Some of you just might call us crazy, but...

we totally smashed our DS! Some of you may remember a contest I told you about that we entered to try and win a 3DS. Well, they said you can enter more than once, so we decided to try one more time. If this doesn't say how bad we want a 3DS, I don't know what will!

WARNING: This may be painful to watch!

I got this DS the other day for this exact purpose. Traded a few games from my personal collection to get it. So I'm really hoping this is what it takes to win! Otherwise it's gonna be christmas before we get to play anymore two player DS games! doh!

-Dustin

Latest Gaming Purchases

We picked up most of these over the last week through some trade. We let go Mario Party 7, Kirby Air Ride and Cars DS. If you can't see exactly what these are in the pic, they are Yoshi Island DS, Mario Party DS, Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Mario 64 DS and De Blob Wii. I'm thinking these DS games are gonna keep us busy for quite some time. We also got De Blob so we could go through it before getting the second one.

-Dustin

NEWS - Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns to 3DS & DS This Summer

Burlingame, CA., April 7, 2011 - Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns is coming to North America, and will be released simultaneously on both the Nintendo DS and the 3DS.

NEWS - Unofficial 3DS Friend Code Finder Facebook App

Our friends at Modojo have been working hard in order to make 3DS friend code sharing even easier. If you have a Facebook account, this should speed up the friend code process quite a bit!

- Facebook App that lets you grab friend codes
- enter your personal Friend Code, click Submit Code and Share
- you'll then instantly receive a list of your friends' friend codes
- they have to use the app for you to see their codes

Check out the app here

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LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean Footage

Video Games | LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean | Treasure Hunting Walkthrough Part II

Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3 | Nintendo Wii | PC Games

(Rated E 10+)


Direct link and more here

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-Dustin

NEWS - Ubisoft announces Zoo Mania for 3DS

What: Zoo Mania™

Platform: Nintendo 3DS™ system

When: June 2011

Price: $39.99

Rating: E for Everyone

Details: Ubisoft announced today that they will be releasing Zoo Mania this summer, the first zoo simulation game on the Nintendo 3DS. Zoo Mania, developed by Marvelous Entertainment and published by Ubisoft, will offer players a remarkably fun and realistic zoo management experience, thanks to the capabilities of the Nintendo 3DS.

Play For Japan auction - Metroid Prime Trilogy Signed By Dev Team

Signed by Nintendo’s Kensuke Tanabe (Producer) and Retro Studios’ Michael Kelbaugh (Producer), Bryan Walker (Director of Development), Ryan Powell (Lead Artist), Chris Voelmann (Technical Artist), Will Bate (Lead Animator), and Aaron Walker (Senior Engineer).

Auction here

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Awesome Stuff - Mario Art

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NEWS - Young boy that used DS to save his mom's life receives commendation certificate

Jake Goode, an 11-year-old boy from Guisborough, saved his mother from a house fire last December by using his Nintendo DS as a light source to guide both of them to safety.

Jake, who is now aged 12, was awarded a commendation certificate from the Chief Fire Officer of Cleveland Fire Brigade for which he was nominated by Coulby Newham Fire Station. His parents Mick and Louise Worsey commented “We are proud. He is our hero.”

Chief Fire Officer Ian Hayton added “Jake’s quick thinking to use his Nintendo DS as a light source to help guide himself and his Mum out of the house probably saved their lives.”

It’s perhaps the most courageous use of a Nintendo DS handheld, does anyone else have any miracle stories?

[Thanks, BBC]

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-Dustin

Awesome Stuff - Master Sword Art

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Play For Japan's 'Autographed Nintendo DS' sells for over $3500

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This is wonderful News! I'm so glad to see the game companies stepping up and giving large amounts of money and cool stuff like this for the fund. I'm especially glad to see a fan put up that kind of money for a cause like this.

My hats off to all of you!

-Dustin

Awesome Stuff - The Legend of Zelda Medley feat. Freddie Wong & Corridor Digital

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I love this! Very well done!
-Dustin

Awesome Stuff - Custom Water Cooled Wii

This is by far the coolest custom Wii that I have ever Seen!

Tons of pics here

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NEWS - Petz Fantasy 3D for 3DS, a new and magical type of nurturing game

What: Petz Fantasy™ 3D

Platform: Nintendo 3DS™ system

When: June 2011

Price: $39.99

Rating: E for Everyone

Details: Ubisoft today announced Petz Fantasy™ 3D for the Nintendo 3DS, the first Nintendo 3DS title from the #1 handheld pet-simulation brand of 2010. Set to hit store shelves this summer, Petz Fantasy 3D is a fresh new nurturing game for the new Nintendo 3DS platform, allowing players to take care of incredibly realistic, surprising and adorable magical pets in an all-new way.

NEWS - Nintendo 3DS seeing high number of returns? Nintendo and multiple retailers deny claims

A few UK tabloids have put together some stories saying that the Nintendo 3DS is seeing a large number of returns due to so many people getting sick from the 3D effects of the 3DS. Is this allegation on the money, or is this tabloid smut at its worst? Here's what Nintendo and multiple retailers had to say.

GameStop: "This is something that we are not experiencing."

Currys: "We have not noticed a big increase in returns [with the 3DS]."

Nintendo: "Recent reports are incorrect. The number of calls and emails with queries on Nintendo 3DS is in fact well below the rate experienced during past hardware launches and having spoken with our retail partners there are only a handful of people who have actually gone into stores to request a refund. Nintendo 3DS was designed with a 3D depth slider that lets users adjust the 3D effect so that everyone can still enjoy this product. When viewing any kind of 3D images, including movies and on TV, some people might experience minor discomfort. The effects are short term and have no lasting effect; most people can continue after taking a break. Our advice for anyone concerned about potential side-effects or for anyone who just wants to take a look at a Nintendo 3DS is to ask to see and play one before they buy. Most stores will only be too happy to oblige."

GAME: "We've had less than five people complain that they feel sick and want to return [the 3DS]."

HMV: "Contrary to a report in today's media, we would like to make clear that we are not aware of any manufacturing fault with the 3DS console - which we have seen huge demand for, and that we have not issued any refunds for it and nor are we doing. A number of customers are, however, choosing to take us up on our pre-played games offer - which is a totally different thing, where they can trade-in previously purchased games products, including the 3DS if they so choose, against any other products that we stock in-store up to a pre-determined set value."

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ESRB Updates

Hearts Spades Euchre (DSi) – E
Pro Jumper Chimaki’s Hot Spring Tour Guilty Gear Tangent!? (DSi) – E10+
Roller Angels (DSi) – E
Delbo (DSi) – E
Go Series: Defense Wars (DSi) – E10+
Go Series: Pinball Attack! (DSi) – E
Moto eXtreme (DSi) – E
Nikoli’s Pencil Puzzle (3DS) – E
Fishdom (DS) – E
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (3DS/Wii) – E10+
Imagine Style Setter (3DS) – E
Jewel Match (DS) – E
Zoonies – Escape from Makatu (DSi) – E



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Awesome Stuff - Animated Legend of Zelda screensaver

The Master Sword from Ted Martens on Vimeo.

Details on how to make this your screensaver here
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NEWS - Disney Interactive Studios Will Take Fans to a New Dimension in Upcoming Phineas and Ferb Video Game

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Disney Interactive Studios today announced that Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension is currently in development for the Wii™ system, Nintendo DS™ family of handheld systems and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems. "Phineas and Ferb" has been the #1 animated TV series among Tweens 9-14 for the past three years and this lively new video game is inspired by the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie inspired by the series. Fans can play as their favorite characters including Phineas, Ferb and Agent P as they journey through new dimensions filled with action-packed platforming, in a quest to battle the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz. Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension the video game is slated for release in Summer 2011.

Awesome Stuff - Balloon game characters

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Crazy Cheebo: Puzzle Party Trailer

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Here we go!

 I'm about to start posting up some News in a few minutes. We should have the "Monthly Old School Favorite" and Daemion's "Mario Kart Tournament Time" up before the day is over. I'm gonna try and get the Review ready, but I'm not sure if we will be able to pull it off before the nights end because I have 3 or 4 days worth of News to get posted up first. We'll just have to see.
We also got some new games in the last few days through some trading. I'll post those up sometime in a few hours, just want to get some News out of the way first.

-Dustin