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Nintendo DS drops price, Game Boy Micro release date!

Isn’t it about time you bought a new portable?
If you have not bought a Nintendo DS yet (shame on you!), the price for the unit drops to $129.95 on August 22nd. Some places may still be holding that Super Mario 64 DS promotion when it hits. If you do not have one yet, the Nintendo [...]


Game Boy Micro on September 13th in Japan.

Rejoice fans of tiny things, the Game Boy Micro is set to launch in Japan on September 13th. According to Nintendo of Japan, the Game Boy Micro will launch on September 13th alongside software like Mario Tennis Advance, a double cartridge containing Dr. Mario & Panel De Pon, and the 20th Anniversary Edition of Super [...]


S3 T3000 and T3500 Cases for the PSP review!

Like your PSP? How about your portable games in general? Like cases? Sorry for not being able to make this review show up on a next page, but the tags do not like me. I may be able to fix it later. [ED: Fixed!] So, enjoy!
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PSP @ MCD for FREE.

Do you want a free PSP? Are you willing to risk your health for one? Are you loving it? Well, you should be. Starting July 5 and ending July 25, there will be a promotion at McDonalds where you buy a Big Mac or a Large Fry and receive a unique 10-digit code on the [...]


GTA for PSP Delayed.

Since a lot of our readers are interested in the version of Grand Theft Auto that will be coming to the PSP, I thought I would make a note that the retailer Amazon.com has it listed as being released December 15th, 2005. After making a few calls, it appears that the Amazon release date is [...]


Atlus announces new game for GBA, also DS.

Atlus USA announced today two new portable acquisitions: “Riviera: The Promised Land” for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance and “Puyo Pop Fever” for the Nintendo DS. The game shown above is Riviera: The Promised Land for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. The information on the games are as follows.
Riviera: The Promised Land (Game Boy Advance)
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GBA Movie Player Updated!

For those who bought a GBA Movie Player from Lik-Sang, there is a bit of news for you to know. There is a firmware update available for it now that fixes the picture glitch and adds multi-language support for the text reader. This update is E14 and upgrades the internal firmware to 1.70.
It can be [...]


Gizmondo tops 560,000 pre-orders, has funny name.

According to Tiger Teletronics, since the opening of their site, they have registered over 560,000 pre-orders for their Gizmondo handheld. The unit features game, music, GPS, movie, and even cell phone capabilities and retails for £229.00/$419.12/EURO 329.10 respectively. This unit launches in the UK late this year and everywhere else in early 2005. The unit [...]


Nintendo DS additional details, PSP Japanese pricing and speculation.

Additional details we should know.
Nintendo DS Battery life: 6 to 10 hours depending on usage. (The 6 hour figure factors in with the WiFi wireless use. Aside from that, the normal battery usage is similar to the usage figure of a GBA SP with the front light on.)
Additional embedded software: Touch Screen Calibration program, internal [...]


Nintendo DS = $149.99 on November 21st, 2004.

Sorry for the lack of a fancy picture, but expedience is of the essence in this case. Nintendo just recently updated their website with the following information.
“Nintendo’s newest innovation, Nintendo DS, will make its worldwide debut in North American stores on Nov. 21, and then in Japan on Dec. 2. It will sell at an [...]