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Beat Our Caption, Win a Nintendo DS Lite and N+!

Posted 10/07/2008 1:43 PM by Gerasimos Manolatos

Filed under: Beat This Caption, Contest, DS, N+, Nintendo

"I think grandma's hit her end-life crisis."

Think you can do better? Well, then we dare you to prove it. Leave your cleverest, awesomest caption in our comments section below or hit our Beat This Caption page for our totally official submission form and rules. The winner gets this:

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Grand Prize: a Nintendo DS Lite, a copy of N+ and some N+ swag

Runner up: a copy of N+ and some N+ swag

Make sure you're still over 18 years old before entering. Contest is only open to U.S. residents. The winner will be announced the week of October 13!

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Four Things We Don't Want From Nintendo in 2008

Posted 07/15/2008 4:26 PM by Gerry

Filed under: DS, E3 2008, First Look, Nintendo, Wii

Being top dog often means getting lazy, sloppy, maybe not strive for the prize, so to speak. That's our reaction after Nintendo's lackluster showing at E3 this year. While the Wii is selling like hotcakes (200K a week, 700K monthly), it's the software that eventually makes the day. Unfortunately, we're in for some pretty crappy days. The lowlights (or if you prefer, the highlights):

DO NOT WANT

WII MOTION PLUS Here's what Nintendo's announcement of a WiiMote attachment should've sounded like: "Hey, our original controller kinda sucked, so here's more add-ons to maybe make it better. No it won't be free—you have to buy our other games to get it."

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Four Things We Can't Wait For From Nintendo in 2008

Posted 07/15/2008 1:51 PM by Gerry

Filed under: DS, E3 2008, First Look, Nintendo, Wii

With Nintendo's turn at announcing the rest of their 2008 lineup, they seemed to be satisfied with simply proclaiming themselves the victors of the past year (which they are, sort of). They've sold the most hardware in terms of units (Wii sold at a rate of 200K a week and 700K monthly) and have seemingly garnered much of the mainstream press with software/hardware like Wii Fit and Wii Sports. So it wasn't much of a surprise to see them roll out much of the same, most notably Wii Music and Wii Sports Resort. Are we to be impressed? Read below for the highlights (or if you prefer, the lowlights):

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GRAND THEFT AUTO: CHINATOWN WARS Sell $500 million in software your first week and you think you own the world eh? Well, we don't blame Rockstar for whipping up another iteration of the popular series. The Wii and the DS missed out on all of the GTA IV hoopla, so the game company is obviously trying to reach an untapped audience. And yes, hardcore gamers should get really excited about it too. We don't know why yet, but GET EXCITED NOW!

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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Invades the DS This Winter

Posted 07/15/2008 1:10 PM by Gerry

Filed under: DS, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Nintendo, Rockstar

Just announced at the Nintendo E3 media briefing is Rockstar's latest attempt at bringing urban environments to their knees, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Little else has been announced regarding the game, except that it will feature new characters, will incorporate the series' open-world gameplay, and that it will be arriving on the Nintendo DS in North America and Europe this winter. For now, just stare at the lovely graphic at the top here.

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E3 = Exciting Extravaganza of Excitement

Posted 07/14/2008 8:06 AM by E3 = Exciting Extravaganza of Excitement

Filed under: DS, E3, Gaming News, Microsoft, Nintendo, Ps2, Ps3, PSN, PSP, Sony, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

The E3 Media & Business Summit starts up today, which only means there will be an explosion of gaming news this week. We're expecting some big news from the Big Three (Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo), and we'll be trying to make sense of it all for you. In case you haven't checked it yet, here's the full speaking line-up for the week:

E3 Press Conference Schedule (all times in PST)
Monday, July 14, 2008