Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Print your own copy of the unofficial Advance Wars board game]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/31/print-your-own-copy-of-the-unofficial-advance-wars-board-game/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/31/print-your-own-copy-of-the-unofficial-advance-wars-board-game/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/31/print-your-own-copy-of-the-unofficial-advance-wars-board-game/#comments This is one of those cases where we really want to share something magical with you, but fear the tremendous weight the Joystiq Biomass carries will crush the life out of the magical thing in question. Still, though we don't want to bring Nintendo's attention to this, we couldn't not share this incredible, homemade Advance Wars board game with you -- especially since you can print out all the assets and start playing it with your fellow tabletop enthusiasts immediately.

The name of the game is actually Skirmish Wars: Advance Tactics, but considering all of the art assets were straight yoinked from Intelligent Systems' series of turn-based strategy games, we don't actually think they're fooling anybody. Seriously, board game fiends -- grab this one while it's still grabbable.

[Via GoNintendo]

JoystiqPrint your own copy of the unofficial Advance Wars board game originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>advance-warsAdvance-Wars-Days-of-RuinAdvance-Wars-DoRboard-gameDSintelligent-systemsnintendoNintendo-Warsskirmish-wars-advance-tacticsstrategywargamesWed, 31 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Mega Man 4, SNES Advance Wars on Virtual Console in February]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/30/mega-man-4-snes-advance-wars-on-virtual-console-in-february/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/30/mega-man-4-snes-advance-wars-on-virtual-console-in-february/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/30/mega-man-4-snes-advance-wars-on-virtual-console-in-february/#commentsFebruary's Japanese Virtual Console lineup is exceptionally small -- four games in all -- but all four games are high-quality. In advance of Mega Man 10, Capcom offers Mega Man 4, which, while one of the weaker games in the series, is still a real Mega Man game and thus pretty good. A never-localized (and probably still not to be localized) SNES Advance Wars game will be available sometime in the month, and MSX versions of the familiar Contra and the delightful scrolling puzzle game Quarth.

Of course, we've seen zero of these MSX games outside of Japan. Oh, we just made ourselves sad.

Famicom:
  • Rockman 4
Super Famicom:
  • Super Famicom Wars
MSX:
  • Quarth (Feb. 2)
  • Contra (Feb. 2)

JoystiqMega Man 4, SNES Advance Wars on Virtual Console in February originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>advance-warscontrajapanmega-man-4quarthrockman-4super-famicom-warsvctuesdaySat, 30 Jan 2010 13:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Advance Wars: Days of Ruin cheap on Amazon]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/21/advance-wars-days-of-ruin-cheap-on-amazon/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/21/advance-wars-days-of-ruin-cheap-on-amazon/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/21/advance-wars-days-of-ruin-cheap-on-amazon/#commentsFiled under:


Have you been holding out on Nintendo's most awesome and fun strategy game, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin? Well, get with the program, muchaho! Today, the game is selling for the low price of $17.98 on Amazon. What kind of reason could you come up with as to why you won't be picking this up? It doesn't matter, none of them are valid.

If you pick it up and find it to your liking, then be sure to check out our feature suggesting similar games that should tickle your fancy!

Gallery: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin


[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

JoystiqAdvance Wars: Days of Ruin cheap on Amazon originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>advance-warsadvance-wars-days-of-ruinamazondays-of-ruindeal-of-the-daystrategyTue, 21 Oct 2008 15:45:00 EST<![CDATA[A brief history of Club Nintendo Awesomeness]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/07/a-brief-history-of-club-nintendo-awesomeness/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/07/a-brief-history-of-club-nintendo-awesomeness/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/07/a-brief-history-of-club-nintendo-awesomeness/#commentsFiled under: , ,

By now, you've no doubt heard: Nintendo is rolling out Club Nintendo in the U.S. by the end of 2008. Wahey! Yeah, we know that Japan (generally speaking) gets the most excellent items when compared to elsewhere, but listen here, bub: it's free stuff. We're not about to complain, and nor should you (if you want to feel sorry for somebody, Australia's Club Nintendo scheme has gone AWOL, and check out South Africa's piss-poor Stars Catalogue).

Anyway, as these are happy times for North Americans, we thought we'd reflect on some of the bestest Club Nintendo gifts and trinkets from both Japan and Europe to date -- some of which could end up in the U.S.! Hit the gray button to start DS Fanboy's whirlwind Club Nintendo Tour of Wonders!

JoystiqA brief history of Club Nintendo Awesomeness originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Details are still very sketchy on the murder of a 20-year-old British man, allegedly killed by someone he'd met on an Advance Wars forum. The BBC reports Matthew Pyke, who ran the forum, is suspected to have been stabbed to death at his home in Nottingham by a man currently in custody with German police. The 21-year-old suspect, whose name has been withheld by authorities, is currently in Frankfurt for an extradition hearing.

All the German police will say at this point is that the two men "got to know each other through the internet" on Pyke's Advance Wars website.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in.]

JoystiqMurder linked to Advance Wars forum originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>advance-warsdeathgermanykillmatthew-pykemurderFri, 26 Sep 2008 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Outrage! UK media up in arms over DS games]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/26/outrage-uk-media-up-in-arms-over-ds-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/26/outrage-uk-media-up-in-arms-over-ds-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/26/outrage-uk-media-up-in-arms-over-ds-games/#commentsFiled under:

It's rare to see DS titles being held responsible by the mainstream media for society's ills. Usually, such treatment is reserved for home console releases, but in the last 24 hours two DS games have triggered a bout of misguided bleatings, both from British papers that amazingly aren't the Daily Mail. That's right, readers: two titles. Welcome to a special, double edition "Outrage!" post. Double the horror! Double the controversy! Double the irrational fear!

We'll start with the obvious one, then. We sensed there'd be a backlash against Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars as soon as we saw these shots, but even we were impressed by the speediness of The Sun's error-strewn report. Next to an incorrectly captioned picture of Grand Theft Auto III, the paper reveals how a game about selling drugs will soon be playable on the "family-friendly" Nintendo DS, and remarks that, "Experts predict the final edition is unlikely to feature explicit criminality." They're in for a surprise, then.

Next up in the stocks is a far more surprising scapegoat: the rather innocent Advance Wars. According to the Daily Telegraph, police investigating the stabbing of a 20-year-old who was also a massive fan of the game (to the extent that he ran an Advance Wars fansite) are now investigating whether the killer was a fellow "internet gamer." Of course, that's just one of several potential links being examined by the authorities, but the newspaper still leads with the Advance Wars angle. Why? OUTRAGE!

Source: Grand Theft your child's INNOCENCE [Via Game Politics]
Source: Advance Wars: Murder Weapon [Via Game Politics]

JoystiqOutrage! UK media up in arms over DS games originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>actionadvance-warscontroversygrand-theft-autogtagta-chinatown-warsintelligent-systemsmurderrockstarstrategyFri, 26 Sep 2008 10:44:00 EST<![CDATA[DS Daily: Celebrating villainy]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/04/ds-daily-celebrating-villainy/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/04/ds-daily-celebrating-villainy/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/04/ds-daily-celebrating-villainy/#commentsFiled under:


Villains: easily some of the most interesting characters in the gaming kingdom, more often or not thanks to their megalomaniacal tendencies, difficult relationships with fathers, and the plain, simple fact that being evil pretty much rules, man. But who's the best bad dude on the DS for you? The devious Don Paolo? The crooked Caulder? The hard-to-take-seriously Bowser?

And no picking Dracula. 'Cause we totally just did. Ha!

JoystiqDS Daily: Celebrating villainy originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>advance-warscastlevaniadraculadsdmarioprofessor-laytonvillainThu, 04 Sep 2008 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Show and Tell: Dress from the best]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/02/show-and-tell-dress-from-the-best/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/02/show-and-tell-dress-from-the-best/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/02/show-and-tell-dress-from-the-best/#commentsFiled under:

In last week's edition of Show and Tell, we saw a little Zelda cosplay, and you know what? We see Zelda cosplay all the time. Zelda, Metroid, Final Fantasy -- while these series make for some great cosplay opportunities, frankly, they get old. The DS has a library rife with interesting characters who also happen to be from great games, and we want to see people dressing up like them. To that end, we scoured the 'net to find a few cosplay pics inspired by some of the best handheld games we've ever played. Drop in here to take the guided tour, or jump right into the gallery below.



Show and Tell is all about fan stuff, so long as it's Nintendo-related. We love to see your collections, your crafts, your frosted creations, your t-shirts and swag of all sorts.Just snap a few pictures, tell us what's up, and send it all to showmeit [at] dsfanboy [dot] com. We'll take care of the rest. Not a handy type, but found something neat? Send us a link instead.

JoystiqShow and Tell: Dress from the best originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ace-attorneyadvance-warscosplayprofessor-laytonthe-world-ends-with-youtwewyTue, 02 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Amazon: $20 Advance Wars, $20 return on DS Lite]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/amazon-20-advance-wars-20-return-on-ds-lite/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/amazon-20-advance-wars-20-return-on-ds-lite/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/amazon-20-advance-wars-20-return-on-ds-lite/#commentsFiled under:

Amazon is currently stuffed full of great stuff for DS fans. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is the latest Deal of the Day, though we're guessing that, with a $19.99 price tag, that one's gonna go fast. Or, if you happen to be in the market for a DS Lite, or a copy of Guitar Hero: On Tour, Advance Wars could be free. How? Amazon is currently offering a $20 gift card with the purchase of Guitar Hero or select Lite models. Not a bad deal for a couple of games and a peripheral, or a spankin' new DS Lite.

[Update: Reading comprehension suffers in the middle of the night. As a reader pointed out, the gift card deal is Guitar Hero: On Tour, plus a DS Lite, not one or the other. Less great deal, unless you were already looking for that combination! Thanks, Wiiboy!]

Read - Deal of the Day
Read - $20 Gift Card promotion

JoystiqAmazon: $20 Advance Wars, $20 return on DS Lite originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>advance-warsadvance-wars-days-of-ruinamazondotdguitar-heroThu, 03 Jul 2008 03:45:00 EST<![CDATA[DS Fanboy presents: Game Night [update 2]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/ds-fanboy-presents-game-night/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/ds-fanboy-presents-game-night/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/ds-fanboy-presents-game-night/#commentsFiled under:


Update: The staff have left the Game Night chat. You're more than welcome to pop in and say "Hello." Just tell them we sent you!

Heya folks, it's that time of the week again. Last week, yours truly got to enjoy quite a bit of Mario Kart Wii, as evidenced by the above video. Why aren't you joining us each week? There's lots of fun to be had, gaming it up with your peers and us, the staff. Seriously, don't you have any online-compatible games?

We don't just play Wii games, either! Tetris DS and Advance Wars: Days of Ruin are in constant rotation, as well as Phantom Hourglass and Mario Kart DS, just to name a few. So, charge up that handheld and show up at the site around 7pm ET tonight. You'll see this post at the top of the page (if not, keep refreshing until you do). Hope to see you there tonight!

JoystiqDS Fanboy presents: Game Night [update 2] originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We were bowled over by the last batch of sprite/real-life art we posted, but this new material, from DeviantARTist RETROnoob (who, at just 16, has a more impressive grip on Photoshop than most of us supposed grown-ups) takes the biscuit whole biscuit tin whole damn biscuit aisle. As we mentioned last time, this is pretty much what our daydreams look like, and we expect yours also. Yes, they do. Admit it! You're a bit odd too! Ha!

Advance Wars, Yoshi's Island, Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Kart: they're all here, as well as many more at RETROnoob's gallery. And here's the really, really important bit -- they come in wallpaper dimensions (or 1024 x 768, at least). Head past the break for more.

Continue reading Fantasy and reality mesh, make beautiful couple

JoystiqFantasy and reality mesh, make beautiful couple originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: The staff have left the Game Night chat. There were a lot of folks still in there, getting their game on. Hit up the chat if you want to see who's around. Otherwise, we hope to see you next week!

Hi, how're you? Good? Wonderful, good to hear. Say, what are you up to this evening? Well, you see, around 7pm Eastern, the staff here at DS Fanboy, as well as a bunch of readers, get together to enjoy the best Wi-Fi title available. Tetris, Mario Kart DS and Advance Wars: Days of Ruin are just a few of the titles we like to rock. Won't you join us? You should! It's surprisingly simple to get involved, actually. All you have to do is come back to the site at 7:01pm tonight, where you'll find this very post at the top of the page. It'll contain a link into our chat room, which you click and that's it. We told you it was simple!

So, we'll see you tonight, them?

JoystiqDS Fanboy presents: Game Night [update 2] originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 May 2008 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It goes without saying that all of the DS Fanboy team are colossally (some would say inexplicably) popular. However, despite the fact that we're swimming in chums, here's something not a lot of us have: DS-owning friends who will play games against us on a regular basis. Like, in the flesh.

What about you lot? Do you have a large crowd of friends who are equipped with a DS and regularly indulge in local multiplayer? Or are you like most of us, sadly limited to battling over Force Gems and taking out tank units with strangers from afar?

JoystiqDS Daily: Local laughs originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 May 2008 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>advance-warsdsdfriendsmultiplayerphantom-hourglassThu, 29 May 2008 08:00:00 EST<![CDATA[So you love Advance Wars: Days of Ruin?]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/16/so-you-love-advance-wars-days-of-ruin/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/16/so-you-love-advance-wars-days-of-ruin/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/16/so-you-love-advance-wars-days-of-ruin/#commentsFiled under:


If you've spent most of this year brain-deep in Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, you just may be itching for something else right about now. Sure, the Advance Wars franchise offers some of the deepest gameplay experiences around, but you can't play it forever (or can you?). If you've gone as far as you can go and are burning for a new game that you can pour hours into, we may just have a solution. We've compiled a list of similar current and forthcoming games for fans in need of a fix. Advance one square and fire away to see what we recommend!



Check out our recommendations!

JoystiqSo you love Advance Wars: Days of Ruin? originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 16 May 2008 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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My name is Chris Greenhough, and I'm an ... an ... Advance Wars addict. I can't put it down. I think about it constantly. While eating. While walking the dog. While out with friends. While waiting for buses. Every second of the day, I crave it. Occasionally, I'll even sneak in turns while blogging, surreptitiously hiding my DS in my coat pocket. An odd pot-shot at an anti-air unit here, a strike on my opponent's Dusters there. All while my colleagues aren't looking. I'm a mess.

I need help.

But sometimes, simply sharing can help. So let's do that. What do you play far too much of?

JoystiqDS Daily: Addicted originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 01 May 2008 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>advance-warsdays-of-ruindsdintelligent-systemsstrategywarThu, 01 May 2008 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Here come Amazon's Gold Box deals [update 2]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/here-come-amazons-gold-box-deals/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/here-come-amazons-gold-box-deals/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/here-come-amazons-gold-box-deals/#commentsFiled under:

Just a reminder to all you friendly folks in the U.S. -- Amazon is having crazy DS deals today.

The retailer kicked off its Gold Box sales awesomely, offering Advance Wars: Days of Ruin for $16.99. If we don't say so ourselves, that is damn sweet. You have until 12am Pacific time to bite on this, but we recommend getting it sooner rather than later because we doubt supplies will last.

As for the lightning deals, we've listed them here (with our guesses for ones that haven't been confirmed yet). Keep in mind, these are in Pacific time, and each deal lasts for four hours (assuming they don't go out of stock):
We suppose that with such an awesome "Deal of the Day," we can forgive Amazon for everything else being subpar. Keep in mind, though, that these are just our guesses. We'll update the post as other sales are confirmed.


[Update 1: Master of Illusion was confirmed as the second lightning deal and was added to the post.]

[Update 2: Transformers: Autobots is the third lightning deal. And, would you look at that -- Master of Illusion sold out. Who would have thought?]

[Via CAG]

JoystiqHere come Amazon's Gold Box deals [update 2] originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionadvance-warsamazonautobotscall-of-duty-4call-of-duty-4-moder...days-of-ruindealdeal-of-the-daydotdfpsgold-boxintelligent-systemsmaster-of-illusionmodern-warfaren-spacesrpgtenyotransformersFri, 25 Apr 2008 10:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Advance Wars: Days of Reflection]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/19/advance-wars-days-of-reflection/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/19/advance-wars-days-of-reflection/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/19/advance-wars-days-of-reflection/#commentsFiled under:



1UP has posted an excellent interview with some of the names behind Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, in which the team reflects on the new direction taken by the game, and explains why many of the changes were made.

As well as addressing the new "serious" tone adopted by the game (they wanted to "surprise" people, and also attract sci-fi fans who wouldn't usually play war games), the team also revealed why lead protagonist Will is such an unbearably self-righteous bore why so many features had been left out of Days of Ruin (the game has no unlockable hard mode, no Survival or Combat mode, no dual-screen battles, no War Room, and no opportunity to purchase maps).

Unsurprisingly, the reasoning behind said omissions makes perfect sense, and the cuts arguably resulted in the most streamlined, balanced Advance Wars game since the first GBA title. 1UP also opened the floor to members of its community, who made one or two cracking suggestions for the next entry in the series -- an infantry unit equipped with smoke grenades (thereby allowing 'portable' Fog of War) would be a welcome addition!

Gallery: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

JoystiqAdvance Wars: Days of Reflection originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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

We had so much fun presenting fan-made commercials these past two weeks, we decided to create our own ad, repurposing an old page ripped from a 1970s comic book, its pages yellowed with age. Strap up your boots, grab your rifle, and report past the post break for this week's edition of Promotional Consideration!

Continue reading Promotional Consideration: Toy soldiers

JoystiqPromotional Consideration: Toy soldiers originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Time is short, soldier! March on over and throw your name in if you want a chance at Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, plus the Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game and a nifty accessory. You've got two chances to enter -- today and tomorrow -- but only if you go comment on the original post!

JoystiqDS Fanswag: An Advance reminder originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>advance-warscontestdays-of-ruinfullmetal-alchemistgiveawayjimiMon, 04 Feb 2008 10:30:00 EST<![CDATA[WRUP: The battle rages on edition]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/wrup-the-battle-rages-on-edition/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/wrup-the-battle-rages-on-edition/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/wrup-the-battle-rages-on-edition/#commentsFiled under:


This week's release of Bomberman Land Touch! 2 means that many of you will likely be down with tossing a few explosives around. For the majority of the DSF staff, however, this weekend will be littered with small skirmishes as we attempt to win as many battles as we can in Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. Some of us still have as of yet to complete the single-player campaign, while the rest of us continue our struggle to be the king of the Wi-Fi Connect mountain.

What about you all, though? What will you be playing?

JoystiqWRUP: The battle rages on edition originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you don't already have a copy of Advance Wars: Days of Ruin ($34.99), then rest assured: we're here for you. Not only do we have one up for grabs, but we're going to include a couple of spiffy extras to make your day that much brighter. We're offering up not only the best war/strategy game to release so far this year, but you can also pick up a copy of the Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game ($14.99), as well as one of those spiffy Jimi Multimedia shells ($8.95) as an extra bonus. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post answering the question below between now and February 5th. The contest closes that night at 11:59 PM EST, and we'll announce one lucky winner the next morning. It may even be you!

As with most of our contests, you can enter once per day, and as usual, is limited to legal U.S. residents age 18 or older. For any other questions you may have, check the official rules.

Question: When it comes to Days of Ruin, are you more interested in online play, or single player?

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Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
Release: January 21

The inclusion of Advance Wars: Days of Ruin on our list of 2008's Biggest Blips has caused us something of a quandary. You see, unlike all the other games on our list, Days of Ruin is already out. Indeed, as you read this text, (we sincerely hope) most of you will have picked the game up, and surrendered to its charms. In other words, there's not much point in us previewing the game, as the majority of you will already know how totally freakin' awesome Advance Wars: Days of Ruin really is.

Hence, rather than tell you stuff that you already know, we thought we'd reflect on what a wreckage our social lives have become since Days of Ruin first made its entrance, and ask: are you in the same boat? Has Intelligent Systems' turn-based gem completely devoured your free time, or do you struggle to understand the palaver? Let's find out ...

PRESENTING A DS FANBOY QUIZ:
How addicted are YOU to Advance Wars: Days of Ruin?

1. A friend politely requests to borrow your copy of Advance Wars: Days of Ruin for a weekend vacation, promising to have it back to you safe and sound by Monday. Do you:

A. Give your friend the game, and cheerily ask if they'd be interested in borrowing any other titles.
B. Reluctantly hand over the cart, but not before making your friend sign a legally binding contract promising that neither the game or your saved data will come to any harm.
C. Pounce on them instantly, wrestle them to the ground, and bite clean through their Achilles tendon before getting up and yelling at your prostrate, sobbing friend, "Borrow that, fool!"

2. For unavoidable reasons, you find yourself without a copy of Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. Do you:

A. Shrug it off and think, "Oh well, as fun as it is, a break from all that sprite-based violence won't kill me."
B. Find yourself trying to mentally complete the map that you were heroically defeated on at the end of your last session. Twitch occasionally.
C. Start to shake violently, while frantically attempting to stage an impromptu game of Advance Wars: Days of Ruin with whatever comes to hand, be that salt and pepper shakers, bottle caps, cutlery, stray dogs, pensioners, or abandoned military hardware.

3. One way to measure addiction is to assess your ability to play Advance Wars: Days of Ruin well; after all, it makes sense that the terminally addicted would be very good at the game. With this in mind, please look at the map below, and then estimate (as honestly as possible) the best result you could draw from this situation. You are the blue army:



A. A defeat, but hey, the odds were against you.
B. You could hold out for a stalemate.
C. A full, resounding victory inside 15 days.

4. Your house is ablaze, and you only have time to rescue one item that is precious to you. Do you grab:

A. Grandma.
B. Your dog.
C. All of your 27 copies of Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (N.B: you purchased this many as you privately hoped more sales would mean you get a sequel sooner); they don't have their own legs, both Grandma and the dog do.

5. Did you have time to complete this quiz?

A. Tons!
B. I squeezed it in. Just.
C. *AFK*

Mostly As: You call this commitment, "soldier?" Pathetic!
Mostly Bs: Getting better. Stand by for total meltdown of family/social/love life in ten, nine ...
Mostly Cs: We can almost definitely be friends. Here's our code: 3351-3155-3025. We can talk about your wussy addiction problems after during 18 or so hours of Wi-Fi battlin'. Now shut up and play.

Gallery: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin


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Back in the middle of 2005, a little game by the name of Advance Wars: Dual Strike hit the Nintendo DS. Followers of the franchise's previous entries on the GBA (developed by Intelligent Systems) remember plenty of hours spent, knee-deep in combat with their GBA SP, its body soaking wet with the sweat from their palms. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is an important entry in the series, perhaps more so than previous installments. For one, it's the first to be compatible with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connect, Nintendo's online matchmaking service for head-to-head battles (and custom map swapping). Another reason why it might be considered the most important installment in the series is the stark contrast in artistic style and game plot compared to past titles.

Gallery: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>advance-warsdays-of-ruinintelligent-systemsjoystiqfeaturestacticalturn-basedMon, 28 Jan 2008 09:45:00 EST<![CDATA[DS Daily: How goes the war, soldier?]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/27/ds-daily-how-goes-the-war-soldier/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/27/ds-daily-how-goes-the-war-soldier/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/27/ds-daily-how-goes-the-war-soldier/#commentsFiled under:

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is proving quite the distraction. Intelligent Systems' strategy game has occupied our DSes for the last few days, with hours of play already racked up. When we close our eyes to sleep, we only see tiny tank and artillery sprites, moving in right angles across the back of our eyelids.

As the game also proved to be a popular choice at our most recent Game Night, we're guessing we're not alone in carrying out late-night, under-the-duvet sorties, so what are your impressions so far? Is Days of Ruin better or worse than Dual Strike, or even superior to the excellent GBA games? Are you focusing more on single-player, or fighting campaigns online? And do you miss Grit as much as we do?

JoystiqDS Daily: How goes the war, soldier? originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Seriously, who's day is ruined by a copy of Advance Wars: Days of Ruin? Not ours, and it hasn't been since we first picked up the game, spending day after day in-game, moving troops and capturing buildings. It's been a pleasure so far, both through Wi-Fi and alone.

And, we know most of you feel the same. Or, are you gearing up to snag a copy of the game this weekend? If you aren't playing this, what else are you playing?

Gallery: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

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The hardcore Advance Wars players among you likely already have all this data committed to heart, but for those of you still figuring out which units are the most effective for a given situation, you might want to have a look at this chart, maybe even print it out and laminate it like we have.

GameFaqs poster GipFace drew up this informative table listing the amount of damage a specific unit will inflict on another, minus any modifiers (e.g. terrain, unit level, etc.). You can spot some new changes and develop a few useful strategems for Days of Ruin based on the presented data:
  • Infantry does as much damage as a Tank when up against an Anti-Tank
  • you can take down a Fighter with an Anti-Air/Duster combo
  • build more Seaplanes!
Remember what Major Adam Steiner used to always say in the BattleTech cartoon: "Information is ammunition!"

JoystiqAdvance Wars: Chart of Damage originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>advance-warschartdays-of-ruinintelligent-systemsturn-based-strategyThu, 24 Jan 2008 11:15:00 EST<![CDATA[The localization of Advance Wars: Days of Ruin]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/23/the-localization-of-advance-wars-days-of-ruin/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/23/the-localization-of-advance-wars-days-of-ruin/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/23/the-localization-of-advance-wars-days-of-ruin/#commentsFiled under: ,

Gamasutra has an excellent interview up with Tim O'Leary, the man who heads Nintendo's North American localization team, and who helped prepare Advance Wars: Days of Ruin for the U.S. market.

O'Leary reveals how feedback from western gamers was a major influence on the new direction taken by Days of Ruin, and describes the various thought processes behind the game's art direction and characters. This leads into a wider discussion regarding the art of localizing games to match different cultural sensibilities, with O'Leary using the likes of Animal Crossing on the GameCube and the Pokémon games as examples.

Finally, there's also quite a lot of talk about the inner workings of the Treehouse, the name given to the Nintendo U.S. localization division. Turns out that the localization of Nintendo games is one hell of an intricate process, with every last pixel scrutinized so that it makes perfect cultural sense. All in all, it's a fascinating read, so hit the link below!

JoystiqThe localization of Advance Wars: Days of Ruin originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intelligent Systems' latest Advance Wars game makes war look like war and not like playing with toys for the first time, breaking a tradition of jovial-looking war games stretching back to the Famicom. Did the risky effort pay off? Is it still an awesome strategy game despite, or because of, the change in tone? To get an idea, we've turned to ... people who have played it!

Cheat Code Central -- 92%: It would be hard to imagine Cheat Code Central's Jonathan Marx being any happier about this game, as he finally discovers that Advance Wars games can have narrative: "As you can see, this new world is far more engaging than any of the previous titles. The base story is really interesting, although some of the conversations are still a bit hokey. However, I actually read every bit of dialogue before, during, and after battles. The same cannot be said for its predecessors. Even though the old games were all about great gameplay, it was a pure button mash to get through the mindless interactions. The vast improvement in storytelling has the effect of making the game and battles not only more interesting, but also much more satisfying and meaningful."

IGN -- 86%: IGN's review found that the missing content is missed, but that the new additions are still compelling, especially in multiplayer: "Of course, for every feature that has been removed for Days of Ruin, Nintendo seems to have added something new. Units can now be leveled-up as they destroy enemy combatants. Three levels can be achieved, and each tier provides offensive and defensive upgrades."

1UP -- 85%: 1UP's Dan Hsu also lamented the trimmed content, but found that online play (of course) compensated, and that the cuts at least showed thought: "Days of Ruin's new units and gameplay change, however, show that the developers are looking for a more sophisticated audience this time around. Both aspects emphasize strategy over firepower; for example, the new Bike unit is basically infantry on wheels, allowing you to capture far-off cities and bases more quickly. The Flare is a good anti-infantry tank, but more valuable are its bright-light rockets that reveal hidden units in the Fog of War. And the Rig (formerly the APC) can still carry infantry, but now can also build temporary airports or naval ports. These new units will force players to use more tactics in their matches."

JoystiqMetareview: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It turns out people are big fans of Advance Wars. How do we know? Well, folks don't just hang around in the bitter cold for nothing, and from the massive line outside of the Nintendo World store in New York, we're guessing people might have been a little enthusiastic.

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This week's U.S. releases brings us a battle of epic proportions. On the one hand, you've got a mascot title that actually manages to look more compelling than its console counterpart, and on the other ... hell, man, it's Advance Wars. But since not everyone likes the same things, we're wondering which of the two you might pick up. There's also a third option, of course ... will you rebel and buy neither game? The horror! But we're sure there are such people out there.

Or, y 'know, you might want both.

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Legions of gamers have been waiting for this week, which brings the release of the latest Advance Wars. Even with the risks that come with picking up the newest version, we're sure that quite a few of you may be disappearing for the next few weeks. Know that you'll be missed, and try to remember to eat.

Not a war person? No worries; if you feel like doing a little yelling, you've got some options. Unless, of course, you live in Australia, where there are no new DS releases being reported for the week. How sad.
  • Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
  • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
For releases in the rest of the major markets, march on past the break.

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Unbalanced CO powers and dual-screen battles aren't the only features dropped from Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. Modojo editor Justin Davis played through the turn-based strategy title and found the lack of packed-in extras disappointing:
  • No War Room
  • No unlockable hard campaign
  • No Battle Maps shop
  • No Survival mode
  • No Combat mode
  • No tags/rankings outside of the medals screen
  • Only 12 playable COs (compared to Dual Strike's 25+ COs)
Before you rush to our comments section to post, "No sale," note that Justin had a lot of positive things to say about Days of Ruin, claiming that its "strategic gameplay might be the best found in the franchise yet." He went on to laud the game's balance changes and improved Fog of War experience.

Also, the War Room hasn't completely disappeared, as you still have the option to play Versus maps, a collection of classic, new, and Trial Mission scenarios, minus the ranking at the end of the battle. And don't forget that you can download maps online! That almost makes up for all off the missing stuff ... Almost.

Gallery: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>advance-warsdays-of-ruinintelligent-systemsturn-based-strategyMon, 21 Jan 2008 11:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Promotional Consideration: Quote-based strategy II]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/20/promotional-consideration-quote-based-strategy-ii/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/20/promotional-consideration-quote-based-strategy-ii/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/20/promotional-consideration-quote-based-strategy-ii/#commentsFiled under:



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

Since we bemoaned Advance Wars: Days of Ruin's lacking marketing push last week, Nintendo has kept us holed up in our bomb shelter, walls trembling and lights flickering as wave after wave of advertisements, massive shells blasted from Leo Burnett's distant dreadnoughts, pound the smoking city above.

Here's every salvo we've been hit with in just the past week:
  • an official web site launch (with new media)
  • media-heavy previews and several interviews with Nintendo's localization team
  • two promotional emails sent out to Nintendo's online newsletter subscribers
  • a launch event held earlier today at the Nintendo World Store (New York City)
  • television commercials on both network and cable channels
  • a two-page ad running in at least three video game magazines -- GamePro, Game Informer, and Electronic Gaming Monthly
We stand, crumbs of concrete falling from our hair, corrected. As we promised in our last installment, we're taking a look at that two-page magazine ad for Days of Ruin, a print piece which features flattering quotes from three online video game sites.

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JoystiqPromotional Consideration: Quote-based strategy II originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chris Kohler barely needed to ask any questions in this interview with Tim O'Leary, part of Nintendo's Treehouse localization team. It just took the faintest hint of a question about Advance Wars: Days of Ruin to set O'Leary off on a longform discussion of the game's new style and the new gameplay changes (such as new units) that are currently being overshadowed by that style.

According to O'Leary, the change in tone (from the bouncier, happier style of the games to a more Linkin Park kind of thing) had less to do with reflecting the harsh reality of war and more to do with players just wanting something different. So, indirectly, you guys sent a meteor to the game's world because you were bored. The change in display, now featuring the map on the bottom screen and info on the top, was a streamlining effort to allow "all of the action (to take) place on a single screen." It's, again, part of refreshing the whole series.

Read the full interview for tons more info gleaned from O'Leary's conversations with the game's Japanese developers. We got the feeling that O'Leary may just like Advance Wars.

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>advance-warsdays-of-ruinintelligent-systemso'learytbswarWed, 16 Jan 2008 18:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Days of Ruin official website advances on the internet]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/14/days-of-ruin-official-website-advances-on-the-internet/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/14/days-of-ruin-official-website-advances-on-the-internet/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/14/days-of-ruin-official-website-advances-on-the-internet/#commentsFiled under:

It goes without saying that the end of the world won't be a good time. If it's anything like the apocalypse presented in Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, we'll probably spend most of our time crying in a corner while a big, burly man named "The Beast" tell us "tough beans!"

If you can handle such harsh words, though, then you should head on over to the official Days of Ruin website. The site, which launched this weekend, has a new video and some old screens, with what seems like more to come.

You might also notice that the website lists a January 23rd release date, which is two days later than we expected the game in the U.S. If this date is accurate, we suppose we'll just have to wait a little bit longer for our post-apocalyptic war romp.

[Via Advance Wars Net forums]

Gallery: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

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There are a lot of exciting games coming out in the next few months (some pretty soon, too!), but what we're curious about is what's on the schedule for the gamer-on-a-budget? If you could only buy one new DS game in the next few months, what would you pick? Are you dying for Advance Wars? Are you a diehard for the Ace Attorney? Or is there something else that's caught your eye (and your wallet)?

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

Given the anticipation for Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, at least among hardcore gamers, it's surprising that Nintendo hasn't launched an advertising offensive by now -- bombing strongholds with print ads, ambushing our television sets with commercials, and running its usual propaganda campaign.

But with less than two weeks away from Days of Ruin's release, we've yet to find the game advertised in any of the magazines we've cracked open, and the only commercial we've seen so far is the poorly thought-out one embedded past the post break.

Gallery: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

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We don't have long to wait now, but for the legions of Advance Wars fans watching their calendars with a peculiar hunger, every moment without it is agony. Perhaps this latest video footage will serve as a soothing balm for the pain of ticking off every second between now and the game's release. Ah, if only it were longer! Instead, maybe you can flip through our gallery really quickly to create your own sort of stop-motion preview.

Gallery: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

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Nintendo has fired a volley of fifty Advance Wars: Days of Ruin screens in our direction, a fortnight before the game launches on January 21st. This fresh batch focuses on the title's wealth of options, and it's fair to say that the game is looking as menu-heavy as ever.

As well as the title screen, we also get to see quite a bit of the Map Center, some shots of the various Wi-Fi functions (including a reminder that the game will support full voice chat online), and even, uh, what the game's icon will look like as you boot up your DS to play; comprehensive, much?

Fortunately, there's also lots of nice fighty-fighty screens, such as the one to the right, so get clicking, future COs!

Gallery: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin



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In case you missed it, you can see from the video above that Advance Wars: Days of Ruin has a much darker style than its predecessors. The gameplay is looking great and we're liking the mature style, especially after hearing some of the reasons behind it.

1up recently interviewed Hitoshi Yamagami and Masaki Tawara of Nintendo's Software Planning and Development Department, who shed some light on the darker style behind the game. They decided to drop the light-hearted scenario of the game because they didn't want to depict war positively. The more realistic tone then led to different visuals and a few tweaks to the gameplay. While the fundamentals are the same, Yamagami and Tawara say that Days of Ruin will have a faster pace than before.

Because the previous Advance Wars games were great in of themselves, change to the series can seem a little daunting. Still, we like it when developers take risks, and we think the game will be all the better for it. We'll find out for sure soon enough, though, as the game is scheduled to release in a few weeks.

Gallery: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin


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