Super Mario Bros. Sound Board!

Alright, who can recreate the first level with this sound board?

Check it out here.

DS Lite video

Go here to check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/w/DS-Lite-CG?v=VAlESOK37n8&eurl=

Ok, this thing looks significantly smaller, lighter, and cooler. I wish there was a video showing the brightness comparison with the older obese DS. I guess we can expect the difference to be like the GBA SP of old, compared to the newer model.

Once this baby hits our shores in the USA, I fully expect the DS to retail for $99 and this newer unit to go for $129.99. Or...they could just totally replace the obese DS's with the newer ones and keep the price the same. Either way...I'm in for one. Who's with me?

Nintendo announces DS Lite

Finally, Nintendo admits to a newly redesigned DS. Its redesigned to be slimmer with a brighter screen and will be called the DS Lite. Great, cause I've been very jealous of what they've done to the GBA SP with the brighter screen. Very cool.

Perhaps now they can finally make it compatible with the Revolution straight out of the box. I think this is a no brainer. Great for playing classic games on the Revolution. Maybe even stream Gameboy Advance and DS games to the Revolution so that it'll be played on the big screen TV's while controlling it on your actual GB device. I wish I worked for Nintendo...so many ideas are going to waste right now.

Its been a while since I've posted. But as you die hard fans probably already know, Nintendo's Revolution is expected to be under $300. That could mean $299.99 for all we know. Many are predicting either $200, $250, or $299. I'm thinking $250 is more likely.

Also, there seems to be confirmation that the system will hit before Turkey day this year. Sounds like Nintendo was forced to release it by then in order to get support from retailers.

The best thing Nintendo can do to ensure a successful launch is to have some killer must have type of games, and ensure they don't pull a Sony or Microsoft and have a hardware shortage. I think they really need to explore having the Nintendo DS as a compatible controller right out of the box for all of their games. This will further entice Nintendo fan boys to get the Revolution.

Sega to archive classic games on Revolution?

Did anyone else read the Joystiq.com article on how Sega is very intrigued with Nintendo's idea of offering old school games on the Revolution? If somehow Nintendo could convince Sega to use the Revolution as a platform to host all of their classic games from the Master system and possibly the Genesis, then I think that is truly the kind of firepower that Nintendo can use to not only compete with the big boys, but even win the next gen systems war.

I thankfully missed out on the chance to purchase a Xbox360 a few weeks ago. At this point, I don't even want it. There are no games that I'm aching to play. The PS3 sounds interesting...but if the Revolution isn't too far behind, I'd definitely jump all over that.

Regardless of what new games are available at launch or soon after launch for the Revolution, I'd still be psyched to play old school classic Nintendo and SMS games! Here's some of the games I'd love to be able to play:

NES:
River City Ransom
Tengen Tetris
SMB (all of them)
Ice Climber
Excite Bike
Zelda series
Final Fantasy 1
Contra
TMNT 2
Jackal
Kung Fu Heroes
Metroid

SMS:
Great Volleyball
Alex Kidd series
Double Dragon (This is the 2 player co-op version!)
Shinobi
Out Run
Phantasy Star 1

There's more, I'm sure. This is all I can think of in an instance. What are some of the older games that you'd like to play? Lets hope Nintendo gets this done. This is definitely not as impossible to get done as it would've been back when Sega and Nintendo were competing in the hardware wars (the good'ole days!).

Lockdown mode confirmed for Revolution

As we've seen with televisions, the next gen videogame systems will also feature some sort of parental lockout options to prevent kids from playing games when they're not supposed to. I have no feelings about this feature since I'm an adult and do as I wish. However, I do see the trend of more and more cutting edge toys offering the option of locking out itself. The next Windows operating system, Windows Vista is said to have that sort of thing built in as well. All I have to say about this is....Whatever. No biggie to me. Hope this feature doesn't affect any of you!

Nintendo DS as Revolution controller

Here's an idea. How about using the Nintendo DS as a wireless controller option for the Revolution? think about it. It already has a screen and its wifi compatible so its wireless as well. Imagine the possibilities. Remember the Dreamcast with the VMU with displays? Remember the Gameboy Advance as a controller for Final Fantasy on the Gamecube?

This can work. Its up to Nintendo to make it happen. If anything, make it an option to buying another controller. Imagine multiplayer games with 4 people waving those remote control wands around the air....you'd need to give each person a 5 foot perimeter to work their magic. This is great. Lets hope it happens!