Lunar: Dragon Song pushed back

Lunar: Dragon Song was to be released July 26, but the game was quietly delayed to September 20. No reason why the game was pushed back, but we'll give you information as it comes.

Source: gba.n64europe.com

-Falco8

Lunar: Dragon Song

Today is just a good day for screenshots i guess. Some new screens of Lunar are here which is great for RPG fans. The game seems to be shaping up nicely, one screenshot however seems to have a microphone control being used in it. More news as it comes.

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-Blackmajik

Not as Ugly as a Big Green Ogre

3 new screenshots of Shrek SuperSlam are in, and its actually looking pretty good(visually anyway). Just as always you can check the screenshots below.

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-Blackmajik

New Tak 3 Screens

Seven new screens of Tak are here, no new info though. Check the screens below

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-Blackmajik

Poll Problem

I've been getting complaints from the staff that the polls are making these pop-up, but you the viewers haven't complained about the pop-ups. Right now, I've set up a poll in the boards if you want to keep the poll or not right here. But if you are not register at our boards, then you can say what is going to happen to the poll. You want the poll or you don't want the poll because of the pop-ups.

Konami Supports Revolution

According to ign.com Konami is planning big things for next generation. All three next generation systems will have 1 of 2 "flagship games" from the company. In comments shared with Japan's Weekly Toyo Keizai, Kazuya Takahashi (President, Online Company) and Michihiro Ishizuka (President, Computer & Video Games Company) showed that the company plans on producing games that will make use of each systems "unique specifications" which either means they will be exclusive to each system or that they will make special changes to tailor gameplay for each system. As far as multiplatform support, Konami says that "titles that don't require full hardware specifications will be released as multiplatform titles, including the PC."

More news as it comes.

source: ign.com

-Blackmajik

Animaniacs: Lights, Camera, Action!

Two screens of the HIGHLY ANTICIPATED Animaniacs DS have hit the scene....and I just cant wait to sink my teeth into this AAA title...oh boy! [/sarcasm]

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-blackmajik

Chaos Theory's IGN review.

DSIGN recently reviewed the dual-screen installment of the stealth title, and they gave it a 6.0/10. Among their complaints for the game were a lackluster multiplayer, overly complex controls, and choppy framerate. Of course, this is just one gamer's opinion on the title, so take it with a grain of salt. The full review is here.

Source: IGN.com

-Dark Gray

May the force be with the new member of DS Update and the review

I would like to introduce our new wirter, theOne. He has written a Star Wars 3 Review for the site and D*Nyce has written his mini-review of Star Wars 3. Hope you guys enjoy them

-Falco8

DBZ DS Scans

A bunch of scans for DBZ DS have found their way onto the internet from V-jump magazine. You can check em' out below. The game seems to be coming along decently, the graphics look more like 2D from a GBA game though...what a pity.

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-blackmajik

Meteos hits stores.

The falling-block puzzle title that has recieved loads of praise from critics has finally reached store shelves. The game should retail for a MSRP of $29.99.

Source: IGN.com

-Dark Gray

NESTER ON YOUR DS!

A guy by the name of Rich Witehouse has ported the "Nester" Nintendo Entertainment System emulator to the Nintendo DS. Here's a small portion of the included readme file.

This is a DS port of Nester. As you might've guessed. There are a ton of issues, and it still bothers me that I'm storing the NES ROM over in ewram. I need to look into that gbfs stuff apparently. There is no sound (the APU stuff is hooked up and runs fine on the DS, it just needs the DS to actually do something with the output), but the games I've tried run ok speed-wise. There is some "scanline"-type rendering optimizaton in place because that's all still very slow and I haven't taken advantage of any DS-specific hardware features to speed it up.

I'm a huge fan of the Nintendo Entertainment System, so this comes as great news for me and I can't wait to see what the future brings for this emulator.

Source:64scener

-Jujuforce

Guns 'A Blazing

Our very own El Mariachi has written a Goldeneye: Rogue Agent review for you guys out there and D*Nyce also written a mini-review of Goldeneye: RA. Hope you like them both!

-Falco8

New DS shooter...with WiFi!

Looks like Nanostray won't be the only sci-fi DS shooter, because now Neo-Pong is in development of a game called World Reborn: Unification.

NintendoNow.com is proud to present the world exclusive debut of a promising new DS title from NeoPong Software, Inc. World Reborn: Unification, the sequel to the upcoming World Reborn for Game Boy Advance, is an all new online enabled RPG/shooter for the Nintendo DS. This title will take you back to your old school roots as you embark on a highly stylized, engrossing Sci-Fi tale. Below you will find the official press release, early screenshots, and music downloads for World Reborn: Unification.

The evil Biotech forces that enslaved humanity have been defeated (*see World Reborn for the Gameboy Advance, Q3 2005) and the companions, finally able to rest, have settled down and begun the process of rebuilding civilization. Thiel and Mei have wed and given birth to a child. Perrin and Freya have rebuilt the impressive sky civilization and Richter, one of the former Judge computers, has happily filled the role of advisor to the new leaders.

Disproving the Judge computer’s doom-filled prophecy of mankind’s self-induced destruction, the heroes seem to have achieved worldwide peace and mankind is flourishing again. It is on a peaceful afternoon outing that Thiel and his family suddenly find themselves thrust into the middle of an erupting violence from a new and unknown aggressor. Not willing to watch all he has worked for be destroyed, Thiel once again calls his comrades to arms and a new battle begins to save the planet from an alien threat!

In World Reborn: Unification, Thiel will once more take on a valiant quest to push back an invading alien force. He will travel with old comrades and meet new friends who will join the cause. The original ships are back with improvements as well as two entirely new ships with unique abilities of their own. This time the plot runs deep as the player will engage on one of two completely different paths that will allow for maximum replayability and unique experiences.

World Reborn: Unification expands upon an already diverse array of weaponry and offers the player two firing modes on their primary weapon, a selection of secondary weapons, a new assortment of interchangeable special abilities, combo power-ups (rewards for a successful string of kills) and various super-shots.

Thanks to the innovative new technology offered by the Nintendo DS, World Reborn: Unification will allow players to hook up online to play in simultaneous cooperative mode and compare scores via an online ranking system.

The touch pad allows the player to switch out special abilities, firing modes, and secondary weapons on the fly. The boss battles in World Reborn: Unification differ from the common shooter battles that involve holding down the fire button. Instead, players must use their various abilities in their inventory to expose the boss’s weakness to defeat him!

As with its predecessor, World Reborn: Unification focuses on classic 2D gameplay, witty dialogue and revitalizing old school gaming. The graphics feature high color, detailed 2D sprites and vibrant backgrounds. Levels are expansive, require exploration and contain many secrets. Difficulty levels are implemented to permit gameplay from casual gamers to hardcore enthusiasts.

· WiFi support allows for multiplayer cooperative action.
· High-color, detailed sprites and backgrounds recreate the look of classic gaming while blending 3D effects such as parallax, particle systems, matrix rotations and scaling!
· 14 massive levels allowing for exploration of some of the broadest levels in the genre.
· Combinations of horizontal and vertical levels create an intense and dynamic experience.
· 6 Unique Pilots and Ships: Create your own combination of ship and pilot to best match your playing style!
· Various equipable special abilities, firing modes and secondary weapons allow for a variety of combinations!
· Branching storyline unfolds depending on your actions: play the game again and again to find out what happens if you take a different path!
· Map selection system allows you to select where you go next: encourages you to explore and choose your own destiny!
· Save system lets you pick up where you left off with ease!

Screenshots
Menu Screen123

Music is here.

Source: Nintendo Now

-Falco8

1 Million Happy Europeans

DS has now sold 1 million units in Europe. That means two million screens, and one million pleased Europeans.

‘The European launch of Nintendo DS has been a massive success with sales shattering all previous records in the opening weekend and remaining consistently strong. This product reflects Nintendo’s dedication to innovation and the advancement of gaming, providing novel and exciting new ways to play games. European consumers have adopted Nintendo’s sense of fun and innovation to give fantastic support to the Nintendo DS.’
Jim Merrick, Senior Director of European Marketing, Nintendo of Europe

Source: Gaming Evolution

-Ultimate Zelda Guru

Feel the Sequel

That's right, according to Sega there is another Feel the Magic in the works.

Source: Cubed-3

-Ultimate Zelda Guru

Zelda DS info

In an interview with Wired.com, the director of Twilight Princess, Eiji Aonuma released a little bit of info about Zelda DS. Aonuma confirm that it will be "primarily controlled with the system's touch screen and stylus pen." Aonuma-san also confirm Zelda DS will not be a port or a sequel to the Four Swords series.

Source: DS Advanced

-Falco8

Chaos Theory Shipped

Splinter Cell Chaos Theory has now shipped to all retailers and will go on sale June 28th. The game will sell for approximately $39.99. Check it out Tuesday.

Source: DS Advanced

-Ultimate Zelda Guru

Reggie Interview

Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime has been ever so gracious to give an interview to 1up.com. The interview covers the Revolution and online, along with other issues. Click here to view the full interview.

Source: 1up.com

-Ultimate Zelda Guru

Kirby FAQ

If you're having trouble getting through Kirby's touch-centric platformer, then check out the FAQ for the game that IGN has posted on their site. You can find it here.

Source: IGN.com

-Dark Gray

IGN reviews Meteos

IGN's DS channel recently posted a review of the puzzle game Meteos, and they gave the title a 9.0 out of 10. The game has gotten a lot of praise, so it's definitely worth checking out when it hits stores this Monday. The full review is here.

Source: IGN.com

-Dark Gray

Japanese Charts

The latest software and hardware charts are in from Japan for the last week and the DS seems to be still topping the charts.

Place | System | Software | Developer | Weekly Sales

1.) PS2, Drag-On Dragoon 2: Love Red, Ambivalence Black, Square Enix, 125,131
2.) DS, DS Training For Adults: Work Your Brain, Nintendo, 33,931
3.) PS2, Kenka Bancho, Spike, 21,163
4.) PS2, Soccer Life 2, Banpresto, 15,980
5.) PS2, Metal Saga: Sajin no Kusari, Success, 10,232
6.) DS, Nintendogs: Shiba & Friends, Nintendo, 9,412
7.) DS, Rakubiki Jiten, Nintendo, 7,330
8.) PS2, Inu Yasha: Feudal Combat, Bandai, 7,209
9.) DS, Nintendogs: Dachs & Friends, Nintendo, 7,143
10.) PS2, Berwick Saga, ENTERBRAIN, 6,988

System | Sales

DS - 31,376 Sales
PS2 - 25,526 Sales
PSP - 20,416 Sales
GBASP - 9,727 Sales
GC - 2,183 Sales
GBA - 475 Sales
Xbox - 150 Sales

Source: DS Advanced

-Ultimate Zelda Guru

Revolution Ad?

A new image which has been claimed to be an ad for the Revolution. The questionable ad says that the Revolution will launch this March 06. Only time will tell...

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Source: Spong

-Ultimate Zelda Guru

Castlevania Trailer

Here is another video of Castlevania which is quite impressive, and while the video is not completely main game play it is well worth watching. Click here to see the video.

Source: Spong

-Ultimate Zelda Guru

Vandal vs Busters

A couple of scans of Vandal vs Busters have come into light, and now you can look at them all you want for maximum viewing pleasure! I don't really know what the game is about at this point but it looks awesome. Check out the scans below.

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Join The Fight For HD

Recently a group of Nintendo fans launched 1080up.net in hopes of getting more people to join in on the fight for HD. The site has a bunch of pre-made letters to mail Nintendo, as well as other types of ways to contact Nintendo. Hopefully Nintendo will listen and give the gamer what they want. So please join in and send Nintendo some hate mail, YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

*UZG- I support Nintendo's non-HD move

-Blackmajik

Nanostray details

Majesco has finally released info and release date for their anticipated DS shooter, Nanostray. Nanostray will release this July 14.

Game Info

Strategic weapons, including base weapons, sub-weapons and a smart bomb, boast tons of fire power to decimate enemies

Touch screen features such as boss scanning, on-the-fly weapon management, and a live radar

8 challenging stages to conquer; battle through environments like a sunken metropolis, asteroid field and hell-like lava fields

Unlockable features and game modes add replay value once players complete their adventure

Head-to-head, 2 player, multiplayer mode lets you battle on the same level for bonus and score goals via the Nintendo DS wireless link

Source: Nintendo Insider

-Falco8

Weekly Poll results

Over 400 viewers voted for the most anticipated Nintendo DS game and you chosen Mario Kart DS with 140 votes, second was Animal Crossing DS with 101 votes, third was Metroid Prime: Hunters with 80, fourth was Nintendogs with 47, and fifth was Trace Memory with 34. Now the next poll is "Which Nintendo DS game has the best visuals?"

-Falco8

DS Production

Nintendo has announced that they will produce roughly 20 million Nintendo DS units this year. On the same note, Sony announced they will not be producing 18 million Sony PSP units, but instead they will cut the production to 12 million Sony PSP units this year.

Source: DS Advanced

-Falco8

A boy and His Blob media

We have eight new screenshots of A Boy and His Blob, one of the best puzzel NES games, and now you can control your blob on your Nintendo DS. Courtesy of GC Cafe.


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-Falco8

Japanese DS Official Websites

There have been a lot of launching Nintendo DS websites for various games. Some provide good content, but unfortunately all of them are in Japanese.


Tamagochi DS

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Dragon Quest

Nintendo DS Dictionary (Updated with Videos)

-VideoGamerJ

Revolution Leak, Laughable

Well perhaps a failed attempt at some publicity someone made some more Revolution mock-ups and e-mailed them around. The person claims that they are the new look of the Revolution. Either way they are something to look at until the controller is revealed.

Game Over
Revo
This has to be real, right?

Source: Cubed-3

-UZG

No NES for ACDS

It was recently confirmed that old-school NES titles would not be available in the upcoming Animal Crossing DS, unlike it's console counterpart which featured sixteen different titles from the classic system. The full article is here.

Source: IGN.com

-Dark Gray

More Boxart media

We have more boxarts for you guys and this time it's a Japanese DS version of Lunar Genesis (also known as Lunar: Dragon Song) and Zoo Tycoon 2.




Source: gba.n64europe.com

-Falco8

Happy (late) First Birthday DS Update!

The site's real birthday is June 17th, but the staff, at DS Update, would like to say Happy Birthday to a great DS site, DS Update. We would specially like to thank all of our viewers for choosing DS Update for all the lastest Nintendo DS news, previews, reviews, editorials, and media. We hope DS Update a great future ahead of it.

-Falco8

New DS ads

Commercials for three different DS games are available for download.

Kirby Canvas Curse US ad:
KCC ADs

Advance Wars: Dual Strike Japanese Ad:
AW:DS ADs

Mystical Ninja Japanese Ad: MN ADs

Source: IGN.com

-Dark Gray

New Sonic images

IGN recently posted nine new screenshots of the upcoming title Sonic Rush. You can view them here.

Source: IGN.com

-Dark Gray

Big Mother Truckers factsheet

The rough and ready, wheel-squeeling action of the big console hit comes to Nintendo handhelds as Big Mutha Truckers arrives on both GBA and DS.

Ma Jackson has announced that she is planning on retiring. But choosing the new owner of Mutha Truckers Inc. will not be easy, as Ma’s kids are a difficult bunch. The solution? A trial by truckin’ – whoever makes the most money trucking through Hick State County in 60 days takes control of the company.

Features:

-Smashable scenery. You’re not restricted to just roads. Use the weight of your truck to discover new routes and hidden bonuses
-Bikers, truck-jackers and the corrupt police force are all out to disable your truck and get a piece of your profits
-Drive to any town on any day, in the totally open environment of Hick State County
-Five unique cities, each with their own levels of supply and demand, all waiting for you to exploit them

Source: gba.n64europe.com

-Falco8

Snood 2: On Vaction factsheet

Downloaded over four million times, one of the biggest Shareware games of all times is back with a vengeance. Playable on Game Boy Advance and DS, this hit game can now be played anywhere.

More that just a puzzle game, Snood is an engrossing experience. The object is to free the Snoods using the Snood-O-Matic cannon. Join similar Snoods to set them free and watch them drop to safety. But don't take too long because every Snood launched increases the danger level.

Features:

-Battle against friends with multiplayer action via link cables
-Four different single player modes to keep the gamer entertained for hours
-Five different difficulty modes always providing a challenge
-Fifty puzzles and fifty Time Attack levels providing diverse game play

Source: gba.n64europe.com

-Falco8

Ford Racing factsheet

Ford is without doubt one of the biggest brands in the world, with one of the most famous product ranges ever. Ford Racing 3 takes this amazing range of vehicles, from the Model T Ford through to the latest concepts, and pits them against a huge variety of courses, cars and challenges, now on both the GBA and DS handhelds.

Features:

-55 beautifully detailed Ford automobiles: Ford GTs, Thunderbirds, concepts, SVT vehicles, Mustangs and trucks.
-26 sumptuously detailed tracks with interactive scenery: road, off-road, oval tracks and more!
-Innovative Ford Competition mode, containing 14 unique championships

Source: gba.n64europe.com

-Falco8

Boxart Media

We've got more boxarts for you guys to drool over. Hope you guys like these games like Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Snood 2: On Vaction, Big Mother Truckers, and Ford Racing 3.






Source: gba.n64europe.com

-Falco8

Guilty Gear Preview and Fact Sheet

I've written a Guilty Gear: Dust Strike Preview and to top that, we have a fact sheet for Guilty Gear: Dust Strike. If you love the Guilty Gear franchise, then you're going to love this!

The no holds barred, sci-fi fighting franchise is reborn on the Nintendo DS. Guilty Gear Dust Strikers features all 21 Guilty Gear characters from previous versions and now the battle takes place on multiple levels across both DS screens with up to 4 players at once. Players will have to navigate different types of floors and traps as they battle versus CPU characters or via Wi-Fi connections in "battle royal" rules where the last person standing is the winner.

Game Play Features:

-All 21 of your favorite Guilty Gear X2 #Reload characters like Sol-Badguy, Potemkin, May, Dizzy and others have returned for Guilty Gear Dust Strikers

-6 modes of play including Arcade, Survival, VS Battle and Mini-games

-Customize the Robo-Ky character with various move sets in the Robo-Ky factory mode

-Battle your friends in 4-player wireless versus matches where the last person standing moves on

-Master 10 mini-games like Billiards, Arm-Wrestling and Sword Practice that unlock more Robo-Ky moves

-Beware of poison, fire, thunder and bomb traps set to damage unaware opponents

-Special moves like Psych Burst, Dust Attack and Roman Cancel all return in Guilty Gear Dust Strikers

Source: Gamespot

-Falco8

Editorial: Revolutionary downloads

I know its been a long time since you've seen a DSU editorial so I made a new one just for you! seriously.

-blackmajik

Romance of the Three Kingdoms Screenshots

We have 7 all-new screenshots of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. you can veiw them by clicking any of the links below.

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-Blackmajik

DS Number 1 In Japan...again

Ds once again is the number one selling console in japan. Outselling both sonys ps2 and psp.

1. Nintendo DS - 32.765 [971.202]
2. Playstation 2 - 27.741 [1.016.021]
3. Sony PSP - 21.476 [946.892]
4. Game Boy Advance SP - 8.522 [347.702]
5. Gamecube - 2.558 [117.589]
6. Game Boy Advance - 623 [12.499]
7. Xbox - 131 [7.491]

-Blackmaijik

Bombing it's way into stores.

The DS edition of the popular Bomberman series is currently being shipped to stores by Ubisoft. The game is expected to be on the shelves in the next week. The game will feature 100 levels, play fields that stretch across both screens, and single card multiplayer for up to 8 people.

Source: DS IGN

-Dark Gray

Ultimate spiderman screens

Three screenshots of the upcoming Ultimate Spiderman are finally here. The game looks pretty nice and uses some cool cel shading effects. You can see the screenshots here

source: IGN

-Blackmajik

Site: Weekly Polls

Hey you guys, we've gotten a new poll for the site, and in this week's poll, it's called "Which Nintendo DS game are you most anticipated?" So vote your most favorite DS game that you like most.

-Falco8

New Japanese Boxarts

Hey we have boxarts for Konami's Lost in Blue and the Super Smash Bros. look-a-like, Jump Super Star. Enjoy!


Jump Super Star
Lost in Blue

Source: gba.n64europe.com

-Falco8

PC games coming to the DS

Strategy First announces that they will partern up with Pocket PC Studio to publish future Nintendo DS titles. Pro Sotos, Business Development Manger for Strategy First states that their "strategic partnership with Pocket PC Studios will allow Strategy First to enter an exciting new gaming market."

Pocket PC Studio already confirmed that they are in development of Jagged Alliance and Disiples for the Nintendo DS. CEO of Pocket PC Studios, G.R. Moore says, "We will utilize our expertise in bringing high profile desktop games to mobile devices to expand the Disciples and Jagged Alliance franchises onto the hottest handheld console since the Nintendo Gameboy."

Source:DS Advanced

-Falco8 and El Mariachi

No gold medal for GoldenEye

The first full FPS for the DS has recently been reviewed by IGN, and it didn't do too well. The game recieved a 6.5 out of 10. According to the reviewer, the game is fairly fun, but overall the game seemed rushed. You can find the full review here.

Source:IGN.com

-Dark Gray

Nintendogs

According to Nintendo, North America will be getting an extra surprise in our versions of Nintendogs. The North American versions will include three new breeds of dogs, Golden Retriever, Siberian Husky, and a Boxer. The game is slated to head our way August 22.

Source: Cube-Europe

-Ultimate Zelda Guru

Kirby getting high marks from IGN.

The little pink puffball’s DS debut is getting loads of praise among reviewers.
IGN recently gave the title a 9.0 out of 10. The full review is available here.

Source: IGN.com

-Dark Grey

Worms slinks over to the DS

Worms has one of the best turn-based multiplayer around, and now Worms is going bomb the heck out of us DS owners. THQ announced that Team17 is developing a Worms title for the Nintendo DS. Team17's Martyn Brown says, "I think the DS is very refreshing and brings great opportunities for new styles of games - and I think the PSP is a very sexy bit of kit in style and technology - I think both will appeal to different markets. I don't think you'll be surprised to hear that we intend to bring Worms to both formats."

Source: Gamecube Europe

-Falco8

More EA goodies coming to the DS

If anyone loves the Burnout series and the new Marvel title made from EA, then you are going to love this! A leaked booklet from EA confirms that Burnout Legends and Mavel Nemesis
will be coming to the Nintendo DS. No information was given for DS version of the game.

Source: Gamecube Europe

-Falco8

Bond arrives on the DS!

"Latest Edition in the James Bond Videogame Series Explodes onto DS Platform as First Shooter Experience to Date"

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. June 13, 2005. Explore the dark side of the James Bond(TM) universe as an unpredictable villain in GoldenEye: Rogue Agent(TM) for the Nintendo DS(TM), released today by Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS). Bringing the first-person shooter experience to life as a platform first, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent for the Nintendo DS boasts all-new features, innovative gameplay, and wireless action for up to eight players.

Hurray! The DS has its first FPS! I hope that this can keep all of you FPS fiends satiated for until the arrival of Metroid Prime Hunters.

Source: Planet GameCube

Nintendo releases Kirby: Canvas Curse

It's the moment Kirby fans everywhere have been waiting for... Today. Kirby: Canvas Curse will be dropped to retailers nationwide and the pink puffball madness shall begin! If you're in the neighborhood of your local GameStop then be sure to pick up a copy and tell us what you think!

Source: Punch Jump

New Viewtiful Joe Scans

A new VJ scan has surfaced from famitsu. you can veiw it here

Source: gba.n64europe


-Blackmajik

Nintendo plans to ship DS for $149.95 + Mario to retailers

"According to hot deal website Cheapassgamer.com, Nintendo may send a new Nintendo DS bundle with Super Mario 64 DS for $149 to participating retailers nationwide."

This bundle pack is rumored to ship on June 12th. It seems like a smart move considering the Nintendo DS retails for $149 alone and Super Mario 64 DS retails for $29.99 alone. Good deal. Good idea.

Source: Punch Jump

Nintendo DS outsells PS2 and PSP combined

It seems that Sony's first hand-held to enter the market is not doing nearly as well as Sony's analysts first thought. The less technically impressive Nintendo DS has been outselling both the Sony PSP hand-held and and the Sony PlayStation 2 home console combined!

It seems like Sony is a stick in the mud here. Post your comments!

Source: NGage Gaming

Dig Dug coming to the DS

Well according to Famitsu it looks like one of Namco's most legendary franchises is going to make its way to the DS, in the new adventure, Dig Dug: Driller Strike and the main objective will be to sink the island. The game will use both screens, the top will be used for a up and down view of the island and the bottom screen is were all the action will take place, the player must drill through several rocks to sink the island. Driller Strike will also feature wireless multiplayer mode, were up to two people can go at it. The game is set to be released on September 8 in Japan, no word on a U.S. release date yet but that information should come soon. You can check out the scans from Famitsu here.

Dig Dug 1
Dig Dug 2

Source: GC Cafe

-El Mariachi

Nintendo release official sale number

Nintendo yesterday has released their official sale numbers for both hardware and software for all Nintendo consoles, but we'll just show you Nintendo DS' official sale numbers.

Nintendo DS:
U.S.:
DS Hardware: 1.72 million units
DS Software: 2.75 million units

>Worldwide:
DS Hardware: 5.27 million units
DS Software: 10.49 million units

Source: GC Cafe

-Falco8

Weekly Japanese chart sales

Here's the weekly Japanese chart sales for the week of May 30.

Software
1 DS DS Training For Adults: Work Your Brain ETC (Nintendo) - 30,349
2 PS2 Berwick Saga (incl. Limited Edition) - 25,239
3 PS2 Namco X Capcom (Namco) - 22,698
4 PSP Hero Legend Gagharv Trilogy: Akai Shizuku (Bandai) - 13,269
5 DS SD Gundam G Generation DS (Bandai) - 12,538
6 PS2 Yu Yu Hakusho Forever (Banpresto) - 11,681
7 DS Nintendogs: Shiba & Friends ETC (Nintendo) - 10,676
8 PS2 Racing Battle: C1 Grand Prix (Genki) - 10,600
9 PS2 Hanjuku Hero 4: 7 Nin no Hanjuku Hero (incl. Limited Edition) (Square Enix) -10.053
10 DS Pachinko Slot! Fist of the North Star DS (Sega) - 8,201

Hardware
1.DS 34,939
2.PS2 30,811
3.PSP 23,225
4.GBASP 9,859
5.GC 2,360
6.GBA 538
7.Xbox 205

Source: M-Create

-Falco8

More DS Homebrew

Ethos has started writting a GB/GBC emulator for the NDS, no release as of yet but he reports that he is about 50% done ( CPU 100%, VIDEO 50%, OPTIMIZATION 0%).

Here are some pics :
DS homebrew1
DS homebrew2

-Jujuforce

Mario Kart DS Goes Retro.

One of the racing cups to be available in the Nintendo DS title Mario Kart DS has been revealed in screenshot form. The course, titled the Retro Cup, will bring back some of the favorite courses from past games in the series. For a look at the names of the courses that are being ported to the DS version, check out the screenshot below.

Mario Kart:Retro Cup

-Jujuforce

New Harry Potter screenshots

Harry Potter encounters new mysteries and challenges in this all-new adventure based on the book and upcoming movie. Electronic Arts UK is developing the console versions of the game, as well as setting the style and conceptual design for the handheld and PC versions.

At the very least, the demo version of Harry Potter shows that the developers are working on 3D for both screens !

Here are two pics (IGN) :
Harry Potter DS pics

-Jujuforce

Lucas Arts to support DS and the Revolution

In an interview, President of LucasArts, Jim Ward commented that the company will be developing titles for all next gen consoles including the Nintendo DS. Ward says, "We learned it the hard way. We celebrate all new platforms, we will support all new platforms, and we will be on all platforms. When you watch a game, we will do it on all of them as best as we can. You can surely talk about all those pros and cons but to the degree that consumers buy a certain platform, we want to make sure that there is a LucasArts game for it."

The company didn't reveal any title for the Nintendo DS, but Ward confirmed,"[We] have a number of other titles in development that we haven't announced on PSP and DS, this is a fantastic market."

Source:DS Advanced

-Falco8

Press conference:DS online and new Revolution details

In a press conference in Japan, Nintendo's President, Satoru Iwata and the creator of Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto commented about new details about the Revolution and DS online. Nintendo confirmed that the downloadable games will come with a fee over the Revolution's downloadable service, and Nintendo stated that there will be some games that will be free for a limited time offer deal, but Nintendo didn't confirm many games will be availaible for downloading through the service.

The Revolution's hardware will feature a built-in flash memory capacity of 512MB, letting gamers download or save games as much as possible to the Revolution. Nintendo also announced that they will be selling SD memory cards to allow gamers to store more game data. There are SD card in the market that store up to 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and even 1GB. Nintendo didn't state any price for the SD cards.
Nintendo hinted that Revolution could have firmware upgrade for the internal flash memrory; on this topic, Nintendo chosen the internal flash memrory over the hard drive, because a hard drive can be easily damaged being dropped. Iwata-san stressed that the final design of the revolution will be smaller will not use that much power.

In the Japanese magazine, Famitsu confirmed that Nintendo will be making an UBS network adapter can be hooked to the PC and will act as an access point for the Nintendo DS and the Revolution. No details were given about this.
Miyamoto-san commented how Nintendo invested their time about the mysterious Revolution controller, and Iwata-san said,"I think you will be surprised by the Revolution's controller."
Miyamoto-san also stated,"We're at a stage where we're adding and removing various kinds of functions, which has been very fun," he said. Miyamoto went on to say that Nintendo's main cause for removing functions is concern that the controller could become too complex, making gameplay overly difficult." "The Revolution will have an interesting interface. We're investing a lot of money into the [development of the] interface, and it's still not finalized."

In software, Nintendo also stated that the Revolution will have small-budgeted, simple video games like Nintendo's franchise.
Before the end of the press conference, Nintendo talked about the Nintendo DS' online service by saying that they plan to install 1,000 free WiFi hotspots throughout Japan, Nintendo commented they will have Mario Kart and Animal Crossing Wifi ready later this year.

Source:GC Advanced

-Falco8

Warrior Within Pushed back

Some bad news for those Prince of Persia fans, it was announced today by Ubisoft that Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, will be pushed back to a 2006 release date. Perhaps this delay might indicate that the developers are trying to create the best possible product that they can for the DS.

Source: GBA.N64Europe

-El Mariachi

Quick Revolution news

IGN announced that the famous Japanese magazine, Famitsu reports Nintendo is developing a Donkey Kong title for the Revolution, but no details were futher given.

IGN also reports that 214 games from 20 years of Nintendo's classic games will be coming out on the Revolution in Japan, even though IGN didn't say if the games will come out on the Revolution's launch date, such as the following:

NES


1. 10-Yard Fight
2. Anticipation
3. Balloon Fight
4. Barker Bill's Trick Shooting
5. Baseball
6. Clu Clu Land
7. Dance Aerobics
8. Devil World
9. Doki Doki Panic
10. Donkey Kong
11. Donkey Kong 3
12. Donkey Kong Classics
13. Donkey Kong Jr.
14. Donkey Kong Jr. Math
15. Dr. Mario
16. Dragon Warrior
17. Duck Hunt
18. Excitebike
19. Famicom Wars
20. Final Fantasy
21. Fire Emblem Gaiden
22. Fire Emblem: Ankokuryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi
23. Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino and Hoppy
24. Golf
25. Gum Shoe
26. Gyromite
27. Hogan's Alley
28. Ice Climber
29. Ice Hockey
30. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
31. Kid Icarus
32. Kirby's Adventure
33. Kung Fu
34. Mach Rider
35. Mario Bros.
36. Mario Time Machine
37. Mario is Missing!
38. Mario:Fun with Letters
39. Mario:Fun with Numbers
40. Metroid
41. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
42. Mother (Earthbound)
43. NES Open Golf
44. Nintendo World Cup
45. Nuts & Milk
46. Pin-Bot
47. Pinball
48. Play Action Football
49. Popeye
50. Pro Wrestling
51. Punch-Out!!
52. R.C. Pro-Am
53. Rad Racer
54. Rad Racer 2
55. Short Order/Eggsplode
56. Slalom
57. Snake Rattle & Roll
58. Soccer
59. Stack Up
60. Star Tropics
61. Super Mario Bros.
62. Super Mario Bros. 2
63. Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels
64. Super Mario Bros. 3
65. Super Spike V'Ball/World Cup Soccer
66. Super Team Games
67. Tennis
68. Tetris
69. Tetris 2
70. The Legend of Zelda
71. To The Earth
72. Track meet
73. Urban Champion
74. Volleyball
75. Wario's Woods
76. Wild Gunman
77. World Class Track Meet
78. World Cup Soccer
79. Wrecking Crew
80. Yoshi (Mario & Yoshi)
81. Yoshi's Cookie
82. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
83. Zoda's Revenge: Star Tropics II



Super-NES


84. Derby Stallion 98
85. Donkey Kong Country
86. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest
87. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
88. Earthbound
89. F-Zero
90. FX Fighter
91. Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo
92. Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
93. Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
94. Hyper V-Ball
95. Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball
96. Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run
97. Killer Instinct
98. Kirby Super Star
99. Kirby's Avalanche
100. Kirby's Dream Course
101. Kirby's Dream Land 3
102. Kirby's Ghost Trap
103. Legend
104. Mario Paint
105. Mario and Wario
106. Mario's Early Years: Preschool Fun
107. Mario's Super Picross
108. Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge
109. NCAA Basketball
110. NHL Stanley Cup
111. Panel de Pon
112. Picross NP Vol. 8
113. PilotWings
114. Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing
115. Sound Fantasy
116. Star Fox
117. Stunt Race FX
118. Super Famicom Wars
119. Super Mario Kart
120. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
121. Super Mario World
122. Super Metroid
123. Super Punch-Out!!
124. Super Scope 6
125. Super Soccer
126. Super Soccer 2
127. Super Tennis
128. Tetris & Dr. Mario
129. Tetris Attack
130. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
131. Tinstar
132. Uniracers (Unirally, the game sucked bad you raced unicycles with no rider)
133. Winter Gold (FX Skiing)
134. World League Baseball
135. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario World 2
136. Yoshi's Safari



Nintendo 64


137. 1080° Snowboarding
138. Animal Crossing
139. Banjo-Kazooie
140. Banjo-Tooie
141. Blast Corps
142. Bomberman 64
143. Bomberman Hero
144. Buggie Boogie
145. Cabbage
146. Catroots
147. Climber
148. Command & Conquer
149. Creator
150. Cruis'n USA
151. Cruis'n World
152. Cu-On-Pa
153. Custom Robo
154. Custom Robo V2
155. DD Sequencer
156. Dezaemon DD
157. Diddy Kong Racing
158. Donkey Kong 64
159. Doubutsu Banchou
160. Dr. Mario 64
161. Echo-Delta
162. Emperor of the Jungle
163. Excitebike 64
164. F-Zero X
165. Gendai Dai-Senryaku: Ultimate War
166. GoldenEye 007
167. Hey You, Pikachu!
168. Jack and the Beanstalk
169. Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest
170. Killer Instinct Gold
171. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
172. Kirby's Air Ride
173. Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside
174. Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr
175. Mario Golf
176. Mario Kart 64
177. Mario Party
178. Mario Party 2
179. Mario Party 3
180. Mario Tennis 64
181. Mickey's Speedway USA
182. Mini Racers
183. Mischief Makers
184. Mysterious Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2
185. NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant
186. Paper Mario
187. Perfect Dark
188. Pilotwings 64
189. Pokemon Puzzle League
190. Pokemon Snap
191. Pokemon Stadium
192. Pokemon Stadium 2
193. Pokemon Stadium: Gold, Silver, Crystal Version
194. Ridge Racer 64
195. Riqa
196. Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing
197. Sin and Punishment: Successor to the Earth
198. Star Fox 64
199. Star Wars Episode I: Racer
200. Star Wars: Battle for Naboo
201. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
202. StarCraft 64
203. Super Mario 64
204. Super Smash Bros.
205. Tetrisphere
206. The Legend of Zelda DD (Ura Zelda, Master Quest)
207. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
208. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
209. The New Tetris
210. Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics
211. Wall Street DD
212. Wave Race 64
213. Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
214. Yoshi's Story

-Falco8

Windows DS

According to N-next and GBAN64 The makers of GBA WinS have created a vastly enhanced port of GBA winS. WinS is very easy to use, to open apps and programs you simply click the mini-desktop icon. The DS version Boasts a variety of enhancements as well as touch screen support, a realtime clock, and a virtual keyboard. The demo also includes a variety of apps including WinS Paint, WinS basiCalc , Notepad, and 3 games. Here's a list of the DS versions features(note the DS version can also do anything the GBA version can do)

o• 100% Touch Screen Integration which means :
o Drag-able and Resize-able Windows
o On-Screen vKb (virtual Keyboard) for easy text editing
o Clickable Buttons and other Controls
o Cool new Application Lunching system and– Icons
o• On-Screen Real-Time-Clock
o• Can hold ANY GBA WinS application

The WinS team also has a large amount of plans for the DS version including multiple file compatibilitylilty and Wifi useage. Here is a list of future enhancements.

o• A File System using a Computer-based program to inject files
o Using WiFi to:
o Create a basic file types handlers :
o Text, Pictures and documents viewers
o Music : MP3, Ogg and WAV
o Movies : low-res and low-bps MPG and AVI files
o *.WnS Executable files as WinS Application
o Moreover, almost ANY file!
o• Using the NDS WiFi to:
o Send WinS Applications or Files from one DS to another
o Create a varieties of Web-Based applications :
o Web Browser
o MSN Messenger
o ICQ
o• Yahoo Messenger
o IRC
o Communication between multiple DS's
o Support for full screen applications
o• MAJOR Speed optimizations
o Find a use for the second screen



Source: N-next, GBAN64, WinS

-Blackmajik

Pro Evolution Gets Dated

Well...In Japan at least according to gamestop. Pro Evolution, aka Winning eleven soccer will be out by March 06(in Japan)which probably means we wont get the game for a long while, if ever over here.

Source: gamestop

-Blackmajik

Tamagotchi DS

According to gba.n64europe Bandai is working on a DS version of the Tamagotchi virtual pet. The only information they gave was a September release date in Japan. More news as it comes.

Source: gba.n64europe

-Blackmajik

Confirmed Revolution game list

IGN has a confirmed Revolution game list on their wishlist. We have some of the titles that were confirmed at E3, but we have new titles from Ubisoft, Eurocom, and Starbreeze.

Here's the complete confirmed titles that are going to be on Nintendo's Revolution with the developers and dates:

Animal Crossing Revolution Nintendo 2007
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Revolution Square Enix TBA
Kid Icarus Revolution TBA TBA
Killing Day TBA 2006
King Kong Ubisoft France 2006
Legend of Zelda Revolution Nintendo 2007
Mario Revolution Nintendo 2006
Metroid Prime 3 Retro Studios TBA
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Eurocom 2006
Super Smash Bros. Revolution Nintendo TBA
The Darkness Starbreeze AB TBA
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 4 Ubisoft Montreal 2006

Source:Cube IGN

-Falco8

Lunar title officially named and facts

Ubisoft has officially announced their Lunar DS RPG on an online poll, and the game is called Lunar: Dragon Song. The following facts about Lunar: Dragon Song are:

-Dragon Song will be a prequel taking place 1,000 years prior to Lunar: The Silver Star and will feature three new protagonists: Jian, Lucia and Gabriel.
-Card battle system: players will be able to collect "battle cards", which have the capability of increasing magic, attack and skills.
-A ton of new items and weapons, which can be traded between players through the DS wireless connection
-Developed by the original creators of the Lunar series.

Here's the official story line for Lunar: Dragon Song as well:

"At the dawn of time, when the legends of dragons were first born, an age of darkness descended on the world of LUNAR. Join the untried hero Jian and his friends in their quest to save LUNAR from powerful forces of evil.

Battle through an original adventure as three new heroes – Jian, Lucia, and Gabriel –to convert the Forces of Darkness into Beings of Light. Collect Battle Cards to strengthen the skills, spells and battle attacks of your entire team. Use your wireless connection to share rare and unique items with friends."

The game is being slated to come out in the United States somewhere in July, and the Japanese version is being released August 25th.

Source: Gamecube Europe

-Falco8

New Nintendo DS color

Nintendo announced that they are going release a red Nintendo DS bundled with Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. look a like, Jump Superstars in Japan. It is unknown if Nintendo will release both Jump Superstar and the red Nintendo DS over to North America or Europe. More information on this new red Nintendo DS.

DS coming to China

Nintendo announced that the intendo DS will release soon release in China on June 15, 2005. The name for Nintendo DS in China will be called iQue DS. Now the Chinese gamers will now know how "Touching is good" with the Nintendo DS.

Source: DS Advanced

-Falco8

Weekly Japanese chart sales

Here's the weely Japanese chart sales for the week of May 23.

Software
1.Namco X Capcom (PS2, Namco) - 87,223 units
2.TearRing Saga Series: Berwice Saga (PS2, Enterbrain) - 84,624 units
3.SD Gundam G Generation DS (NDS, Bandai) - 53,484 units
4.Touhokudai Gaku Mirai Kagakugijutsu Kyoudoukenkyuu Center (NDS, Nintendo) - 47,861 [90,370] units
5.Racing Battle C1 Grand Prix (PS2, Genki) - 39,019 units
6.Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana 2 (PS2, Gust) - 36,642 units
7.Hanjuku Eiyuu IV: 7-Jin no Hanjuki Eiyuu (PS2, Square Enix) - 32,766 units
8.Yu Yu Hakusho Forever (PS2, Banpresto) - 20,198 [79,498] units
9.Metroid Prime 2 (GC, Nintendo) - 16,105 units
10.Romancin SaGa: Minstrel Song (PS2, Square Enix) - 13,765 [379,651] units

Hardware
Nintendo DS - 39,687 / 904,498 units
PlayStation 2 - 35,143 / 957,469 units
PlayStation Portable - 21,996 / 892,191 units
GameBoy Advance SP - 10,103 / 328,231 units
GameCube - 2,512 / 112,601 units
GameBoy Advance - 235 / 11,338 units
Xbox - 161 / 7,543 units

Source: M-Create

-Falco8

Classic Nintendo games on the Revolution Free?

In a interview with Nintendo of America's Vice President, George Harrison, He hinted that all of Nintendo's games from the past 20 years will be free for downloading on the Revolution, but 4 Color Rebellion are speculating about this news. More on this rumor as it develops!

Source: Joystiq 4cr

-El Mariachi

Rumor: Early Revolution title list

EAD Ninja has posted a list of titles of the Revolution. Remember that this list is just a *Rumor*.

Super Smash Bros. Revolution
-Projected Launch Title
-Little Mac, Captain Olimar, & Pit likely candidates to lead new character entries
-WiFi Enabled
-Developer: HAL Labs

Super Mario Bros. Revolution
-Projected Launch Title
-Developer: New EAD Kyoto Team or Tokyo Sunshine/Jungle Beat Team Original IP
-Projected Launch Title
-Developer: EAD - Pikmin Team(?)

Animal Crossing Revolution
-Near Launch Release
-In Early Development
-Compatible with Animal Crossing DS
-WiFi Enabled
-Developer: EAD - Animal Crossing Team

Metroid Prime 3
-Near Launch Release
-In Early Development
-Possible Third Person(?)
-Expanded Multiplayer(?)
-Developer: Retro Studios

Wario Ware Revolution
-Likely Release Candidate or Near Launch Release
-WiFi Enabled Golden Sun Revolution
-Near Launch Release
-In Early Development
-Developer: Camelot

The Legend of Zelda
-Post-Launch Release
-In Planning Stages
-Developer: EAD - Team Aonuma

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Revolution
-Near Launch Release
-In Early Development
-WiFi Enabled
-Developer: Game Designer's Studio

Source: Next Generation Classic

-Falco8

Boxart Galore!

We have box arts from Konami's Frogger: Helmet Havoc, Lost in Blue, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow and Dragon Booster and Nintendo's Advance War: Dual Strike, Animal Crossing DS, Mario and Luigi 2, Mario Kart DS, Metroid Prime: Hunters, Metroid Prime Pinballs, New Super Mario Bros., and Nintendogs games.

Fifa 2006 DS bound?

The Nintendo DS might get EA's best soccer simulation game, Fifa 2006 World Cup. The rumored game is scheduled to release December 31, 2005. We'll keep you updated on this sports game.

Source: gba.n64europe.com

-Falco8

DS Update's Roundtable Discussion #2

The second issue of DS Update's Roundtable Discussion is here, and we talked about Nintendo's next generation, the Revolution. We've talked about the Revolution's competitors, the Xbox 360 and the PS3 and their prediction; we've discussed about the online service and E3 Nintendo DS games, and we talked about our most anticipated Nintendo DS game at E3. Click here to read on!

If you want to a topic that you want us discuss at our next Roundtable Discussion that is about the DS, Revolution, or gaming industry related, then e-mail at falco8@dsupdate.net

-Falco8

Nanostray Devoloper interview

Nintendo Insider recently held an interview with Shin'en co founder Manfred Linzner. The interview goes over new gameplay features as well as the graphical Capabilities of the DS. Here's a summary of the new information he revealed in the interview.

-The touch screen will only be used for quick actions, not major gameplay additions(selecting weapons and radar use).
-The radar will be used mainly to scan bosses for weak points.
-There will be 2 main gameplay modes, CHALLENGE and ADVENTURE.
-The multiplayer game modes include SUDDEN DEATH, TIMEOUT, BONUSRACE and SCORE ATTACK.
-The game will run on Shin'en's own DSX sound engine to produce around an hour of near CD quality sound.
-The game will have high resolution textures and high polygon counts to show off the technical ability of the DS.

You can veiw the entire interveiw here.

source: nintendo insider

-Blackmajik