360 games to your hard drive, a new mini interface when you hit the (x) button on your XBox 360 controller. It looks pretty very nice. Unfortunately I cannot test it for myself as my console is on [...]

When does the Wii Speak Channel Open?

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:55:50 +0000

Nintendo has added the Wii Speak channel to the Virtual Console store. Although it’s available to download, it unfortunately will not be usable until some time early in December.

Sonic Unleashed Wii Version

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:02:14 +0000

update: My favorite website VE3D has an excellent high resolution trailer of the next gen version of Sonic Unleashed for you to compare both. Tthe Wii version of Sonic Unleashed appears to be one of the better looking games for the console. It runs at 30 FPS however, which is rather a disappointment. There is also [...]

Mario & Luigi RPG 3 Trailer

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:50:41 +0000

This sure looks like a whole lot of the same… What do you think?

Hands on with the DSi Japanese Import

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:35:36 +0000

IGN goes hands on with the DSi and shows the differences between the Nintendo DS-i and the Nintendo DS in this 4 minute video. According to IGN importing a DSi is not a good idea unless you know Japanese and don’t mind not being able to download any games via the new online DS store [...]

Wii and DS Top the US October Console Sales Chart

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:20:44 +0000

803,210 Nintendo Wii consoles were sold and 491,176 Nintendo DS portables. Grand total sales for the Nintendo Wii is now up over 13.35 million. The Wii has nothing on the Nintendo DS though which is at an astonishing 23.02 million consoles in the wild. Total console sales for Nintendo was over 25% more in October [...]

Brand New Look and Threaded Comments!

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:48:43 +0000

Hey everyone! I hope you have noticed by now that we have a brand new look again. The new look is only partially live though, expect some brand new features on the front page coming up in the next month or so. In the meantime try out our fancy new threaded commenting system that is [...]

Brain Challenge, Yummy Cooking Jam, and Mega Man 3

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:14:00 +0000

Are you hungry? Think of this week’s Wii™ Shop Channel lineup as a lively menu that aims to satisfy every appetite. You’ll find a food-themed game to tempt your tummy, a challenging brain game to please your noggin and a classic sci-fi action title to fuel your imagination. Whatever the recipe, you’re sure to come [...]

Nintendo Making a Scene at US Malls

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:12:01 +0000

Nintendo’s nationwide mall invasion continues in full force. Already thousands of people across the country have seen and experienced the wide variety of Wii™ games available for the holidays. And later this month, Nintendo will give weary mall shoppers a break with massages, a relaxing atmosphere and fun Nintendo DS™ games. Since Oct. 31, malls nationwide [...]

Room-to-Room Voice Chatting Coming Nov. 16

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:07:53 +0000

I am definitely curious as to how well this newfangled microphone will work for broadcasting an entire room full of rambunctious kids squealing and screeching while milking their cows and tending to their crops. The new in-game voice chat function for Animal Crossing: City Folk will be ready to go as soon as the game launches [...]

Super Mario Bros. 2 Theme Song Guitar Solo

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:36:39 +0000

Watch Adrian Halovaty play a Gypsy Jazz styled rendition of the epic Super Mario Bros. 2 theme song.

Nintendo DSi Unboxing

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:10:33 +0000

Sega to Publish The Conduit

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:41:44 +0000

To the delight of High Voltage Software, Inc. Sega has agreed to publish their game The Conduit for the Nintendo Wii. The Conduit won multiple awards at E3 2008 including IGN’s Best Wii FPS, Best Graphics Technology for Wii, and Best Overall Wii Game. Conduit’s CEO Kerry Ganofsky had this to say about the partnership. “High [...]

Animal Crossing Costume Contest

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:10:16 +0000

Fans of Nintendo’s Animal Crossing™ franchise are some of the most loyal in the world. To reward them for their devotion to these community-building games and to get players fired up for the Nov. 16 release of Animal Crossing™: City Folk for Nintendo’s Wii™ console, Nintendo is hosting an outrageous animal costume contest. Critter lovers can [...]

Something is Stirring for E3 2009

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:46:48 +0000

With E3 gasping for oxygen the past two years since moving to its new formal format, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) might finally be realizing that E3 is dead without their open door policy of the past. IGN has news about what is changing for E3 2009. For the past two years E3 has been [...]

2 WiiWare and 2 Virtual Console Games Released

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:54:00 +0000

Armchair physicists rejoice! The hotly anticipated award-winning World of Goo™ makes its WiiWare™ debut this week, inviting players to build infinitely fascinating structures out of Goo and uncover the mystery behind the World of Goo Corporation. Other cool additions to the Wii Shop Channel™ this week include Art Style™: CUBELLO™, the second installment in Nintendo’s [...]

Nintendo DSi to be Region Locked

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:00:59 +0000

It looks as though the days of region unlocked software are about to end for the DS. I’ll just let Nintendo do the explaining. “Dsi embeds net communication functionality within itself and we are intending to provide net services specifically tailored for each region. Also because we are including parental control functionality for Nintendo Dsi and [...]

Shining Force II Added to Virtual Console!

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:51:49 +0000

This was the first (and only) turn based RPG that I have ever loved. I can’t wait to get home and play it! Below released from Nintendo: It’s a dark and stormy night in the kingdom of Granseal when a thief steals two jewels from the Tower of the Ancients. He sets in motion strange events [...]

Nintendo DSi US Release Date Well into 2009

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:20:21 +0000

Reggie Fils-Aime said it, “We will not see the product here in North America until well into calendar 2009″. So there you have it, don’t expect the US version of the Nintendo DS-i until later next year. I guess we will have to import it in the meantime if we want to get it this December.

Club Nintendo Coming to the US, New Wii Channel and more!

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:50:54 +0000

Also announced today was the Wii Speak Channel, a number of games slated for 2009, including a new Punch-Out!! and Sin & Punishment 2 for Wii, and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Mario & Luigi RPG 3 for Nintendo DS. Consumers also can expect a new “Personal Trainer” series of titles designed to help users [...]

Nintendo DS-i Announcement Video

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:59:10 +0000

Here is the entire Nintendo DSi announcement video in Japanese. No translation available yet.

Nintendo DS-i Battery Life

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:55:08 +0000

Yikes, Nintendo forgot to mention this tidbit about the new Nintendo DS i. The new Nintendo DS is going to be 4mm wider, 1mm longer, 2.6mm thinner, and 4 grams lighter than the Nintendo DS Lite. It will also consume significantly more power than the “old” model. According to official specifications released by Nintendo, the DS Lite is capable [...]

High Res Nintendo DS-i Pictures

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:41:30 +0000

You will be able to Pre-order the Nintendo DS-i in White or Black soon here in the US.

Nintendo Wii to Allow Games to be Downloaded to SD

Joel "Radium" Lisenby — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:20:12 +0000

Finally Nintendo is opening the doors to downloading games to SD cards! This will free up the limited on-board memory and you’ll be able to have all your games on the console at once. The new firmware update for the Nintendo Wii that enables this feature will be available in Spring 2009.