nintendo ds

Thursday, November 5, 2009
Games

Which Handheld Console Is Better At Smashing Walls?

3:18AM John Herrman | The DSi shatters and fragments, which is more effective at maiming and disabling a target. On the other hand, the PSP Go! remains whole, for greater penetration through tough surfaces. Both, however, are fun to look at. More »
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Games

Next Nintendo Handheld May Come With Free 3G Wireless

6:21AM Adam Frucci | Nintendo is considering taking a page from the Kindle playbook and offering free 3G wireless web access with its next handheld console (next gen, not yet another DS version), according to company president Satoru Iwata. More »
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Games

Next Nintendo DS Might Get A Huge Speed Boost From Tegra

11:24AM Chris Jacob | The Nintendo DS is great, but seriously underpowered. That could change in the next version though, thanks to a little help from the same processor that drives the Zune HD. More »
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Music

Nintendo DS “Sings” Daft Punk With A Little Help From Korg DS-10

12:00AM Jack Loftus | The Internet is pretty ripe with cool Korg DS-10 videos, but this is the first one I’ve seen where the “game” got the venerable DS humming a tune alongside the duo from Daft Punk. More »
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
Games

Nintendo DS Piano Attachment Now Lets You ‘Hone’ Your ‘Musical Chops’

11:30AM Adrian Covert | Set to be bundled with the Easy Piano instructive game for the Nintendo DS is this Piano/Keyboard controller, which lets you go from punishing ears on a full-size piano, to punishing ears on your handheld. More »
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Games

Custom Shaped DS Stylus Stupidity

6:30AM Sean Fallon | Using a stylus is annoying enough without spending $US30 on one shaped like Link’s sword. I mean, how uncomfortable would that be? More »
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Games

Nintendo DS Game Selector Switches Between, Shows Off Your Top 3 Games

10:20AM Dan Nosowitz | This Blaze Game Selector for the Nintendo DS Lite attaches to the DS’s back and allows you to toggle between 3 games with the flip of a switch. We’re not sure the marginal effort saved is worth the aesthetic sacrifice. More »
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Games

Girl’s Gym Shorts Make For An Uncomfortably Perverse DS Holder

3:20AM Sean Fallon | Nintendo DS owners that pre-order the limited edition game Strike Witches will be treated to a pouch shaped like Bloomers (buruma) shorts—the shorts traditionally worn in gym by Japanese schoolgirls. More »
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Friday, September 5, 2008
Games

New Nintendo DS Debuting Mid-2009, Sources Say

5:25AM Jesus Diaz | IGN is claiming that Nintendo will debut a new Nintendo DS in April or May of 2009. According to their sources, the new DS model’s features will be similar to the next-generation DS wishlist we published last year. More »
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Games

Rumour: New Dual-Touchscreen Nintendo DS in Early ‘09

1:00AM John Mahoney | This is on the rumour-ier side, but Brian from Kotaku’s man deep, deep in Japan has dropped him a tidbit about a new DS that might be in the works–one that bumps up screen sizes and finally replaces the top screen with a touch screen. The Nintendo DT, perhaps? Anyway, this certainly won’t be hitting before Christmas, as Kotaku’s source says “early next year” if true, which means a lot of DS-gifted kids’ smiles may quickly turn to frowns in ‘09. It makes sense, given Nintendo’s excitement-free showing at E3 this year, and how far touchscreen tech has come since the DS first hit, that something DS-related will be brewing for early 2009. [Kotaku] More »
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