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DS Fanboy Lite: May 10 - May 16

0 Comments by Alisha Karabinus May 16th 2008 10:45PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

Just as with our beloved DS Lite, DS Fanboy Lite is like the original, but smaller. Sleeker. Only not necessarily better. Herein you can see some of the best we've had to offer in the last week, encapsulated for your reading ease.

Community

• The DS Life: Wanderers
  The DS really gets around.

Features

• So you love Advance Wars: Days of Ruin?
  Then maybe you'll also like these games.
• DS Fanboy Review: Crosswords DS
  Not the best we've seen from Nintendo.
• DS Fanboy Review: Undercover: Dual Motives
  The only thing under cover here is the fun factor of this game.
• Point/Counterpoint: Will a DS redesign be announced this year?
  He says yes, she says no -- how about you?
• Let's Yoga vs. Yoga DVD
  Game vs. the time-honored exercise video. Who wins?
• Promotional Consideration: Advertising with Power, revisited
  Just how much of the new Nintendo Power is dedicated to ads?

News of note

• Rumor: CoroCoro Comic reveals Pokemon Platinum
  What? New Pokémon! NO WAI.
• Has Phoenix Wright 3 been removed from the docket in Europe?
  Because, y'know, no one needs that pesky third installment.
• Blue Dragon, Away: Shuffle Dungeon confirmed for U.S.
  And there was much rejoicing.
• Famitsu confirms new DS Castlevania, Igarashi at helm
  Day one for all of DS Fanboy.
• Sega officially announces Platinum Games deal, Infinite Line media released
  That day was a good day.

DS Fanboy Lite: May 3 - May 9

1 Comment by Alisha Karabinus May 9th 2008 7:30PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

This week, along with all the other hotness from DS Fanboy, we have a very excellent contest: three copies of The World Ends With You are up on the block. You should already be playing it -- but if you're not, we might be able to convince you of its greatness with free stuff.

Community

• DS Fanswag: The World Ends With You
  And the contest will end with three winners -- so get your name in now!
• Show and Tell: Super Princess PC
  The best lunch box you'll see all day.

Features

• Accessories your DS can't live without
  Because everyone needs extras.
• Let's Yoga: We did!
  The beginning of our yogathon!
• The DS Life: The coolest guy on the train
  It's probably not what you'd think.
• Promotional Consideration: Moons, Zombies, Dodgeballs, and Tactics
  But not together, as such.

News of note

• German retailers list three new DS colors
  Play the rainbow.
• Nintendo denies DS redesign ... again
  We don't belieeeeve youuuuu.
• Wii's Nintendo Channel DS Demos now available
  Haven't tried Ninja Gaiden? Get yourself to a Wii!
• Nintendo reaches out to alternative retailers
  They should do that with training games, like, now.

DS Fanboy Lite: Apr. 19 - Apr. 25

0 Comments by Alisha Karabinus Apr 25th 2008 9:30PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

We added a new feature this week at DS Fanboy: an index of all of our game reviews to date, which we'll update every week as needed with our latest reviews. Anytime you need to find it, you can just click on the "Reviews" button on the upper right of the DS Fanboy homepage, as seen here. That's not all we had going on, though ....

Community

• DS Fanswag: Ride 'em, Cowboy
  It's a lot of prizes, if nothing else.
• Mother 3 translation seven months away
  And we're all keeping our fingers crossed.
• DS Daily: A longtime companion calls it quits
  Oh god, DS games can break?

Features

• DS Fanboy Review: MLB 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars
  Perfect? Nah. Fun? Oh, yes.
• DS Fanboy Review: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2
  An adventure with Meowth.
• The DS Life: Love Triangle
  Two's company ...
• Promotional Consideration: Fushigi no Commercials
  Eventually, we will become Dungeon Crawler Fanboy. Is that domain available?

News of note

• European dates for Etrian Odyssey, LOL, Pokemon Explorers
  A year for Etrian Odyssey is worth it, but still horrible.
• Nintendo offers free Fan Network access for all Mariners home games
  Now if only we were in Seattle.
• Camelot likes the idea of Golden Sun DS
  So do we. Get on it, please.
• Cooking Navi almost ready for consumption in Europe?
  And then -- we cook.

DS Fanboy Lite: Apr. 12 - Apr. 18

2 Comments by Alisha Karabinus Apr 18th 2008 6:30PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

Just as with our beloved DS Lite, DS Fanboy Lite is like the original, but smaller. Sleeker. Only not necessarily better. Herein you can see some of the best we've had to offer in the last week, encapsulated for your reading ease.

Community

• DS Fanswag: Ride 'em, cowboy!
  A pack of prizes for five lucky winners!
• DS Fanboy community project: Muxtape
  Tunes inspired by our favorite games (and more).
• DS Daily: What's in your backlog?
  The leaning tower of unplayed DS games.

Features

• Show and Tell: Trading Pokémon for smokes
  We're pretty sure Pokémon is better than cancer.
• The DS Life: Dropping weight
  May not want to try this at home.
• Promotional Consideration: Humanitarian aid crosses with the DS
  This week, the DS changes lives all over.

News of note

• Japan snaps up 100,000,000 DS games
  That's quite the attach rate.
• Enterbrain denies 'redesigned DS' claims
  If everyone denies it, does that mean we have to act surprised when the redesign is announced?
• Student-made DS games can be downloaded from Japanese Wiis
  And we want that spiff new channel more than ever.
• New Castlevania title: there's good and (potentially) bad news
  We chew our nails and wait for more news.
• Kaplan to train you for the SATs through your DS
  Talk about brain training!

DS Fanboy Lite: Apr. 5 - Apr. 11

5 Comments by Alisha Karabinus Apr 11th 2008 8:30PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

Just as with our beloved DS Lite, DS Fanboy Lite is like the original, but smaller. Sleeker. Only not necessarily better. Herein you can see some of the best we've had to offer in the last week, encapsulated for your reading ease.

Community

• The DS Life: You've made your bed, now play in it
  Just people, with handhelds, in beautiful photos.
• DS Daily: Tough choices
  The deluge is coming.
• DS Daily: Stellar soundtracks
  Weigh in on the best!

Features

• Navigating your Japanese copy of Tetris DS
  Language barriers be damned! We're region free!
• Point/Counterpoint: Guitar Hero: On Tour
  Portable shredding shy a button: y/n?
• DS Fanboy Review: Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
  Real life reviewers flipping out.
• Promotional Consideration: Commercial of Duty
  What a difference a region makes.

News of note

• Enterbrain boss: New DS may be unveiled at E3
  For really reals this time -- maybe. See below for older speculation!
  
• UK raid uncovers DS carts loaded with $12K of pirated software
  It's a sad day in the land of yarrrrr. Suck it up, pirates.
• Gyakuten Kenji: new Phoenix Wright prequel starring Edgeworth
  Turnabout indeed.
• DS needs hack and slash badly
  Enter all of the "elf needs xxx badly" puns. They're coming.

Gallery: Nintendo DS mockups

DS Fanboy Lite: Mar. 29 - Apr. 4

4 Comments by Alisha Karabinus Apr 4th 2008 4:30PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

Just as with our beloved DS Lite, DS Fanboy Lite is like the original, but smaller. Sleeker. Only not necessarily better. Herein you can see some of the best we've had to offer in the last week, encapsulated for your reading ease.

Community

• DS Fanswag: The Ring of Fates awaits
  Get your copy of Ring of Fates now!
• DS Daily: Oral fixation
  Where do you keep your stylus?
• DS Daily: Game hunting
  Seriously, reprint Tetris.

Features

• Ten devastating April Fools' jokes
  Some things are just too sacred for tomfoolery.
• The DS Life: Nintendobama
  Apparently, politicians aren't one of those things.
• Promotional Consideration: 'You know, for adults!'
  We're talking about cheese. Cheese is for adults.
  

News of note

• Big in Japan: DS coasts to fiscal 2007 victory
  Like anyone is surprised.
• Something to do while in line at Six Flags
  Besides stand around complaining over the heat, that is.
• Dr. Stiles returns to the DS for Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
  He likes us! He really likes us!
• New 5th Cell game revealed: Lock Nation
  More like Title-Change Nation, after everything else that happened this week.
• Final Fantasy IV on the way to the U.S.
  Now hurry with FFV so we can have FFVI.
• GameStop to stop taking Game Boys
  Even though they all still work!
• Downtrodden Taito U.S. employee confirms Arkanoid and Space Invaders
  But where's our paddle?

DS Fanboy Lite: Mar. 22 - Mar. 28

1 Comment by Alisha Karabinus Mar 28th 2008 8:00PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

Have you noticed? We've been giving away a ton of stuff lately! This week, it's amazingly cute cases. Next week? THE WORLD. Or, y'know, probably some games. For now, we're giving away links to the best DS Fanboy's had to offer in the past seven days.

Community

• DS Fanswag: Hip-hopping cases for your Lite
  They've got bunnies!
• Show and Tell: Lies, damned lies, and DS Lites
  Or, the Weighted Companion Lite.
• New Super Mario Bros. hack transports us back to 1985
  It's the best of both worlds.

Features

• Promotional Consideration: Real-life ninjas flippin' out
  On your television screen.
• The DS Life: A room to play in
  A room we want to play in, that is.
• DS Fanboy interview: Rob Hawkey on MLB 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars
  Sometimes, it's just all about fun.
• DS Fanboy Review: Insecticide
  Two games should maybe not have become one.

News of note

• New trademark hints at localized Away: Shuffle Dungeon
  Yeah, we're all out of Away jokes today. Check the archives.
• Etrian Odyssey II coming to NA in June
  This time, we recommend everyone pre-order.
• Square Enix confirms awesome trio for Europe
  Europe gets games?
• Zombie BBQ concept (un)lives up to its awesome name
  But features an unfortunately-worded press release about eating out brains.
• Square Enix reveals new 'adventure RPG': Sigma Harmonics
  Now with elaborate character costumes!
• Ninja Gaiden: Depressing Scapegoat
  You know the drill: blame crime on games.

DS Fanboy Lite: Mar. 15 - Mar. 21

0 Comments by Alisha Karabinus Mar 21st 2008 6:15PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

Contests, legos, and Guitar Hero, oh my! Get your Nintendo DS fix right here, folks. We've got it all.

Community

• DS Fanswag: Pick up a professor-approved puzzle pack!
  Professor Layton and Brain Challenge, all for you!
• Relive Link's Awakening, Lego-style
  Check out Lwelyk's creations in the gallery down below. Hot.
• Super Wings: Download this game NOW
  Destined for homebrew history.

Features

• DS Fanboy Review: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
  Cute, fun, and totally "adulterous!" Just not in that way.
  
• DS Fanboy Review: Spitfire Heroes: Tales of the Royal Air Force
  More like tales of the royal butt-kicking.
• DS Fanboy interview: Red Fly Studio (Mushroom Men)
  Less fungal than their game's heroes.
• DS Fanboy interview: Insecticide's Larry Ahern
  Part action, part adventure, all talk.

News of note

• Guitar Hero: On Tour to feature Nirvana, No Doubt, OK Go
  Also: your money. Probably your dignity as well.
• Summer strategy: FFTA2 due June 24th
  Took 'em long enough!
• At last: Guitar Hero on Tour, now with wacky peripheral
  Now we WANT Accordion Hero.
• The DS Lite gets repeatedly busted for 'science'
  If that picture doesn't make you cry, you have no soul.

Gallery: Lwelyk's Link's Awakening Legos

DS Fanboy Lite: Mar. 8 - Mar. 14

0 Comments by Alisha Karabinus Mar 14th 2008 8:30PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

Just as with our beloved DS Lite, DS Fanboy Lite is like the original, but smaller. Sleeker. Only not necessarily better. Herein you can see some of the best we've had to offer in the last week, encapsulated for your reading ease.

Community

• Reminder: Last day to get those apps in!
  If you want to write for us, then faster, pussycat! Blog! Blog!
• Phoenix Wright case generator: choose your own OBJECTION!
  And we plead for an end to certain kinds of fanfic.
• Show and Tell: From wallpaper to DS
  Now we want to make our own skins!
• Mario Farty DS
  But maybe not like this mod.

Features

• Promotional Consideration: Behind the boxart
  We sit down with designer Julie Giles to talk boxes.
• DS Fanboy Interview: N+
  On the challenges of adapting a tiny ninja for multiple platforms.
• Insecticide & Incesticide: How to tell the difference
  Now in handy chart form!

News of note

• Will we ever see Imagination Is the Only Escape?
  Probably not the first (or last) time we'll see sensationalism and assumptions over this game.
• Final Fantasy Tactics A2 gets confirmed for North America
  And we breathe a sigh of relief.
• Contra: Dual Promoters
  These don't look like big, beefy dudes ...
• EIEIO 08: Brief Mushroom Men impressions
  Pretty good looking for a game with lots of garbage.
• Korg DS-10 brings the DS to a new group of nerds
  The more music games, the better.

DS Fanboy Lite: Mar. 1 - Mar. 7

0 Comments by Alisha Karabinus Mar 7th 2008 8:00PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

There's been a lot going on at DS Fanboy this week: contests, a hunt for bloggers, a new Twitter account, and cosplaying cuties are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Don't miss out; check out the best of the best below!

Community

• DS Fanswag: Nuritech accessory blowout
  Pick up some gear!
• Attention all scribes: We're looking for bloggers
  Or pick up some cash!
• Female duo sets the standard for Link cosplay
  So, do you like red or blue?
• K.K. Slider cosplay is simple, massively effective
  It's all about the eyebrows.
• Show and Tell: DIY gamer production
  When babies attack (DS Lites)!

Features

• DS Fanboy Interview: Shiren the Wanderer
  Not actually with Shiren, though. Sorry.
• Promotional Consideration: Toy soldiers
  In which we create our own ads.
• DS Fanboy Review: Homie Rollerz
  It's about what you'd expect.
• The DS Life: Sleep Mode
  DS Lite as teddy bear.

News of note

• Disgaea DS, NIS titles revealed
  Sometimes we welcome remakes and ports.
• Ace Attorney producer: big announcement at orchestral concert
  Not that they have to do anything to get our attention.
• Space Invaders Extreme shows up on ESRB database along with miscellaneous game
  We should just start signing our paychecks over to Nintendo.

DS Fanboy Lite: Feb. 23 - Feb. 29

2 Comments by Alisha Karabinus Feb 29th 2008 9:00PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

Just as with our beloved DS Lite, DS Fanboy Lite is like the original, but smaller. Sleeker. Only not necessarily better. Herein you can see some of the best we've had to offer in the last week, encapsulated for your reading ease.

Community

• DS Fanswag: Pick up a cinematic two-pack!
  No one ever promised that all free stuff was awesome.
• DS Daily: The better fit
  Any PSP games that should be on DS, or vice versa?
• Cosplay in minutes a day
  We're dedicated to Dr. Kawashima's disembodied head.

Features

• DS Fanboy Review: Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
  Now with a whole new face (and finger) of justice.
• DS Fanboy Review: Barnyard Blast: Swine of the Night
  It almost lives up to our name, but not quite.
• DS Fanboy Review: The Spiderwick Chronicles
  Read the review, then try to win the game.
• Promotional Consideration: Resident Evil Crossing ... 4!
  Mix and match.
• The DS Life: First-person gaming
  Do you see what I see?

News of note

• DSVision content service bumped to April
  But at least it has more storage than the Wii. Wait ....
• Phoenix plans twelve games to avoid this year
  Do not want. Really.
• A new Drawn to Life, but ...
  This is not the Drawn to Life you're looking for.
• GDC08: Hands-on with Bangai-O Spirits
  JC's dream come true!
• Tom Clancy's EndWar confirmed for DS
  Touching WWIII is good.

DS Fanboy Lite: Feb. 2 - Feb. 8

2 Comments by Alisha Karabinus Feb 8th 2008 5:00PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

Just as with our beloved DS Lite, DS Fanboy Lite is like the original, but smaller. Sleeker. Only not necessarily better. Herein you can see some of the best we've had to offer in the last week, encapsulated for your reading ease.

Community

• Robots recruit DS for inevitable war against humans
  Bring your own Simpsons reference.
• Show and Tell: Let us show you them
  By "them," we mean cases, and by "us," we mean bloggers from all over the Joystiq network.
• Mario and Zelda get surreal
  Finally, we understand art.
• DS Daily: Register your name
  Here's some silliness on a special day.

Features

• 2008's Biggest Blips: Part II
  We check out more of this year's hotness.
• DS Fanboy Feelers-on: Insecticide
  And it's worth the hype.
• Promotional Consideration: Flower, Sun, and Reused Video
  Give in to the power of Suda.
• The DS Life: Portable Paramours
  Love is in the air.
  

News of note

• A 'new' bundle for the UK
  This is some odd definition of "new."
• New Blue Dragon screens toast our eyeballs
  Looking good over there ....
• Homebrew game bears Devilish Resemblance to original Castlevania
  What is a copyright? A miserable little pile of restrictions!
• PopCap unconfirms Peggle
  Confirmed and denied, all in one day.
• Rent a free DS on the bullet train
  In case you're somehow in Japan without one.

DS Fanboy Lite: Jan. 26 - Feb. 1

0 Comments by Alisha Karabinus Feb 1st 2008 10:00PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

From a chance to win a copy of Advance Wars: Days of Ruin to ten pages of some of the most awesome games set to hit the DS this year, it was an exciting week at DS Fanboy. Missed out? We're here to help.

Community

• DS Fanswag: Take over an Advance Wars prize pack
  It could be yours!
• DS Daily: Games you wanted to like, but didn't
  It sounded good on paper ....
• DS Daily: Lost
  Maybe you've noticed that DS carts are small.

Features

• 2008's Biggest Blips
  Nine levels of awesome in part one of our three-part feature.
• DS Fanboy Review: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
  Here's why you want to win it.
• DS Fanboy Review: Indianapolis 500 Legends
  Great idea ... not so great with the execution.
• The DS Life: Playing outside
  Crouching player, standing pal.
• Promotional Consideration: Sewer snacks
  Mean. Green. Fruity Machines.

News of note

• Dragon Quest IX almost done?
  Oh, MUCH rejoicing!
• Miyamoto: 'DS was designed with mothers and school in mind'
  We're guessing the wifeometer strikes again.
• Assassin's Creed still doesn't look completely horrible
  We keep waiting for the other shoe to drop!
• Girl Gamer magazine thinks it's still the 1950s
  This is one time warp we don't want to do again.

DS Fanboy Lite: Jan. 19 - Jan. 25

0 Comments by Alisha Karabinus Jan 25th 2008 5:30PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

Just as with our beloved DS Lite, DS Fanboy Lite is like the original, but smaller. Sleeker. Only not necessarily better. Herein you can see some of the best we've had to offer in the last week, encapsulated for your reading ease.

Community

• DS Daily: Cheating
  Confess!
• StarLite blinks out
  And a small part of our souls just died.
• DS Daily: Left behind
  Started ... but never finished?
• Hentai homebrew appears as real demo
  If you read this, you're gonna need to have a seat over there.

Features

• DS Fanboy Review: Brain Challenge
  Finally, a brain-trainer that stands up to Dr. Kawashima.
• Promotional Consideration: Quote-basted strategy II
  When you -- or we -- are the ad.
• The DS Life: Shoreline
  Something to warm those winter nights.

News of note

• Update the Court Record: Apollo Justice bonus officially announced
  And it's not plush.
• Sleepless in Arkanoid DS
  The controller sucks, but not how you'd think.
• Taking a closer look at the Disney DS guide
  See it for yourself.
• Make those used game trade-ins worthwhile by donating to troops
  Help folks exercise those thumbs.

DS Fanboy Lite: Jan. 12 - Jan. 18

0 Comments by Alisha Karabinus Jan 18th 2008 7:00PM
Filed under: Nintendo DS

Just as with our beloved DS Lite, DS Fanboy Lite is like the original, but smaller. Sleeker. Only not necessarily better. Herein you can see some of the best we've had to offer in the last week, encapsulated for your reading ease.

Community

• The DS can be a Mac, too
  Thanks to the wonders of homebrew, that is.
• DS Daily: Drop it like it's hot
  Note: We do not recommend tossing your DS about.

Features

• The DS Life: DS Brothers, revisited
  Simply amazing photo techniques ... and oh, look, the DS!
• Promotional Consideration: Quote-based strategy
  Advance Wars needed improvement what?

News of note

• Nintendo Power reveals Sonic Chronicles
  And we find that we can sort of get behind a Sonic RPG.
• Assassin's Creed finally comes out of hiding
  But we want to see more.
• Nintendo lays out 2008's releases, we totally freak
  So many unexpected games.
• The DS is left alone in the dark
  But we thought Atari wanted to focus on the DS!

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