[The Damned]

What? We have a Wii thread, but not a DS thread? And by DS thread, I don't mean one about playing online games. Sory, but that one has gone far off its original point.

Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
Any way, here's some screenshots from a game that I have been waiting for info on for months.

http://www.serebii.net/diamondpearl/pics.shtml

Not that big a jump graphicly from RSE/FiLe, but at least they finally showed us something. Most games usually let out a few pics here or there after half a year. It's been over a year. Almost two, I think.

Now, most people will say "pokeymon, LOL!" (and I fully expect someone to, right after this) and go back to the SSBB thread. And that's fine. But remember, Pokemon singlehandedly saved the Gameboy back in the mid 90s in Japan, and really boosted sales in North America in the late 90s. The GBA versions broke records on number of sold copies, and made Nintendo a lot of money. And while the DS isn't hurting from the PSP, it will see yet another boost from these games. It's a simple fact: Pokemon sells.

Back on topic... It seems that the overall graphic design is mostly the same, even though we're dealing with far more powerful hardware from ten years ago. But that's not the biggest issue. The biggest issue is the writting and plot.

How many times can you run into Team "Insert Word Here", beat them up a few times, and then they just give up and go away? Even the last games had the same premise, but slightly improved.

Starfox
Next, we have the new Starfox. It's fucking Starfox! On the DS! You should know about this by now! Jesus christ, if you don't check it out at any of your favorite gaming sites.

Casltevania: Portrait of Rain
Another Castlevania game, another reason to buy a DS. Two characters to play this time, at the same time. More touch-screen usage as well. IGN, 1UP.com, everybody has this game covered.

Kirby DS
Sucks. Haa haa, just kidding. It's supposed to be a lot more like the usual Kirby games. Some have found fault with this, others praise it for returning to the tried-and-true format. Either way, it's more of the same pink-puffball goodness we all know and love.

This time, the touch-screen is used to actvate and combine items inside of Kirby's belly. Sounds sort of weird, yes, but think about combining two different attacks you've sucked up and saved for later. Suddenly, you have more powerful and varied attacks at your disposal.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Hands-on
SquarEnix made a street B-ball game for the DS. I'm somewhat surprised by this.

Lunar Knights
Sounds interesting, but I was never able to play either of the GBA games.I like the idea of time and weather effecting gameplay. I wonder if it will run off of the internal DS clock and calender for this, or if it will just randomly generate it.

There are a lot of DS games coming out this year, and most of them are being shown at this years E3. I'm actually happy (seriously, I am smiling as I read the reviews and comments on these titles) about the future of portable gaming. I've always been a huge portable fan, ever since I was given a Gameboy back in 1990 as a gift. All the way up to now, I still have a major preference over consoles (although I do own and play them), and I think I'll end up buyng whatever portable comes out after the DS.

Anyone else notice any DS games that have been overlooked or need more praise?

[Mouser X]

I'm pretty sure there's no DS thread because it was expected that such information would be passed around in the Nintendo thread. Even though it says "Wii" in the topic, I'm pretty sure it's open for discussion of almost all things Nintendo. In fact, all of those games you mentioned (except the Pokemon pics and Lunar Knights) were already mentioned in there. Of course, I'm sure a mod will come by, and correct me on that. Mouser X out.

[The Damned]

True, but since we have a PS3 thread now, there's presidence.

Also, someone should logicly create a 360 and PSP thread, to create equal coverage for all the systems. After all, it's only fair, right?

[DarkeSword]

Originally Posted by Mouser X

I'm pretty sure there's no DS thread because it was expected that such information would be passed around in the Nintendo thread. Even though it says "Wii" in the topic, I'm pretty sure it's open for discussion of almost all things Nintendo. In fact, all of those games you mentioned (except the Pokemon pics and Lunar Knights) were already mentioned in there. Of course, I'm sure a mod will come by, and correct me on that. Mouser X out.

No, this thread is fine.

You suck for minimodding and ARE BANNED!!!

just kidding ^____________^

HOWEVER! I am going to edit the topic title to conform to my awesome squarebracketformatting.

[KakTheInfected]

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:D

[DarkeSword]

Originally Posted by KakTheInfected

STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX STARFOX.

:D

Let's not abandon intelligent discourse.

[KakTheInfected]

Well, you're a Grumpy Greg.

[Dhsu]

Who wants to bet Cloud is a playable character in Mario Hoops? ;)

[Vyse the Three Eyes]

No mention of Pheonix Wright or Yoshi's Island 2? You get a B+ for effort, but don't neglect some of the best games, son!

[The Damned]

You would rather I mention every single game, and leve nothing for others to contribute? Shame on you, sir. Shame.