Watch this video. It will blow your mind (unlike James Cameron with his fashionable 3D glasses).

via Giz.

DSi Game Makes Creates True 3D Illusion Using Face Tracking is a post from: Portagame

Runners up:

• Chrono Trigger DS ($36.99 @ amazon)
• God of War PSP ($36.99 @ amazon)
• Patapon PSP ($19.99 @ amazon)
• Professor Layton DS ($29.99 @ amazon)

X-Play’s Handheld Game of the Year 2008 is a post from: Portagame

No, this years hottest game system is the Nintendo DSi. If you own the DSi, I guarantee you that you have the hottest and most exclusive toy of the season.

The DSi, for those who don’t know, is the next version of the Nintendo DS. The main feature that sets it apart is not one, but two onboard cameras. One is placed in the back of the unit, while the other is in the hinge of the front for games and applications that are built to take mug shots of the gamer. The other features are impressive but offen overlooked: larger screens, thinner case, an SD memory card slot, a built in web browser, and the ability to save and download games via WiFi from the new DSiWare Shop.

But, it is not available to consumers in the US. It is only released in Japan at the time being with no announced plans for the US. It is expected that Nintendo of America will eventually release the new DS here in the states, but no plans have been yet.

If you’ve been good and you want Santa to bring you a new Nintendo DSi this year, you’ll need to tell him to import it. That’s the only way you can get this years most exclusive gift (unless you live in Japan).

Buy the Black Nintendo DSi.
Buy the White Nintendo DSi.

This Year’s Hottest Christmas Toy is the Nintendo DSi is a post from: Portagame

As I watch the trailer for PictoImage, I can’t help but get the feeling that “this is lame”. Now I’m going to stress that this is just from watching the trailer. I have yet to review the game, and I probably never will.

The concept is sound. Utilize the DS touchpad and wifi experience to create a party game for up to 8 players off one cartridge. Then everyone sits down and plays a micro version of “Pictionary”?

I’m sorry. I just can’t see this happening with anyone over the age of 13. You may gain some new features by using fancy gadgets and software, but you simply can’t replace the classic. You lose out on the gestures, the interactions, the competitiveness, the foul language, the speed drawing, the pointing at the board and grunting “uh” hoping your team understands you, and all the other joys that you get from the classic group game. Sit everyone down, have them concentrate on a two 3-inch LCD squares, and see if the formula still works. I doubt it will.

The only reason I blog about this is because I decided to look at what is coming down the pipeline for new DS games. There’s some great looking games that are a month or two away still, but this week I’d say go blow your weekly DS budget on Apple applications. Unless you have a pre-teen daughter, then by all means go grab PictoImage for her and all her friends.

PictoImage Proves DS will Never Replace Party Games is a post from: Portagame

Kids these days are lucky. They DO have pocket ninjas! Just in time for back-to-school too. Now kids (of all ages) will have the self-esteem kick they need to get them through the daily 8 to 3 (or 8 to 5 if you’re the adult kind of kid). The very addictive, and very fun N+ is coming to both the DS and PSP on August 26th. And get ready for this ninjas: both versions are only $19.99! (suggest retail price) Perfect for any lunch money budget.

N+ is a platformer starring, surprise, a ninja. You must run and jump through various levels of mazes full of traps and baddies. The portable version comes from the cult favorite flash game of the same title for the web.

There are some flash games that are worthy of console versions, and N+ is absolutely one of them. Being published by Atari, N+ isn’t just a run-of-mill cut version from the web either. Silverbirch, the producers of the game, added a good dose of extras to give a little extra umph to your pocket ninja. The single player mode has over 200 homework-avoiding levels, and the co-op mode has over 100 levels to keep those library study sessions productive. And in case you wanna pick a fight such as: “my pocket ninja is better than your pocket ninja”, there’s a new versus mode too! Over 50 levels of ninja-vs-ninja action to prove your pocket ninja is nothing to be messed with.

A huge feature I’m looking forward to is the included level editor. Yeah, N+ levels aren’t anything extravagant. Some walls, blocks, spikes, dangerous pits, robots, etc. They all look like they were drawn by Napoleon Dynamite. But that’s the beauty of it! These levels are so simple that even *I* would feel confident creating a few. I swear I have notebooks full of similar line drawings from my school days. I wonder if I can find them, they’d be perfect N+ levels! My first level will basically be a picture of a liger.

So, kids, get your pocket ninja in time for school. As I mentioned above it goes on sale August 26th for both the DS and PSP.

N+ Handheld, Because You Always Wanted a Pocket Ninja! is a post from: Portagame

Our first day back and we couldn’t ask for better news! Apogee has just announced that they are respawning from the dead. Their first creation will be a Duke Nukem Trilogy for handhelds! While we are still geek faithfuls who are still waiting for the Second Coming of DNfrom 3D Realms, mobilized versions of our favorite tactless FPS hero (and sidescrolling platform jumper, for those of us old enough to remember the original DOS game) is truly exciting.

Apogee claims to be the shareware pioneers who originally brought us episodic gaming and online distribution. I think they may be right. I remember waiting by the mailbox for my next levels of Duke Nukem and Commander Keen on 5.25″ floppies and thinking it was the coolest thing ever. Then I remember when I first purchased Duke Nukem 3D, and was able to download the Plutonium Pack directly and connect for multiplayer action with my friends directly through my modem. When I was able to send Duke’s famous oneliners with a single function key after destroying my opponent, Apogee and 3D Realms gained a fan for life.

Now, Apogee is back and will deliver the new Duke Trilogy to the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS platforms with three new episodes: Critical Mass™, Chain Reaction™, and Proving Grounds™. No launch date or screenshots announced yet, but when they do, you can bet we’ll let you know!

Dear Apogee,
Please release a Commander Keen game next, k? thnx.
-Jason

Apogee

E3 2008: Apogee Returns! Duke Nukem Trilogy for Handhelds! is a post from: Portagame

Not to be found in stores, this homebrew is of a different batch. A cloth pouch to protect one your smallest, but most priceless, assets. No, I’m not talking about what’s in your pants. I’m talking about your NSMB DS game. This micro messanger-bag is crafted up by the wife of the year 20XX, a NeoGAF forum member. Kudos to the both of you for the idea to do this and the skills to do so.

So, the only question left is, when does mass production begin? I’ll put in an order for 200 or so.

[Found here via DSFanBoy]

Cute Little DS Game Pouch Featuring Mario is a post from: Portagame

We’ve heard all the diseased DS rumors: Dead Pixels, cracked casings, sticky buttons, small stylus, etc. There are millions of Nintendo DS Systems in the public having unprotected networking, so its a good idea to put a silicon condom over your DS while multiplayer gaming in case of any outbreaks.

DS Silicon Protector Case at Lik-Sang

The DS Condom is a post from: Portagame

Sliced Gaming was able to get ahold of Ian Dunlop, the indie developer from oeFun to talk in-depth about the addicting time-killer Konductra. Many are comparing the game to a color version of Polarium, but it is much more unique than that. You are pieces that are only two tiles big and you can place them anywhere, in any direction, on the gameboard using your stylus. The object is to line up rows of the same color, connecting to other rows using wildcard tiles, then wipe them out by tracing it with your styles. Yeah, its one of those “Easy to Learn, Hard to Master” puzzle games. Multiplayer is going to be a huge aspect of this game and will be available over Wi-Fi.

The interview includes a nice Dual Screen video at the end of it and definitely worth checking out.

Read the interview.

[Thanks for the link Nick!]

Konductra Developer Interviewed is a post from: Portagame

Its looking pretty good, but as with the PSP browser, we’re hoping this is just a start and not a final offering. (I’m pretty sure the Opera team will continue developing and supporting further versions.)

[via Gizmodo]

Browse The DS Browser. Live Opera Coverage. is a post from: Portagame