DS Pulls Ahead of PSP in Overall Sales

This week, Sony vehemently denied rumors and speculation that there would be a redesigned PSP model, even though Sony’s UK Managing Director revealed as much. But redesigns and new editions of game consoles usually come around when sales begin to… Read More »

Survey Reveals Most Popular Game Manufacturer Website

Nielsen/NetRatings, a media industry tracker, has shown new data that says the most popular game console website is Nintendo’s homepage. Nintendo.com traffic skyrocketed to an increase of 91% during February while Sony’s PlayStation.com actually declined 8% during the same period… Read More »

GDC: iNis Announces Ouendan! 2 For DS

Keiichi Yano, the head designer at iNis–developer of Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!, or Elite Beat Agents, as it’s known outside of Japan–revealed that EBA will see a sequel this year on DS. Known as Moero! Nekkestsu Rhythm Damashi-Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! 2–roughly… Read More »

Research Firm Reveals What We Already Knew About the DS

A market research firm has determined what many in the Nintendo community have suspected (read: known) for quite some time about the popularity of the DS–it’s the games. David Cole of DFC Intelligence, a market research and analysis firm centering… Read More »

Trioncube Review

We’ve seen a lot of good puzzle games come out on the DS, and we’ve seen a lot of bad. Namco’s latest, Trioncube, was a game many of us were looking forward to. Coined a "puzzle game with a plot,"… Read More »

Inuyasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel Review

Inu Yasha means "dog demon warrior" in Japanese; it’s also the name of a very popular anime series. The animated program chronicles the adventures of Kagome, a girl who can travel through different time eras in Japan by means of… Read More »

Playing with a handheld game console while you are walking the streets of New York may incur a fine of $100, if legislation submitted by New York State Senator Carl Kruger passes. The bill comes in response to the recent… Read More »

Electronic Arts’ Japan-based studio will be shut down, after only three years and one produced game–Theme Park DS. Two other titles for Nintendo’s handheld, Sim City DS and Dragon Zakura DS, are still in the works and will continue to… Read More »

The DS Gets A Psychological Profiler

Some of the most popular games for the Nintendo DS are the Brain Age series titles, which pit gamers in various brain exercise tasks, from simple mathematics to reading stories. The theory is that a person’s brain power can increase… Read More »

Spectrobes

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Buena Vista Games regarding their new DS title, Spectrobes. Slated for release in March, it will be an anime-style action rpg with creature-collecting and raising elements, as well as a variety of… Read More »