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Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News | 15 Comments

Now this is a bit strange. Normally, when one purchases a DS, he/she would probably expect to find a handheld inside. But for one 16-year-old, that was not the case at all. When Jodi Wykle’s son opened up his new DS box, a pile of rocks and a Chinese newspaper were found.

Wykle bought the system at Wal-Mart, but the store would not refund give a refund. According to the store, the item had never been returned and said that Nintendo should be contacted. However, it was her son’s birthday, so the lady bought another system. Just to be sure that rocks were not in the new DS box, Wykle forced Wal-Mart to look inside before making a purchase.

Wykle reached out to Nintendo, though this was of course Wal-Mart’s problem. Fortunately, after national representatives were contacted, she was refunded for her initial purchase and was also given a $20 gift card.

Thanks for the news tip, Jake.

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Army of Two: The 40th Day
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Dragon Age Origins
Dante’s Inferno
FIFA 10
Littlest Pet Shop Online
Mass Effect 2
NHL ‘10
Brütal Legend
Dead Space Extraction
EA SPORTS Active
EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis
Fight Night Round 4
G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Madden NFL 10
MySims Agents
Need for Speed SHIFT
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10

Right now, it’s not entirely clear which games will be playable. All of these games, however, will be present at E3 in one way or another. EA also says that “more” content will be at the event, but we’ll have to wait and see what surprises the company has in store.

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Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout (Ubisoft)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Monster Hunter G Starter Package (Capcom)
2. Monster Hunter G (Capcom)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Namco)

UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Ubisoft)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai (Nintendo)
2. A Ressha de Gyoukou DS (Artdink)
3. Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 (Namco)
4. Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo)
5. Rittai Picross (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. Brain Training (Nintendo)
4. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

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The Famitsu awards were held in Japan last night at the Enterbrain headquarters. All software released in 2008 were eligible to win. The winners are as follows:

Game of the Year – Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G
Most Valuable Person – Hideo Kojima
Game Character of the Year – Solid Snake
Game Company of the year – Capcom
Rookie title grand-prize – The Last Remant
Innovation grand-prize – Wii Music
High quality grand-prize – Metal Gear Solid 4
Best seller grand-prize – Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G
Racing game prize – Mario Kart Wii
Multi-play game prize – Super Smash Bros. Brawl
All generation prize – Pokemon Platinum
Communication game prize – Animal Crossing: City Folk
Adventure & Puzzle prize – Professor Layton and the Final Journey Through Time
Masterpiece prize – Dragon Quest V
Character & Action game prize –  Dissidia Final Fantasy
Role playing game prize – Tales of Vesperia
Dramatic prize – 428
PlayStation2 game prize – Persona 4
World-wide prize – Grand Theft Auto IV

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DEMO AVAILABLE ON Wii CHANNEL FROM 24TH APRIL
Milton Keynes, 24th April – Gamers of a green-fingered persuasion will be able to sample the latest in the Mama series early when the Gardening Mama demo goes live on Nintendo’s Wii channel. Available from 24th April, the demo will be available to download and transfer to DS via Wi-Fi connection.

The demo gives players a sample plant to grow and demonstrates ten stages of game play, which include sorting the bulbs, tilling the soil, applying serum and spraying for pesky creepy crawlies. As has become the series trademark, all stages are conducted under the watchful eye of Mama, who will save the day should your gardening skills abandon you at the crucial moment.

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Killzone 2 (PS3) – 20,000 (45%)
Nantama: Chronicle of Dungeon Maker (PSP) – 2,000 (25%)
Monster Hunter G (Wii) – SP 65,000 (60%) / SE 27,000 (30%)
Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3: Kowareyuku Machi no Kanojo no Uta (PSP) – 19,000 (35%)
Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. (360) – 6,000 (40%)
A Ressha de Gyoukou DS (DS) – 4,500 (30%)
Mezase!! Tsuri Master DS (DS) – 1,500 (7%)
DeathSmiles (360) – LE 5,000 (65%) / SE 4,000 (60%)
Zaidanhoujin Nippon Kanji Nouryoku Kentei Kyoukai Koushiki Soft: 250 Banjin no Kanken Premium – Zenkyuu Zen-Kanji Kanzen Seiha (DS) – 800 (3%)

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Buy now and you can get the first hundred games for the price of the last one!

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 23, 2009 – Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced that 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix™ for Nintendo DS™, a collection of 101 addictive games packed on one cartridge, is now available in stores across North America.

With a broad variety of game types, ranging from puzzles like sudoku to sports games like air hockey, and the ability to challenge a friend to multiplayer competition through local wireless play, 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix is the perfect game for long trips or to pass the time. With so many games to master, and more to unlock as you best your own high scores, it’s the ultimate value for your Nintendo DS!

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KICKSTART A HEALTHY WALKING HABIT IN 2009 WITH NINTENDO DS

Put a spring in your step and help to enrich your life in 2009 with the fun new Nintendo DS software Walk with me! Do you know your walking routine? set to launch across Europe on 5th June 2009.

A good active walking routine is recognised as an important part of a balanced and healthy lifestyle. Now Nintendo’s Walk with me! can help you to get in tune with your personal walking regime, compare it with friends, family or even your pet, and see how you compare to walkers across the globe!

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PS3 62,527
PSP 40,065
DSi 38,287
Wii 13,221
Xbox 360 8,652
DS Lite 6,438
PS2 4,230

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Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has stated that there is no point in making mature games for the DS. Patcher reasons that there is no audience that purchases such games. Meanwhile, in spite of the sales of GTA: Chinatown Wars, Take-Two will continue to support the DS.

“There may be a lot of ‘adults’ who own DS hardware, but look at the ads: America Ferrera, Liv Tyler, Beyonce, and Carrie Underwood are all targeted at teen girls or women. It’s pretty clear to me that the ‘older’ DS demographic is largely female, and that they play Brain Training, Nintendogs, and Rhythm Heaven, not GTA: Chinatown Wars. There’s no point making games for an audience that is not there.”

I wouldn’t go as far as to say that it’s pointless to create more mature titles for the DS. In spite of the fact that the sales of Chinatown Wars have been underwhelming thus far, it might be best to see how the title performs in the long haul.

Meanwhile, in spite of the sales of GTA: Chinatown Wars, Take-Two will continue to support the DS.

“We have and we will continue to support the platform. We think the mature segment of the DS market is growing.”