Tag: NINTENDODS

Think your kids aren't getting enough culture when they're squinting away at Mario or Donkey Kong on long car rides? Rather they got to know Romeo or Macbeth? Despite being the source of those digital distractions, Nintendo apparently shares your opinion, creating a new bundle of 100 classic books for its DS handheld in the hopes of getting more kids to read. The collection, which as of now is ...

Tonya Carrington claims that the Nintendo version of Scrabble has taught her eight-year-old son Ethan dirty words, UPI reports. After reading the label on the game's box, which qualified it as suitable for young children, Ms. Carrington brought the game home in hopes of expanding her son's vocabulary. Undoubtedly, the game did expand Ethan's vocabulary, but not in the way his mother had ...

Let's face it: this year's recession-busting Black Friday sucked, featuring a few good deals but no single blockbuster worth getting up at 2:00 am to stand in the cold. Over the weekend we still maintained a bit of hope that Cyber Monday would bring something worth getting excited about, and while right now it looks like we're set for another disappointingly bargain-free day full of nothing but ...

In keeping with a time-honored gadget tradition, a new paint job for the Nintendo DS Lite has surfaced: the Limited Edition Pink Ribbon -- not just for girls mind you, breast cancer affects us all. While the polar white console doesn't include any games or nifty carrying case, five dollars of your $129.99 purchase will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, with Nintendo promising a minimum ...

We've spoken before about schools dolling out iPods, iPhones, and generally going high tech. In fact, luring kids in with flashy gadgets is becoming less the exception, and more the rule (Duke, MIT, Abilene Christian University, and Drexel University have all gotten in on the trend). Colleges seem to be encouraged by the potential for innovative education applications and a constant line of ...

Nintendo's leading the way into new markets for gaming, expanding beyond the typical young male players into the retirement home arena and, more recently, the female market. Ubisoft is the third party games publisher that seems to be making the strongest push in this area on Nintendo's DS handheld, which is selling just as many for men and women. Ubi is expanding its popular 'Imagine' franchise, ...

Yo, portable rockers: Toys 'R' Us has let the Guitar Hero: On Tour DS Bundle details out of its proverbial bag. For $179.99, you'll get a limited-edition silver and black Nintendo DS, the Guitar Hero: On Tour game, and the Guitar Grip. The DS in question has a flaming Guitar Hero logo on its silver cover and hits stores on June 29, a week after the game comes out on its own. As far as the ...

There's not a lot of details on this one just yet, but Activision CEO Mike Griffith has dropped word in a earnings conference call that the company's upcoming Guitar Hero: On Tour game / controller combo will not only be released on its own this June, but in a new Nintendo DS bundle as well. No word on a price, unfortunately, nor is there any indication that the DS itself will be undergoing any ...

Korg and AQ Interactive are developing Korg MS-10 -- a portable version of the vintage music synthesizer, designed specifically for the Nintendo DS. It's a synth, drum machine, and sequencer, all controlled with the DS stylus and touch screen. For those who want stats (from the official Web site): In addition to the two analog synth simulators and drum module, a 6-track/16-step sequencer ...

Putting players in first-person situations is one of the most popular narrative devices in video games, and a French video game developer, working for a British distributor, has done just that with his latest digital adventure. Typically, this would not draw much fanfare but his game topic is startling to some: a first-person experience of a first-person experience of a young child in France ...

As fans of the original already know (and the rest of you can probably surmise), Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends ($30) is a game about cooking. The original game Cooking Mama Cook Off came out for the Nintendo Wii, but the follow up has gone all handheld. In Cooking Mama 2, you use the Nintendo DS touch screen to complete recipes that are divided into steps -- usually involving rice, fish, ...

Market research firm NPD has reported video game hardware and software sales for the month of June and, when compared to last year's results, there's some impressive growth to be seen. Overall video game sales are up by 31 percent compared to last year, largely spurred on by the hugely popular Nintendo Wii, of which Nintendo moved 381,800 units in the month. The little white box outsold ...

Nintendo's 'Brain Age' series of games for their DS handheld has been a massive success in Japan. The games haven't done as well in the west despite some unusual efforts to get us playing. Nintendo is hoping to change that with with a little help from Aussie hottie Nicole Kidman who has signed on to promote the games. The game series purports to keep your brain "young" by having you to play a ...

Neo Double Games So Junior wants a Nintendo DS for his birthday, but you spent all of his gift money on the ponies? Not a problem! Your bookie should have no trouble finding you a deal on this Chinese imposter. Just be aware of a few minor differences. The included hand strap and ear buds are garbage, as is the hinge that joins the two screens. And what about those screens? That's where things ...

Unless you're Howie Mandel, the perks of being famous are sweet. You have companies constantly sending you free goodies in the off chance that you'll show up in public with their products, discuss them in an interview, or mention them on the air. And it's not just youngsters reaping the rewards. Even elder celebrities get the treatment, with Nintendo sending David Letterman a free DS system and ...