Posted 9/30/2008 at 9:39:04 AM
 Over the past few days, the internet has run rampant with rumors that Nintendo will announce a new Nintendo DS on Thursday, October 2nd at a scheduled press conference. While it's true that this press conference is going to happen, we strongly believe that there will NOT be a new DS announced, and here's why.
The DS is STILL.SELLING.
Nintendo is not Apple. Nintendo does not lobotomize their products by prematurely releasing new ones. The DS is selling like crazy, and that trend will continue to hold true well through Christmas. This is the most profitable time of the year for electronics and would be a terrible time to announce a new product unless it was already sitting in stockrooms ready to hit shelves. If that were the case, we'd have photos or ads leaked from one of the retail giants by now.
The DS sales are pushed by software.
When it comes to hardware comparisons, there's no doubt that the DS is 2nd in line behind the much superior and more powerful PSP. So why then, is the DS selling so much better? Software of course. Content is king, and the DS has droves of it. As long as publishers keep releasing games that people are interested in, the DS will continue to thrive. Just this holiday season alone, we're expecting well over 100 new titles to be released for the platform, appealing to a wide range of gamers.
It's the holiday season
We touched on this one above, but no company would be dumb enough to announce a new product this close to the holiday season. There's no way that supply could be met, and sales of the previous device would suffer.
The DS is still at it's original MSRP
Before Nintendo bothers to release a new DS, they will undoubtedly drop the price of the DS Lite.. perhaps more than once. When sales slow down at $99, it may be time for a refresh, but probably not before then.
So while we probably won't be seeing a new DS this week(and don't get us wrong, we'd love to be off base on this one.. the rumored features sound great!), we're sure that Nintendo has something up it's sleeve.
Considering the recent rush of quality WiiWare titles and the growth of DLC in titles like Samba de Amigo, Rock Band 2, and Guitar Hero World Tour, we're putting our chips on a Wii storage solution announcement,.. and we'd be surprised if that is even hardware at this point.
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Posted 9/30/2008 at 9:01:02 AM
Just a quick note to let you guys know we tweaked a few items on the site today..
Registration has reopened. It's been down since our server outage.. so if you've been waiting to create an account, now would be a great time to do it!
We've tweaked the New User Guide to better reflect the recent overhaul made to the site. If you're new and unsure how to get the most of the site, you'll definitely want to take a look at it!
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Posted 9/29/2008 at 2:11:20 PM
 Just when we thought that Capcom had given up on making another real Mega Man game, or anything even remotely close to it, they've gone and done this. Mega Man 9 not only revives the classic gameplay style of yester-year, but does so while retaining 8-bit tunes, graphics, and limitations.
The result is an absolutely fantastic game that we can't get enough, if only for our love of oldschool gaming.
Check out these reviews to see why Mega Man 9 currently stands as one of the top ten rated Wii games on the market.
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Posted 9/29/2008 at 8:36:20 AM
Woo hoo! The WiiWare service is officially on a roll. Three weeks in a row now with three certified great games. We're happy to see that the quality of WiiWare games has taken a definite turn in the right direction, and we're super excited to start playing Bomberman Blast! For 10 bucks, we can alrea ..continue reading Download Monday for 9/29/2008: Bomberman arrives on WiiWare!
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Posted 9/28/2008 at 1:27:32 AM
We're back and the show is packed to the gills with all the Nintendo happenings of the past 2 weeks. We have an in depth discussion on Guitar Hero / Rock Band, an absolute TIDAL WAVE of new game coverage, some Zombie talk, and way more.. we can't even list it all so you'll just have to listen. As al ..continue reading NGO Podcast 38: Double Duty
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Posted 9/26/2008 at 10:51:41 AM
Hey there! Long time no see! For those who've forgotten, TGIF Tattoos is a (typically) weekly look at a great(or not-so-great) Nintendo themed tattoo. Why? Because we love tattoos. (and you should too..)
This week's image is quite a mish mash of Mario and Zelda themed items, kind of just thro ..continue reading TGIF Tattoos: Mish mash
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Posted 9/26/2008 at 9:42:59 AM
In probably the most ironic "gaming murder" ever, an unnamed 21 year old German has been arrested for the stabbing death of a 20 year old UK man that helped him run a message board for Advance Wars.
Of course this case has less to do with the game and more to do with the fact that the ..continue reading Advance Wars at center of German murder case
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Posted 9/25/2008 at 11:04:57 AM
 There's no denying that Sonic was, at one point in time, one of the most loved video game characters on the planet. His games were extremely enjoyable in the 16-bit era, but as time marched on the Sonic Team at SEGA seem ..continue reading Sonic Chronicles Review Roundup
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