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What can I say? I’m in awe… [Source: GoNintendo]

DS Lite Week continues to engulf the webnet. Nintendo Japan has released images of alternate colors for their newest wunderkind. Hey look! Non-photoshopped black! Wait, make that “Enamel Navy”. I guess these are the other 2 colors. Nice selection, i must say. The Ice Blue one is a nice touch (get it?). [Source: Nintendo]

At the DICE summit in Nevada today, Regemite has laid down the law for breaking the monotony of the industry: 1. It’s not about horsepower or pretty pictures. It’s about entertainment. 2. Keep mass in mass market. Reach beyond hardcore. Don’t be self limiting. 3. Don’t alienate new players with high prices or narrow content. 4. Innovate or die. 5. Create a democracy of idea...

No way? Way! Nintendo announced that Metroid Prime: Hunters will feature voice chat before and after wifi matches. Shweet. From the release: “The new Metroid Prime Hunters game for Nintendo DS will give gamers the ability to chat directly with one another before and after matches played via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Players in North America can simply click the chat icon and say what they h...

A new Super Mario Bros DS scan is floating around and looks about the same as it always has. Frankly, i’m really psyched for this game, but the scan does nothing for me. Full size. [Source: Kotaku]

Ladies and gents, the (dingy) power switch has been found. [Update: Let’s try again, this time in white.] Also, DS Lite guts. [Source: Joystiq, Kotaku]

Check out the full DS Lite manual. Mostly of zero interest but you wouldn’t be a fanboy without taking a peek. [Source: FCC]

The above pic looks a little dirty, but it’s still a live pic. It looks as if the new portable were several years old. I guess this one was found in a dumpster in Japan. [Thanks, Justin. Source: Engadget]

Over at the Gaming Age Forums, user “avalon” has dug up a Nintendo booklet that shows several interesting Revolution pictures. Among these are pictures of the evolution of the Revmote as well as our first look at the backside of the console. It seems to be a promotional booklet to hire staff for the coming year. More pics here. New info is good and all, but new pictures? Yum. [Via BGB]

It was rumored earlier this week that Nintendo President Satoru Iwata would speak at the Game Developer’s Conference this year and has now been confirmed. From the article: “Iwata’s speech will take place on Thursday, March 23, from 10:30 to 11:30am. Entitled ‘Disrupting Development,’ [the] speech will appeal to developers to take more risks and use their imagination ...

Forbes interviews Nintendo VP Perrin Kaplan. In response to how Nintendo will use its “Blue Ocean” strategy to differentiate itself from competitors, Kaplan said: “First there’s this new controller. It is out of this world, literally!.. It senses depth. As someone who doesn’?t spend hours per day gaming, I was thrilled with the experience.” Follow the link for t...

The website for for Age of Empires DS has launched, but they made a web design snafu and forgot to title the page. It’s left saying “Untitled Document”. Oops. The game is set to be released Feb. 14th. [Source: Nintendo Gal]