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Nintendo have revealed three new colours for the Nintendo DSi XL. From September 23, Australians will be able to purchase the DSi XL in yellow, red and blue. The original burgandy and bronze colours will still be available. Continue Reading…

It appears that Nintendo DSi, DSiXL, and 3DS owners will be able to video chat with their friends in the next generation of Pokémon titles.

Nintendo has announced the new feature as ‘Live Caster’ and also revealed that it won’t be accessible until players obtain it as an item in their copies of Pokémon Black and White. Live Caster will allow two ‘friends’ to video chat to each other over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and four buddies to video chat with one another through a local Continue Reading…

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has just released a new trailer for 5th Cell’s upcoming Nintendo DS game, Super Scribblenauts.

Players will once again have to use their imagination to solve puzzles, defeat enemies and help the game’s hero, Maxwell, acquire Starite.

With the assistance of the touch Continue Reading…

From June 3rd, Jirachi will be available to download in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and Soul Silver versions at Toys ‘R  Us, but make sure you get there by June 13th.

To get the wish Pokémon, simply bring your DS and any number of the games listed above to any Toys ‘R Us store and use the Mystery Gift in-game function. The Jirachi is at Level 5, has the attacks Wish, Confusion, Rest and Draco Meteor, and, when transferred to Pokémon HeartGold or SoulSilver versions, unlocks an exclusive Pokéwalker course, ‘Night Sky’s Edge’.

You may remember Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure. It was a critcally acclaimed Nintendo DS platformer/puzzle hybrid that became something of a cult hit. Upon completing the game, the lead designers left EA Tiburon to form DreamRift, a new independent games studio. It has been revealed that the first game to come from this new studio will be another Nintendo DS title, Monster Tale.

The game will be similar to Henry Hatsworth Continue Reading…

Indecisive about purchasing a Nintendo DSi? Maybe this will help sway your mind. Nintendo have announced that Australian retailers will now be selling the Nintendo DSi for $249.95 which is a saving of $50.

This move is no doubt due to the release of the Nintendo DSiXL which will be in stores from today, April 15 2010. The DSiXL features two larger screens and an improved battery life. The DSiXL will be available in two colours: Burgandy and Bronze. It will also come with bonus pre-installed software. Beyond this, all hardware is identical to the regular DSi.

The first images of Pokémon Black and White have been uploaded to a Japanese image board.

The images of the fifth generation Pokémon games are taken from the latest issue of CoroCoro in the form of a low quality snapshot.

Judging by the photo, it looks like Pokémon Black and White will use the same 3D engine as the Continue Reading…

Nintendo has announced the titles of the fifth generation Pokémon games via a website featuring their emblems.

The two new games are called Pokémon Black and Pokémon White. Besides the names, it has been confirmed that both games will be released in Japan this year for the Nintendo DS.

 According to a translation on the official teaser site, every aspect of Pokémon will be reborn Continue Reading…