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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Mojang's next work-in-progress, Cobalt, now available]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/mojangs-next-work-in-progress-cobalt-now-available/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/mojangs-next-work-in-progress-cobalt-now-available/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/mojangs-next-work-in-progress-cobalt-now-available/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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You already kinda sorta knew about <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/cobalt"><em>Cobalt</em></a>, Mojang's first game launch as a publisher, but did you know that it'd be totally out today in Alpha form? Oh, yeah, okay, you <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/13/mojang-aiming-to-publish-oxeyes-cobalt-on-friday/">already kinda knew that too</a>. Well now it's official and has a price (&euro;9.95/$13), but beyond that, we've also got a whole mess of info about today's launch. For one, the game will only be available on Windows PC initially, with OS X and Linux support arriving in "Beta." Moreover, there is no "single-player" version of <em>Cobalt</em>, only multiplayer and co-op modes -- according to Mojang, "hot seat" multiplayer is available on the PC and it's "theoretically limited by the number of USB controllers you manage to forcefully plug in to your poor computer." We're gonna go ahead and suggest no more than four, <em>just to be safe</em>.<br />
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The game's Alpha also comes with a level editor, which Mojang hopes players will use to "create everything from single maps to whole campaigns from scratch." That isn't to say that the dev team at Oxeye Game Studio are sitting on their hands and waiting for the user-generated content to populate their game, however -- the announcement promises that the team "will continue adding their own maps and game modes to the game as well as continue work on the main campaign."<br />
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Like with <em>Minecraft</em> before it, purchasing <em>Cobalt</em> in Alpha (or "pre-ordering" the final build, if you will) nets you access to all future builds of the game, barring the possibility of console or mobile ports. While there is no timeframe for the completed game's launch, the devs set a handful of milestones for themselves, such as the main campaign not showing up until after the game goes "Gold" (read: finished). In the meantime, we'll be sure to let you know when people start creating incredible homages to things they love within <em>Cobalt</em>, as with <em>Minecraft</em> before it.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/mojangs-next-work-in-progress-cobalt-now-available/">Mojang's next work-in-progress, Cobalt, now available</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/mojangs-next-work-in-progress-cobalt-now-available/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20129884/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/mojangs-next-work-in-progress-cobalt-now-available/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alpha</category><category>cobalt</category><category>mojang</category><category>mojang-specifications</category><category>oxeye</category><category>oxeye-game-studios</category><category>pc</category><category>q4-2012</category><category>release-date</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mojang aiming to publish Oxeye's 'Cobalt' on Friday]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/13/mojang-aiming-to-publish-oxeyes-cobalt-on-friday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/13/mojang-aiming-to-publish-oxeyes-cobalt-on-friday/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/13/mojang-aiming-to-publish-oxeyes-cobalt-on-friday/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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Usually, we receive a bit of lead time when it comes to release date announcements. "Oh, that game you're looking forward to," it usually goes, "that one won't be out til Q3 2014." We all know that anything past next spring is practically forever away -- fortunately, Mojang has announced that the excellent-looking <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/cobalt"><em>Cobalt</em></a> is going to drop this coming Friday, God willing and the creek don't rise.<br />
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"We haven't told anyone [about the release date] yet because we're aiming for Friday, but we don't know if we can make it," managing director Carl Manneh told <a href="http://www.next-gen.biz/news/mojang-hoping-release-cobalt-friday">Edge Online</a> in a recent interview, "but I think we can." We do too, Carl. <em>We believe in you</em>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/13/mojang-aiming-to-publish-oxeyes-cobalt-on-friday/">Mojang aiming to publish Oxeye's 'Cobalt' on Friday</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/13/mojang-aiming-to-publish-oxeyes-cobalt-on-friday/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20126429/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/13/mojang-aiming-to-publish-oxeyes-cobalt-on-friday/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cobalt</category><category>mojang</category><category>mojang-specifications</category><category>oxeye-game-studios</category><category>pc</category><category>release-date</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Griffin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indie Game Music Bundle adds 4 more albums, today is the last day]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/28/indie-game-music-bundle-adds-4-more-albums-today-is-the-last-da/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/28/indie-game-music-bundle-adds-4-more-albums-today-is-the-last-da/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/28/indie-game-music-bundle-adds-4-more-albums-today-is-the-last-da/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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Okay, maybe <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/26/get-17-indie-game-soundtracks-for-10/">17 indie game music albums for $10</a> - including the likes of <em>Super Meat Boy</em>, <em>The Binding of Isaac</em>, <em>Minecraft</em>, <em>VVVVVV</em>, <em>A.R.E.S.</em> and many more - just wasn't a sweet enough deal for you. Okay, how about 21 albums for $10? The <a href="http://www.gamemusicbundle.com/">Indie Game Music Bundle</a> is now offering just that, thanks to the addition of four new albums: <em>Circle</em> (soundtrack for an unreleased game), <em>Cardboard Box Assembler</em>, <em>Songs for the Cure</em> and <em>Bite Jacker</em>.<br />
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For the pay-what-you-want price of $10 or more, you get downloads of all 21 albums from Bandcamp, including high quality FLAC files for all the audiophiles out there. You'd best snag 'em quick though - as of this post, the sale only has about 12 hours to go.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/28/indie-game-music-bundle-adds-4-more-albums-today-is-the-last-da/">Indie Game Music Bundle adds 4 more albums, today is the last day</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/28/indie-game-music-bundle-adds-4-more-albums-today-is-the-last-da/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20115801/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/28/indie-game-music-bundle-adds-4-more-albums-today-is-the-last-da/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ares</category><category>cobalt</category><category>indie-game-music-bundle</category><category>minecraft</category><category>music</category><category>super-meat-boy</category><category>vvvvvv</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MineCon attendees get alpha codes for Cobalt, Scrolls]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/08/minecon-attendees-get-alpha-codes-for-cobalt-scrolls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/08/minecon-attendees-get-alpha-codes-for-cobalt-scrolls/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/08/minecon-attendees-get-alpha-codes-for-cobalt-scrolls/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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Mojang Specifications is making a pretty big assumption about the character of the folks who are attending the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/11/minecon-tickets-available-now/">first MineCon expo</a>: That they enjoy playing Mojang's games. Frankly, we think this disposition seems a little presumptuous, but nevertheless, the successful indie studio <a href="http://mojang.com/2011/09/08/minecon-swag-alpha-codes/">has announced</a> that it will hand out vouchers to download alpha code for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/scrolls"><em>Scrolls</em></a> (its next first-party title) and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/cobalt"><em>Cobalt</em></a> (its first third-party title) to all of the event's attendees.<br />
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Now that we think about it, Mojang's missing out on some pretty great contest opportunities by just giving those things away. Why not hide them inside of cuboid trees, and give attendees axes, and just tell them to go crazy? Or bury them far, far below the earth, perching them precariously over a pit of awaiting lava? Or hide them in Notch's hat!<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/08/minecon-attendees-get-alpha-codes-for-cobalt-scrolls/">MineCon attendees get alpha codes for Cobalt, Scrolls</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/08/minecon-attendees-get-alpha-codes-for-cobalt-scrolls/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20038053/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/08/minecon-attendees-get-alpha-codes-for-cobalt-scrolls/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cobalt</category><category>minecon</category><category>minecon-2011</category><category>minecraft</category><category>Mojang-Specifications</category><category>notch</category><category>pc</category><category>scrolls</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Griffin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cobalt preview: Chaotic and robotic]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/28/cobalt-preview-chaotic-and-robotic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/28/cobalt-preview-chaotic-and-robotic/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/28/cobalt-preview-chaotic-and-robotic/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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There's a <em>lot</em> going on in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/cobalt"><em>Cobalt</em></a>. Like, a lot.<br />
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In fact, as much as I detest "it's like this but this," I feel like that's the best place to start. The best way I can describe <em>Cobalt</em> (the first third-party release from <em>Minecraft</em>'s Mojang) is as a curious mix of John Woo, <em>Super Meat Boy</em>, <em>Contra</em> and (most prominently) <em>Super Smash Brothers</em>.<br />
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Like I said ... a lot going on.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/cobalt-windows-mac-pc/">Cobalt (Windows, Mac, PC)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/cobalt-windows-mac-pc/#4375835"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/cobalt-windows-mac-pc/#4375836"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/28/cobalt-preview-chaotic-and-robotic/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Cobalt preview: Chaotic and robotic</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/28/cobalt-preview-chaotic-and-robotic/">Cobalt preview: Chaotic and robotic</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/28/cobalt-preview-chaotic-and-robotic/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20027982/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/28/cobalt-preview-chaotic-and-robotic/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cobalt</category><category>mac</category><category>Mojang-Specifications</category><category>oxeye-game-studios</category><category>pax-prime-2011</category><category>pc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mojang unveils first third-party game, Cobalt]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/18/mojang-unveils-first-third-party-game-cobalt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/18/mojang-unveils-first-third-party-game-cobalt/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/18/mojang-unveils-first-third-party-game-cobalt/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Mojang may only be known for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/mojang"><em>Minecraft</em></a> right now, but the studio's looking to branch out from blocks with its first third-party release: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/cobalt"><em>Cobalt</em></a>, developed by Oxeye Game Studios. ... OK, so one of the pieces of concept art we were sent may just be a giant picture of a block made from many other blocks. But it's neon! Good luck finding <em>that</em> in <em>Minecraft</em>.<br />
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Kidding aside, Mojang's flagship seems to bear little resemblance to <em>Cobalt</em>, described as "an action game of running, jumping, rolling, shooting, throwing, dancing, hacking, rolling, flying, sliding, climbing, looting, deflecting, racing, pi&ntilde;ata-ing, passing, scoring... and even more rolling."<br />
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Speaking of overlong quotes that we wouldn't dare attempting to condense, here's what we know of <em>Cobalt</em>'s story:
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	"It's hard to be a metal face. Agent Cobalt has learned as much after finding the Space Exploration Foundation's lost colonization ship The Seed at planet X9CSEC5.5B-blue, Trunkopia. It was once built by a one million strong development team back on Earth, but disappeared merely 30 minutes after its subspace jump. Whatever happened on board during its misadventure, sanity was not invited."</blockquote>
So ... robots? The future? Your guess is as good as ours. Hopefully, all will be made clear when the game arrives this fall on Windows, followed by Mac and Linux versions.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/cobalt-windows-mac-pc/">Cobalt (Windows, Mac, PC)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/cobalt-windows-mac-pc/#4375835"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/cobalt-windows-mac-pc/#4375836"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/18/mojang-unveils-first-third-party-game-cobalt/">Mojang unveils first third-party game, Cobalt</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:32:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/18/mojang-unveils-first-third-party-game-cobalt/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20020970/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/18/mojang-unveils-first-third-party-game-cobalt/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cobalt</category><category>linux</category><category>mac</category><category>minecraft</category><category>Mojang-Specifications</category><category>notch</category><category>oxeye-game-studios</category><category>pc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rumor: Australia to get two more DS colors]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/08/rumor-australia-to-get-two-more-ds-colors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/08/rumor-australia-to-get-two-more-ds-colors/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/08/rumor-australia-to-get-two-more-ds-colors/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag">Rumors</a></p><a href="http://www.vooks.net/modules.php?module=article&amp;id=12753"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/redblue_cs_0408.jpg" /></a>If those of you in the Land Down Under are tired of the same old DS Lites, some new colors might be on the way to freshen things up a bit. It's true that they aren't "new" in the purest sense of the word, as the two-toned <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/02/get-your-ds-lite-fix-without-the-brain-training/">crimson</a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/cobalt-and-black-ds-lite-confirmed/">cobalt</a> colors have been around in the U.S. for a while now, but they'd be new to <em>Australia</em>.<br /><br />Yet, if you're reading DS Fanboy, there's a pretty high chance you already own a DS, so new colors like this are nothing more than <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/10/ds-daily-is-color-enough-to-justify-a-second-ds/">evil temptations</a>. With that said, do any of you in the Australian region want this rumor to be true, or for the safety of your wallets, are you hoping otherwise?<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://gonintendo.com/?p=39817">Go Nintendo</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/08/rumor-australia-to-get-two-more-ds-colors/">Rumor: Australia to get two more DS colors</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.vooks.net/modules.php?module=article&amp;id=12753>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/08/rumor-australia-to-get-two-more-ds-colors/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1161754/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/08/rumor-australia-to-get-two-more-ds-colors/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>australia</category><category>cobalt</category><category>colors</category><category>crimson</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Candace Savino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[February NPD: Natural order restored]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/14/february-npd-natural-order-restored/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/14/february-npd-natural-order-restored/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/14/february-npd-natural-order-restored/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sales/" rel="tag">Sales</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/npd-game-industry-sales-hit-133-billion-in-february-/?biz=1"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/cobalt031408.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Sales were up across the board in February, which is really the best kind of news (yes, even better than the kind that lets us be jerks to consoles with falling sales). Even <em>bester</em> is that our old friend the DS is back on top of the charts, having sold a remarkable 336,000 more units in February than in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/january-npd-precipitous/">January</a>. If pressed, we would guess that this is because there <em>are now DS Lites in stores.</em> Some of those Lites were in a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/cobalt-and-black-ds-lite-confirmed/">fancy new color</a>, as well, which may have driven some <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/10/ds-daily-is-color-enough-to-justify-a-second-ds/">repeat sales</a>.<br /></div>
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<br />Software sales were ... not awesome for the DS, unfortunately. Only <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/12/ds-fanboy-review-mario-and-sonic-at-the-olympic-games/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mario &amp; Sonic</span></a> represents the handheld on the charts. At least <span style="font-style: italic;">its</span> sales went up.<br />
<ul>
    <li><strong>DS Lite</strong>: 587.6K <img vspace="0" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/04/Up_Arrow.jpg" /> 336K (134%)</li>
    <li><strong>Wii</strong>: 432K <img vspace="0" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/04/Up_Arrow.jpg" /> 158K (58%)</li>
    <li><strong>PS2</strong>: 351.8K <img vspace="0" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/04/Up_Arrow.jpg" /> 87.8K (33%)</li>
    <li> <strong>PS3</strong>: 280.8K <img vspace="0" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/04/Up_Arrow.jpg" /> 11.8K (4%)</li>
    <li><strong>Xbox 360</strong>: 254.6K <img vspace="0" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/04/Up_Arrow.jpg" /> 24.6k (11%)</li>
    <li><strong>PSP</strong>: 243.1K <img vspace="0" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/04/Up_Arrow.jpg" /> 13.1K (6%)</li>
</ul><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/14/february-npd-natural-order-restored/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>February NPD: Natural order restored</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/14/february-npd-natural-order-restored/">February NPD: Natural order restored</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/npd-game-industry-sales-hit-133-billion-in-february-/?biz=1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/14/february-npd-natural-order-restored/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1139846/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/14/february-npd-natural-order-restored/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cobalt</category><category>npd</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DS Fanswag: And the Cobalt DS Lite goes to ...]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/21/ds-fanswag-and-the-cobalt-ds-lite-goes-to/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/21/ds-fanswag-and-the-cobalt-ds-lite-goes-to/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/21/ds-fanswag-and-the-cobalt-ds-lite-goes-to/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/meta/" rel="tag">Meta</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/02/cobalt_black_ds_lg.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Well, you've all been waiting patiently today to see who will be the lucky winner in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/">our Cobalt DS Lite giveaway</a>. And, through the power of random selection, we've finally snagged us a winner. Without further ado, let us reveal who it is:<br />
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://www.blogsmith.com/profile/1568476/">Peter</a>, who must've had a heart attack at the excitement, for his only response to our email was "asdfjlfhlasdjfhlasdfhasldfhasljk*." <br /></li>
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Congratulations, Peter! And, to the rest of you, better luck next time! Thanks for entering and thanks for reading DS Fanboy!<br /><br />*<em>We totally made up his response.</em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/21/ds-fanswag-and-the-cobalt-ds-lite-goes-to/">DS Fanswag: And the Cobalt DS Lite goes to ...</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/21/ds-fanswag-and-the-cobalt-ds-lite-goes-to/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1120274/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/21/ds-fanswag-and-the-cobalt-ds-lite-goes-to/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cobalt</category><category>fanswag</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reminder: Today is your last day to enter for a Cobalt DS Lite]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/20/reminder-today-is-your-last-day-to-enter-for-a-cobalt-ds-lite/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/20/reminder-today-is-your-last-day-to-enter-for-a-cobalt-ds-lite/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/20/reminder-today-is-your-last-day-to-enter-for-a-cobalt-ds-lite/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/meta/" rel="tag">Meta</a></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/02/bluedslite_cob_con.jpg" /></a><br />That's right, kiddies. Today is the last and final day at which you can toss your hat into <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/">the virtual ring</a> for one free Cobalt DS Lite. We here at DS Fanboy strive each and every day to bring you things you care about. With this contest, we're guaranteed to do that for one person. <br /><br />If you already entered today, don't do so again. You'll automatically be disqualified. For the rest of you, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/">head on over to the contest post</a> and get to entering! We'll be picking the winner tomorrow.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/20/reminder-today-is-your-last-day-to-enter-for-a-cobalt-ds-lite/">Reminder: Today is your last day to enter for a Cobalt DS Lite</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/20/reminder-today-is-your-last-day-to-enter-for-a-cobalt-ds-lite/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1119186/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/20/reminder-today-is-your-last-day-to-enter-for-a-cobalt-ds-lite/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cobalt</category><category>color</category><category>colors</category><category>fanswag</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reminder: Win a Cobalt DS Lite]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/18/reminder-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/18/reminder-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/18/reminder-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/meta/" rel="tag">Meta</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/02/cobalt_black_ds_lg.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Oh man, if you weren't here on Friday to check the site, boy do we have a megaton for you. The latest in the long line of sexy and slim handhelds from Nintendo, the Cobalt DS Lite, is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/">up for grabs</a>. So, if you want to get your grubby little mitts on it, be sure to head on over to our contest post and read up on what you need to do.<br /><br />Good luck!<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/18/reminder-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/">Reminder: Win a Cobalt DS Lite</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/18/reminder-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1117800/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/18/reminder-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cobalt</category><category>color</category><category>fanswag</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DS Fanswag: Win a Cobalt DS Lite]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/meta/" rel="tag">Meta</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/02/dsfanswag_header.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div>
Oh, you read that right. We're giving one lucky reader a brand-spanking-new <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/cobalt-and-black-ds-lite-confirmed/">Cobalt DS Lite</a> (retails for $129.99). As one might imagine after seeing several <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/fanswag">giveaways</a> on this blog before, entering to win this sweet handheld is a snap.<br /><br />First of all, you <u>must</u> be 18 years of age or older (kids, ask you big brother or sister or your parents to enter for you!) and currently reside in the United States. So, if you meet those qualifications, all you need to do is tell us why you deserve this Cobalt DS Lite. Have you been reading us for awhile? Do you make your own DS Fanboy t-shirts in your spare time (send us one?) and have one for every day in the week? Whatever the reason is, tell us!<br /><br />But, you can <u>only comment once per day</u>. So, don't go entering more than one comment each day or else you're disqualified. The contest begins as of right now and ends on Wednesday, February 20th at 11:59pm EST. Finally, give our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/weblogs-giveaways-official-rules/">official rules</a> a read. Once done, get to entering.<br /><br />Good luck!<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/">DS Fanswag: Win a Cobalt DS Lite</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1115439/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/ds-fanswag-win-a-cobalt-ds-lite/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cobalt</category><category>colors</category><category>fanswag</category><category>hardware</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DS Daily: Is color enough to justify a second DS?]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/10/ds-daily-is-color-enough-to-justify-a-second-ds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/10/ds-daily-is-color-enough-to-justify-a-second-ds/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/10/ds-daily-is-color-enough-to-justify-a-second-ds/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ds-daily/" rel="tag">DS Daily</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/02/bluedslite_cob_con.jpg" /><br /></div>
<br />Would you ever buy a second DS, solely because you like the color? It sounds silly, but time and again this blogger has come close to shelling out for one of those <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/11/rumor-enamel-navy-no-more/">Enamel Blue</a> Lites that appeared exclusively in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/japan">Japan</a>, only to back down at the last minute. It may sound like a fairly ridiculous reason to purchase a second version of any gaming system, but then gamers aren't always rational people, and DSes are desirable and <em>just about</em> cheap enough to justify impulse purchases.<br /><br />Of course, some of you might well be purchasing a second DS in the very near future, as the cobalt blue DS Lite hits U.S. stores <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/11/rumor-enamel-navy-no-more/">today</a>. If you are, tell us about it!<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/10/ds-daily-is-color-enough-to-justify-a-second-ds/">DS Daily: Is color enough to justify a second DS?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/10/ds-daily-is-color-enough-to-justify-a-second-ds/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1110659/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/10/ds-daily-is-color-enough-to-justify-a-second-ds/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>black</category><category>cobalt</category><category>cobalt-blue</category><category>colors</category><category>dsd</category><category>enamel-navy</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Greenhough]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cobalt &amp; Black DS Lite confirmed]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/cobalt-and-black-ds-lite-confirmed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/cobalt-and-black-ds-lite-confirmed/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/cobalt-and-black-ds-lite-confirmed/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=14536"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/02/cobalt_black_ds_lg.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
That's right folks, it's been confirmed (by Nintendo, not just <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/new-blue-ds-lite-confirmed/">a Circuit City page</a>) that we're getting a new DS Lite. Much like the "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/02/get-your-ds-lite-fix-without-the-brain-training/">senior edition</a>" DS Lite that initially came bundled with <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/29/ds-fanboy-review-brain-age-2/"><em>Brain Age 2</em></a>, this unit has a black base with the clamshell taking on the whole of the cobalt included in the package. Still though, this <em>is</em> one slick-looking unit for those of you who found the red to not be your thing.<br /><br />For another snapshot of the box for the new unit, then head past the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/cobalt-and-black-ds-lite-confirmed/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Cobalt &amp; Black DS Lite confirmed</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/cobalt-and-black-ds-lite-confirmed/">Cobalt &amp; Black DS Lite confirmed</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=14536>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/cobalt-and-black-ds-lite-confirmed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1103984/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/cobalt-and-black-ds-lite-confirmed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cobalt</category><category>colors</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nintendo confirms cobalt/black DS Lite]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/nintendo-confirms-cobalt-black-ds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/nintendo-confirms-cobalt-black-ds/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/nintendo-confirms-cobalt-black-ds/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ds/" rel="tag">Nintendo DS</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=14536"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/dsblue.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="left">When you look back over the various colors that the DS has been released in, with the exception of black, the schemes haven't exactly been the best for tough guys like ourselves. In fact, it sometimes seems like they're attempting to do the exact opposite. ("How can we trump pink with paw prints? How about sparklicious gold?") Finally, our prayers for a macho DS have (<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/28/circuit-city-posts-new-cobalt-blue-ds-model-removes-soon-aft/">officially now</a>) been answered by Nintendo, which unveiled the Cobalt/Black DS this morning.<br /><br />We're willing to go on record as saying that this is the the toughest, manliest DS ever crafted. We'd bet it's made of recycled John Wayne VHS tapes and reeks of AXE body spray. If you're ready to look like a total stud while you play <em>Pokemon</em>, you'll only have to wait until Feb. 10.<br /><br />Instead of staring at that pixelated mess we've had lying around, hit up our gallery to check out the nice higher-res shots (a whopping two!) Nintendo released this morning.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/cobalt-black-nintendo-ds/">Cobalt/Black Nintendo DS</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/cobalt-black-nintendo-ds/#618528"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/02/nintendo-ds-cobalt-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/cobalt-black-nintendo-ds/#618527"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/02/nintendo-ds-cobalt-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></div>
</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/nintendo-confirms-cobalt-black-ds/">Nintendo confirms cobalt/black DS Lite</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=14536>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/nintendo-confirms-cobalt-black-ds/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1103975/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/nintendo-confirms-cobalt-black-ds/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cobalt</category><category>DS</category><category>ds-colors</category><category>Nintendo</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Circuit City posts new cobalt blue DS model ... removes soon after [update]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/28/circuit-city-posts-new-cobalt-blue-ds-model-removes-soon-aft/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/28/circuit-city-posts-new-cobalt-blue-ds-model-removes-soon-aft/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/28/circuit-city-posts-new-cobalt-blue-ds-model-removes-soon-aft/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ds/" rel="tag">Nintendo DS</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://gonintendo.com/?p=34223"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="311" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/dsblue.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Circuit City was so very kind to inform the populace that the cobalt blue Nintendo DS was ready to pre-order -- too bad nobody called "no take-backsies." <a href="http://gonintendo.com/?p=34223">GoNintendo</a> reported on the pre-order for the sexy new DS, which looks like a blue version of last year's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/02/bundled-no-longer-oynx-and-crimson-ds-set-free/">crimson model</a>. It would appear that <a href="http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/01/25/new-blue-ds-lite-confirmed/">Circuit City jumped the gun</a> announcing new model, as the page has now been removed.<br /><br />We've contacted Nintendo for comment, though we don't expect confirmation outside of a potential, upcoming announcement. <br /><br />Update: <a href="http://www.buy.com/prod/nintendo-ds-lite-cobalt-blue/q/loc/108/206746475.html" target="_blank">Buy.com</a> is offering the Cobalt Blue model for pre-order.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/01/25/new-blue-ds-lite-confirmed/">DS Fanboy</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/28/circuit-city-posts-new-cobalt-blue-ds-model-removes-soon-aft/">Circuit City posts new cobalt blue DS model ... removes soon after [update]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://gonintendo.com/?p=34223>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/28/circuit-city-posts-new-cobalt-blue-ds-model-removes-soon-aft/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1099326/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/28/circuit-city-posts-new-cobalt-blue-ds-model-removes-soon-aft/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cobalt</category><category>cobalt-ds</category><category>ds</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New blue DS Lite confirmed [update]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/new-blue-ds-lite-confirmed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/new-blue-ds-lite-confirmed/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/new-blue-ds-lite-confirmed/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Nintendo-DS-Lite-Cobalt-Blue-Black-USGSBMKB/sem/rpsm/oid/203284/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/bluedslite_cob_con.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Rumors surfaced earlier this month that a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/10/rumor-another-blue-ds-lite/">cobalt blue DS Lite</a> might be in the works, and now a page at Circuit City has popped up confirming the new model. It's not quite as we expected, however; the new model is blue and black, much like the crimson and black Lite that got our blood boiling last year. <br /><br />Thoughts on the new color combo? If you're willing to shell out the cash for a new Lite, we want to know. It's a bit darker than we expected, put part of that is surely the reflection of the black backing. Overall, we're pleased. <br /><br />[<font color="red">Update</font>: The Circuit City page has been <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/28/ds-daily-did-circuit-city-spill-too-early/">removed</a>.]<br />[Via <a href="http://gonintendo.com/?p=34223">GoNintendo</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/new-blue-ds-lite-confirmed/">New blue DS Lite confirmed [update]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Nintendo-DS-Lite-Cobalt-Blue-Black-USGSBMKB/sem/rpsm/oid/203284/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/new-blue-ds-lite-confirmed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1097347/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/new-blue-ds-lite-confirmed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>black</category><category>blue</category><category>cobalt</category><category>color</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not even a rumor: really bad PSP2 fake]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/18/not-even-a-rumor-really-bad-psp2-fake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/18/not-even-a-rumor-really-bad-psp2-fake/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/18/not-even-a-rumor-really-bad-psp2-fake/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><p><img  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/01/tmpphp9yxfyo.jpg" border="0" hspace="4" vspace="4"><br />Come one, come all ... let's look at the freakshow that is this PSP2 fake. If this <em>were</em> real, then we'd have to assume that Sony's fired all of their graphics designers because this is one of the worst Photoshop jobs I've seen. Heck, our own <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/02/27/may-i-have-the-envelope-please/">fan-created 'shop jobs</a> were infinitely better than this. This horrifyingly uncomfortable-looking device is nicknamed the "Cobalt" and comes with these supposed specs:</p><p>o. All Metal &amp; Ruggedized Rubber Build<br />
o. 200% Brighter Screen<br />
o. Dual Analog Controllers<br />
o. Visual Battery Display<br />
o. 8GB Flash Drive<br />
o. Wifi (a,b,g)<br />
o. Bluetooth V.2 (A2DP, AVRCP)<br />
o. Firmware 4.07</p><p>Whoever made this design has either: a) never used a PSP (firmware 4.07???) or b) plays his PSP upside-down. I'd make fun of it more ... but I'll leave that up to you guys.</p><p>[Thanks, dondy! Via <a href="http://1percent.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/psp2-codename-cobalt/">1percent</a>]</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/18/not-even-a-rumor-really-bad-psp2-fake/">Not even a rumor: really bad PSP2 fake</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://1percent.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/psp2-codename-cobalt/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/18/not-even-a-rumor-really-bad-psp2-fake/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/738560/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/18/not-even-a-rumor-really-bad-psp2-fake/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>4.07</category><category>cobalt</category><category>fake</category><category>psp2</category><category>redesign</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
