Grease the game and the DS and Wii go together like ramma lamma lamma
Yet another contestant for “Movies Games that Shouldn’t Happen” has stepped into the ring thanks to 505 Games and Paramount Digital Entertainment. The two companies have joined together to bring the world Grease the video game. A release date has yet to be announced, but the companies have confirmed that… Continue Reading »
Majesco announces The Daring Game for Girls for DS, Wi
All young girls dream of having adventures like rafting down the Amazon, mountain climbing, or exploring deep caves. The Daring Book for Girls series allowed girls to have these adventures while safely sitting on their couch. This best selling book series by William Morrow (imprint of HarperCollins) is now being… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled for DS
Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled is the best DS surprise of 2009. I’d originally heard of the game back when it was called Project Exile. As the first, incredibly expansive RPG of new developer Studio Archcraft, I thought it had a lot of promise. It originally was designed for… Continue Reading »
E3 2009: Best of the handhelds (PSP & DS)
E3 2009 has come and gone in a fluster of press conferences, announcements and releases. Now’s a good time to sit back and regroup, taking time to process the new wealth of information we possess. The handheld consoles did particularly well this year. The DS had quite a few interesting… Continue Reading »
Florida teen finds rocks in Nintendo DS box
Imagine walking into a WalMart, plunking down $150 for a DS game system and walking out with $150 worth of rocks in a small box along with some Chinese newspaper. Well that’s exactly what happened to Jodi Wykle in Florida. Wykle purchased a Nintendo DS for her teenage son’s birthday… Continue Reading »
Long Live the DS: Nintendo releasing a DS Lite bundle in time for Mother’s Day
Typically, when a new incarnation of a console is released, the older version is gradually phased out. When the DSi debuted, people were left to wonder and speculate just how many days left the DS lite had. It’s looking like the DS lite’s time isn’t up yet. Nintendo has just… Continue Reading »
NPD Update: Nintendo systems a big hit in March 2009
Nintendo is booming in sales lately, especially last March (2009). According to independent research group NPD, the Wii and DS lead US sales in March with the Wii selling US$601,000 and the DS more than half a million, even before the launch of DSi on April 5, 2009. Last month… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Rhythm Heaven for DS
It’s always great to see Nintendo take a chance on translating and localizing established series, which is why it was both a shock and pleasure to hear the company was releasing Rhythm Heaven, also known as Rhythm Tengoku Gold, outside of Japan. Quirky games have found great success on the… Continue Reading »
Ubisoft’s My Cooking Coach may be the first DSi cart (updated)
With all the promise and potential that the DSi brings, it is somewhat disheartening to hear that the first game created with the DSi in mind not only borders on shovelware, but also isn’t an exclusive. Ubisoft has decided to immediately jump on the DSi boat with My Cooking Coach,… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Lux-Pain for DS
Visual novels haven’t really caught on in North America and other regions like they have in Japan. The genre, which is a bit like playing a video game choose-your-own-adventure novel, is quite popular overseas, but the so far the Phoenix Wright games are the only ones to find success outside… Continue Reading »
Live Coverage of E3 2009
The Gamertell team brings us live coverage from the E3 Expo.
Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.







