Gamertell

It’s another insanely eclectic week on Nintendo’s downloadable game services. WiiWare is boasting a new Sega game,  fighting kitchen appliances and rainbow islands, DSiWare has your ripoff clock and calculator needs covered, and the excellent Arcade version of Space Harrier wraps up the pickings. Personally, I’m all for the toaster,… Continue Reading »

Nintendo has ruled the handheld market for quit a while, producing two of the best-selling systems ever. With the DSi, the GameBoy is entirely forgotten, at least in physical form, as the GBA cart slot is removed and has been replaced with a much more modern (and potentially useful) SD/SD-HC… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Nintendo DSi handheld game system product shots

What do soccer, pirates and Galaxy Force have in common? Absolutely nothing, save for their appearances on this week’s Nintendo downloadable game services. Yeah, there are sometimes I wish Ninty would have some sort of theme or order, but I suppose that would just be no fun. In any event,… Continue Reading »

Things just keep getting weirder on Nintendo’s various downloadable services. This week - if you’re not a BIG fan of Animal Crossing (there’s an AC themed clock and calculator on offer) or Penguins or Tower Toppler from the Commodore 64, well, you’re out of luck. As for me, I’m still… Continue Reading »

Welcome back to Nintendo Download, your weekly update for all things Nintendo and downloadable. This time around, we have a quickie version of the excellent Clubhouse Games (seriously, I must have played 100 hours of this back in the fall of ‘06), a very intriguing-looking WiiWare platformer, and the fabled… Continue Reading »

Nintendo is under a bit of pressure with the DSi. The system has new features, and users are expecting the company to have games and programs which immediately make use of those features. In an attempt to step up to the plate, Nintendo released WarioWare: Snapped! in the DSi Shop.… Continue Reading »

Another week, another deluge of releases on Nintendo’s three downloadable game services. This time around, we’ve got minor blockbusters on every wing - from Monster Boy to Dr. Mario to a Final Fantasy spin off. Decisions, decisions… In any event, you can find the newest goodies on the DSi shop… Continue Reading »

I adore my DS lite, content with its capabilities and GBA slot. One of my friends, though also quite happy with his handheld, decided that the world might possibly end if he didn’t have a DSi in his hands on launch day. This meant that the two of us set… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: dsiware launch titles

Sweeping changes are afoot for Nintendo’s downloadable game services, with today’s launch of DSiWare - downloadable games for Nintendo’s newest handheld. We’ve still got the good old Virtual Console and WiiWare on the Wii as well as the new arcade component - so things are really starting to swing on… Continue Reading »

It’s now official. According to a Nintendo press release, the next iteration of the Nintendo DS hardware will be coming to North America on April 5, 2009 at a $169.99 price point. Upon arrival, the Nintendo DSi will have two color schemes for us consumers to choose from: Black and… Continue Reading »