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A trademark has been discovered in Japan’s trademark database and may indicate Nintendo has plans for DS direction-sensing cards. The official name given to the trademark is “DS Houi Sensor Card”. In Japanese, Houi means direction. Thus, it’s more than possible that this trademark has something to do with direction or motion detecting.

Slide Mag Kid, which was released in 2007, has featured motion technology that seems similar to this latest trademark. The question is, will DS cards become available in the future that have built-in direction and/or motion sensing?

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Another explosive World to discover in Big Bang Mini!

RIO DE JANEIRO: Bad weather greets you in the Rio de Janeiro World and renders your homing missiles unavailable. Fire your shots according to the rhythm to create successively more powerful attacks. Hold the stylus over your ship and shake the stylus to create a Bullet Repeller, or just defeat the enemies in successive chains. Using the larger shots created by good timing is the most effective way to defeat enemies and progress through all of the world’s levels. Destroying the enemies in chains will immediately refill your Bullet Repeller charge. World Upgrade: Bullet Repeller: Scribbling rapidly over your ship with the stylus is the easiest way to create the repeller if enemies aren’t available to chain shoot. The Bullet Repeller is especially useful in the Rio de Janeiro World, since some enemies will fire homing-type missiles at you.

About SouthPeak Games
SouthPeak Interactive Corporation develops and publishes interactive entertainment software for all current hardware platforms including: PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360™ videogame and entertainment system, Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and PC. SouthPeak’s games cover all major genres including action/adventure, role playing, racing, puzzle strategy, fighting and combat. SouthPeak’s products are sold in retail outlets in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. SouthPeak is headquartered in Midlothian, Virginia, and has offices in Grapevine, Texas and Leicester, England. www.southpeakgames.com

About Arkedo Studio
Arkedo is a Paris-based studio comprised of three game developers (four when the weather is nice), focused on making arcade-style games for the Nintendo DS. Founded in early 2006, the studio’s award-winning first Nintendo DS title was well received by both the public and the press. Arkedo’s secret plan to rule the world includes creating quirky and witty games, along with a good amount of patience. Learn more by visiting www.arkedo.com.

NINTENDO DS IS A TRADEMARK OF NINTENDO.

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1. Dragon Quest IX (NDS, Square Enix)
2. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Square Enix)
3. Biohazard 5 [Resident Evil 5](PS3, Capcom)
4. Dragon Quest VI (NDS, Square Enix)
5. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii, Capcom)
6. Amagami (PS2, Enterbrain)
7. Ryuga Gotoku 3 [Yakuza 3] (PS3, Sega)
8. Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3, Square Enix)
9. The Last Remnant (PS3, Square Enix)
10. Street Fighter IV (PS3, Capcom)
11. Star Ocean: The Last Hope (360, Square Enix)
12. Ninokuni: The Another World (NDS, Level 5)
13. Gyakuten Kenji (NDS, Capcom)
14. Final Fantasy Agito XIII (PSP, Square Enix)
15. Seventh Dragon (NDS, Sega)

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The latest Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360, Electronic Arts): 10 / 9 / 8 / 8 – (35/40)
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2009 (PS3, THQ): 8 / 8 / 7 / 7 – (30/40)
Zubo (NDS, EA): 6 / 7 / 7 / 7 – (27/40)
Monster Racer (NDS, Koei): 8 / 8 / 8 / 7 – (31/40)
Inukana no Ichizoku (NDS, From Software): 8 / 8 / 7 / 7 – (30/40)
Rabbids Party: TV Party (NDS, Ubisoft): 5 / 6 / 6 / 5 – (22/40)
Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden – Ten no Haoh (PSP, Interchannel): 6 / 6 / 7 / 5 – (24/40)
Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekidou (Wii, Kadokawa Shoten): 6 / 6 / 5 / 5 – (22/40)
Fragile: Sayonara Tsuki no Haikyo (Wii, Bandai Namco): 8 / 8 / 8 / 7 – (31/40)
Rabbids Party: TV Party (Wii, Ubisoft): 7 / 7 / 6 / 7 – (27/40)

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Numerous sources have stated that the DSi, Nintendo’s latest handheld creation, has been given a price point and release date for North America. The system would launch in April at $179.99. The specific date given for release is April 4. Naturally, Nintendo declined to comment. Though this story has been checked with three independent sources, mark this down as a rumor until Nintendo of America officially confirms the news.

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Moon

– Bozon liked it – Gave the game an 8.5
– Runs 60 FPS, looks beautiful, technically awesome
– A lot of exploration
– Remote access droid is pretty cool
– Only downside is that you shoot at a lot of floating robots – Become repetitive – Worlds look the same
– Still a really fun game – pretty rewarding
– Seems to be inspired my Metroid
– Story neat as well
– Bozon thinks best FPS on DS is still Metroid Prime Hunters
– Hope to get news on Wii game soon

Call of Duty: World at War (DS)

– Bozon gave it a good review – 8.3
– Has online
– WWII has been overdone
– Matt heard that World at War hasn’t been selling so well on Nintendo platforms

Personal Trainer: Math

– Not fun
– Seems like math questions from Brain Age pulled out and expanded into this game
– No real minigames that are fun
– Just do math programs and you’ll get better at them
– Strange because Personal Trainer: Cooking was incredible
– Matt wonders if Carrie Underwood will like it
– Well developed, but again, just not fun

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Videos

KORG DS-10 Demo Video
Fishing Master World Tour Info Video
Rock Band Track Pack Volume 2 Video
AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack Video 2
Wario Land: Shake It! Tips 5
The Chase: Felix Meet Felicity Video
My DoltAll Info Video
Jungle Speed Info Video
Planet Pachinko Info Video
How to play Toki Tori
Digest Video

Demos (Expire 1/18)

Personal Trainer: Cooking Mac & Cheese Demo
Pictoimage
Walt Disney Pictures Bolt Demo
Spore Creatures Demo
Personal Trainer: Math Demo (No expiry date)

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Personal Trainer: Math for Nintendo DS Turns Learning Into a Game

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– A new survey, conducted by Wakefield Research for Nintendo, confirms that math anxiety is alive and well among U.S. kids. In fact, of 400 children surveyed, one in five believe that they are more likely to grow up to become a professional athlete, actor or singer than they are to get A’s and B’s in math next year. Other results of the survey conducted Dec. 12-23, 2008, include:

More than one-third of kids surveyed say that math is their most difficult subject.
Nearly one-third of kids have very negative feelings about math: 18 percent called it “boring,” while 13 percent actually called it “torture.”
86 percent of parents surveyed say that math is important to their careers, even though more than half of them admitted they thought they’d never need the math they learned in school.
These results demonstrate that math remains perceived as a difficult but important skill. Building on its legacy of training brains and getting people moving with fitness games, Nintendo introduces Personal Trainer™: Math, new software for Nintendo DS™ that provides a fun and rewarding way for people to improve their basic math abilities.

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