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Third Party DS Stylus

PDA Panache, a company that makes PDA accessories, is selling a custom DS stylus on their website. The stylus fits into the DS, is built from brass for durability and lightness, and the tip is so soft that it almost never scratches the touch screen. For only 15 bucks you can have yourself a cool, safer stylus for your DS! [by Rollin, Source: PDA Panache]

Mario Kart Video

Floating around the internet today is a new video of single player Mario Kart action. The video shows Luigi in his new vacuum kart racing around a new town level with a bunch of NPCs and what seems to be some human players with logos over their heads. It’s amazing looking stuff and it’s only one month away! Right click to save as [by Rollin] Podcast: Play in new window | Download (13.3...[Read More]

DS Still Atop Hardware Sales

Nintendo is still holding strong in Japan this week, as the Nintendo DS continues to top the hardware charts, followed distantly by the PSP. The GB Micro comes in third, behind the PSP by around a thousand units. On the software side, five games for Nintendo handhelds are on the top 10 list, two of which crown the first and second placements. While there are no numbers here in North America, it wo...[Read More]

Micro Faceplates

On the 17th of November, Japanese Micro owners will be able to buy a slick new Pikachu faceplate. If I lost you at Pikachu, take one look at it and you’ll want one. I’m digging the black on red with the white Pikachu silhouette. What’s your most wanted Micro faceplate? [by Rollin, Source: DS-x2]

Minors and Adult Games

Earlier today, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law, AB 1179, which makes it a crime to sell or rent violent or sexual videogames to minors. I’m all for keeping little people from easily accessing elicit content, but the controversy lies in the law’s definition of “violent” which is rather vague. We don’t think games encourage criminal acts among ...[Read More]