Nintendo News: Nintendo Thrills Pokémon Fans with New DS Limited-Edition Pokémon Pack
Posted on 16 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News | 3 Comments
Nintendo News
Nintendo Thrills Pokémon Fans with New DS Limited-Edition Pokémon Pack
Anyone who loves Pokémon® knows a rare treasure when they see one. A treasure that is sure to be sought after is Nintendo’s new Nintendo DS™ Limited Edition Pokémon Pack, which includes a Pokémon-themed Nintendo DS game system and exclusive Pokémon premiums.
Available on Aug. 17, the Nintendo DS Limited Edition Pokémon Pack features a custom Onyx Nintendo DS emblazoned with images of Dialga and Palkia, two of the most legendary characters from the Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl games. The set also includes a never-before-released animated special – Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness (based on the story of the two newest Pokémon DS titles) – plus a cool Dialga and Palkia carrying case, and collectible mini-poster.
E3 comparison: Number of Nintendo titles shown steadily declining
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To most, this year’s E3 was the most disappointing Nintendo conference over the past three years – even more so than last year – due to Nintendo’s increasingly blatant focus on the casual audience. How exactly did Nintendo’s most recent press conference stack up to its previous two years though? Well, over the past three years, the total of games the company has decided to present – for both Wii and DS – have declined considerably. Believe it or not, this applies to third-parties as well. Overall, E3 2008 saw the biggest shift in Nintendo’s attention and also saw a big drop in titles. It will be very interesting to see how Nintendo approaches next year’s E3 if they continue on this pace – if there is another E3, that is. Below are a number of statistics that compare different categories for Nintendo’s three latest press conferences.
Total number of games discussed
E3 2006 – 43
E3 2007 – 28
E3 2008 – 11
Total number of Wii games discussed
E3 2006 – 29
E3 2007 – 19
E3 2008 – 7
Total number of DS games discussed
E3 2006 – 14
E3 2007 – 9
E3 2008 – 4
Weekly savings
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Best Buy
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) – $39.99
Space Chimps (Wii) – $29.99
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii) – $19.99
Little League World Series (Wii) – Free $10 gift card with purchase
Circuit City
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) – $39.99
Mario Party 8 (Wii) – $39.99
MLB Power Pros (Wii) – $15.99
Imagine Teacher (DS) – $19.99
Target
$17 DS games: Brain Age, Brain Age 2, CrossworDS, Flash Focus, High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut, Hannah Montana
NGamer review scores
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Sam and Max Season One (Wii) – 85%
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Wii) – 61%
Summer Athletics (Wii) – 63%
Wall-E (Wii) – 54%
Rock Band: Special Edition (Wii) – 80%
Kung Fu Panda (Wii) – 76%
The Incredible Hulk (Wii) – 43%
Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS) – 80%
Civilization Revolution (DS) – 89
Bangai-O-Spirits (DS) – 82%
Metal Slug 7 (DS) – 50%
Mr. Slime Jr. (DS) – 70%
Hi Hamataro Ham-Ham Challenge (DS) – 80%
Mary King’s Riding School (DS) – 64%
Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns (DS) – 63%
Space Chimps (DS) – 47%
Top Spin 3 (DS) – 60%
Biohazard 0 (Wii import) – Not recommended
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 (DS import) – 79%
DAIGASSO! Band Brothers DX (DS import) – 88%
Hello Kitty: No Panda Sport Stadium (DS import) – 42%
Blue Oasis (WiiWare) – 2/5
Major League Eating: The Game (WiiWare) – 2/5
Gyrostarr (WiiWare) – 3/5
SPOGS Racing (WiiWare) – 1/5
Thanks to Biggity for the news tip.
First day sales in Japan
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Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light (NDS) – 80k
Tales of Vesperia (360) – 70k
EA’s Leipzig lineup
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EA has confirmed that the following titles will be present at this year’s Leipzig:
Tiger Woods PGA All Play – Wii
FIFA 09 – 360, PS3
FIFA 09 All Play – Wii
FIFA Manager – PC
Dead Space – PS3
Dragon Age – PC
Mirror’s Edge – PS3
Red Alert 3 – PC
SimAnimals -Wii
Sims 3 – PC
Left 4 Dead – PC
FaceBreaker – PS3
Battleforge – PC
Crysis Warhead – PC
Lord of the Rings Conquest – 360
MySims Kingdom – Wii
SimCity Creator – Wii
BOOGIE SuperStar – Wii
Family Game Night – Wii
Littlest Pet Shop – NDS
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince – Wii
Zubo – NDS
Mass Effect coming to the DS?
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“We have a lot of big plans for Mass Effect. Having a DS version would be an awesome way to keep interest alive and keep it going in addition to the next one.” – Miles Holmes, BioWare
I can’t comment on BioWare as far as handheld titles go since Sonic Chronicles has yet to be released, but it would be unbelievable if BioWare were to be able to transfer the Mass Effect experience from the 360 to the DS.
‘Monster Frenzy’ – Mini-game-filled platform puzzler set in the year 2020
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Sheffield UK , 8th August 2008 – Lexicon Entertainment, a leading publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure software for video game console systems and personal computers world-wide, is pleased to announce, in collaboration with Bluestone Interactive Limited, the publishing of Monster Frenzy on Nintendo DS.
Monster Frenzy is a visual comic stylized platform puzzle romp aimed at the casual gaming market that comes complete with its own wacky backdrop story, packed full of mini games, a loveable cast and loads of surprises that will keep your thumbs and fingers pinned to the control pad.
The year is 2020 and strange and dastardly things are happening all around the world not least people are disappearing from their homes! The police are mystified and even the Secret Service have failed to find a single missing person, although both have their suspicions and a certain Doctor Webstein springs to mind, who so happens to be the most knowledgeable mind when it came to the Internet, for this was where the finger pointed with a most astonishing outcome.