Archive for the 'DS' Category

Why the R4 Revolution is the Perfect Companion for Your DS (Lite) | Saturday, July 14th, 2007
Posted in Accessories, DS

My nephew’s really lucky. It’s his birthday this Sunday and my parents decided to get him a Nintendo DS Lite. Aside from kiddy games like Pokemon Diamond and Mario Kart—none of that gory stuff—an R4 was of course included in the package.
The reason why the R4 is such a great companion for the Nintendo DS […]

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Reviewed | Thursday, July 12th, 2007
Posted in Reviews, Mobile, DS

If you’ve always wanted to be the centerpiece of a courtroom drama, in that quirky Japanese way, then Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is tailor-made for you.
You play a young defense lawyer named Phoenix Wright, who always works to prove his clients’ innocence by exposing the flaws in the witnesses’ testimony. Between court sessions, you play […]

Introducing Nicole Kidman, Nintendo Spokesperson | Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
Posted in video, DS

Check out Nicole Kidman, the Nintendo DS’ newest spokesperson (click on the pic for a full-size version):

Read on to see the TV ad.

NERF for Ninento DS Lite Nerds | Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Posted in Mobile, DS

You may know NERF, that foamy toy meant to take away life-crippling injuries from that activity we call fun.
You may know the Nintendo DS Lite, that quirky portable console made by Nintendo which can actually do more than it was designed for.
And… you may know about Pelican’s new NERF Armor for the DS Lite. Or […]

The Perfect Companion for Your Nintendo DS (Lite) | Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
Posted in Mobile, DS

The R4 Revolution is a great add-on for any Nintendo DS (whether it be a standard or lite). It’s a MicroSD reader that plugs into the DS’ game port. Insert a MicroSD card into the R4, and it will run any game, music, video, and application it finds on the memory card.
It’s hard to gauge […]

More on the Nintendo phone patent | Friday, February 9th, 2007
Posted in Mobile, DS, Wii

DS Fanboy has dug up what appears to be a patent application of Nintendo for a gaming phone. It was filed last 2001, way before the phone gaming market even started. There are many opinions on this and although it seems Nintendo has dropped this idea altogether and may NOT be aligned with their current […]

Nintendo Gamer Magazine | Thursday, February 8th, 2007
Posted in DS, Wii

I don’t wanna argue about gaming mags again, but I’m just curious about this magazine I found at a local Mag.Net plainly-yet-clearly titled, Nintendo Gamer Magazine. It was the first issue and costs something around 400 pesos (pretty much the same as with any imported magazine).
The mag is Australia-based, and seeks to be the Nintendo […]

Great Games Experiment = mySpace for Gamers and Game Makers | Thursday, February 8th, 2007
Posted in DS, Indie, Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, PC, MMORPG

I got a hint that this was brewing and under development when I browsed through Jeff Tunnell’s blog a few months back. Jeff Tunnell is the public face behind GarageGames, makers of indie game engines and advocates of the Microsoft XNA game development platform for the PC and Xbox360.
Before I get too far off, well, […]