Gamernode: Latest Nintendo DS News

Downloadable DS Content Coming

North American gamers will now be able to catch up a bit with their Japanese counterparts now that Nintendo DS download stations are headed west, at least until the newest and coolest thing comes out over there and we're left to only dream. At the 2006 Dice Summit in Las Vegas, it was revealed that Nintendo has agreements with retailers such as Best Buy and GameStop while negotiations will continue with larger retailers like Wal-Mart. The DS download stations would host content such as game demos and trailers, among other things. One thing to keep in mind is that the content will be lost if the handheld device is switched off, though it is unclear when such stations will be available and what the costs may be, if any.

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Metroid Prime: Hunters To Support VoIP

When the Nintendo DS first shipped, a demo of Metroid Prime: Hunters came in box and it served as the first taste of dual screen gaming for many. Quite some time has passed, and the retail version of the game has yet to ship which may anger those gamers that have been waiting so long to play something more substantial, but there's now good news. No, Samas Aran didn't save a bunch of money on car insurance, but her game will be the first DS title to support VoIP to communicate with each other.

Announced at the 2006 DICE Summit in Las Vegas, the chats can take place in pre and post lobbies, so others can't hear you cursing while they beat you in the game. While it has already been known that players would be able to play online, the voice communication feature will no doubt add to the value....

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Nintendo Gets RE for the DS

The Nintendo DS: the game machine of choice for children and the childlike. The DS: a handheld game console which sports great family games such as Animal Crossing, Nintendogs, and Mario 64. The DS: home of a new RESIDENT EVIL game. WHAT?! That,s right. Capcom, the producers of the horror-action-puzzle game franchise, Resident Evil, has announced its latest title for the DS, "Resident Evil: Deadly Silence." We can hear Yoshi and Mario crying for their mommies already. The new DS title will receive an ESRB rating of "M" for mature (what is the world coming to?). The game offers the signature horrors of the RE series and will have an impressive arsenal of weapons gamers can use to blow the living daylights out of the undead. A selection of pistols, shotguns and bazookas will help the gamer s...

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Nintendo Releases Details On New DS Machine

Among Nintendo™s DS community, a certain rumor has been bouncing around for months. The speculation is about a new DS model in the works, and when it will, if ever, be released. The original rumors were based on comments made by Nintendo marketing manager Reggie Fils-Aime, who confirmed that a new DS was on the way sometime in the future. The question as to when sometime would be has held DS fans in suspense. The rumor mill was churning in high gear just a scant week and a half ago when an independent Japanese retail store confirmed the stories of a new DS. The retail store personnel said that Nintendo representatives were telling them to get ready for a major announcement, according to accounts given to GameIndustry. Oddly enough, only a few days ago, David Yarnton, general manager ...

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Konami Releases Castlevania Double Pack for the GB...

Do you suffer from the Vampire Blues? Do you find that you can™t kill as many vampires as you used to? Konami must have heard you because they are releasing a Castlevania Double Pack for the Game Boy Advance. The double pack will feature two retro titles of the popular side-scroll platformer in one cart. The first title in the Castlevania double pack, Harmony of Dissonance, involves the descendant of Simon Belmont, who tries to save the land from Dracula™s curse. In his adventure, he combs the castle for relics and magic in order to not only free the people, but to save his friend. The second game, Aria of Sorrow, takes place in the future where the hero of our story discovers the bad news that he is destined to be the next dark lord. Talk about ruining your day. The only solut...

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Nintendo Apologizes for DS Shortages.

An apology by Nintendo has been posted on the company's Japanese website for the lack of availability of the popular portable gaming system. Nintendo said that the demand for the system exceeded what the company had anticipated, and thus lead to a shortage in the system. This comes as a reported one million units were sold in the two weeks before the Christmas holiday. Nintendo intends to supply retail outlets with DS units on a weekly basis while increasing its production through late January. The Nintendo DS currently retails for $149.99 in the United States and a price drop for the system to $139.99 is likely.

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Nintendo Reps Report Huge Sales for the DS in ''05...

Nintendo has reported that their handheld DS console has recorded over 5 million units of sales in Japan so far since the system has been released. Not only that, but the DS has beaten all other gaming hardware in Japan in sales per unit in the year 2005. This hardware includes other popular systems in Japan such as the Sony Playstation 2, Sony PSP, and Nintendo™s own GameBoy Advance. Satoru Iwata (President of Nintendo) stated that the Nintendo DS was the fastest system to reach 5 million units sold ever. In case you just emerged from your powerless, lightless cave, note that the DS is outselling the PSP in the United States by a good margin as well. Getting off of the topic of hardware, Iwata also mentioned that sales for DS software is doing quite well. In fact, four of their curr...

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Game-Boy Style Drug Testing

By Mark Woodward, GN Writer Thursday, November 24, 2005 In Australia, when you're pulled over by the police for possible "driving under the influence", you're asked to blow into a bag and if the reading is above .05, you're off to the hospital for a blood test. In new rules being tested here over the past twelve months, a simple plastic scraper, ran across your tongue, will also check you for driving whilst under the influence of drugs. Seems scientific enough and we appear to be using technology and science to keep our roads safe. In England however, they've taken another tact. In news from across the waters, Police may soon be testing for drugs by making you play a Game-Boy style handheld. Scientists are currently developing the device which drivers will 'play' when suspected of driving ...

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