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WRUP: A new year of gaming edition

Posted Jan 4th 2008 1:30PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: What are you playing?

We've said goodbye to a year with games. We're now heralding in a new year with our own unique gaming resolutions. It's quite the time to be alive, if we may say so. And, as we look forward to a new year of gaming with Nintendo's handheld, we wonder how we'll occupy our first weekend with some quality titles. There really isn't anything new for us this week, so we'll be checking our stack for something to play.

How about you, fine reader? Is the wide-eyed optimism we have for the new year a feeling you share? Do you look forward to getting your game on this weekend?

A year of Promotional Consideration

Posted Dec 30th 2007 4:00PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Promotional Consideration

Promotional Consideration is a weekly feature about the Nintendo DS advertisements you usually flip past, change the channel on, or just tune out.

The titling of this post is a bit of a misnomer, as we didn't start this column until early July, so it's more of a "half-year of" piece. No, you jerks, the humor in us beginning our Promotional Consideration retrospective on a disappointing note isn't lost on us.

Still, with 26 articles now behind us, one every week since this feature's inception, we've written enough of these to develop a few that are actually worth reading. We've picked out our five favorite Promotional Consideration posts of 2007, carefully hiding them after the post break, that magical realm where anything seems possible.

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The best and worst (that we've reviewed)

Posted Dec 28th 2007 2:15PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Reviews, Features

2007 is almost over, and the end of the year brings joyous tidings of List Season. It's the time for taking stock of the last 12 months of gaming, and trying to make sense of it by putting things in numerical order. Join DS Fanboy for our best-ofs, worst-ofs, and other categories-ofs.

We cranked up our review quotient in 2007 (and hope to do even more in 2008!), but we still can't review everything that comes out, to our chagrin. We wouldn't have time for anything else! However, we did try to hit a wide variety of titles this year, from the biggies like Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Phantom Hourglass, to some smaller titles, like WordJong and Duck Amuck. We even worked to review some more off-the-wall things, like the Nintendo Fan Network at Safeco Field -- you know, in case you happened to find yourself in the Northwest with a hankering for a day of DS and baseball.

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DS Fanswag: 2007 is officially blown out, and we have winners!

Posted Dec 27th 2007 2:15PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Meta

Like all good things, our massive End of the Year Blowout must come to an end, but for our four lucky winners, today is a good day. So who gets the goods? Starting at the bottom and moving on up ...

Third Prize

Alexa Whitehead, who assured us she loves her White Lite, will soon be using it to play Revenant Wings and more!

Second Prize

Bill Smith, with his original Phat. We hope he wants to learn French, or at least shoot little geometric shapes.

First Prize

Eddie, who rocks an Onyx Lite along with his wife's Polar White, gets to take home our beloved copy of Contra 4 and more. Get your headband ready, man.

... and, finally, the Grand Prize goes to ...

Sonic_13, who will be upgrading his launch Phat to a sweet golden model on us!

Congratulations to all of our winners ... and we hope to have as many fantastic contests for you guys next year!

Reminder: End of the Year Blowout winding down!

Posted Dec 26th 2007 2:15PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Meta

There are only one day left in our massive End of the Year Blowout giveaway, which means you've got one more chance to enter. Get your name in now for a chance at a special edition DS Lite or a big stack of games. And if you're having any trouble with the comments, check here for a handy walkthrough.

Reminder: End of the Year Blowout (day fourteen)

Posted Dec 25th 2007 5:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Meta

Each day, between now and the 26th, we're going to look at a different piece of the DS Fanswag End of the Year giveaway as a reminder of exactly why you need to hightail it over there and enter. Today? Instead of discussing anything specific in the contest -- though there are many games available in each of the prize packs -- but instead, we'll just remind you that each of the packs includes something that would probably offer a great opportunity to share some gaming time with someone else. Maybe it will give you a second copy of something for a little multiplayer fun, or maybe you can get someone else interested in the DS. Today, think about what you might pick up to share with someone else. Go on. Go enter the contest! Remember, you can enter once per day. And if you're having any trouble with the comments, check here for a handy walkthrough.

Reminder: End of the Year Blowout (day thirteen)

Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:30PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Meta

Each day, between now and the 26th, we're going to look at a different piece of the DS Fanswag End of the Year giveaway as a reminder of exactly why you need to hightail it over there and enter. Today? The last amazing GBA title: The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night. Celebrate the GBA's passing out of the spotlight with this final wonder -- and we'll help you do it. Want a shot? Go enter the contest! Remember, you can enter once per day. And if you're having any trouble with the comments, check here for a handy walkthrough.

Readers' Choice: The best of 2007

Posted Dec 24th 2007 4:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Features, DS Fanboy poll

2007 is almost over, and the end of the year brings joyous tidings of List Season. It's the time for taking stock of the last 12 months of gaming, and trying to make sense of it by putting things in numerical order. Join DS Fanboy for our best-ofs, worst-ofs, and other categories-ofs.

We asked, and as always, you guys delivered. While the top-voted game of the year will probably come as no surprise to anyone, especially since it ran away with all the votes, the other five games that topped out in our readers' choice polls demonstrate not only the wide variety of content on the DS, but the depth of taste among DS Fanboy readers, as well. While the top games were above and beyond, every title feature snagged its fair share of votes. This can only mean one thing: it was one hell of a good year to be a DS owner.

So which six games were most deserving of attention this year, according to you guys? Mosey on past the break to see the winners.

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Reminder: End of the Year Blowout (day twelve)

Posted Dec 23rd 2007 3:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Meta

Each day, between now and the 26th, we're going to look at a different piece of the DS Fanswag End of the Year giveaway as a reminder of exactly why you need to hightail it over there and enter. Today? We're going to talk about a game that is great for gamers of all ages, so long as they feel like doing a little drawing: Drawn to Life. Draw your own hero and shape your world. Want a shot? Go enter the contest! Remember, you can enter once per day. And if you're having any trouble with the comments, check here for a handy walkthrough.

And while you're blowing out the end of the year and all, don't forget to head over to our two polls and vote for your picks for best games of the year.

Critics' top 10: 2007 vs. kittens

Posted Dec 23rd 2007 12:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Features

When determining the best games of the year, it's a good idea to go at it from different angles: by referencing our own history of reviews, obviously, but we must also look to the wider journalism community. Our reviews, while insightful and entertaining, were not comprehensive. We just didn't play everything. In addition, one reviewer's opinion is simply not sufficient data to make definitive conclusions, even if that one reviewer is me.

So we turned to everyone else in aggregate to see what they thought of this year's releases. We've gathered the top 10 DS games of 2007 according to their Metacritic ranking. Keep in mind that many of these games tied in Metascore, meaning that if we were to rank the games, there would be fewer than ten positions. It's still sequential, but with a lot of tie scores.

We then carefully applied science to these games in order to convert the Metacritic numbers into a rubric we feel more accurately conveys the quality of these games. Head past the post break for Metacritic's top ten DS games of 2007, graded on a scale from adorable kitten video to unbelievably adorable kitten video.

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Reminder: End of the Year Blowout (day eleven)

Posted Dec 22nd 2007 3:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Meta

Each day, between now and the 26th, we're going to look at a different piece of the DS Fanswag End of the Year giveaway as a reminder of exactly why you need to hightail it over there and enter. Today? We're gonna talk about how not everything can be awesome. Unfortunately, every DS game is not GOTY quality, like Hannah Montana: Music Jam. We had such high hopes, too. But, being that we're pals and all, we're gonna give you the chance to experience a neat music sim packaged with mini-games (that are less neat) for yourself ... if, that is, you win first prize. Want a shot? Go enter the contest! Remember, you can enter once per day. And if you're having any trouble with the comments, check here for a handy walkthrough.

And while you're blowing out the end of the year and all, don't forget to head over to our two polls and vote for your picks for best games of the year.

All of the news DS Fanboy saw fit to print in 2007

Posted Dec 20th 2007 4:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Features

Well, not all of it. This is more about the highlights, the big news of the year. The kind of stuff that we should look back to and highlight as being memorable in 2007. It's been one hell of a year; a roller coaster ride of hits and misses. So, grab your admission ticket, buckle yourself in and join us for this look back at the news of 2007.

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Reminder: End of the Year Blowout (day eight)

Posted Dec 19th 2007 2:15PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Meta

Each day, between now and the 26th, we're going to look at a different piece of the DS Fanswag End of the Year giveaway as a reminder of exactly why you need to hightail it over there and enter -- and there's not much we have to say about today's featured titles. Why? Because they're Pokémon. That's right, folks: the Grand Prize winner picks up Pokémon Diamond, and it's Pearl for the First Prize, with a matching stylus for each. Want 'em? Go enter the contest! Remember, you can enter once per day. And if you're having any trouble with the comments, check here for a handy walkthrough.

Reminder: End of the Year Blowout (day seven)

Posted Dec 18th 2007 3:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Meta

Each day, between now and the 26th, we're going to look at a different piece of the DS Fanswag End of the Year giveaway as a reminder of exactly why you need to hightail it over there and enter -- but it's not fair that the Grand Prize should get all the love. Instead, let's look at a different piece of the puzzle ... or, in this case, a whole other world. Er. Galaxy. Make that galaxies, plural, in fact: Geometry Wars: Galaxies. We've got copies for both the first and second prize winners, and it's one hell of a game. Want it? Go enter the contest! Remember, you can enter once per day. And if you're having any trouble with the comments, check here for a handy walkthrough.

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What's your pick for the best lesser-hyped game of 2007?
	Chibi Robo: Park Patrol
	Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
	FIFA 08
	Final Fantasy Fables: Choboco Tales
	Geometry Wars: Galaxies
	Hotel Dusk
	Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja
	Luminous Arc
	Lunar Knights
	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations
	Rune Factory
	Worms: Open Warfare 2

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Defendin de Penguin	Sep 5
Spore Creatures	Sep 7
Mystery Case Files: Millionheir	Sep 8
Viva Pinata	Sep 8
Lock's Quest	Sep 8
DQ IV	Sep 16
The Force Unleashed	Sep 16
My Japanese Coach	Sep 23
LEGO Batman	Sep 23
Kirby Superstar Ultra	Sep 23
Disgaea DS	Sep 23
Time Hollow	Sep 23
SimCity Creator	Sep 23
Sonic Chronicles	Sep 30
Princess Debut	Sep 30

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