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CNN/Money is predicting that the DS will be the next Nintendo system to get a face lift, a la Micro style. Even Nintendo’s Fils-Aime hinted a revamped DS is in the works: “As soon as [the DS] was launched, we started looking at ways to tweak it visually.” CNN/Money is implying, you’ve been asking, and Nintendo has been hinting. It’s seems like the DS is the logical ch...[Read More]

I was a fan of the Metroid Prime games before, but it was Metroid: Zero Mission last year that made me see the light. The super tight controls, gameplay, and explorative nature of the adventure showed me that there’s a whole ‘nother experience with Metroid in taking my admiration of the franchise to the next level. That brings me to the game in question. Released in 2002, Metroid Fusio...[Read More]

From RRC: “[The Revolution] will come with a silver stand that makes the system a welcome, artistic component of any multimedia setup, whether it’s displayed vertically or horizontally.” While I believe the Revolution stand is just a design choice, and a nifty one at that, could it contain any hidden functionality? Does the controller’s 3D space work better when the system ...[Read More]

Eurogamer recently had the chance to speak with the man of the hour, Jim Merrick, on several subjects. These are the most notable parts: While suspected, Revolution is not the final name, the company is still throwing other names around. Kojima is indeed working on Revolution. We can expect many playable games at E3, including ones that use the remote, nunchuk, or the shell add-on. It’s up t...[Read More]

I’m certain everyone here knows what Epic VP Mark Rein had to say at the IGN Live event from a while back. Now, the Nintendo hype man himself, Jim Merrick of NoE responded to Mr Rein’s harsh comments. Here’s what the man had to say: “Mark has a very narrow section of the business. Epic builds middleware, they’re very technically savvy guys, but he doesn’t have a...[Read More]