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Though I have yet to pick up my DS Lite (gotta buy one for the FREE DS Lite contest winner first) I’m currently having a blast with New Super Mario Bros on the DS, and I’ve got Top Spin 2 and Drill Dozer coming for El Micro.

Wii just picked up a game critics award. Reuters writes: “Video game critics on Wednesday honored Nintendo’s Wii console and Electronic Arts’ upcoming ‘Spore’ video game for bringing fresh ideas to the $28.5 billion industry that has been criticized for relying on films for inspiration and on game sequels for sales. Critics crowned the Wii ‘Best of Show’ a...

Looks like DS Lites might be on sale early at some Target Stores. Next-gen writes: “Trakan, a moderator on the Cheap Ass Gamer forum claimed, ‘So I walk into Target today looking to pick up the Riddick Trilogy and what do I see? A load of DS Lites in the case. I wonder if they’re just empty boxes at first, but if they were real, I didn’t want to alert the cashier that she s...

Let’s face it, Red Steel with its splashy controls had problems at this year’s E3. Hopefully Ubisoft can refine the gameplay before launch to make the shooter “play” as fun as it looks. [via Kotaku] See also: Ubisoft President Talks Nintendo, Strategy

It looks like New Super Mario Bros. is breaking the record for one-day game sales in Japan. Gamasutra writes: “According to apparent information from Japanese retailers… New Super Mario Bros, which debuted on May 25th in Japan, sold a gigantic 480,000 copies on its first day at retail. The figure, if confirmed by Japanese tracking firm Media Create next week, will be the largest ever s...

Nintendo confirmed release dates for several games prior to Wii’s Q4 launch. Great, but where’s Zelda: Phantom Hourglass for the DS? Nintendo DSJune 5: Big Brain AcademyJune 5: MagneticaJune 11: Nintendo DS LiteJune 26: Sudoku GridmasterAug. 28: Star Fox DSSept. 18: Pokémon Mystery DungeonSept. 25: Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2Oct. 9: Clubhouse GamesOct. 30: Children of Mana Nintendo GameCu...

Nintendo will start branding games for the non-hardcore gamer this June, dubbed Touch Generations. From the release: “Starting in June, Nintendo will begin branding its more casual Nintendo DS? titles under the new Touch Generations label. The Touch Generations brand will include titles that anyone can pick up and play, even with little or no experience with video games.” It will be in...

The June 2006 issue of Fast Company has a nice little interview with Laurent Detoc, president of Ubisoft. In it, he talks Nintendo, why he likes them, and why’s he’s betting their exclusive Wii title, Red Steel, will be the company’s next big hit. From the interview: “…This year, we’ll be the only publisher besides Nintendo that’ll have an exclusive title&...

British Gaming Blog has put together a quality list of top 10 GBA picks. Here they are in reverse order: 10) Mario VS Donkey Kong9) Metroid Fusion8) Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire7) Advance Wars6) Mario Kart Super Circuit5) Screw Breaker4) Golden Sun3) Wario Ware, Inc.: Minigame Mania2) The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap1) Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga I like Metroid: Zero Mission better than Fusion...

Well the results are in for our Wii games/hardware poll. 66% hope the console embraces both new motion and new traditional controlled games. 32% would be happy with all motion-sensing titles, while only 2% still would have liked Nintendo to develop a “GameCube 2.” Thanks for voting, and hopefully Nintendo can cater to all of the above in some way or another. Be sure to let us know what...

Want a Nintendo DS Lite? Well now’s your chance to score one FREE, thanks to Infendo’s DS Lite video contest. All you have to do is send in a short (or feature film if you got the skills) video with a nod to our site (Infendo.com) in some way or another. Here are the details: Produce your own video, preferably Nintendo related, though not mandatory. The video must be at least 30 second...

Yesterday at the Chiba flea market I found this old prize from a UFO Catcher machine, a POW block from Mario Bros. that takes AA batteries and has a monophone cord you can plug into any standard 1/8th inch audio output jack. I was pretty pissed that I couldn’t buy New Super Mario Bros. until yesterday since it didn’t come out until this week in Japan for some reason, but being able to ...