Why Hello There Nintendo DSi XL October 29, 2009
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The DSi XL
Well this pretty much came out of left field. Nintendo has announced the next version of the DS called the DSi XL (or DS LL for Japan). The new DS is said to be coming later this year to Japan and early next year for Europe and the US (which sadly is like what happened with the first DSi when it was first announced last year).
We got the info on the DSi XL, so let’s take a look and see what this does and how it differs from the DS Lite and DSi.
Latest on Call of Duty 5 October 23, 2008
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Remember the hit game that came out last year, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare? On November 11, you can get its next version: Call of Duty World at War (also known as Call of Duty 5). Wanna know all about this new edition of the game, what’s new? Then read on! (more…)
Nintendo Announces New DSi October 2, 2008
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The New DSi. Not to be confused with the old DS Lite.
No, thats not a typo, it is called the DSi. Anyway, among other announcements Nintendo announced a new version of their current-gen handheld, the Nintendo DS. The DSi boasts not one but 2 cameras (one on the inside hinge and one on the outside), the current 2 screens (bottom touch, top not), as well as a free internet browser built in (unlike the DS and DS Lite, which had to be bought separately), as well as having a DSi store, which will allows games to be bought and downloaded using the same Nintendo Points used on the Wii Shop Channel.
Costing about $180 in Japan, where it launches November 1st, it won’t be available here in the US until “well into 2009″. The screens on the device are slightly larger, and also thinner, due to the fact that Nintendo is removing the GBA (Game Boy Advance) slot form the bottom of the device, as well as the fact that it will have internal memory (to take pictures on presumably) in addition to an SD Card slot. The DSi also features music playback and comes in White (boring) or Black (Shiny!).
What this means to you: Well, right now, not a whole lot; Nintendo won’t be releasing this for a couple of months at the earliest. However, it seems to me that Nintendo is trying to compete with the iPod Touch here (in possible response to Apple’s pushing of the Touch as a game device) by offering many similar features, i.e. web browser, music, and the DSi store. Beyond that though, since we won’t be seeing one of these for a couple months, we’re in the dark about it just as much as you guys are, so thats all we can tell you right now.
Review- Madden 09 (Xbox 360) August 13, 2008
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Real Madden 09 cover with Brett Favre as a Jet
Well, I got myself a copy of Madden 09 on Tuesday, and after spending some time playing with it I must say that it is a very worthy successor to the Madden franchise. Wanna know more on this game and what I liked and didn’t like about? Hit the More link.
Guitar Hero E3 Info July 21, 2008
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Well, we covered Rock Band’s E3 info, and we know a lot of you LOVE Guitar Hero, so we got some info for you as well. O, Rock Band users- you may wanna check this out as well, as one of the big announcements involves you guys to. All the info is after the More link. (more…)
Other Guitar Hero News May 15, 2008
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We were pretty interested by the future of Guitar Hero that we mentioned the other day, so we just Googled around to try and find more Guitar Hero info. Well we found some things that are pretty interesting. For one, Activision and Red Octane (makers of the Guitar Hero franchise) have 4 (!) games coming out this year according to 1up.com (who also has some other news on the upcoming Guitar Hero 4- it will also include a mic (to fully catch up to Rock Band), and will include ability to create your own songs from scratch!). For all the info on 2 other upcoming Guitar Hero games click on the more link.