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How about this for a rumor: Spong claims to have confirmation from an “inside source” that Mario Paint is in the works for DS. Even more, they mention online collaboration with a Revolution verison of Mario Paint. A DS Mario Paint makes tons of sense. The DS is perfectly suited for such a game, in fact so is the Revolution. So, is it fact or fiction? Only time will tell, but I personal...

I’ll be the first to admit. The constant comparisons between Apple and Nintendo is cliched, overused, and even stretched despite the similarities. However, I’ve recently been pondering what Nintendo could do to make portable gaming even more accessible. iTunes has revolutionized portable music players. It’s easy, cheap, and it works. Could the same be true for portable video game...

A recent Nintendo Dream magazine out of Japan features commentary and impressions from 10 developers that woo the Revolution’s capabilities and innovation. This bodes well for Nintendo in that the development community has really taken a liking to the next-gen console. What’s more important is that most of the developers in the article are third party. Could the glory days of third par...

Kotaku has posted some initial impressions of Sega’s Where Do Babies Come From?, the follow up game to Feel the Magic for the DS. They’ve liked what they’ve played so far and say it’s more well crafted than the first. Follow the link to read more. On a side note, sometimes the premise of Japanese games just twerk my brain, like this one for example. Westerners seem to appre...

Capcom has announced today that Resident Evil for the Nintendo DS will be available stateside in the first quarter of 2006. This will coincide with the 10th anniversary of the original Resident Evil for the PSX. While the DS version is a remake of the original RE, it will feature a new Rebirth Mode that will emphasize action, have upgraded puzzles, touch screen input, and microphone input. It will...

The fine folks at 4cr took the liberty to pick up a Mario Kart DS Brochure from EB Games and scan it for us internet junkies. November 14 can’t come soon enough. [Source: 4cr]

One of the many good things Nintendo did with the GameCube was to mitigate load times. Nearly all of their first party and many 3rd party games had little to none. That’s always been a staple for me while playing video games; no waiting to play. Call me a purist or whatever. It’s interesting that the recent Tony Hawk’s American Sk8land commercial makes note of this. The commercia...

Nintendo’s decision to stick with carts on the N64 is the slight winner, but it was good to see a well rounded mix of opinions. It should be noted that most “other” voters furthered the concern of sticking with carts; Nintendo ditched the cd drive thus helping Sony make the decision to enter the console market and become Nintendo’s biggest direct competitor. Thanks to all t...

N-Philes and various forums are reporting the Japanese only Black, err, Graphite DS is being sold at the Nintendo World Store in NYC. The real kicker? Mario Inc. is charging $199 for the thing. Ouch! A wink, smile, and handshake from Miyamoto himself better come standard at that price. Maybe we can get some additional color combinations this holiday season. [Source: N-Philes]

Bill Gates, referring to next generation consoles said in an interview that “Nintendo is more likely to be a niche player this time around.” Well, we’ll just have to wait and see but how important is a high market share for the Revolution anyway? Obviously Nintendo, like any company, wants it and they seem to be holding their own in the portable market. But Nintendo knows how to ...

RPG or action sports title? Let’s go with the later. That’s right, Square-Enix is reported to be the developer on the previously announced Mario Basket 3 on 3 game from Famitsu scans. A recent Nintendo DS press conference also revealed the unique control scheme in which the player will actually use the touch pad to perform dribbling, passing, and shooting mechanics while the D-pad will...

Spong is reporting that the Nintendo DS will see a “a host of different peripherals” released in the coming year, with the Metroid Pinball Rumble Pack being the first of many add-ons for the portable. Apparently this comes from Nintendo representatives at last week’s DigitaLife event in NYC. All future add-ons are said to make use of the DS’s Game Boy Advance slot. What else could tha...