Category Archives: DS

LEGO The Lord of the Rings launches today in the US, and it appears some of the Xbox 360 copies at GameStop contain a demo disc instead of the actual game, Game Informer reports.

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Nintendo formats just got a lot more difficult as the insanely brutal Ninja Gaiden is heading to 3DS eShop this week. Tecmo’s iconic platformer is a reminder that the 1980s were a time of grief, tears and uncompromising challenge. Get the full list of Nintendo’s weekly digital content below.

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Pokédex Pro hits the Nintendo 3DS eShop today to trigger another week of digital clobber. Game Freak’s enhanced Pokédex boasts new features a quiz mode and more. Check out what else is on offer on Nintendo’s stores below.

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LEGO The Lord of the Rings is out today for Vita, DS, and 3DS, with console and PC editions coming on November 13 in North America. Up until now, there hadn’t been any word on a specific date for those in UK, but today Warner has announced that the Middle-earth adventure will arrive there on November 23.

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This week’s list of various Nintendo European store downloads has been unveiled, and other than classic shmup Gradius, the pickings are pretty slim.

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UK resident Justin Success Brooks has been charged with selling counterfeit Nintendo games, according to the Croydon Guardian.

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Mega Man, Capcom’s crushingly brutal 1987 NES platformer leads this week’s Nintendo downloads line-up. Check out what else is on offer below.

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Infinite Space developer Platinum Games has shed light on why it believes its Nintendo DS space RPG-shooter failed to ignite sales at launch. Atsushi Inaba has cited Sega as the issue.

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An infographic for Pokémon Black and White 2 has been released by Nintendo, and it contains everything you’ve ever wanted to know and more about the title. It’s full of Pokéfacts regarding the story, Dream Radar, Memory Link, and enough Poké to get your Poké fill in the most Poké way possible. Head below for a look.

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This month, Nintendo will begin distributing special events for Pokémon Black and White 2 based on the events of the 2012 Pokémon World Championships.

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Super Mario 64 became the third DS game to cross 5 million sales in North America last week, Siliconera reports. The eight year old title joins New Super Mario Bros with 10.6 million and Mario Kart DS with 8.5 million sales. The DS has a heck of a long tail; it holds a number of sales records and is usually considered the best-selling console of all time.

I keep kind of forgetting that there’s a Thundercats game for DS. Don’t be like me; watch this trailer and cement the relase date in your memory.

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The NPD Group’s regular month report on US retail spend noted another year-on-year decline, but also a jump in sales as the holiday season approaches.

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Nintendo will be present at New York Comic Con this weekend, and has announced its game line-up for the convention.

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The final LEGO: The Lord of the Rings developer diary has been released, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at development. LEGO The Lord of the Rings is out in November for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, 3DS, PC and Vita. Via IGN.

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If you picked up Pokémon Black or White 2 (or even both), don’t forget to hook up your console to the Intertubes and grab a free, exclusive Pokémon, the frankly disturbing Genesect. There’s a brief teaser video of the Bug and Steel type through the break. US fans have until November 12 to grab Genesect, while Europeans have to wait till October 12 to get their paws on him.

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LEGO The Lord of the Rings has a new developer diary available for viewing titled: The Fellowship Rises. It discusses the Fellowship’s journey across Middle-earth and how they encountered a “wide array of unforgettable characters.” LEGO The Lord of the Rings is out this fall for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, 3DS, Vita, and PC. Via IGN.

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As the franchise’s first direct sequels, Pokémon Black and White 2 set a lot of precedents, including bringing the “hidden stats” invisible to all but power users out into the open.

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LEGO Lord of the Rings has its first developer diary available, and in it, Traveller’s Tales discusses how it brought the Fellowship’s journey, the locations, battles and familiar characters from the trilogy and films to life in LEGO form. The enemies artwork was posted earlier here. LEGO Lord of the Rings is out in the fall. Thanks, Machinima.

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LEGO Lord of the Rings is coming to 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 and Vita, so Warner has released a bit of artwork showing off some of the enemies in the game. With this bit of art, we have found our new desktop wallpaper. Enjoy it below in medium and extra large format.

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