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Nintendo DS : turning blue in the face of competition

Crave There's the PSP, the V3, the Ixus 40, and of course the Nintendo's DS, which we break out frequently for manic fruit-chopping sessions in the wonderful Wario Ware. Why, you say, are we still cluttering our pockets with the Nintendo DS now that the...

Tags: nintendo, strategy, ds, pockets

25 April 2005, 9:14

New Nintendo DS: Packing camera and music playback?

Crave Japanese business news outlet Nikkei Net is reporting that Nintendo will release an update to the phenomenally successful DS Lite by the end of this calendar year. Highlights of the handheld console's new features include improved wireless...

Tags: lite, handheld, ds, ds lite

29 September 2008, 9:37

Nintendo: is that a Game Boy in your pocket?

Crave Nintendo's strategy in the face of the imminent PSP launch? Why, release an even smaller version of the Game Boy. We thought the company had all but ditched the Game Boy brand with the launch of the DS, but it seems you just can't keep a 16-year...

Tags: nintendo, console, psp, face

18 May 2005, 10:28

Crave Talk: Nintendo must make a mobile phone

Crave Don't get me wrong -- things are getting better -- but for the love of thumb-tapping, Nintendo must make a mobile phone. Then there are the Sony PSP phone rumours, which if true, could prove a genuine challenge to Nintendo's future portable consoles.

Tags: nintendo, wi fi, mobile phone, gaming

21 November 2007, 11:44

New Super Mario Bros.: Sneak preview

Crave We got our hands on a pre-release copy of the game and a new Nintendo DS Lite (lovingly imported from Japan) to play her by. Mario made his first appearance in 1981's Donkey Kong arcade game. In the years since, Mario has changed professions (from...

Tags: nintendo, force, lite, ds

24 May 2006, 11:14

Sega Mega Drive Handheld: Nostalgia takes a price cut

Crave Love handheld gaming, but can't stand Nintendo? If not, get with the damn programme and buy a Nintendo DS. You're an idiot, but there's still hope for you. Blaze International is flogging a handheld version of the Sega Mega Drive console, complete...

Tags: handheld, nintendo, nintendo ds, console

28 July 2008, 10:55

Action Replay Max DS: cheats sometimes prosper

Crave The Nintendo DS has been out for all of three months, but already you can crack your games wide open thanks to Datel's new Action Replay Max Duo. It gives your DS console an ugly protrusion that makes PSP owners laugh at it even more, but then...

Tags: codes, console, action, nintendo

10 June 2005, 10:40

GP2X: Handheld gaming gets even geekier

Crave There's the PlayStation Portable, the Nintendo DS, the Nokia N-Gage, all sorts of Game Boys, and a clutch of portable media players. It looks like a cross between a PSP and the newly designed Nintendo DS Lite, and allows you to play games, listen...

Tags: arcade, resolution, portable, gaming

16 March 2006, 12:12

Crave Podcast 60: Inside Cali Lewis' geek briefs

Crave In the big six-oh, we dissect the Amazon Kindle, tell you how the Nintendo Wii can help you spot a cheating spouse, and we show you how to get food from the Co-op without handing over any cash. The Trial makes a return with our prosecution and...

Tags: wi fi, nintendo, crave podcast, nintendo wii

23 November 2007, 10:44

FAQ: the next video game consoles?

Crave Previous consoles from piracy-sensitive Nintendo have all introduced proprietary new media formats, so support for current or upcoming DVD formats is unlikely. Nintendo is unlikely to push the $300 barrier in the US with Revolution.

18 April 2005, 18:17

E3: Expect an extravaganza of excitement

Crave The Los Angeles show is traditionally where the usually sociopathic devotees of particular gaming brands -- fanboys -- come together to smell bad, compare acne and declare that "Nintendo totally pwns Sony", "Microsoft is Sony's bee-atch", or...

Tags: sony, gaming, nintendo, consoles

8 May 2006, 7:00

Geek sweets: Satisfy your nerdy candy cravings

Crave In the pack you get a variety of Nintendo characters, including Mario and Donkey Kong, all of which come in a yummy gummy format -- it's-a Mario and he's-a tasty! Featuring some of our favourite Nintendo characters, we managed to munch through the...

26 June 2008, 16:36

E3: Next-gen console scrap kicks off in earnest

Crave Nintendo didn't announce pricing or release dates for the Wii (yes, we're getting used to the silly name now), but is committed to a fourth-quarter 2006 release date. This new control system seems suited for Nintendo's big in-house franchises...

Tags: developers, press, windows vista, gaming

10 May 2006, 16:59

The five best game console controllers of all time

Crave Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemThis exercise in ergonomics is a curvy, multi-coloured, multi-buttoned evolution of the angular NES controller. Nintendo 64This is one of the most important joypads ever produced.

22 May 2007, 11:30

Top ten Apple rumours of all time

Crave What better way to revive the Mac as a games machine than to buy Nintendo's back catalogue and future expertise? The motive behind this story is often nothing more sophisticated than the fact that both Apple and Nintendo have exceptionally faithful...

Tags: return, microsoft windows, surface, processors

27 December 2006, 15:32