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Peggle Dual Shot

Published on: 15th April, 2009

We’d be hard-pressed to come up with a casual game we’ve logged more hours into over the last couple years than Peggle. Actually, forget the “casual” tag – Peggle demands a hardcore level of devotion and rewards it with the ever-changing, always-addictive mix of pachinko and pinball that has made it such a hit. And [...]

Pokemon Platinum

Published on: 15th April, 2009

It’s a cycle nearly as old as time itself: Nintendo releases two marginally different Pokemon games, and then a year or so later a third version comes out that compiles the few differences between the two and renders them both obsolete. Yellow followed Red/Blue, Crystal followed Gold/Silver, Emerald followed Ruby/Sapphire, and now Platinum is here [...]

Tokyo Beat Down

Published on: 15th April, 2009

Dirty Harry. Bad Lieutenant. LA Confidential. Maniac Cop. All films starring violent cops, but none of those flatfloots are a patch on Tokyo Beat Down’s Lewis Cannon. If you squeezed the essence of cinema’s meanest cops into a cup, Cannon would gulp it down and ask for more. He’d probably unload a shotgun into a [...]

Suikoden: Tierkreis

Published on: 15th April, 2009

Here’s yet another RPG franchise that’s jumped ship from PlayStation to DS. *Crowds cheering.* Suikoden has been doing the rounds for over a decade and its inclusion in the ever-growing roster of DS RPGs is most welcome. This is a thoroughly enjoyable yarn that held our attention throughout the 30 or so hours of play. [...]

Wii Video Download Service May Transfer To DS

Published on: 13th April, 2009

Nintendo’s video on demand service, planned to launch in Japan sometime this year, might not just be limited to the Wii. According to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, it may also come to the Nintendo DS. Iwata tells the Wall Street Journal that the advertising-based video service—currently announced for availability in Japan this year, but reportedly [...]

Mariners Nintendo Fan Network Gets Upgraded

Published on: 13th April, 2009

Nintendo and ESPN give Seattle Mariners fan DS owners an upgrade this year, adding sports news to the list of special features available on the handheld during home games. The Nintendo Fan Network kicked off in 2007, giving DS-holding visitors to Seattle’s Safeco field access to game stats, video, and remote food ordering during the [...]

WiiWare Is For Truly Innovative Games, Not Mario

Published on: 13th April, 2009

WiiWare supporters looking for killer apps to define Nintendo’s downloadable game service shouldn’t pin their hopes on seeing a Mario game hit the virtual platform. Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime says it’s not the best fit. “When we’re gonna work on a Mario title, we’re gonna bring it to Wii or DS,” Fils-Aime told Geoff Keighley [...]

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Hands-on

Published on: 12th April, 2009

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games may have gotten a lukewarm critical reception (its average review score is 6.2) but it has been an incredible success with consumers. The mash-up of SEGA and Nintendo properties has sold upwards of 10 million copies worldwide on Wii and DS, and continues to sell well some 16 [...]

C.O.R.E. Q&A with NoWay Studio

Published on: 11th April, 2009

Lukasz Zarnowiecki of NoWay Studio shares his thoughts on the upcoming first-person shooter for the Nintendo DS. First-person shooters on the Nintendo DS are few and far between, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t developers taking the plunge to bring this genre to the dual-screen handheld. NoWay Studio, a division of QubicGames that focuses [...]

Knights in the Nightmare Hands

Published on: 11th April, 2009

After many rounds of lengthy tutorials, we explore this unique and fascinating role-playing game. The role-playing games on the Nintendo DS just keep on coming, and next on the horizon is Knights in the Nightmare, from Sting, the maker of Yggdra Union. This game is in a class of its own, and if you thought [...]

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