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LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars announced

Did you think that Traveler's Tales had done all it could do with the LEGO Star Wars franchise? If so, you have no idea how the videogame industry works, my friend. LEGO Star Wars III has just be...

Medabots DS is still happening, here's some concept art

We haven't heard about Medabots DS since last September, but a small update has recently surfaced in the form of some funky new concept art. The doodles show off the character Kabuto, and feature...

Scribblenauts sells a million

It looks like 5th Cell's Scribblenauts for the Nintendo DS isn't just entertaining us media types and "core" crowd on the toilet. Earlier this afternoon, publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entert...

Beyonce, Style Savvy, behind the scenes... yup

You know who's style savvy? Beyoncé, that's who. Did you see her at the Grammy's? Sasha Fierce got fierce all up on the mic, covering an Alanis Morissette song of all things. And the...

Nintendo's Iwata denies DS2 motion sensing comment

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata on the Nintendo DS successor having motion sensing capabilities: "What? No way. That's stupid." I'm kidding. He didn't really say that. But it was said before that Iwata m...

Accio brickus: LEGO Harry Potter out in May

Fans of bricks and Hogwarts, good news -- LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 is out this May. If you've got a Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, or Windows PC, you're in luck -- ...

Living the Dream: Work in a virtual convenience store

At Destructoid we're always talking about "Living the Dream." The phrase refers to a lot of different things for us. In its most general form, it's about how we love that we do this for a living...

THQ making Wheel of Fortune, JEOPARDY! games

THQ and Sony Pictures have signed a considerably huge multi-year licensing deal that grants the former full rights to create games based upon the ludicrously popular game shows JEOPARDY! and Whee...

MySims are possibly heading toward the skies

While third party publishers are having trouble selling in big numbers on the Wii EA has found a series that moves on Nintendo's systems. The MySims games are plenty popular and when a series get...

Ragnarok DS brings touch controls to MMO action

Here's a trailer for Ragnarok DS. It looks pretty much like Ragnarok Online except if you wait a bit you get to learn about the exciting touch controls and Ragnarok Online exclusive item you get...

Korg DS-10 Plus golden, out next month

XSEED Games has announced that KORG DS-10 Plus is golden, baby! The game will be out for the Nintendo DS and DSi on Feburary 16 for $29.99. $30 is nothing for everything that Korg DS-10 Plus off...

Nintendo president dumps on Apple's iPad

While the words "It was a bigger iPod Touch" rang throughout the Internet upon the reveal of Apple's iPad, the source of this particular quote is a bit more interesting -- Nintendo's president, S...

Mega Man ZERO Collection announced for North America

Japan's not the only one getting Mega Man ZERO love from Capcom. The publisher has announce that the Mega Man ZERO Collection will be coming to North American this summer for the Nintendo DS. The...

Ninja Studio (Izuna guys) making secret DS game

Did you ever play Izuna: The Legend of the Unemployed Ninja? Like it? Good, you're the perfect candidate to read this news. The guys behind Izuna, Ninja Studio, are hard at work on a brand new DS...

New Dementium II screens are full of horror and violence!

Dementium II is delayed so Southpeak and Renegade Kid have sent over some new screens to make up for the sad news! These aren't some p*ssy screenshots either! They're full of gore, horror and vio...

Get a slighlty darker Pichu for free at Gamestop Jan 30th

I'm not one to complain about free stuff, but what the f*ck? Really? A "Pikachu colored Pichu"? That's a thing I can have? Aren't all Pichus pretty much Pikachu colored already? Am I missing some...

Dementium II delayed to April

Due to some kind of manufacturing delay, Dementium II has been pushed back from its February 16 release. We can now expect the handheld survival horror title to come out on April 20, 2010. Jools...

SMT: Strange Journey's free preorder poster

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is so good that it has actually interrupted my Final Fantasy XIII game play sessions. I like it that much. It's the first can't-put-it-down RPG that I've playe...

New Dragon Quest VI ad has an old school style

Back in the golden age of videogames, game companies would use real actors in their commercials to promote their games. In a throwback to the old days, this new ad for Dragon Quest VI: Realms of...

Puzzle game Squishy Tank coming in March to DS

As Destructoid's resident puzzle game whore (mind you, I'm not good at them, talk to Topher or Nick about that), I'm already chomping at the bit for Squishy Tank. In this game you squish little t...

Expect some Zelda in the DS version of LEGO Harry Potter

The DS version of LEGO Harry Potter won't be like the Wii version. In fact, it'll be something akin to Zelda according to lead designer Arthur Parsons."This time the DS version is a completely di...

More than a remake: Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver

I had waited for weeks. Weeks. It was a pretty cold and miserable night in late October 2000, but the homework was done and I was ready. You see, weeks back I had filled out a Nintendo Power pull...

Have a new Dragon Ball DS 2: Assault! Red Ribbon Army trailer

I'm sure I'll seem like a Philistine to my cohorts over at Japanator, but I have to admit that Dragon Ball is really the only manga I'm familiar with. I spent a year living with my Dad in France...

You should care: Maestro! Jump in Music coming to iPhone

  Pastagames' Maestro! Jump in Music is a Europe-exclusive rhythm game for DS. Before today, I wasn't aware it existed; you probably haven't had prior experience with it either. That's perfe...

What game are these sushi USB sticks for?

A few days ago, I received a package that contained USB sticks shaped like sushi. Yeah, that's them up there. But why? The sticks came as a promotion for the upcoming SouthPeak title, Sushi Go Ro...

Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver get pre-order figures

Because no one would buy Pokémon HeartGold Version of Pokémon SoulSilver Version without them, Nintendo has announced pre-order incentives for the titles today. Beginning on Februar...

Mega Man Zero Collection coming to Japan

While the Mega Man Zero series will never trump the original in any way, shape or form, it must be noted that the series is actually quite popular and for the most part leans to the good side of ...

So baller: Professor Layton Revoltech coming in March

Ok, let's be perfectly honest here: this Professor Layton Revoltech figure is on-fire hot. If I had a saltier lexicon, one surely unbefitting of a gentleman like Professor Layton, I'd say it was ...

SMT: Strange Journey: New screens and localization notes

Localization notes are like our version of movies' DVD commentary. I eat this stuff up, so I appreciate that Atlus is cranking out some of it for their upcoming DS RPG Shin Megami Tensei: Strange...

More DS tapping: New rhythm game Beat City

Rhythm games are my jam, so I'm glad to see that at least one more is in the works. This is from developer Universomo, and it's called Beat City. This DS game is supposed to tell a story of revo...

Beyonce and Nintendo get Style Savvy

All the single ladies, all the single ladies... Beyoncé may not speak to you as a gamer, but I'm guessing that Nintendo thinks she'll speak to someone out there as they have roped her into...

Pokemon Heartgold/Soulsilver gets Pokewalker in America

If you love Pokemon and are a fan of walking, then there is good news for you today. Nintendo has confirmed that the Pokewalker, included in the Japanese remake of Pokemon Gold/Silver, is coming ...

CES 2010: Investigating Miles Edgeworth

The Ace Attorney series is exceptionally fun. But with four games under its belt that all play very much the same way, I'm open to something new. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth...

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney out next week on WiiWare

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney will be coming to WiiWare next Monday. The game will be going for 1,000 Wii Points, and that will include episodes one through four. Episode five will be out in May a...

DS successor confirmed, will have motion control

For the first time, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has openly discussed a Nintendo DS successor and some of the features that will be included in this two-screened behemoth. While the last DS wa...

Surprise: Nintendo thinks it did well during the holidays

Breaking: Nintendo believes it sold a lot of stuff during the holidays.Ahead of the January NPD numbers, Nintendo tossed out a press release with its own sales estimates for the month of December...

Preview: Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Shin Megami Tensei. Some hear the name and wonder what language is being spoken. Others, like myself, hear the name and smile. To me, the name is an indicator that I'll be welcomed back into a da...

Goozex's most requested games on Nintendo systems are 'M'

Goozex, the game trading service, has released their list of the most requested games in 2009. The ten games across all platforms are fairly predictable, mostly being AAA titles released in 2008 ...

The most wanted DS games of 2010

It's time for a new DS. I don't mean a new iteration of the DS we've been using for six years, I mean a new system; something more powerful than the PSP that can also double as a stun gun or a Fo...

Japan's top ten games of 2009

As videogame news becomes thinner on the ground, you can expect the slack to be made up for with lots and lots of reflective top ten lists. Here's one from Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu. It's ...

Your PSP or DS could soon be banned on airplanes

Here's the scoop: Somebody tried to kill people on Christmas Day, so everybody else has to get punished for it. That's the thinking behind the US Transport Security Administration in any case, fo...

Review: Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain

As a huge fan of the Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone Fighting Fantasy series, I was very excited to learn that the DS would be getting its own version of the role-playing books. Fighting Fantas...

Wii dominating Amazon.com's 'bestselling' this holiday

Three holiday seasons later, Nintendo's Wii console is showing little signs of letting its market dominance slip away, despite the strides of its competition. Taking a look at Amazon.com's top te...

Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing gets its own Christmas song

Here we have the latest trailer for Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing, which features its own Sonic-themed holiday song knock off. What's most amusing about this trailer is thinking that Sega pai...

The Last Window gets first screenshots

Hotel Dusk follow-up The Last Window should be a terrific little adventure game if it's anything like its predecessor, so it's no surprise that a cult following is pretty bloody excited for it. H...

Love Plus Christmas event gives cake, augments reality

[As posted on Japanator] The life-ruining awesome dating simulator Love Plus does a fine job of adding to the bleak wasteland that is the 3D world on its own, but it seems Konami has yet more pla...

Nintendo DLC: 500th downloadable Wii game hits this week

We've been updating you weekly on the Nintendo DLC releases for a long time now, but I didn't realize that the Wii has already seen 500 downloadable releases. It's official this week. Hats off to...

Contest: Win Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is the first Might & Magic game to hit the DS. Developed by Capybara and published by Ubisoft, the game is a mix of combat and puzzle style action. Ubisoft...

New crap and stuff added to Club Nintendo

If you regularly purchase Nintendo products, then you're a member of Club Nintendo, of course. Right? Free crap you don't need, guys! Nintendo has informed us that its added a bunch of new ...

Dementium II to terrify retail on February 16

SouthPeak has announced that Dementium II for the Nintendo DS will hit shelves on February 16. This means that it can finally stop sending me horrifying post cards in the mail. It's kind of frea...

DSi Ll could have been: DSi Comfort, DSi Living, or worse

Nintendo is the king of silly names (calm down, fanboys). Wii? C'mon. Nintendo 64? I'm still pissed about that. The name for their bigger-screened DSi, the DSi LL, fits. It's not elegant, but it ...

SMT: Strange Journey comes with soundtrack, release date

Hey, RPG nerds! Good news: Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is great. I've been playing the hell out of it, working on a preview for Destructoid (coming soon). This dark sci-fi RPG for the DS ...

Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest features baby troll

Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest is the first Lord of the Rings game for babies.  I say this because the title features caricature-like characters that have stumpy little arms, like ...

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands details revealed

Following the Spike VGA trailer reveal this weekend, Ubisoft has dropped more details on the upcoming Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands.  While the title does fit within The Sands of Tim...

BlazBlue coming to DSiWare, involves big heads

Have you ever been playing BlazBlue on your PS3 or 360 and suddenly wondered what the game would be like without the gorgeous graphics and if every character had really big heads? No? Well, have ...

Phoenix Wright cameo in Ghost Trick cements my pre-order

I've wanted to play Ghost Trick ever since I read Dale's TGS:09 preview of the game. I didn't necessarily want to buy it, but based on its creative team alone, I wanted to at least try it. ...

November hardware NPD: Nintendo wins

All the platform publishers touted some big sales during November, particularly over the Black Friday thing people get so excited about. Turns out the talk wasn’t just trash -- the latest h...

Tecmo sends us mail, warns us murders will happen 'AGAIN'

We get a lot of weird sh*t in the mail, from knives to bloody hair to boxes we have to smash with a hammer in order to get them to stop playing music. So the package Tecmo sent me this week isn't...

Konami bringing new original rhythm game to DS

Granddaddies of the genre itself, Konami is set to bring a new and original rhythm game to the DS, titled Utacchi. The name is a mashup of the Japanese word for song, "uta," and the distinctly le...

Here's your first look at The Last Window

The Last Window was revealed a few weeks ago as the sequel to DS classic Hotel Dusk: Room 215. With the latest Famitsu spilling its game liquids all over our faces, we've gotten our first look at...

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