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Japanese retailers jack up the price of R4

We can't say we're surprised that they're asking for more money for the R4, in light of all of the recent developments. Business owners like money, so we can understand them taking advantage of what's going on. In Japan, these business owners have more than doubled the price of the flash cart over the span of only days.

So, all we're saying is that if you don't have one and want one, you probably should see about getting one before they get more expensive. Why would you want one? Uh, have you not read our homebrew guide?

[Via Go Nintendo]

Gamechains are off the hook

While we're more for the pouch method of storing multiple DS game carts, some of you might appreciate the subtlety of a metal chain. You can see what we're talking about on the right there. Frankly, we're surprised someone hasn't come up with this idea sooner!

Gamechains come in a basic set, which will cost you $9.95. Within this basic set, you'll find:
  • 8 Laser-cut acrylic GameChains tabs in four different colors
  • 1 powder coated metal ball chain (black or white) to connect your now containable games
  • 10 Adhesive pads
What do you all think? Ridiculous accessory or are Gamechains useful?

[Via Gizmodo; thanks, Paul!]

Nintendo neon sign up for auction, DS Fanboy contemplates purchase


Perhaps it's the bright lights, but something about neon signs just interests us. No, it's not the science of it all (it's actually gas in there!), but the ... yeah, bright lights. Hey, look, a bright sign!

If the neon Nintendo sign doesn't interest you, then there are other Nintendo-related auctions today. There's a Mario statue and some test cartridges up for grabs, as well.

[Via Gamesniped]

16-in-1 DS case is accountingly efficient


The case : cartridge size ratio for DS games is like 300 : 1. You could fit a huge pile of the tiny games inside a single case, but then there's a grand total of one secure slot. A bit of overkill for the cases, then, but the awesome boxart on most games needs to be acknowledged -- so no smaller, please.

Leave it to the rest of us to solve this problem, Nintendo. A handy little uber-case has been found, and you can secure 16 DS carts inside with ease. It comes in clear, pink or black, and retails for around eight dollars. Much better price than some other accessories. Check out some more images after the break, and head to the official accessory page for extra goodies.

It's settled, then. You'll have your brilliant stack of DS games all lined up nice and pretty, so visitors will realize how cool you are when they drop by. Little do they know, the cartridges will be stored safely in your bag! Find a mega-case and get efficient, because Nintendo wants you to. Alternatively, check out the best of our collection and try to one-up those wacky devices with your own DIY concoction.

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DS Daily: A longtime companion calls it quits

This weekend, we had to do something that made us feel horrible, but in the end, was for the best. Like that scene in Old Yeller, we had to put down one of our DS carts (Mario Kart DS, oddly enough). You see, all of the inserting and ejecting of the cartridge with our DS caused something to get loose in there and now the cart cannot be read by the system.

It got us to wondering about this happening to others, namely you all, who probably play their DS a lot more than we're able to. So have you played a game so much this has happened? Have you never heard of this happening? What's your oldest DS game?

DS Daily: Underappreciated feature #1,782,365



You know, the DS Daily is a great place to spur discussion and get your DS-obsessed day off on the right foot. But, we feel the need to be a bit selfish today. Instead of writing a love letter to our handheld and postmarking the envelope to our heart, we figured we'd call out one of its many small, but very lovable, features in our daily topic.

Like the NES of old, the DS cart slot is a godsend for us. One of the most annoying things we find with GBA games is the whole forcefully ripping the game out of the slot thing. Perhaps it's just that we're the most macho and manly of men (how you doing, ladies?), but we always feel like we're going to rip something in half when messing with the GBA stuff.

The DS has a nice spring-loaded slot that carefully extracts our games for us. It's one of the features that gets used most for us (right up there with the power button) and considering how much of a glutton our DS is (it does consume a lot of quality gaming), we're thankful the thing hasn't managed to mess up a single cart on us yet.

But what about you all? What features of the DS, no matter how big or small, do you admire? The glossy finish? The durable outer shell that can withstand falling down a flight of stairs without so much as a scratch (DS Fanboy staff tested)?

Talk about lucky: DS carts survive the rinse cycle


We all know how destructive small boys can be. Heck, we used to be one and we've destroyed a great many things during our youth. Nintendo, however, has a better idea about the destructive nature of young boys, taking extra special care to make sure that the DS carts that provide us with the great games we love can withstand just about anything.

Or, at least the washing machine. Such is the case of Scott's son, who forgot about a copy of Pokemon and Sonic Rush in his jeans. The jeans went through the entire wash cycle and, upon completion, had the carts removed from the confines of the pocket and they were found to be bone dry. In fact, they booted up just fine.

We're not about to go and try it on our own with our carts, but we guess this is one process of demise we don't really have to concern ourselves with anymore when it comes to game carts.

Get diabetic children interested in their health through video games

According to Australian news network Channel 10 News, a new diabetes management device known as Glucoboy has hit the market. The device was designed by Minnesota native Paul Wessel, who has a son diagnosed with the disease. He said he came up with the concept after his son forgot his Game Boy on a family trip and the whole gang had to go back to retrieve it, but would constantly hide the device used to test his blood sugar (as the child of a parent with diabetes, we've seen how hard testing can be over the course of a lifetime).

The Glucoboy not only allows the user to test their blood sugar, but also get their game on. By performing the test, points are rewarded that allow the user to unlock games, which are played by inserting the Glucoboy cartridge into a Game Boy Advance or DS Lite (in its GBA slot, naturally). Personally, we can't think of a better way to get to kids, who often never travel without their GBA or DS nowadays.

For more information, be sure to visit the Glucoboy website.

DS Daily: GBA stickout

Stick out the stickoutThe DS Lite improved upon its predecessor in almost every way. Brighter, sleeker, and smaller .. but, alas, it perhaps became a bit too small. Due to it's decreased size, the DS Lite was unable to fully house GBA cartridges, creating a veritable tumor on your system.

In days of yore, we would carry around our DS permanently loaded with both our current DS game of choice, as well as a pick-up-and-play GBA game. These days, we seek to retain our beautiful form factor and simply leave the placeholder "cart" in the slot. Do you guys care about the GBA functionality at all, and are you willing to handle the eyesore? Ladies and gentlemen, to your comments!

Tummy-rumblin' NES cartridge hits Ebay


Made from only the finest Austrian chocolate and 1 out of 3 available in the world, this milk chocolate NES cartridge looks like a Nintendo fanboy's Easter basket dream. Weighing in at about 7 ounces, the current highest bid is $41.00 USD at the time of this post. Looks delicious, but is it worth the cost?

If you bought it, would you plan on eating it or displaying it? More pictures have been embedded past the post break.

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Don't trip over that cartridge!


The above shoe is, obviously, not available for purchase in stores or via the vast series of tubes we know are the internet. This makes us sad as their is nothing we'd like more to protect out feet while we're out stomping about in the wide, dangerous world. Kudos to the artist responsible for the above shoe and we ask if he/she could possibly make another pair, maybe in a size 11?

[Via Photendo]

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