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February 21, 2006
by Jonathan Metts - 12:35 pm EST
Source: EA Press Release
Ronaldo to appear on the cover of all versions, shipping next week.
FIFA Street 2 Goes Gold, Shipping in 1 Week
Electronic Arts is pleased to announce that FIFA Street 2 has officially gone gold for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PSP and NDS. The game will ship to retailers under the EA SPORTS BIG brand on Tuesday, February 28.
Manchester United star... Read more...
by Jonathan Metts - 6:02 am EST
Total comments: 48
Source: Nintendo of America
Mario is headed to your DS this May, along with a newly announced puzzle game.
Two New Titles Announced For Nintendo DS
It's been more than 20 years since Nintendo's highly acclaimed franchise,
Super Mario Bros.(R), first hit store shelves. On May 7, eager fans from
Mario's classic days must wait no longer to see the brothers return in an
all-new platformer with the launch of New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS.
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February 20, 2006
by Michael Cole - 4:07 pm EST
Total comments: 43
Source: Engadget
Reggie discusses Revolution development kits, hints at a new franchise for the upcoming console, and more in an interview with Engadget.
Peter Rojas of Engadget recently interviewed Reggie Fils-Aime of Nintendo of America on a variety of topics, and the VP provided more than a few interesting responses. Rojas presses Reggie on the limits of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, the state of Revolution software development (the company has shipped over 1,000 controller dev kits), and what we will see at E3.
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by Lasse Pallesen - 4:03 am EST
Total comments: 4
Source: Press Release
Europeans can now also learn what it's like being a surgeon.
Is There A Surgeon In The House?
Scalpels At The Ready As Trauma Centre: Under The Knife launches The Nintendo DS
20 January 2006 - A steady hand will be required as life and death decisions are laced firmly in your palm when Trauma Centre: Under The Knife launches on the Nintendo DS across Europe on 28th April 2006.
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February 18, 2006
by Brendan Gallagher - 11:06 pm EST
Total comments: 104
Source: Spike TV
Vice President Reggie drops date in interview with Spike TV.
On Spike TV's "Game Head" tonight, they featured an interview with NOA Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Reginald Fils-Aime. When discussing "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess", show host Geoff Keighley directly asked when the game would be released. Fils-Aime answered that it would... Read more...
February 16, 2006
by Karl Castaneda - 1:39 pm EST
Total comments: 21
Source: Armchair Empire
An interview with Opera's Scott Hedrick clears up some of the mystery behind the DS's web capabilities.
With recent news that Opera is developing a DS-based web browser, many have been wondering the specifics of the deal, specifically how advanced it was going to be. Luckily, Armchair Empire recently interviewed Scott Hedrick and found out a few new details.
When asked about the browser's safety,... Read more...
February 15, 2006
by Josh Daugherty - 7:16 am EST
Total comments: 16
Source: NCL Website
This Valentine's Day, feel the LOVE! At least, feel the Nintendo DS love.
One day after Valentine’s Day here in Japan, Nintendo held the Nintendo DS Conference 2006 in Tokyo. The conference started with Nintendo reiterating their focus, “Expand the game population", regardless of age, sex, or the type of game experience you would like to enjoy.
For the last 20... Read more...
February 14, 2006
by Jonathan Metts - 1:57 pm EST
Total comments: 1
Source: Konami Press Release
Those kids just can't get enough handheld Yu-Gi-Oh action, so Konami continues to deliver new versions of the popular trading card game.
KONAMI ANNOUNCES YU-GI-OH! ULTIMATE MASTERS – WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 2006
Official Game of the 2006 Yu-Gi-Oh! World Tournament to Feature
New Modes And Enhanced Gameplay Mechanics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – February 14, 2006 – Konami Digital Entertainment,... Read more...
February 13, 2006
by Aaron Kaluszka - 3:23 pm EST
Total comments: 11
Source: Datel
The unofficial PSP add-on comes to Nintendo DS, bringing 4GB of media playing capacity
Recently, Datel released a 4GB hard drive for the PlayStation Portable. Now, a version for Nintendo DS is in the pipeline. The MAX Media Player uses a DS card to load the player software and an oversized GBA cart, which wraps around the back of the DS and contains a microdrive, to store media. Like the PSP version, the microdrive is 4GB in size.
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by Daniel Bloodworth - 2:43 pm EST
Total comments: 5
Source: Ubisoft Press Release
New snowboarding games due in 2007.
UBISOFT AND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST SHAUN WHITE TAKE SNOWBOARDING VIDEO GAMES INTO THE NEXT GENERATION
Top-Ranked Action Sports Phenomenon and Six-Time X Games Gold Medalist Inspires Ubisoft Game
SAN FRANCISCO FEBRUARY 13, 2006 Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers,... Read more...
by Lasse Pallesen - 8:14 am EST
Total comments: 12
Source: Press Release
Specific game details will be announced "soon".
First title signed for Nintendo's forthcoming innovative console
13th February 2006. Leamington Spa, Warks. Blitz Games, one of the UK's leading independent game development studios today announced the signing of its first title for Nintendo's next generation Revolution console. Details of the game itself will be announced shortly by a major publisher.
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February 11, 2006
by Jonathan Metts - 8:23 am EST
Total comments: 85
Source: Game Informer Online
Of course, they'll still work with GameCube games and possibly other Virtual Console games.
Speaking to Game Informer at this week's D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas, Nintendo exec Reggie Fils-Aime clarified a minor point about Revolution controller compatibility, which still the most significant new information about the system in months.
Reggie told Game Informer that the shell (which... Read more...
by Jonathan Metts - 12:02 am EST
Total comments: 22
Read about all the new features that will make your browsing experience so much better…and the staff's lives so much easier!
Over the past few months, Michael "TYP" Cole has been slaving away at this fabulous new database for Planet GameCube, and now you are viewing the result. Looks much the same as before, doesn't it? But it's not. We'll be remaking the site's cosmetics later this year; this update is all about the... Read more...
February 9, 2006
by Vincent Anderson - 10:50 am EST
Total comments: 48
Source: Press Release
Reggie divulges juicy new details about some upcoming DS features.
THE LEGEND BUILDS: NINTENDO DS OFFERS BOLD NEW FEATURES
DS Gets Free Retail Game Downloads, Voice Chat and a New Look
REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 9, 2006 – The video games industry's "story of the year" for 2005 is growing even more compelling early in 2006, as Nintendo today announced major new initiatives for its hot-selling Nintendo DS™ portable game system.
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by Jonathan Metts - 8:52 am EST
Total comments: 34
Source: FCC Filings
Documents and photos filed with the U.S. government answer many detailed questions about the Nintendo DS Lite.
Since the DS Lite was announced in January, Nintendo has been typically quiet about any details of the system, and no actual photos have been released (the announcement was accompanied only by rendered artwork). All that has changed in the past couple of days, since Nintendo's filing with the Federal... Read more...
February 8, 2006
by Jonathan Metts - 7:51 am EST
Total comments: 7
Source: GameSpot
You can still find it on PC, though.
Peter Molyneux's Hollywood simulator, The Movies, was originally announced as a multiplatform release even though it was clearly designed as a PC game. Since Activision was publishing it, "multiplatform" included GameCube, although it would be missing the extensive online features of other versions.
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February 7, 2006
by Aaron Kaluszka - 7:40 pm EST
Total comments: 14
Supplies limited. Act now... or wait until April.
Production of Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix was temporarily discontinued ahead of last year's holiday season. Throughout the last few months, shoppers have found it nearly impossible to find this game in stores. Depending on whom you asked, length of the discontinuation ranged from "some time next year" to "indefinitely."
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by Karl Castaneda - 1:27 pm EST
Total comments: 4
Source: Press Release
Thumper gets his mac on.
SEGA’S QUIRKY LOVE COMEDY 'THE RUB RABBITS!' SPRINGS INTO STORES
SAN FRANCISCO (February 7, 2006) – SEGA® of America, Inc. today
announced the release of The Rub Rabbits!™ exclusively for the
Nintendo DS™ system. The Rub Rabbits! delivers an all new “rub comedy”
adventure that leverages the unique touch-screen and voice recognition
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February 6, 2006
by Steven Rodriguez - 7:06 pm EST
Total comments: 9
Source: Activision
Just one game, but it should be ready within the first months of the system's existence.
Activision released its quarterly fiscal results earlier today, announcing that they were the #2 independent publisher for the past three months, thanks to games like Gun and Call of Duty 2.
During the accompanying conference call, CEO Robert Kotick talked about the company's plans for the next-gen.... Read more...
February 2, 2006
by Michael Cole - 6:56 pm EST
Total comments: 10
Ubisoft will bring Taito's DS RTS/RPG game to western markets this Spring, complete with Nintendo Wi-Fi support.
UBISOFT TO BRING LOSTMAGIC™ TO THE NINTENDO DS™ SYSTEM THIS SPRING
Innovative RPG/ACTION Game Takes Advantage of the Stylus and Wi-Fi
Capabilities of the Nintendo DS System
SAN FRANCISCO – FEBRUARY 2, 2006 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s leading
video game publishers announced that it will publish and distribute
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