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Nintendo has announced its second batch of GBA player’s choice games for $19.95. How do you like the selection and what would you hope for next? Having never played Super Circuit (don’t know where I was on that one) is it even worth it after the brilliant DS iteration?

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One of the largest public, even international, DS gatherings I’ve seen. What is the largest number of DS’s you’ve seen at one time in one location? This just in: Nintendo announces 42 all-time classic card games DS cart

Game.co.uk has posted some glowing Wii reviews including the following: “No. There’s only one single thing you need to know about the Wii: That it’s sheer, unadulterated, peerless and incalculable FUN – for kids of all ages… and we mean that right up to those grown-up kids with mortgages and half-pints of their own.” I can’t take it anymore! Must get my ha...

Tripod was created by Weta to celebrate the Wellington film industry and is located in Wellington NZ. The three legs of the structure each contain an N64 controller and a Game Boy. Got a ‘lil fanboy in ya?

Mark this one up as holy crap! Dtoid has dug up a real gem in the form of unlockable beta levels on Zelda Wind Waker. Though I have yet to try it, follow the link for the full list of codes.

In addition to Cooking Mama for the DS, DS Cooking Navigator sounds like an excellent touch generation title for the non-gamer. New Launches writes: “It is voice activated so once you select a receipe for every step there will be a voice prompt along with pictures. For eg – The DS will tell you “add oil to the pan” and once you say “ok” it will move to the next ...

Here’s some interesting speculation on the day in case you’ve missed it. Moz La Punk discusses a recent Nintendo Forum post that got deleted because it claimed Wiimote’s use of off-screen play sans the sensor bar. In addition, the deleted post claims Nubris’ Raid on The River being published by Majestico. How likely is the former?

While the Super Mario Bros. manual claims that Mario was a plumber before getting sucked into the mushroom kingdom, some aren’t buying: The blog without a name writes: “I want to believe Mario. I want him to pop on back from the Mushroom Kingdom, walk into a non-pixelated bathroom, whip out some washers and a gasket wrench, and fix a leaky faucet. The evidence just isn’t there to...

Nintendo Now writes: ” We were also told definitively that Nintendo will hold its own show to demonstrate the Wii, which will likely be the console’s final display before the launch… When asked about the Tokyo Game Show, our source said that Nintendo will likely not surprise anyone with a sudden appearance on the showfloor, but he was not certain whether or not further announceme...

Well, almost. Nintendo Central writes: “After a month of on off work, I’ve finished my Handheld Gamecube.. Calling it a Portable Gamecube is an understatement because I’m still tethered to the wall and it is still bulky and heavy… Still At least I don’t have to carry craploads of stuff around with me wherever I go.” [Thanks, Vincent]

I didn’t realize this until just now, but there was no Zelda: Phantom Hourglass date on Ninty’s recent year-end portable games schedule. So no Phantom Hourglass until at least 2007? What is the deal with Nintendo and Zelda delays? I need my Link fix, yo!