For those C&C fans waiting for the classic franchise to make a debut on Nintendo's handheld, it might be worth noting that March 14 is the date you've been waiting for. Command and Destroy takes its cues from Dune 2, Red Alert and Starcraft, and claims to bring that style of gameplay to the DS, says the release.
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Nintendo has announced it's primed and ready to roll out a new silver version of its DS Lite handheld from October 12 in Europe. (Terribly written article, but posting it here on the basis it's news)
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Summertime in North America is officially June 21st to September 21st. It features the longest and warmest days of the year, which means plenty of time to get outside, enjoy some fresh air...and play some games on the go. Look, you're out of school and you've got plenty of time to invest in tinkering around on the Nintendo DS. Summertime is perfect for the Nintendo DS, too -- you can take the system anywhere: to the beach, to the park, to summer camp...even to Uncle Fred's barbeque cookout.
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The rumoured DS2 development kits are in the hands of select developers in Japan - and include a motion-sensing function, CVG can reveal. The biggest of the firms working with the device is The Pokemon Company. "a handful" of developers had been given the hardware on a trial basis. However, Nintendo informed him that it was merely the first version of what will become the finished product.
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"The next game from the makers of the Professor Layton series now has a final date over in Japan. Level-5 announced today a release date of August 22 for Inazuma Eleven. The game will carry a tax-inclusive price of 4,800 yen."
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John Hillier, manager of ELSPA's Intellectual Property Crime Unit, said that the R4 – a cartridge that plays hacked games downloaded onto a memory card – is harming sales for Nintendo and making it the least-profitable console on the market.
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There's no denying that the rise of the iPhone and Apple's App Store, as well as Google's rising Android marketplace, has had a significant impact on the portable gaming space. A new report from the researchers at Interpret reveals that more and more people are turning to their phones for game time, leaving the DS and PSP behind.
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New Nintendo handheld also confirmed for 2010 EU launch as DSi XL, will sport 4.2" screens and larger stylus, cost ¥20,000 ($220.50) in Japan; 11.7 million units of DS hardware sold in last six months.
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Though Americans and Europeans won't see it until well into next year, the DSi went on sale in Japan over the weekend. Today, Enterbrain reported that the latest version of the handheld--which is now the top gaming portable in Nintendo's history--sold 170,779 units in its 48 hours in stores. According to the publisher of the popular Japanese magazine Famitsu, initial shipments of the ¥18,900 ($179) handheld almost completely sold out within minutes.
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Nintendo has told Eurogamer that claims a new DS model will be unveiled at E3 this year are "purely rumour and speculation".
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