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DSi EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Namco Bandai tease was for Digimon, not Xenosaga 26 A short while back, Namco Bandai had teased that an RPG will be making a big comeback, and fans excitedly crossed their fingers for a new Xenosaga or other such venerable franchise. If you're a f... Nintendo DLC Update: Bit.Trip and Super Mario Kart 11 It’s Monday morning. Aside from meaning that I need a lot more coffee, fat strippers, and protein to operate than on a normal day of the week, it means a whole new host of Nintendo digital ... Black Friday: Nintendo DSi bundled with DSiWare games 8 Just in time for America's shopping nightmare, Black Friday, Nintendo has announced two Nintendo DSi bundles that will be available on November 27.  Customers who purchase the Metallica Blue... Hands on: Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks train whistle 14 Along with a USB stick containing the opening of the upcoming Nintendo DS title The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Nintendo sent me a wooden train whistle. Oh, and there were also some pretty n... Sonic Classic Collection coming to DS because we need it 29 Jesus C*nting Christ! Despite there being roughly ten billion Sonic the Hedgehog compilations, it seems that Sega feels we can always have more, and has recently submitted Sonic Classic Collectio... Nintendo DLC Update: WiiWare demo, Pokemon, Indiana Jones 11 Another week, another batch of downloadable games on the little console that could (and did, and continues to do). If you jump onto the Wii Shop Channel, you'll see the usual addition of Virtual ... Hotel Dusk getting sequel, The Last Window 41 Hotel Dusk really was a great little game. It took everything you loved about old school adventure games and made it all look like an A-Ha video. What wasn't to love? If you're one of those who g... Tecmo's AGAIN and Monster Rancher DS coming March 2010 19 Tecmo is piling on the Nintendo DS games next March, dropping not one, but two titles onto retail shelves. The publisher has announced that both AGAIN and Monster Rancher DS will be available in ... Nintendo DLC: Excitebike, Frogger, Electroplankton 15 Three words -- Excitebike: World Rally (1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points). The WiiWare update of the original that was just recently announced is available today, with online multiplayer, updated v... Deca Sports coming to the DS 2 Deca Sports has wildly been popular on the Wii for some time now. The first one sold over a million copies in North America and the sequel was released just two months ago. Now, Deca Sports is he... Zelda useful for the first time in 23 years 48 Princess Zelda -- always getting herself into trouble, be it getting kidnapped by Ganon or getting kidnapped by someone who isn't Ganon who then later turns out to be Ganon. But no longer w... Watch this Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks ad 13 A new commercial for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is hitting the United Kingdom, showing off a little bit of new footage as well as the GAME-exclusive limited edition set. It also features... Dragon Quest IX becomes best selling game in the world 26 During the third quarter, Dragon Quest IX not only managed to be the best selling DS game in the world, but the best selling game, period. When you consider the fact that the RPG has not even bee... Some had to do it: Shooting a DSi through a wall 17 Anytime you use something for anything other than its intended use, I dig it. Make toast with a blowtorch? Cool. Fry an egg on a car engine? Awesome. Use a Nintendo DSi as a wrecking ball? Fantas... DSi LL looks like a pocket buster in this video 29 I almost always have a game system on my person. Usually the PSPgo here lately, it being no bigger than a cell phone. Lately game companies seem to be releasing things that are less and less poc... Nintendo DLC Update: Fighting Street and stuff 18 There isn’t a nice package to wrap the Nintendo downloads in this week, unlike the previous two which had Halloween or Domo themes. Still, games came out and the point of this is to tell yo... Nintendo hints at free 3G Internet with next-gen DS 42 There's no escaping the fact that, despite the DS being a brilliant platform for games, its technical prowess leaves a little to be desired. According to Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata, the next iter... Zombie BBQ now out for DSiWare in Europe 9 Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ has been released for DSiWare in Europe this past week. The game is going for 800 Nintendo Points and it's unknown if this is actually the full retail ga... Miyamoto has a cat, but there 'won't be a Nintencats' 16 Since this is important information to know, Kotaku has learned that Shigeru Miyamoto is now the proud owner of a cat. No details on the cat's breed, color, size of stool, or name are known at th... Dementium II debut trailer will chill you to the bone 12 The debut trailer for Dementium II is upon us and it will creep you out. The video begins with scenes from the first game and then jumps over to the sequel. The Doctor, main bad guy of Dementium... Review: Space Invaders Extreme 2 16 Space Invaders Extreme is regarded by many as among the greatest DS games of all time, and an essential component of any portable gaming repertoire. It was undoubtedly a brilliant game, and so a ... Another new Nintendo handheld next year? Slow down! 26 Playing catch up with Nintendo is a bitch. They keep making a bunch of little game systems that roughly do the same thing, and I keep buying them. DS -> DS Lite -> DSi -> DSi LL -> ?... Kojima, Suda amazed by DSi virtual girlfriend Love Plus 55 If you haven't seen Konami's virtual girlfriend Love Plus and its effect on lonely men, then you're really missing something. It's...amazing. Grown men are kissing DSi screens. I could go on abou... DS sells 113 million units worldwide 39 Hot off the heels of announcing the DSi LL, Nintendo has rubbed its vast profits in our faces by announcing that the DS as an overall product has shifted 113 million units worldwide since its lau... Nintendo officially reveals the DSi LL 101 Early adopter burning FTW! Nintendo has announced that, less than a year after the launch of the DSi, a brand new, bigger, better DSi is on the way. We had already heard that a DSi with a bigger ... Best PR photo ever, also DSi zoom lens case 20 I suppose we should talk about this zoom lens attachment for the DSi, but I want to talk about the above image first. First, check out the full image in our gallery. What's going on here? Star ho... Miyamoto wishes you'd like Star Fox as much as he does 72 Nintendo has released five Star Fox games since the series was introduced in 1993, along with Super Nintendo "Super FX" chip like it was the second coming. Problem is, it just hasn't be... Going to Hell and back in Dementium II 21 Dementium: The Ward was the first game by the folks at Renegade Kid. It was an impressive first outing for the company -- they were able to make a great first-person shooter and survival horror g... Majesco to publish Ghostwire for DSi 6 Remember that "augmented reality" Nintendo DSi title Ghostwire? No, well Majesco has snatched up the publishing rights for the game, which is set for release in late 2010. Now let'... Rayman coming to DSiWare 8 Having already revealed Dragon's Lair for DSiWare, it seems that Germany's USK rating board is at it again. This time, the board has let the world know that Ubisoft's limbless mascot, Rayman, is ... New DSi with bigger screen to hit Japan this year 51 For those of you straining your eyes to see the Nintendo DSi's 3.25" screen, Nintendo hears your cries. According to Japan's Nikkei post, Nintendo will be releasing a Nintendo DSi with a 4&q... Nintendo DLC Update: Ghosts and pirates 13 Another week, another set of Nintendo downloads. No Domo is coming our way, but there are a few treats among the Halloween-themed downloadable offerings across Nintendo’s three digital plat... Nintendo error code leaks DSi Speak Channel news 6 Wii Speak is regarded by our very own Jonathan Holmes as the greatest invention of modern man. Before the Wii came along, who could imagine that people might one day be able to talk to each other... KORG DS-10 Plus hitting US shores early next year 4 XSEED Games has announced that they'll be bringing over KORG DS-10 Plus over to America in early 2010. KORG DS-10, in case you're an idiot and haven't been following, is a music-creation program ... Nintendo DLC Update: LostWinds sequel and tons of Domo 8 Those hot for Domo are in for a surprise this week as Nintendo is unleashing not one, not two, not even three Domo downloads on DSi -- but four complete, absolutely thrilling and satisfying Domo ... The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks gets limited edition 33 It's not just console games that get extravagant collector's editions. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is hurtling ever closer to its December 7 release date, and a special edition has been re... No promise we'll see Super Guide in other Nintendo games 15 Responding to a question from Wired Game|Life's Tracey John during a recent press event, Shigeru Miyamoto said the future of Super Guide-like features in other Nintendo games is uncertain. "... DSi shooter System Flaw has you spinning like an idiot 13 Oh, what to do with the camera on the outside of the DSi. Oh, I know, let's make a shooter where you shoot things in the real world!That's the basic idea behind System Flaw, a DSi game from devel... Former journo tells Miyamoto that Mario is dead 49 Earlier this week, wrestling legend and actor "Captain" Lou Albano passed away at the age of 76. In the late '80s, Albano portrayed Nintendo's Mario on the short-lived television series... Nintendo, 53 publishers taking R4 sellers to court 30 The R4 has been a pirate's dream for many years, allowing gamers to essentially rip off the DS' entire library and carry it around on one little cart. Sure, many people claim to buy an R4 to &quo... Rumor: New, more powerful DS coming in 2010 77 Nintendo released the DSi just this year, but there are already rumors that a brand new system is in the works, and this could be a very big one. Gossip has surfaced concerning a new generation o... Dragon's Lair coming to DSiWare! 18 Yep, that's right. Dirk the Daring is hitting the DSi in all his glorified-choose-your-own-adventure-book finery! Dragon's Lair has been rated by Germany of all places as a digital download for N... Nintendo Wii downloads: Final Fight 2 and stuff 10 Things have happened on the Nintendo downloadable front. This morning ushers in one title on each of the publisher’s three digital platforms. Don’t expect the amazing, but don’t... Pro motocross riders appearing in MX vs ATV Reflex 0 MX vs. ATV Reflex is set to feature a number of professional motocross riders. Ricky Carmichael, Jeremy McGrath, Josh Grant, Ryan Villopoto and more will be available for players to race as or ag... Reggie Fils-Aime says Walmart is their biggest customer 20 Nintendo of America front man Reggie Fils-Aime was recently on CNBC pimping many of his company's wares, including the newly price-dropped Wii and their portable, the DSi. In the interview on Nin... DSiWare getting ANOTHER F*CKING CLOCK! 14 Let's Clock! No seriously, that is the name of a brand new application coming to DSiWare in Japan on October 14. Despite already having three downloadable clocks, a brand new one called Let's Clo... Mystery case of Dementium II postcards cracked 7 When the above postcard landed in my mailbox yesterday, I was puzzled. I knew it was game-related -- unlike those Bosley Hair Replacement flyers I get because some jerk signed me up -- because it... World of Nintendo Tour brings creepy Mario to your town 5 Nintendo kicked off its World of Nintendo Tour this past weekend at the Long Beach Comic Con, bringing along with it a bunch of games including New Super Mario Bros. and The Legend... Nintendo DLC Update: Final Fantasy, tanks, and words 17 A bright spot on a dreary Monday, Nintendo has updated the offerings on its various digital download services. This week delivers a bite-size of fantasy, and even some a touch of word search acti... Tales of Graces includes DS minigame, also a DSi title 9 The new Wii entry in Namco Bandai's Tales series of games, Tales of Graces (TGS preview here), will come with a DS bonus game. It's called Kamenin Merchant, and will be accessible via the DS Down... Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver sells 2 million already 29 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver released only two weeks ago in Japan but has already managed to accrue two million sales. These latest games are remakes of Gold and Silver, generally cons... Tell me: Are you a bad enough dude to chicky chicky down? 7 Game Watch just gave me another reason to want a Japanese DSi. This newly announced bit of DSiWare, entitled Time Diagnosis, looks like it could easily fill the WarioWare shaped hole that (in my ... Oregon Trail coming to DSiWare 18 (Insert witty comment about dysentery here).The iPhone remake of The Oregon Trail is coming to DSiWare, the ESRB has revealed today with one of its bean-spilling ratings. The original game is fon... DSiWare games aren't transferrable to new systems 22 If you're bored of your old DSi and fancy snagging a new color, then you might want to think again. Surprisingly, it's not come up before, but Nintendo Australia has revealed that DSiWare games a... Fighting Fantasy preorder comes with nerd 'em up book 8 I'm very much looking forward to Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Readers will know that I have fond memories of the book upon which it is based, and so it is with much delight ... Nintendo DLC Update: Dragon Quest: Wars and Altered Beast 11 It’s Monday and that means more stuff is hitting Nintendo’s various digital distribution services. Prepare for the below.Looking forward to looking backward again this week on WiiWare... Fugitive caught after stuffing DS games down his pants 20 If there's one thing worse than being an escaped criminal with a heroin habit, it's being STUPID escaped criminal with a heroin habit. Daniel Larson, despite being incredibly idiotic, became Lee ... Mega64: Scribblenauts will send you straight to Hell 14 Mega64 discovered Scribblenauts recently and thought it would be a good idea to make the Scribblenauts technology work with Mega64's videos. Good idea in theory, but letting the Internet have cre... Assassin's Creed II: Discovery announced for Nintendo DS 3 Ubisoft is bringing a new Assassin's Creed game for the Nintendo DS and DSi. In Assassin's Creed II: Discovery, you'll be playing Ezio traveling Spain to rescue other assassins being held captive... TGS 09: Okamiden debut trailer is full of cute 13 Okay, Okamiden, stop being so cute! No, I take that back! Hurt me with your cuteness.Yeah, so Okamiden is ridiculously cute. Chibiterasu, the main wolf pup hero works together with a human kid in... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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