Last Window: Midnight Promise Footage

Footage from the upcoming DS game Last Window: Midnight Promise is available for viewing above. Last Window is a sequel to Hotel Dusk: Room 215, and will feature Kyle in an all-new story. Last Window: Midnight Promise comes out in Japan on January 14. A US release date has not yet been set.

New DSiWare for 12/21

It's Monday, and the DSiWare store is once again filled with new games. This week, a handheld take on the card game UNO is available for 800 Nintendo DSi Points. Dragon's Lair fully animated classic arcade game, is also 800 points. Another 800 point game is Hot and Cold: A 3D Hidden Object Adventure, which is, as the title may suggest, a hidden object game. Those of you looking for a cheaper card game can grab High Stakes: Texas Hold'Em. Lastly, another notebook app titled myNotebook: Green can be purchased for 200 DSi points.

New Lufia: Estpolis DS Screenshots

Over 65 new screenshots from the upcoming DS game Lufia: Estpolis are now available for viewing here. The game is a remake of the classic Super Nintendo RPG Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistals. A release date for the title has not yet been set.

Dementium II Gets a Release Date

Fans of Dementium can mark off their calendars. Dementium II has received a release date- February 16, 2010. The survival horror game has plenty of puzzles and FPS action to keep gamers interested. European DS owners can play the game March 5, 2010.

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010: Reverse Of Arcadia Announced For DS

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010: Reverse Of Arcadia has been announced for the DS. The game will be based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's animated series. The game will feature over 3,200 cards. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010: Reverse Of Arcadia comes out in Spring of 2010.

Monster Rancher DS Debut Trailer

The debut trailer for the upcoming DS version of Monster Rancher has been released and is now available for viewing above. The game will let players raise and battle monsters with friends. Monster Rancher DS comes out March 2010.

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey to Come With Soundtrack CD

Atlus U.S.A has announced that all launch copies of the upcoming DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey will come packaged with a soundtrack CD. The soundtrack will feature music from composer Shoji Meguro, who also scored Persona 3 and 4. Strange Journey comes out on March 23, 2010. To learn more about the game, you can check out the official website here.

Playmobile: Pirates Screenshots

Screenshots from the upcoming DS game Playmobile: Pirates are now available for viewing here. This children's game is based on the popular Playmobile toy line and will feature a wide variety of mini-games. Playmobile: Pirates comes out December 21, 2009.

Discover Our Earth Screenshots

Screenshots for the upcoming DS game Discover Our Earth are now available for viewing here. The title is an educational game designed to teach users geography. A release date for Discover Our Earth has not yet been set.

New Ace Attorney Investigations Screenshots and Videos

Are you looking forward to the upcoming DS game Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth? Check out these screenshots here and these videos here. The newest game in the Ace Attorney series puts gamers in the shoes of the much beloved prosecutor Miles Edgeworth. The game comes out February 16, 2010.

Sonny With a Chance Screenshots

New screenshots for the upcoming DS game Sonny With a Chance are now available for viewing here. The game is based on the popular Disney Channel series of the same name. Sonny With a Chance comes out March 16, 2010.

Upcoming DS Games for Early 2010

Are you curious about what you can expect in terms of DS releases next year? Here's a list of the upcoming DS games set to release in early 2010. The games are listed by developer.

2K Sports
Major League Baseball 2K10 March

Activision
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief™ Feb. 2
How To Train Your Dragon March 23

Aksys Games
World Cup of Pool Feb. 9

The American Game Factory, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop – Welcome to Hugsville March 17

Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Shin Megami Tensei®: Strange Journey™ March 10

Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Ace Attorney Investigations™: Miles Edgeworth Feb. 16

City Interactive USA
Animal Country: Life on the Farm Feb. 16
Art of Murder March 16

Deep Silver, Inc.
Let's Play Flight Attendant March
Let's Play Ballerina March
Let's Play Garden March

Disney Interactive Studios
Sonny With a Chance Spring
Alice in Wonderland March

GameMill Publishing
Escape the Museum Jan. 12
Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace Feb. 9

Hudson Entertainment
Rooms: The Main Building Spring
DECA SPORTS™ Spring

Konami
Scene It! Twilight Q1
Puzzle Chronicles Jan. 10

Majesco Entertainment
Super Speed Machines February
The Daring Game for Girls February
Dawn of Heroes February
ATV Revolution March

Nintendo
Glory of Heracles Jan. 18
Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version March 14
WarioWare: D.I.Y. March 28
America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking March 28

Natsume Inc.
Squishy Tank™ February
Cheer We Go! ™ March

PopCap Games
Bejeweled Twist™ Q1

SEGA of America
Sands of Destruction™ Jan. 12
Infinite Space™ March
Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing™ March
Sonic Classic Collection™ Spring

SouthPeak Games
Crime Scene™ Feb. 1
Dementium II™ Feb. 2
Fast Food Panic™ Jan. 5
Sushi Go Round™ Feb. 1
Montessori Music™ March 1

Storm City Entertainment
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral February
Myst February
ATV Quad Kings March
T.A.C Heroes: The Big Red One March

TECMO
Monster Rancher® DS March
AGAIN™ March

Telegames, Inc.
Puzzle Overload™ Spring
Solitaire Overload Plus™ Spring

THQ
Daniel X: The Ultimate Power Jan. 12

Tomy Corporation
Lovely Lisa™ and Friends (enhanced Nintendo DSi content) February

Ubisoft
Imagine Reporter Jan. 20
Imagine Party Planner Jan. 13
Imagine Sweet 16 Feb. 10
Imagine Gymnast March 10

XSEED Games
KORG DS-10 Plus Jan. 19
Ragnarok™ DS Feb. 16

Unreleased DS Hardware

The new DSi LL has already been released in Japan, and will be released as the DSi XL in North America next year, but we almost had a different handheld entirely. Nintendo has released this picture of an extra-large DS Lite that was once in the works. This one boasted a 3.8 inch rather than the 4.2 inches that the DSi LL has. Nintendo decided to scrap this project and released the DSi instead, but it's neat to see what might have been.

New Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Screenshots

New screenshots for the upcoming DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey are now available for viewing here. The newest game in the popular Shin Megami Tensei series puts dungeon crawling style gameplay into a story with a modern setting. Strange Journey comes out March 10, 2010.

New DSiWare for 12/14

It's Monday, and once again, the DSiWare store is filled to the brim with new games and applications. A DSi LITTLEST PET SHOP game is now available for 800 points.
Miami Nights, a interesting new life sim game, is also 800 Nintendo DSi Points. A version of Bejeweled Twist that features a Nintendo DS Battle mode costs 500 Nintendo DSi Points. A port of the Wii game Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam costs 500 points as well. Lastly, Master of Illusion Express: Matchmaker helps you to perform magic tricks for your friends for the cost of 200 Nintendo DSi Points. Head over to the DSiWare store to check these games out.

IGN's 2009 DS Game of the Year Award Nominees

Here are IGN's nominees for the DS Games of the Year:

Best Action Game:

• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
  
• Peggle Dual Shot
  
• Retro Game Challenge
  
• The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Best Music Game:

• GH On Tour Modern Hits
  
• LEGO Rock Band
  
• Rhythm Heaven

Best Platform Game:

• Assassin's Creed 2
  
• Henry Hatsworth
  
• The Legendary Starfy

Best Puzzle Game:

• Art Style: Pictobits
  
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong Minis
  
• Mighty Flip Champs
  
• Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
  
• Scribblenauts

Best Role-Playing Game:

• Dragon Quest V
  
• Knights in the Nightmare
  
• Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
  
• Pokemon Platinum
  
• Suikoden Tierkreis

Best Shooter:

• Big Bang Mini
  
• Modern Warfare Mobilized
  Moon
  
• Space Invaders Extreme 2

Best Strategy Game:

• Blue Dragon
  
• Devil Survivor
  
• Fire Emblem
  
• Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes

Best Multiplayer Game:

• FFCC Echoes of Time
  
• Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes
  
• Mixed Messages
  
• Modern Warfare Mobilized
  
• Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Award for Visual Excellence:

• Knights in the Nightmare
  
• Moon
  
• Suikoden Tierkreis
  
• Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Award for Excellence in Sound:

• Knights in the Nightmare
  
• LEGO Rock Band
  
• Rhythm Heaven
  
• Suikoden Tierkreis
  
• Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Best Story:

• Dragon Quest V
  
• GTA: Chinatown Wars
  
• Knights in the Nightmare
  
• Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
  
• The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

DS Game of the Year:

• GTA Chinatown Wars
  
• Henry Hatsworth
  
• Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
  
• Scribblenauts
  
• Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Rooms: The Main Building Teaser Trailer

A new teaser trailer for the upcoming DS game Rooms: The Main Building has been released and is available for viewing here. The game will  offer a beautiful new take on sliding tile puzzles. Rooms: The Main Building comes out March 18, 2010.

Blazblue Coming to the DSi

A DSiWare version of the popular 2-D fighting game Blazblue is coming to the DSi. Titled BlazBlue Battle X Battle, the game will feature shrunken down versions of the series characters. A release date for the game has not yet been set.

Photo Fighter X Announced

A new DSiWare game titled Photo Fighter X has been announced. Photo Fighter X is a Nintendo designed fighting game that lets you use the DSi camera to create up to 8 fighters. A release date for the game has not yet been set.

Ragnarok DS Pre-Order Bonuses

Thinking about picking up  Ragnarok DS? You may want to pre-order your copy. Gamers who pre-order their copy of Ragnarok DS from a participating retailer will receive a "Ragnarok Online Prepared for Adventure Pack" which will contain these exclusive items:

• Audumra's benefit: increased experience points and damage from monsters
  
  
• Odin Mask: additional damage against certain monsters
  
  
• Hermode Cap: increased attack speed
  
  
• Bijofnil's wing decoration: chance of increasing minimum and maximum weapon attack
  

Ragnarok DS comes out in February 2010.

New Puzzler World Screenshots

New screenshots from the DS game Puzzle World are now available for viewing here. The game boasts over 200 hours of puzzle based gameplay, making it a perfect travel game. Puzzler World is available in stores now.

More New Crime Scene Screenshots

New screenshots for the upcoming DS game Crime Scene are available for viewing here. The title offers point and click adventure style crime solving, and makes full use of the touch screen. Crime Scene comes out February 2010.

Glory of Heracles Cover Art Released

The official cover art for the North American release of the upcoming DS game Glory of Heracles is now available for viewing above. The game has a story based on Greek myths, and a deep RPG battle system. Glory of Heracles comes out January 18, 2010.

Etrian Odyssey 3 Confirmed

This week's issue of Famitsu confirmed what many games were hoping- there will be an Etrian Odyssey 3! The staff announced for the game are as follows:

• Shigeo Komori as director
  
• Yuzo Koshiro as sound composer
  
• Shin Nagasawa as monster designer
  
• Yuji Himukai as character designer.
  

The game will still feature the dungeon crawling that the series is famous for, but now it will also have sea exploration and new character classes. Etrian Odyssey 3 comes out in Japan on March 4, 2010. A US release date has yet to be announced.

New Again Screenshots

New screenshots for the upcoming DS game Again are now available for viewing here. Again is the newest title from developer Cing, who are known for their games Hotel Dusk and Trace Memory. This game is a crime mystery about unsolved series of murders. Again comes out in March 2010.

IGN's Top 10 DS Games of 2009

It's that time of year again! Best of the year lists are popping up all over the place, and IGN has added a "Top 10 DS Games of 2009" list to the collection. The games on the list are:

1. Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
2. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
3. Rhythm Heaven
4. Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
6. Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes
7. The Legendary Starfy
8. Dragon Quest V
9. Knights in the Nightmare
10. Pokemon Platinum

To see what IGN had to say about each game, go here.

New Releases This Week for the DS

Here are the new releases for the DS for the week of 12/06:

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 
Puzzler World
Salon Superstar

New DSiWare for 12/07

Even more new games and applications are now available in the DSiWare store. The original Rayman has been added, and now features brand new DSi features like map selection on the touch screen and usage of the camera. The classic game costs 800 Nintendo DSi Points. Also available is the puzzle game Ball Fighter. Ball Fighter has players aiming and shooting colored spheres in an attempt to make matches and clear the board. This game costs 500 Nintendo DSi Points. Pop Island, pictured above, is a beautiful capture the flag game that can be played alone or with friends. It's 500 DSi points. ARMY DEFENDER is a fun little action shooting game that's also easy on the wallet- it only costs 200 DSi points. Lastly, myNotebook: Red is the latest in a series of notebook apps for the DS. It can be purchased for 200 Nintendo DSi points.

Head over to the DSiWare store to check these games out!

New Pokemon SoulSilver Videos

Can't wait for the newest Pokemon titles, Pokemon HeartGold and Pokemon SoulSilver to be released? Check out these new gameplay videos from SoulSilver here. Pokemon SoulSilver is a remake of Pokemon Silver, and will feature many next generation updates. Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver are due out in Spring 2010.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Launch Trailer

The launch trailer for the upcoming DS game The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is now available and can be watched above. The trailer is short, but manages to showcase many of the game's weapons and gameplay features. Spirit Tracks comes out on December 7, 2009.

Quotes From the House M.D. DS Game

Are you looking forward to the upcoming House M.D. game for the DS? Check out these quotes that will be used in the game:

House on patient care: "As far as you looking 'normal,' that's something you and your plastic surgeon have to deal with. As for your condition, we're going to check your signs and symptoms."

Thirteen on discretion in an interview: "You mentioned seeing something white on her nose? Could you elaborate?"

Cameron on House's antics: "Even if you're right - which you're not - why the hell would I go rooting around in someone else's home? Those days are over, House."

Wilson on House's behavior: "We came dangerously close to getting caught in Cuddy's office the other day, and I'm worried about what you might do next."

Chase on being labeled the hunky doctor: "She 'ranked' me? I'm being 'ranked' by a fourteen year old?"

Cuddy on House as a friendship: "Okay, you're his friend. Apparently, you can actually stomach him."

Foreman on House's language: "Are you just going to refer to us by "circus freakshow" names?"

Taub on relating to patients: "You know, uh... I was in a fraternity in college, and one time we painted ourselves blue."

House M.D. comes out for the DS in April of 2010.


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New Personal Fitness Screenshots

New screenshots for the upcoming DS game Personal Fitness are now available. You can see screens from the men's version of the game here and from the women's version here. Personal Fitness will help you to build and schedule custom work-outs to maximize them for your body. Both titles are due out later this month.

New WireWay Screenshots and Gameplay Videos

New screenshots and gameplay videos for the DS game WireWay are now available. You can check out the screenshots here and the videos here. WireWay has you flicking an alien named Wiley using the stylus. The game is available in stores now.

Glory of Heracles Confirmed For the US

For the first time, the popular Japanese RPG series Heracles will be hitting shelves in the US. The game's 5th title will be coming out in North America on January 18. The game's script will be written by Kazushige Nojima of Final Fantasy fame, and will feature a Greek motif. To see screenshots from the game, go here.

More New Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie Screenshots

More new screenshots from the upcoming DS game Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie are available for viewing here. The game is a port of the classic Super Nintendo title of the same name, and features a story about two parallel worlds. Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie does not have a release date set.

Yggdra Unison: Seiken Buyuuden Screenshots

Screenshots for the upcoming DS game Yggdra Unison: Seiken Buyuuden are now available for viewing here. The game is an offshoot of Japan's popular Yggdra Unison series and will feature new DS exclusive gameplay. Yggdra Unison: Seiken Buyuuden comes out later this month in Japan. A US release date has yet to be set.

Sonic Classic Collection Screenshots

New screenshots for the upcoming DS game Sonic Classic Collection are now available for viewing here. Sonic Classic Collection collects Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles and allows new and old fans of the series to enjoy all of these titles on their DS. The game comes out March 2010.

Corto Maltese: The Fable Of Venice Announced

A new DS game based on the popular comic series Corto Maltese has been announced. The game will feature artwork in the style of the comic along with adventure gameplay, and will provide players with plenty of mysteries to solve. Corto Maltese: The Fable Of Venice comes out fall 2010.

New Puzzle Chronicles Screenshots

New screenshots for the upcoming DS game Puzzle Chronicles are now available for viewing here. Puzzle Chronicles combines puzzles with action RPG gameplay in an exciting fantasy world. Puzzle Chronicles comes out February 2010.

New Releases This Week for the DS

Here are the new releases for the DS for the week of 11/29:

Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game
World of Zoo
Dragon Master
MX vs. ATV Reflex
Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Hair Salon
Reader Rabbit Kindergarten
Dreamer: Zoo Keeper