NEW DS???!!!?!1!

Well not exactly.

There have been plenty of rumors though. but that's just it: RUMORS.


According to the article, the new hardware will include a camera and music playback functionality. The camera will be integrated into gameplay, which suggests that it may be more of a new system than an upgrade. It also features the ability to connect with "information terminals" to get location-sensitive information, which we know Nintendo has looked into. There's even more in the print version of the same article. It states that the device will cost less than 20,000 yen.

Nintendo have commented on this.

“The Nikkei newspaper wrote a recent story about a DS solely based upon their own research and speculation, without interviewing Nintendo. While Nintendo is always working on new hardware, we have not made any announcement about a DS and we cannot comment on the Nikkei story.”

They can neither confirm nor deny these claims, but it also seems like the new DS screens have been leaked (above).

I don't know what's going on but Nintendo is being pretty tight lipped about it all which of course arouses suspicion.

More GTA Chinatown scans from Nintendo power

All the scans you could want! Right here!

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Bob's Game

A man named Bob is on a mission to create the one of the biggest and most elaborate game ever created by one person! And the DS game is making is titled 'Bob's Game'.

He's been told before that it's impossible fr one person to create a full retail game but that doesn't deter him one bit.
The trailer above mentions himself as 'A man who locked himself in a bedroom for five year to make an awesome game' because he's in the game!

Here's his website:

http://www.bobsgame.com/

GTA Chinatown Wars Screens!

New Details about the new GTA DS game have been released including screens!

"Due to hardware limitations, these details say the game will have an isometric camera angle and be a cel-shaded affair, complete with no load times. There will be dynamic weather effects and it's reported that draw distance and frame rate are sound. Liberty City will be scaled down quite a bit, though (and changed some), but there will be pedestrians and cars about, doing their thing. Oh, and there will be radio stations, although songs are going to be focused more on instrumental numbers."

As for controls, there will be an auto-targeting system that the player can utilize with the R trigger. They can also use the d-pad to aim and bust caps that way. There's also going to be "subtle" auto-steering for when you're in a car and players can use the touch-screen to navigate the in-game PDA, which will allow you to "email, contacts, the map, a music player, GPS, and stat-tracking (which allows you to upload stats direct from the game to Rockstar's Social Club website)."

And that's all that's been said at the moment. But from the look of these screens, I'm impressed!
What do you think?

Animal Crossing Rename disgraces Australia

City Folk ^

Nintendo had renamed Animal Crossing City Folk for us Australian audiences to a name that almost put me of wanting to buy the game: Animal Crossing: Let's go to the City.

Does Nintendo think that city folk is a bad word here in Australia? Or do they just think that everyone who buys the game here will either be six years old, or incapable of doing anything without the word 'Let's' in front of it.

Australia has had to deal with name changes before (Donkey Kong Jet Race, Flash Focus and so on), but this is the first time where I actually don't like the Australian name!

So what do you think? Do you like or the name, or loathe the name?

Animal Crossing: City Folk Boxart

Well here's the new Animal Crossing boxart and it's everything you'd expect it to be. A town with lots of animals, a road leading to the city; and of course KK is there.

I can't wait for this.

The Month that was (August)

Here are the posts for last month.

• Lostwinds Review
• The third hanabi festival
• Dojo Dishes out some records!
• Animal Crossing City Folk details
• Why it's been slow
• Still Playing? (Smash Bros edition)
• Sony Compliments Nintendo