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I thought when the sequel to rakugaki jiten came out, one specifically for studying Kanji (Chinese characters used in Japanese language), that the DS had reached it’s pinacle of games that were made to utilize character recognition on the DS. I was saddened however, that no developer seemed interested in creating an actual game that was both fun and educational, in order to learn the most co...

How come the Revolution doesn’t support Bluetooth with controller extensions? I’m not knocking the decision not to (and maybe they still will at E3) but we live in a wireless world, especially a wireless gaming one that Nintendo helped create.

An Infendo tipster writes: “I found the original player example images from Game Informer’s Red Steel article on Flickr, including a bunch that weren’t used in the article. Gives a nice glimpse at the Revmote.” [Thanks, MisterInvisible]

That was fast. Soon after Ubisoft confirmed the game for the Revolution as an exclusive, they now have a teaser site up for the title. Similar to whack-a-mole, you can mindlessly move around a digital gun or sword. Normally I wouldn’t post this, but being the first official Revolution game website that I know of, it gets the honor.

In case you missed Infendo Radio show number 3, here’s the results from last week’s survey. With the addition of a few more votes, the picks were tied with 36% of the vote thinking the next GBA will be a portable GameCube, and another 36% thinking the handheld will be reinvented like the Rev and DS. Thanks for voting, and be sure to vote on this week’s poll regarding the end of t...

The Japanese phenomenon that was Brain Training might make a repeat here in North America. Punch Jump writes: “Pre-orders for the Nintendo DS mental exercise game Brain Age have soared on buzz of daily training that can keep brains in shape. On Monday’s Amazon.com Computer and Video Games sales charts, Brain Age leaped from #135 to the #5 position.” Brain Age for the Nintendo DS ...

This is a tad long, but if you enjoy baseball, classic RBI NES goodness, and can appreciate what it would take to re-enact an inning of baseball on a video game, you just might enjoy this. Well done!

Must get DS Lite…

Well the N. America DS Download Stations went live over the weekend. The initial offering of games includes Brain Age, Mario Kart, Metroid Prime Hunters, True Swing Golf, Tetris, Meteos, and Pokemon. To download a demo, simply use the store locator link below to find the nearest participating retailer. Hop over to the outlet, remove all games from you DS, and on startup, select the “DS Downl...

In addition to scooping Red Steel screen shots for the Revolution console, the new Game Informer also contains an interview with Nintendo Vice President, George Harrison. Revolution Report writes: “According to Harrison, Nintendo is planning approximately 20 titles total for Revolution’s launch. He also noted that about a third of them would come from Nintendo.” That’s righ...

In a scan from EGM’s latest issue, retrieved from The Revolution Lifestyle, the Q-man claims that Mario Paint will go to both DS and Revolution. A Pilotwings game will join Mario Paint on the Rev. He also says that DS and PSP will get hardware revisions by year’s end, both including a camera. DS Lite on the other hand will come in May. [via GoNintendo] Mario stamps. Cause Lady Liberty ...