Pocket rocket
Just like the Wii version, Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing on DS is up against some stiff competition, but as with its bigger brother manages to carve out a fine racing line for itself.
A modern masterpiece, marred
When the GameBoy Advance launched back in 2002, it landed with a port of Super Mario Bros. 2, not exactly the most fondly-remembered of plumber outings but one that still hit the mark by fitting the platform to a tee. Come 2005, Nintendo hit on the idea of launching the DS with a revamped Super Mario 64, showing off all the machine’s powers and offering newcomers the chance to experience one of the company’s greatest ever games.
Also got Picross DS and Lost in Blue 2 for a measly £9.00! Haven't played LiB2 yet but loved the first one. Good times :)
Loving the Pokéwalker - caught Wobbuffet, Paras and Noctowl today on my mega-walk. The infrared connection still blows my mind!
DSi XL to replace drive-in movies
Wii owners will soon be able to stream video to their machine via Netflix, but what if you want to watch a video in a room that’s not the living room? Well, a new Netflix survey hints at the possibility of the DS being turned into a portable video device in future.
Featuring the mighty Castlevania Rondo of Blood!
While we speculated on the return of the Hanabi Festival recently, Nintendo were busy putting the finishing touches to the fifth instalment of their import spectacular, due to launch this Friday.
Eating spaghetti in a homemade pasta sauce at this time in the morning... that's healthy, right?
Over ¥200m owed by Hotel Dusk developer
Gloomy economical times have led to the early check-out of Hotel Dusk developer Cing, who recently filed for bankruptcy having amassed debts of over ¥200m (approximately $2.2m or £1.3m.)
Publisher and community work together as one
The Wii's upcoming near-apocalyptic adventure Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon is on course for a European release on March 19th, with plenty of intriguing characters and a rather moving script all painstakingly translated from its original Japanese. Naturally such translations are huge, costly productions that don't always include every language, but Rising Star has just announced a collaboration that will see the game launched in Spanish.
RT @nintendolife: http://twitpic.com/17c49c - The age-old question returns - which starter Pokémon to choose?! Decisions decisions!
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