Archive for the 'Games' Category

Nintendogs sales hit quarter million mark

Tuesday, September 6th, 2005

The Nintendo DS virtual cute puppy simulator Nintendogs has managed to sell quarter of a million copies in only its first week after release.

In the game players have to look after their own computer generated puppy and can train it to do tricks
Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime said
“Nearly 15 percent of all DS owners bought Nintendogs […]

Resident Evil DS

Friday, August 26th, 2005

Japanese video game magazine Famitsu has revealed that the Resident Evil series will soon be making its firs appearance on the Nintendo DS. Though there are few details at the moment the DS release seems to be a remake of the original Playstation game.

Players will be able to take on the role of the characters […]

Dig Dug Digging Strike DS

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

Namco have announced that Dig Dug Digging Strike is to be released for the Nintendo DS this spring.
The familiar digging action is combined with a 3D environments to explore along with new enemies, weapons and mini-games to bring the popular title up to date.

Some familiar faces to Dig Dug players are back, Pooka and Fygar, […]

Diablo and Starcraft coming for Nintendo DS

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

Blizzard Entertainment is reported to have expressed interest in the handheld console market in their latest newsletter, with the possibility that two of their most popular franchises may be making their way to the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP.

It has been reported that Blizzard have asked their newsletter readers for their opinion on versions of […]

Nintendo DS Advance Wars coming soon

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

The award winning Advance Wars series storms on to the Nintendo DS this August in the USA and September in Europe. With five new single player modes including survival mode and real time battles Advance Wars: Dual Strike looks like it will be one of the biggest hits of the year for the Nintendo DS.

The […]

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 […]