DS Archive

  • PSA: DSiWare games don’t transfer to the DSi XL

    PSA: DSiWare games don’t transfer to the DSi XL

    Posted on March 27, 2010 | No Comments
    Remember that DSi XL that's coming out next week? Well, I hope you didn't spend a bunch of money in the DSiWare store with your regular size DSi. Yep, turns out that you can't transfer games to your new hand-held. That really sucks.

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  • Nintendo 3DS: New details leak in Japan

    Nintendo 3DS: New details leak in Japan

    Posted on March 24, 2010 | No Comments
    Nintendo's announcement of its new portable 3D gamimg device 3DS was very brief, prompting us to speculate about possible features and implications for the way people will play games in the future. But today the Nikkei, Japan's Wall Street Journal, is offering a bit more insight (and the Nikkei is usually a very reliable source).

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  • What I did today: Nintendo DS case replacement

    What I did today: Nintendo DS case replacement

    Posted on February 20, 2010 | No Comments
    Not a big deal but I just wanted to write a bit about replacing parts on your valuable and delicate electronics. Friends, I’m here to tell you that while it’s hard, it’s not impossible to fix things yourself. Our old DS, the one my son uses, fell in an airport a few weeks ago and the [...]

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  • The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks available today on Nintendo DS/DSi

    The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks available today on Nintendo DS/DSi

    Posted on December 7, 2009 | No Comments
    Fans of the Legend of Zelda games who happen to leave the house once in awhile don't need to be told that today marks the newest installment of portable Zelda games, as The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks hits store shelves for the Nintendo DS and DSi for $34.99.

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  • Biggest Loser fitness game now available for Wii and DSi

    Biggest Loser fitness game now available for Wii and DSi

    Posted on October 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Announced back in May, The Biggest Loser is now officially available for the Nintendo Wii and DSi platforms for $40 and $30, respectively, bringing the grand total of fitness games on the market up to seven billion and one. Developed by THQ, the game mimics the experience of being on The Biggest Loser Ranch just like the TV contestants, except that you get to live in your own house and you can keep eating delicious donuts with reckless abandon -- it'll be our little secret.

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  • Nearly 7 million Nintendo DSis have been sold, let’s just call it a hit

    Nearly 7 million Nintendo DSis have been sold, let’s just call it a hit

    Posted on August 5, 2009 | No Comments
    The Nintendo DSi launched in Japan on November 1st, 2008 and the first 170,000 were sold out within two days. 435,000 were sold during the first week here in the States, and UK gamers snatched up 92,000 units during the first weekend. But in all, Nintendo has sold nearly 7 million DSis and over 100 [...]

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  • Band Hero for Nintendo DS to feature drum peripheral, won’t work with DSi

    Band Hero for Nintendo DS to feature drum peripheral, won’t work with DSi

    Posted on July 24, 2009 | No Comments
    drumsBand Hero is coming to the Nintendo DS this fall and, yes, you'll be able to play drums and, double yes, there will be an actual drum peripheral for your DS. Nothing too fancy, just something called the "drum grip" that fits over the DS' buttons and D-pad. Oh, and as luck would (not) have it, the drum grip won't work with the DSi. So there's that.

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  • Disney announces multi-platform Alice in Wonderland video game

    Disney announces multi-platform Alice in Wonderland video game

    Posted on July 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Disney Interactive Studios announced today that French dev Etranges Libellules has begun development of videogame adaptations of Lewis Carroll’s beloved Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass to complement Tim Burton’s upcoming film, Alice in Wonderland. The Wii, DS and PC title take place a few years after both stories in Underland and [...]

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  • Band Hero DS attachements revealed, DSi owners are S.O.L.

    Band Hero DS attachements revealed, DSi owners are S.O.L.

    Posted on July 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Band Hero is almost here to rock out on your Nintendo DS and it sounds like it’s going to be a decent adaptation. Soon you’ll be able to jam with your buds over the four-way ad-hoc network and play either the guitar, drummer, or lead vocalist. Players will be able to configure the game so if [...]

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