Rumor has it that Sony refused to buy the site from a registrant in China so the owner cloned Nintendo's site. Hilarious!UPDATE: Looks like the DSi page is down :(. Still it was funny while it was up.
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Sony Now Shilling for Nintendo?
Go to http://www.pspgo.co.uk/ right now and you are in for a delicious treat. The page currently looks like this.
Rumor has it that Sony refused to buy the site from a registrant in China so the owner cloned Nintendo's site. Hilarious!
UPDATE: Looks like the DSi page is down :(. Still it was funny while it was up.
Rumor has it that Sony refused to buy the site from a registrant in China so the owner cloned Nintendo's site. Hilarious!UPDATE: Looks like the DSi page is down :(. Still it was funny while it was up.
Zero Punctuation Reviews GTA Chinatown Wars.
Zero Punctuation does hilarious and somewhat foul video reviews. Check out the review for GTA Chinatown Wars.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/657-Grand-Theft-Auto-Chinatown-Wars
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/657-Grand-Theft-Auto-Chinatown-Wars
High Dynamic Range Lying DSi review
I have not seen many compelling reasons to get a DSi, It does have slightly larger screens which I like but other then that it seems like not a big enough difference to write home about. Nayan Ramachandran over at High Dynamic Range Lying feels a bit different and offers a few reasons that the Dsi has more to offer then the DS. Check out the full story at the link.
http://www.hdrlying.com/imported-data/2009/1/15/nintendo-dsi-artstyle-aquario-and-made-in-wario.html
http://www.hdrlying.com/imported-data/2009/1/15/nintendo-dsi-artstyle-aquario-and-made-in-wario.html
Ghostwire... I guess ghosts are the new zombies?
It looks like people are at least trying new things with the DSi hardware although this just seems a bit silly... Silly but kind of cool in a spooky campy way.
Definitive Gameboy Timeline.
I published a brief handheld gaming timeline quite a while ago but it does not begin to compare to the less inclusive but very slick timeline at Gizmodo. Check it out at the link. http://gizmodo.com/5222211/the-definitive-game-boy-timeline
Here is the less impressive, slightly updated, and more inclusive timeline from i am handheld.
1979
Milton Bradley releases the first cartridge-based handheld video game system MicroVision. Nothing much happens in portable gaming for the next 10 years.
1989
Nintendo releases the Game Boy system. It's boxy has a lousy screen and is ugly as hell but everyone loves it.
Tetris is arguably the most important handheld game ever. It is released for the Game boy which sells like crazy.
Atari Lynx is the first color handheld video game system but it does not have Tetris and eats batteries. System will hang around for years wishing it found Tetris first.
1990
Sega releases the Game Gear in Japan.
Turbo Express is released which plays TG 16 carts.
1991
Europe and US get Game Gear.
Japan gets Parodius on the Gameboy, while US gets boring old R-Type.
1992
Watura Supervision is released along with games like Recycle Design and, Untouchable which perfectly describe the game system.
25 million Gameboys have been sold.
1993
Mega Duck & Cougar Boy game systems are released in Europe. US suffers from never receiving these systems.
Zelda first appears on a handheld.
1994
94 is a slow year in handheld gaming due to "Grunge". Only game released is "Stop That Roach!" on the Gameboy.
1995
Nintendo releases Virtual Boy. It's totally 3D! Gamers develop a collective migraine.
Game Axe is released which is a pirate handheld Famicom player. Thanks to NES on a chip technology spawns many imitators.
Sega Nomad released. Genesis heads now have excuse to lug their Genesis cartridge collection around with them. System only fits in duffle bags.
1996
Neo Geo Pocket is released in awesome black and white!
1997
Tiger Electronics releases game.com. Someone better have gotten fired!
Sega stops supporting Game Gear format.
1998
Nintendo releases Game Boy Color.
Sony PocketStation is a mem card and a portable game!
Pokemon invade the Gameboy and millions of parents have no idea what the hell their children are talking about.
Games are still being released for the Lynx. Lynx users are like "In your face Nintendo!"
1999
SNK totally copies Nintendo and releases Neo-Geo Pocket Color. Metal slug now fits in your pocket as well as some awesome fighting games.
2000
Wonderswan is released. A couple nerds want it to come out in the US but nobody cares about their needs.
Majesco re-releases the Game Gear. It is called Game Gear Core System.
Neo Geo Pocket releases another Metal slug game then gives up when GBA appears on the horizon.
2001
Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance handheld system.
Advance Wars, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, F-Zero, and others are released for GBA. GBA is looking good.
GP32 is released, only a few nerds care. Homebrewers rock.
2002
Wonderswan Crystal is even more beautiful than it’s predecessor. It has a great library of RPGs but all are in japanesse.
GBA gets Zelda and Metroid, bathes in the blood of defeated game systems.
2003
Nokia releases the N-Gage It’s a phone and a game system. Casual gamers don't care. Hardcore gamers care even less.
Puzzle Bobble VS is releases for N-Gage. This game should be impossible to do a bad version of but somehow manages to get an average score of 22%.
Tapwave releases the Zodiac, it's a PDA made for games.
Timetap releases Gameking, China throws a party.
Game Theory Admiral is released which plays famicom games. Nintendo does not seem to care.
Nintendo counters with GBA SP and all the other systems fail.
2004
N-Gage QD is released and still sucks, just not as badly, not nearly as bad as the Gizmondo which would have almost been ok if it was a cell phone and is released next year.
Leisure Suit Larry: Pocket Party is cancled. This is possibly the final nail in the failing N-Gage's coffin. The world breathes a sigh of relief as a game called "Pocket Party" will not be played in public.
Wonderswan stops getting games. Still none in English.
Nintendo releases the Nintendo DS, and Pokemon Mini. This duel strike knocks all other mo-fos out.
2005
Sony releases PSP and handhelds are finally legitimized.
Gizmondo is released, Sticky Balls makes gamers snicker, Colors is canceled and Erickson crashes his Enzo. The End!
EZ Mini is released.
Also released is the GP2X which makes the GP32 nerds screamgasm with delight.
Nintendo can't stop itself and releases a lite version of the GBA SP, and Gameboy micro.
2006
The Nintendo DS Lite ups the sex appeal of Nintendo. Handheld games have officially exploded. Girls, casual gamers, your parents, and jocks officially play video games and carry them around in their pockets.
OneStation brings probably illegal games to savy importers at low prices.
2007
PlayStation Portable Slim & Lite are released.
iPhone releases.
2008
Pandora is scheduled to release but does not.
2009
DSi is released, PSP Go is announced, Wiz and Dingoo are released, Pandora looks more like vaporware.
Here is the less impressive, slightly updated, and more inclusive timeline from i am handheld.
1979
Milton Bradley releases the first cartridge-based handheld video game system MicroVision. Nothing much happens in portable gaming for the next 10 years.
1989
Nintendo releases the Game Boy system. It's boxy has a lousy screen and is ugly as hell but everyone loves it.
Tetris is arguably the most important handheld game ever. It is released for the Game boy which sells like crazy.
Atari Lynx is the first color handheld video game system but it does not have Tetris and eats batteries. System will hang around for years wishing it found Tetris first.
1990
Sega releases the Game Gear in Japan.
Turbo Express is released which plays TG 16 carts.
1991
Europe and US get Game Gear.
Japan gets Parodius on the Gameboy, while US gets boring old R-Type.
1992
Watura Supervision is released along with games like Recycle Design and, Untouchable which perfectly describe the game system.
25 million Gameboys have been sold.
1993
Mega Duck & Cougar Boy game systems are released in Europe. US suffers from never receiving these systems.
Zelda first appears on a handheld.
1994
94 is a slow year in handheld gaming due to "Grunge". Only game released is "Stop That Roach!" on the Gameboy.
1995
Nintendo releases Virtual Boy. It's totally 3D! Gamers develop a collective migraine.
Game Axe is released which is a pirate handheld Famicom player. Thanks to NES on a chip technology spawns many imitators.
Sega Nomad released. Genesis heads now have excuse to lug their Genesis cartridge collection around with them. System only fits in duffle bags.
1996
Neo Geo Pocket is released in awesome black and white!
1997
Tiger Electronics releases game.com. Someone better have gotten fired!
Sega stops supporting Game Gear format.
1998
Nintendo releases Game Boy Color.
Sony PocketStation is a mem card and a portable game!
Pokemon invade the Gameboy and millions of parents have no idea what the hell their children are talking about.
Games are still being released for the Lynx. Lynx users are like "In your face Nintendo!"
1999
SNK totally copies Nintendo and releases Neo-Geo Pocket Color. Metal slug now fits in your pocket as well as some awesome fighting games.
2000
Wonderswan is released. A couple nerds want it to come out in the US but nobody cares about their needs.
Majesco re-releases the Game Gear. It is called Game Gear Core System.
Neo Geo Pocket releases another Metal slug game then gives up when GBA appears on the horizon.
2001
Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance handheld system.
Advance Wars, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, F-Zero, and others are released for GBA. GBA is looking good.
GP32 is released, only a few nerds care. Homebrewers rock.
2002
Wonderswan Crystal is even more beautiful than it’s predecessor. It has a great library of RPGs but all are in japanesse.
GBA gets Zelda and Metroid, bathes in the blood of defeated game systems.
2003
Nokia releases the N-Gage It’s a phone and a game system. Casual gamers don't care. Hardcore gamers care even less.
Puzzle Bobble VS is releases for N-Gage. This game should be impossible to do a bad version of but somehow manages to get an average score of 22%.
Tapwave releases the Zodiac, it's a PDA made for games.
Timetap releases Gameking, China throws a party.
Game Theory Admiral is released which plays famicom games. Nintendo does not seem to care.
Nintendo counters with GBA SP and all the other systems fail.
2004
N-Gage QD is released and still sucks, just not as badly, not nearly as bad as the Gizmondo which would have almost been ok if it was a cell phone and is released next year.
Leisure Suit Larry: Pocket Party is cancled. This is possibly the final nail in the failing N-Gage's coffin. The world breathes a sigh of relief as a game called "Pocket Party" will not be played in public.
Wonderswan stops getting games. Still none in English.
Nintendo releases the Nintendo DS, and Pokemon Mini. This duel strike knocks all other mo-fos out.
2005
Sony releases PSP and handhelds are finally legitimized.
Gizmondo is released, Sticky Balls makes gamers snicker, Colors is canceled and Erickson crashes his Enzo. The End!
EZ Mini is released.
Also released is the GP2X which makes the GP32 nerds screamgasm with delight.
Nintendo can't stop itself and releases a lite version of the GBA SP, and Gameboy micro.
2006
The Nintendo DS Lite ups the sex appeal of Nintendo. Handheld games have officially exploded. Girls, casual gamers, your parents, and jocks officially play video games and carry them around in their pockets.
OneStation brings probably illegal games to savy importers at low prices.
2007
PlayStation Portable Slim & Lite are released.
iPhone releases.
2008
Pandora is scheduled to release but does not.
2009
DSi is released, PSP Go is announced, Wiz and Dingoo are released, Pandora looks more like vaporware.
Handheld Gaming in the Future.
Nintendo is releasing a new version of the DS called the DSi. The unit is presumably being called the DSi for two reasons. First it is as close as Nintendo would dare to get to naming their machine the iDS. Secondly it has two cameras--get it, DS eye? The camera on the outside of the DSi will be a reasonable 3 megapixels, with the second camera that points at the user weighing in at 0.3 megapixels. The DSi will be 12% thinner than the existing model with two slightly larger screens. It will have built-in memory and a SD memory-card slot to play songs, store photos, and play games downloaded from the Nintendo store. Unfortunately the DSi will no longer play GBA titles. Also, all information seems to indicate that the system will have essentially the same processing power and functionality outside of the addition of the cameras. The DSi will go on sale in
More adventurous gamers might want to order the Pandora http://openpandora.org/ a Linux-based handheld gaming device. The Pandora is about the same size of a DS Lite and has a similar clamshell design on the outside. Inside the Pandora is quite different. The Pandora has an awesome set of features: WiFi, USB, a 4.3-inch 800x480 touch-screen, lithium-ion battery, QWERTY keyboard, a directional pad, and two analog nubs. It aims to be “the most powerful handheld in the world both in terms of raw CPU power and 3D graphics capability.” With a TI OMAP3530 with PowerVR SGX GPU processor and 128MB DDR SDRAM and 256MB internal flash memory this may be true. In layman’s terms the system should be about as powerful as a Nintendo Gamecube and due to its open source nature will invariably be the home to Nintendo 64 and PS1 emulation. The unit retails for $329.99 but is already sold out for preorders and no new units will be available until 2009. Cautious gamers might want to take a wait and see approach. Truly lunatic gamers will want to not only buy a Pandora but also pick up the Wiz.
The Wiz http://www.gp2xstore.com/ is another Linux based game system. The details are also quite interesting: a 533MHZ Arm 9 processor with 3D acceleration, 64MB of Ram, 1GB internal memory, USB, a SD card slot, a 2000mAh Lithium Polymer battery and a touchscreen. The Wiz does not appear to be nearly as capable a device as Pandora but should be quite capable of emulation up to the Super Nintendo and possibly the PS1. It is a direct predecessor of the very capable GP2X and, besides a rather questionable looking dual directional pad set of controls on the front of the unit, it should be very nice. Not too much information is available even though it is available for preorder right now for $179.99.
Owners of the PSP or DS certainly don’t need to rush out and get any of these units however it is really cool to see both the Big N and some smaller companies keeping handheld gaming moving forward with serious interesting new systems aimed at all different types of consumers. I hope that consumers step up and support this type of innovation to advance the fringes of what portable gaming has to offer. Hopefully I’ll be able to get my hands on the units in the future for full reviews. Until then, happy gaming!
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