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Ones to Watch: Wii and DS releases for Q1 2010
Nintendo released a tentive list of major (and not-so-major) releases for 2010, covering all corners of the empire. Wii, WiiWare, DS and DSiWare. You can browse the full press release at your leisure after the jump, but here’s my top picks. It&...
Gotta invoke ‘em all: unlock and trade demons in new Shin Megami Tensei for DS
Seriously, Pokemon was, like, a really good idea. Atlus USA announced today that Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS) will include a demon-sharing system that allows players to swap custom-made monsters via unique passwords. So if you take the ti...
Read-a-long with Nintendo Power #249 (Holiday 2009)
It’s time again for your special thirteenth yearly issue of Nintendo Power, your last chance to double-check the 9.0 review for New Super Mario Bros Wii before hitting the Black Friday deals. There’s also plenty on the new DS Zelda, a tas...
Spend 2010 playing the WiiWare versions of the entire Phoenix Wright library
Although once an only-in-Japan punchline (WTF LAWYER GAME?!?!?), Phoenix Wright has become fairly ubiquitous here in the West. Even as the Ace Attorney DS series passed the lawyering torch off to Apollo Justice, Phoenix still seems to hold the giant ...
Read-a-long with Nintendo Power #248 (December 2009)
Nintendo Power continues their holiday game coverage with a cover feature on Mario and another big list of reviews. You Shantae fans will want to search this issue out for the cool character design evolution chart. The rest of you will just have to i...
Nintendo already setting things up for next Pokemon release
Arceus is your gateway pokemon to next spring’s release of Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver. The rare, legendary, FINAL pokedex member is available this week at Toys R Us as a free Wonder Card download for any of the current three DS core Pokemon...
New Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Trailer
Gametrailers has got a WORLD EXCLUSIVE!!! trailer for the upcoming Legend of Zelda game, the DS title Spirit Tracks. Amongst other things, the trailer reveals that (spoilers) Zelda will be with you throughout the game, albeit in spirit form. The tra...
Ones to Watch: Wii and DS for November 2009
Those of us who made the Club Nintendo Platinum Elite may already be enjoying the first Wii release of the month, Doc Louis’s Punch-Out. The rest of you, read on and see what Nintendo has on their little white plate. November 3 Academy of Champ...
Coming soon, the only legitimate way to catch Arceus
Finally, after years of waiting, US Pokemon fans (including Puerto Rico!) will have a legitimate means to catch Arceus. Nintendo Power revealed the news in issue #248; the Arceus distribution will be at Toys R Us from November 7 through 15. As with p...
Club Nintendo post-play surveys now on 7-day delay
Nintendo has made a slight alteration to their Club Nintendo survey system, and it makes a Bowser-sized pile of size. You now have to wait at least seven days for taking the online Post-Play Survey. Shocking! Before this change, you could take the P...
Aeropodcast #102: We’re Late and British This Time
A big apology for this podcast getting to press so late. Real life has been getting in the way of things for the last week and a half, but things are getting better. And believe me, beyond a technical issue for this podcast, it is well worth the...
Happy Turok Child now knows what to call it
Thanks to the TV commercials, we now know the proper way to pronounce the DS Kingdom Hearts game subtitle is “three fifty-eight days over two.” Do you have a moment of gaming elation for Happy Turok Child to communicate to the world...
Ones to Watch on Wii and DS for October
With Nintendo only fielding a pair of retooled games (Wii Fit Plus and another Pokemon Mystery Dungeon) this October, the month is open for a third party bonanza. Let’s see who stepped up to the plate… October 4 Wii Fit Plus – $20 f...
First Thirty: Scribblenauts (DS)
I think the first word I tried was “TREE.” I gunned down a ZOMBIE with a MACHINE GUN. I made a CHICKEN, then burned it with my FLAMETHROWER. The chicken turned into food, which I put into an OVEN. I gave myself an AXE and chopped the oven...
