[Now Working On| Old School Hardcore]

In its third iteration, the Naruto fighting games have been huge successes and fan favorites on the Gamecube in Japan. Conisisting of a bunch of Anime/Manga characters, this game most closely resembles Super Smash Brothers with cel shaded Anime graphics.

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[Now Playing| Mario 64 - DS]

Hey, just wanted to remind people that if you want a shot at some free comics, submit some DS art over at NDSart. Its fun and comics are cool. I swear.

Check out the original thread for all the info:

4cr-NDSart Comic Giveaway

Direct Link to the competition thread:

Draw Spidey, Wolverine or the Thing

[Girlfriend Now Playing| Animal Crossing - GC]

If you somehow missed my post about the opening of the Kirby DS site a few days ago, Im here to remind you to check out the videos. This game is off the chain. Finally, we see someone who actually knows what they are doing…and it looks amazing!

The video on the right is just the gameplay. The video on the left is the same footage, but they show on screen indicators of when the stylus is used.

Kirby DS Vid

[Now Art Directing| Harley]

Feast your eyes on more pixel art…this time made of beads. All the cool kids are doing it.

Insert Credit

source: Joysitq

[Now Art Directing| Harley]

The developers of the awesome Gameboy game, Shantae, are bringing out a Shooter/RPG hybrid game. I recently stumbled upon this interview and realized its been awhile since Id heard anything about this game. Defintely looking forward to this GBA game.

WayForward/Namco Interview

Sigma Star Saga Site (Say that three times fast)

[Now Art Directing| Harley]

An interview with Iwata has been translated. The charismatic, humble and realistic head of Nintendo spoke about the Revolution. His down to earth and honest manner are a breath of fresh air in this industry of huge egos. Follow the link to read the dish.

Also, he says we are thinking too hard about the Revolution. Remember, its something that exists, it just hasnt been applied to gaming before (ie the touchscreen).

Iwata Speaks

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[Now Listening To| John Legend]

Finally, some new screens and the first videos of Nanostray! Youve got to see the video.

Nanostray Site

[Now Listening To| John Legend]

Head on over to Jeux-France for some new Rayman DS footage. A little rough around the edges, but still very pretty. Seeing this really makes me want Banjo-Kazooie DS.

Rayman DS Vids

[Now Listening To | John Legend]

We all know the PSP is about to launch here in the US. However, if I was going to get a portable that took the swiss-army knife approach that included movie and music playback and a camera, I think Id pick up the Gizmondo instead.

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[Now Listening To| John Legend]

An ElectroPlankton Mini-Site has opened. Not much there yet, but you can find some wallpapers on the very last ‘bubble.’ The site has some very chill ambient water noise and if you press ‘top’ you can push the little bubbles around and they all make different noises.

UPDATE: Actually, the site does have videos on it. Third Bubble. In Firefox I couldnt see the that the videos were loading, but if you give them a bit they will start.

ElectroPlankton Mini-Site (IE)

Direct link to the Flash file (Firefox)

[GirlfriendNow Playing| Wario Ware - DS]

Here is an example of good box art localization. It seems like it would have been pretty hard to mess this up, but trust me, we should be thankful. Come inside to see both versions:

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[Now Playing| Minish Cap - DS]

In the world of Mr. Driller everything is cute and pastel…and there is always a giant corckscrew drill falling on your head!

There has been a version of Mr. Driller for just about every game console out there. However, American gamers have missed out on the best ones. The Gamecube version, Mr Driller Drill Land, is widely considered to be the very best game in the series. Of course, its only available in Japan. Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits for the DS is available here, but guess what? We got shafted on some of the best content.

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[Now Preodering| Yoshi Touch! & Go]

The first screen shots and some more info has surfaced on ElectroPlankton. The game, which will ship in just over a month, seems to resemble Seaman more than Band Brothers. In the game you will use the touch screen and the mic to influence the plankton. Im not sure what they can or will do, but its almost like virtual sea monkeys.

The graphics are nice and stylized and this sounds like it could be pretty cool. However, Im not sure if there is an actual game here, or just a little virtual pet to play with. I hope it at least has some goals and objectives.

Plankton Scan

Head over to Gamespot for a little more info:

Gamespot Page

[Now Playing| Metroid Prime 2 - GC]

Just a roundup of some DS news that has been floating around. A few new games have been announced:

Electro Plankton - published by Nintendo (Apparently this has to do with 10 different kinds of plankton that each play different sounds. Headphones are included in the package.)

Here is an old project from the guy that is responsible for Plankton. Looks like he has been into tactile gaming for awhile, so the DS seems like a natural fit. I think he was also responsible for Sim Tunes.

Music Insects

Two other new games announced are

- Mini R/C Racing - developed by InterActive Vision
- Franklin - developed by Neko (The people behind two other DS games, Cocoto Kart Racer and the strategy game Dust & Shadows)

Here are couple of screens of the new Space Invaders game for the DS:

Space Invader Screens

Atarti has released a few movies of Retro Atari Classics:

Atari Retro Classics Videos

Here is a Puyo Pop DS trailer:

PuyoPop Trailer

And because I know my brother loves pinball, here are some shots of Pac-Man Pinball for the GBA:

Pac-Man Pinball Screens

[Now Art Directing| Modular Homes]

Wow, this movie looks awesome. I saw the trailer and was blown away. The character designs are SWEET! And the animation looks delicious! Put Shark Tale behind you and check out this awesome looking movie from Dreamworks.

Yahoo! Movie Page

There is also a game coming out. Looks ok, but nothing special. The movie is where its at! Simply beautiful.

Game Footage