Archive for February, 2006

DS Lite in the UK before August

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

The rumored 16th of August U.K. release date for the DS Lite may be way off the mark. And for once the actual release date might be earlier than first thought!
Nintendo have flatly refused to comment “on rumor and speculation“
It has been widely reported the DS Lite will be released in Europe on the […]

Browse the Web on your DS

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

The popular free web browser Opera will be making it’s way to the Nintendo DS this year.
By simply plugging the Opera browser cart into you DS you can fully brows the Internet. The browser uses both of the consoles screens and lets you easily navigate the web using the stylus and touch screen. No pricing […]

Turn your DS into a PDA

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

Shaun Taylor over at www.youngmx.com is working on a personal organizer for the Nintendo DS. Although its only at the beta stage and still has some know bugs to be fixed Shaun points out that ‘it is quite usable’.
Features listed on the site include

Calendar mode with editable reminders.
Day Planner mode with editable time slots.
Address Book […]

Brain Games

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

Pretty soon you will be able to work those mental muscles with the release of the oddly titled Big Brain Academy and Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day. Due for release in North America this summer both games are based on the work of Japanese neuroscientist Professor Ryuta Kawashima and have been […]