New Nintendo DS Title Promotes the Fun of Walking for People – and Pets
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– It’s no secret that the Nintendo DS™ system offers great ways to have fun while on the move. With the May 26 launch of the Personal Trainer™: Walking game, Nintendo is inviting consumers to turn their most basic daily movements into an enriching, entertaining experience. Whether they walk for fitness or simply to get from place to place, people of all ages and backgrounds can use Personal Trainer: Walking to monitor and enhance their daily walking routines.
Personal Trainer: Walking is the latest entry in the popular software series that also includes Personal Trainer: Cooking and Personal Trainer: Math. After counting, measuring and recording users’ steps throughout the day, Personal Trainer: Walking creates an engaging series of charts and activities to reveal interesting – or even surprising – “life rhythm” patterns. For instance, the readout might show that a user is most active in the evening, or that mealtimes are typically followed by sedentary periods. Knowing these patterns can help people keep an eye on their plans for the day and watch out for pitfalls of inactivity. People also can rate the kind of day they had or set daily walking goals to improve the quality of their lives. Whether it’s used individually or with family and friends, Personal Trainer: Walking provides a fun, interactive way for people to monitor their walking lifestyle.

Nintendo Voice Chat podcast summary

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Punch-Out!!

– Matt thinks Craig overrated it
– Title Defense mode changes everything, made Craig bump up the score
– Playing through the regular mode Matt saw presentation elements he liked and disliked
– Interface not up to Mario Strikers
– Matt didn’t do Title Defense but he would have scored it a bit lower
– All about patterns
– Craig thinks that Mr. Sandman in Title Defense mode is just as hard as Mike Tyson in the NES game
– Lack of online functionality is a missed opportunity
– Feels like Punch-Out!! remade but no major gameplay changes
– Great for nostalgia/if you haven’t played it before
– Stuck with core gameplay then added presentational stuff around it
– In-game visuals very fluid – For Bozon, almost forget you’re not looking at 720p stuff
– Balance board is terrible
– Bozon thinks it’ll sell well
– Actually marketing the title

Boom Blox Bash Party

– Recommending it
– 8.5, editor’s choice award
– Great sequel all around
– Packed full of content
– Level editor a bit more seamless now
– More options in editor mode
– Connecting to EA’s servers are quick
– No online play, Matt hopes it’s in next time around
– For this game Matt is pleased with the user-created options
– Can rate levels
– Fun game
– Can theoretically play this game forever
– Hardcore and casual gamers should buy this game
– Easy for anyone to pick up
– One of those games that can only be done on Wii
– Has a few flaws (no online, technical limitations, some textures)
– Highly recommended

Famitsu review scores – First Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days score

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Will be updated if there are any additional scores…

Yuusha 30 (PSP) – 8/9/8/8
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS) – 9/9/8/8
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS) – 9/9/9/9
Kizuna (Wii) – 5/4/4/4
Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (Xbox 360/PS3)

What a terribly disappointing score for Kizuna, especially considering how much promise the game showed when it was first unveiled.

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits Backstage trailer

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Nintendo Power VC/WiiWare/DSiWare ratings

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Bit.Trip Beat (WiiWare) – Recommended
Bonsai Barber (WiiWare) – Hmmm…
Equilibrio (WiiWare) – Hmmm…
Pop’Em Drop’Em SAMEGAME (WiiWare) – Hmmm…
Bomberman ’94 (VC) – Recommended
Detana!! Twin Bee (VC) – Recommended
Gaplus (VC) – Hmmm…
Mappy (VC) – Recommended
Star Force (VC) – Hmmm…
Summer Games II (VC) – Grumble Grumble
The Tower of Druga (VC) – Hmmm…
Super Punch-Out!! (VC) – Recommended
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons (VC) – Hmmm…
Bird & Beans (DSiWare) – Hmmm…
Brain Age Express: Math (DSiWare) – Hmmm…
WarioWare: Snapped! (DSiWare) – Hmmm…
Art Style: AQUIA (DSiWare) – Recommended
Master of Illusion Express: Funny Face (DSiWare) – Grumble Grumble

The Game Boy Advance lives

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The DS has been in the spotlight for the past few years, leaving the Game Boy line to take a backseat while Nintendo’s new portable soaks up the limelight. But no – The Game Boy Advance is not dead. A Nintendo representative told Kotaku that the GBA is still seeing shipments across the world. In fact, 420,000 units were sold in the last fiscal year.

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Updates to the Nintendo Channel

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Videos

Virtual Console shows off all 300 games!
Punch-Out!! Little Mac
Punch-Out!! Doc Louis
Punch-Out!! Launch Trailer
Developer’s Tournament 2 – Punch-Out!!
My Slice of Rhythm Heaven #1
EA Sports Active – Bob Greene Resolutions
Cursed Mountain Video 3
Wacky World of Sports Info Video
Crystal Defenders R2 Info Video
Drama Queens Info Video
Digest Video

Demos (Expire 5/24)

Personal Trainer: Cooking Mac & Cheese Demo
Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 4
Knights in the Nightmare Tutorial Demo
Puffins: Island Adventure
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Rumor: Mario and Luigi RPG 3 date in Europe

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In due time, Mario and Luigi RPG 3 will almost certainly launch in all territories. Until Nintendo shares release date information, however, gamers are left to speculate as to when the game will become available. Two different sources are claiming that the game has been given a tentative scheduled ship date in Europe for July. Website Wii-DS seems to confirm this information based on a promotional booklet, but it’d be best to wait until E3 before believing this rumor.

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