Pheonic Informant

Yeah! The number one reason I was happy for Naruto crossing the border was the fact that this would mean video games! And in case you don't know, Naruto: COF 2 is an awesome game! Think Super Smash Brothers mixed with your standard face-to-face fighter, add some anime-inspired cel-shaded graphics, and then add the craziest in-your-face specail moves ever. There you go.

See the article here, and if you want import it (they have COF 3 in Japan), try here. FYI, Naruto: COF 3 is one of the most imported games ever.

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I f**king hate my F**king teacher, Mrs. Farrel. NOw I can be a f**king accepting person, but f**king Miss Farrel is a f**king b***h who f**king f**ks a stick. As you can tell, I am f**king mad. Plus, I wanted to do some sort of rant.

Ah, that feels better. In any case, she's up there with bas***ds like two other teachers... and Sony.

The adapter allowing DS players to play online has been revealed! Looks simple enough, and I've heard it's just as easy to use. Did Nintendo announce this? Or did it get leaked?

Up next: Square Enix News

A huuge amount of screenshots from future DS games has just surfaced. Check out this thread, for all of the screenshots! The above screenshots are from Xenosaga I and II, and Custom Robo DS.

On the page, the poster -GCX- shows some scans from a japanese magazine talking about Animal Crossing : Wild World, and Metroid: Hunters. This follows with some screenshots, some from games I hadn't heard about yet!

These include:
-Children of Mana
-Kaitou Wario
-Mario Basket 3 vs 3 (with Wi-Fi Play!)
-Custom Robo
-Stafy 4
-Tingle RPG (yes, that Tingle)
-Tenchu DS
-Uncharted Waters
-Mario Kart DS
-Magical Vacation II

To save room, I'll save the news about Square Enix DS games, and Nintendo Wifi for two other posts.

The list is a bit old, but it lists all the good games coming out soon. Don't sue me if it's wrong.

Nintendo DS:
Aug. 22: Advance Wars: Dual Strike from Nintendo
Aug. 22: Nintendogs from Nintendo
Aug. 23: Pac n' Roll from Namco
August: Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour from Konami
Sept. 19: Tak: The Great Juju Challenge from THQ
Sept. 26: Trace Memory from Nintendo
September: Lunar Dragon Song from Ubisoft
September: Ultimate Spider-Man from Activision
Oct. 17: Scooby-Doo! Unmasked from THQ
Oct. 24: Metroid Prime Pinball from Nintendo
Oct. 24: Real Time Conflict: Shogun Empires from Namco
October: Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects from Electronic Arts
October: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney from Capcom
October: Texas Hold 'Em from Majesco
October: Trauma Center: Under the Knife from Atlus
Nov. 1: SeaWorld: Shamu's Big Adventure from Activision
Nov. 1: The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer from THQ
Nov. 7: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger from THQ
Nov. 9: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire from Electronic Arts
Nov. 14: Mario Kart DS from Nintendo
Nov. 28: Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time from Nintendo
November: Disney's Kim Possible: Kimmunicator from Buena Vista Games
November: Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 from Atari
November: King Kong from Ubisoft
November: Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team from Capcom
November: Need for Speed: Most Wanted from Electronic Arts
November: Pac-Man World 3 from Namco
November: SBK: Snowboard Kids DS from Atlus
November: Sonic Rush from Sega
November: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
from Buena Vista Games
November: Viewtiful Joe Double Trouble from Capcom
Dec. 5: Animal Crossing from Nintendo
December: Golden Nugget Casino from Majesco
December: Ultimate Card Games from Telegames
Fall: ATV: Quad Frenzy from Majesco
Fall: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow from Konami
Fall: Dig Dug Digging Strike from Namco
Fall: Dragon Booster from Konami
Fall: Frogger: Helmet Chaos from Konami
Fall: Shrek SuperSlam from Activision
Fall: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare from Konami
Fall: The Sims 2 from Electronic Arts
Fall: Tony Hawk (working title) from Activision
Fall: Zoo Tycoon from THQ
Q4: Blades of Thunder 2 from Summitsoft
Q4: Mini RC Rally from Summitsoft
Q4: Texas Hold 'Em Poker Pack from Summitsoft
January: Age of Empires: The Age of Kings from Majesco
January: Bust-A-Move from Majesco
January: Guilty Gear Dust Strikers from Majesco
Q1 2006: Dynasty Warriors (working title) from Koei
Q1 2006: Metroid Prime Hunters from Nintendo
Q1 2006: Ultimate Brain Games from Telegames
Early 2006: Nicktoons Unite! from THQ

This also shows that Nintendo Wifi will be up on November 14th.

Note: From DS Update

Well, now three english episodes of Naruto have aired, and it has remained relativly loyal to the original (viz does a nice job of these things). Some things have been changed (no more massive nosebleeds from the sexy jitsu, and Naruto/Sasuke kiss isn't litearly shown, which may be for the best.) Other things differ from other translations (it's the shadow clone jitsu in the anime, but it's the art of the shadow doppelganger in the manga. Also, I took a while to get used to Naruto's voice, and they didn't keep the same opening sequence (though I did hate the song, ROCKS)), but it's all really minor.

HOWEVER...

I hate his new catchphrase. It first surfaced in the first episode, when Naruto tells his dream to be Hokage to Iruka ("Everyone... will look up to me! Believe it!"), but I thought nothing of it. Then it hit me this would go on as he said it about two or three times in the Konohamaru episode ("You want to be a ninja? Then Believe it!), which seem really clipped in and out of place. Yet again it appeared once in the last episode (don't remember what context it was in though).

Hopefully, this stops after a while, but if it doesn't, I'll still watch it. I love the Naruto manga, so I'll watch the anime.

(For all your Naruto needs, check out Naruto Chuushin.)

Wooo!! They made a game!

To explain, there is manga (soon to be anime) made by CLAMP (famous for such manga as X and Cardcaptor Sakura) called Tsubasa: Resevoir Chronicles. It is cross over manga, including Syaoran (Lee in the English Anime of Cardcaptors) as the main character, and Sakura (also crossed-over from Cardcaptor Sakura) as the princess of Clow (For more, check a bookstore or someone who specailizes in manga.). Note: the two are featured on the cover of the game.

In any case, I would love to own this game (seeing how the DS is not region-locked), but I can't find a way to import yet (I don't have a credit card, I would have done the same for Naruto 3 and Jump Superstars). In any case, from the japanese Nintendo site the screenshots seem to show an RPG (which I love). It looks like you fight Fai and Chi(0_o I suppose he's the most likely to be evil). I do wonder what attacks Sakura would have (healing? special "wing" attacks that you power up or gain when you get another feather?).

Can someone translate the nintendo page?

UPDATE: I ran the site through the BableFish translator, and loosly translated it. It is a card-based RPG... Comes out Oct. 27th, for 5,229 yen, and up to two people can play.

Well, well. I being slightly skeptic on how others can be (Note: People who call themselves "hardcore" or "traditional" gamers (Side Note: Who takes a video game seriously?!) would accept it, but obviously people like! Nintendo sure has the knowledge to pull this off (and the gall!)

Heh, I just wanted to put this somewhere.