Archive for May, 2005

Nintendo DS in the pink

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

July 8th sees the release of a special pink coloured DS in Japan.

Released to tie in with the new Pokemon film, this DS has images of rare Pokemon characters shaded onto the case.
Although it is available for pre-order now it has only been released in Japan. There is no news if it will be […]

Spyro Shadow Legacy For Nintendo DS this Fall

Thursday, May 26th, 2005

Vivendi Universal Games have announced that Spyro Shadow Legacy will be released for the Nintendo DS this Fall.

The latest action/adventure game in the multi-million unit selling Spyro franchise will feature role playing elements along with magical powers and the familiar martial arts action.
“Spyro Shadow Legacy will take the Spyro heritage to the next level with […]

Madagascar released in North America

Wednesday, May 25th, 2005

Activision have released Madagascar on the Nintendo DS across North America. The game is based on the soon to be released DreamWorks animation of the same name.

Players take the part of 4 Central Park Zoo animals , a lion, zebra, giraffe and hippo, and develop their unique skills across several locations including New York, a […]

Sonic Rush DS on Games Domain

Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

Yahoo Games Domain have published their first impressions of Sony’s Nintendo DS only title, Sonic Rush.

The action takes place across both screens and although at first the game looks just like any Sonic title, Sonic himself is rendered in 3D.
Chris Buffa of GameDaily writes “Visually Sonic Rush is very sweet. Sega’s done a remarkable job […]

Ninja Turtles coming to DS

Monday, May 23rd, 2005

At this years E3 Konami announced the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® 3: Mutant Nightmare™ on the DS.

The game makes good use of the Nintendo DS’s touch screen though the action appears to be mainly of the classic 2D jumping and slashing variety.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® 3: Mutant Nightmare™ is set for a […]

Mario Kart DS online

Tuesday, May 17th, 2005

A demo kiosk in the Nintendo area at this years E3 has Mario Kart DS listed at being one of the playable demos.

According to IGN Animal Crossing DS, which has previously been announced as an online game will be playable alongside the newly announced Mario Kart DS online.
Craig Harris
of IGN reports
“The online demo station […]

Downloadable Demos at E3

Tuesday, May 17th, 2005

It has been reported that a number of demos and trailers will be available to download from Nintendo’s DS area at E3 2005.

The downloads available are

Polarium (demo)
Meteos(demo)
Table Hockey(demo)
Submarine (demo)
Electroplankton (demo)
Zelda Preview Trailer
Zelda Gallery

Table Hockey and Submarine were both shown as concept demo’s at the DS’s debut at last years E3
Source IGN

Nintendo DS wireless network

Sunday, May 15th, 2005

Nintendo have teamed up with IGN Entertainment to create an easy to use worldwide gaming network.

“With minimum setup procedures, Nintendo DS owners will be able to enjoy Wi-Fi gaming just as easily as if they were playing with their friends in the same room,” explains Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales […]

Age Of Empires coming to Nintendo DS

Saturday, May 14th, 2005

Majesco Entertainment have announced that Age Of Empires : Age of Kings, one of the biggest selling PC games of all time, will be coming to the Nintendo DS this year.

“Age of Empires has set the gold standard for real-time strategy games and its global audience continues to grow,” said Ken Gold, vice president […]

Site Redesign

Thursday, May 12th, 2005

The site has been completely redesigned! We have now installed MovableType to the site so we can update the news easily and receive feedback from you.