Posts tagged @ds

New Pokemon Plus Nobunaga's Ambition trailer rewrites history

by Jordan Mallory (Feb 18th 2012 10:30AM)

We don't remember Oda Nobunaga's blood-soaked conquest of Japan being quite so cute and fluffy, or having so much to do with scantily clad ninja women and so little to do with murder, but what do we know? It's not like we double majored in History and Applied Pokeology. Oh wait, we totally did. ...

NintendoWare Weekly: Metal Gear Solid 3D demo, Strider

by JC Fletcher (Feb 16th 2012 12:30PM)

The Metal Gear Solid 3D demo arrives today, accompanied by relatively big news on the Virtual Console! The first NES Ambassador game for 3DS is now available for purchase by non-Ambassadors! Super Mario Bros. is on the eShop now for five bucks. And if you already have it through the Ambassador ...

Do Japanese RPGs need good stories?

by Kat Bailey (Feb 15th 2012 3:29PM)

This is a column by Kat Bailey dedicated to the analysis of the once beloved Japanese RPG sub-genre. Tune in every Wednesday for thoughts on white-haired villains, giant robots, Infinity+1 swords, and everything else the wonderful world of JRPGs have to offer. I'm going to sum up all of the ...

Phoenix Wright movie to premiere at AM2 convention this June, no objections

by Jessica Conditt (Feb 15th 2012 1:05PM)

Ace Attorney, feature-length film, is hitting North American shores this June at the AM2 (anime, manga and music) convention in Anaheim, California. Ace Attorney, directed by Ichi the Killer's Takashi Miike, debuted as a feature film in Japan earlier this month. AM2 will hold two exclusive ...

Nintendo acquires video research/middleware company Mobiclip

by JC Fletcher (Feb 14th 2012 5:20PM)

Nintendo has acquired Mobiclip, a "Research and Development center specialized in the field of highly optimized software technologies" -- one whose logo you probably recognize if you've played a lot of GBA, DS, or 3DS games. The company specializes in video compression, which is often used for ...

Angry Birds wins a prize for making money through merchandising

by Jessica Conditt (Feb 14th 2012 2:30AM)

Rovio, the people sprinkling stale bread behind Angry Birds, received the Property of the Year prize at the 12th annual Toy of the Year awards (yeah, that's totally a thing). Rovio won based on the massive amount of Angry Birds physical merchandise it's released over the past two years, which ...

Now Playing: February 13-19, 2012

by Steven Wong (Feb 13th 2012 2:30PM)

Wreck your opponents this week in Twisted Metal... Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: ...

Lego Star Wars sticking around for 10 more years

by Jessica Conditt (Feb 13th 2012 2:00PM)

Lucasfilm has renewed its licensing deal with the Lego Group for 10 more years, meaning if you have a kid right now he can grow up with a guaranteed supply of Lego Star Wars video games and toys. If you don't have a kid any time soon, look at this as an opportunity to delay growing up for another ...

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing sequel striking stores this sholiday season

by Jessica Conditt (Feb 12th 2012 12:00PM)

Sega plans to release a sequel to 2010's Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, the kart racing game originally made for Xbox 360, PS3, PC and DS, at the end of this year, Kotaku reports. The New York Toy Fair outed the sequel with a display of new toys (At a toy fair? Surely not.), and an attendant ...

New shipment of Radiant Historia en route

by Jordan Mallory (Feb 11th 2012 4:00PM)

It's funny how good news for JRPG fans is also often bad news for eBay moguls. Radiant Historia, a DS-exclusive time-travel JPRG from Atlus (which routinely auctions for $60 plus) is being reprinted and redistributed in North America, although this reprint will not include the soundtrack bundled ...