Many serious gamers face a dilemma; finish that last level, or spend time with their significant other. Tipster, Vincent writes: "My brother was passing up the opportunity to cuddle with his wife in favor of Final Fantasy IV Advance on my other brother's DS."
After announcing finiancial losses in a company press statment, Take-Two Interactive said they will be delaying Top Spin 2 for the Nintendo DS. Originally scheduled for a January release just in time for the Aussie Open, the publisher has pushed the game back until the second quarter of 2006.
Nintendo has ushered in the new craze in handheld gaming with the Nintendo DS. Great games, solid battery life, and lots of third-party support. As the Gameboy Advance is nearing what seems to be the end of its life, it will be interesting to see how a two handheld strategy might work for Nintendo.
Gone are the days when "Amazon" referred to a lush South American stretch of land, brimming with exotic animals, untouched rivers and impenetrable jungles. No, that Amazon has long since been uprooted, trampled and burnt to the ground to make way for computer servers to power the modern and decidedly more well-stocked Amazon. That's progress for you.
DS Fanboy is the fan site for the best portable in existence, the Nintendo DS. It had arguably the best games of any system in 2005, and it plays the always popular GBA carts. Our site is an extension of our parent and multi-platform gaming site, Joystiq.
We mix critique, news, articles, hacks, fan paraphernalia, and commentary on the dual screen handheld with a little added subjectivity.
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Apart from allowing us to replay our favorite GBA games, like Astro Boy: Omega Factor, that slot at the bottom of the DS has opened the door to many interesting possibilities. One such possibility is that of vibration, most recently seen in Metroid Prime Pinball's Rumble Pak. It slots right into the GBA slot and, depending on what's happening in the game, will provide some semblance of force feedback to your sweaty hands. But why stop there?
Having just been released on the DS, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time is looking to be an exceptionally enjoyable follow-up to the GBA's Superstar Saga. Apart from the great union between platforming and RPG elements, a common thread of quality between the two games has been the witty and self-referential writing. MTV (yes, that MTV) has posted up a rather interesting article and interview with the script writer for both titles, Nate Bihldorff. It details some of his influences, inspirations, his love for writing dialogue for villains and some truly amusing moments from the games.
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