The Super Soldiers

Retailer, GameStop, has announced that they will be giving away free “Deoxys” as a download to owners of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl this month. These downloads will be available in store over the weekends on the following days: June 20th, 21st, 22nd, 27th, 28th, and 29th. On these days, people can bring in their Nintendo DS’ with a copy of their game and download the Pokemon free. For full details, you may read the press release after the jump.

[ Kotaku ]
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PRESS RELEASE — Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) has announced that Need for Speed™ ProStreet will hit stores in North America on October 31 and across Europe on November 1, 2007. In Need for Speed ProStreet, you have to build the ultimate battle machine, take it to multi-disciplinary showdowns and pit your skills and reputation against the world’s best street racers. This is your chance to prove that you have what it takes to be crowned the next street king.

“The Need for Speed franchise has always been on the cutting edge of car culture,” said Executive Producer, Larry LaPierre. “Street racing is getting more organized and Need for Speed ProStreet is our interpretation of where we anticipate the culture to be in three to five years. We’re delivering on the ultimate proving ground, bringing you out of your neighborhood back alleys and on to the world stage. This is a next-gen game, packed with the raw intensity and visceral aggression that defines street racing at the highest level.”
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SEGA® of America Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today revealed details regarding the development of the video game adaptation of the highly anticipated theatrical release, The Golden Compass, based on the first book in the award-winning trilogy, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. The game is being developed for multiple platforms and will ship in fall 2007, just prior to the opening of the New Line Cinema motion picture on December 7, 2007. Featuring pivotal environments from the movie, the vivid characters are brought to interactive life, featuring the likenesses of the movie’s impressive cast, which includes Daniel Craig as Lord Asriel and newcomer Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra Belacqua.
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“Our development team has worked incredibly hard to deliver what we believe is the next generation standard for baseball video games,” said Greg Thomas, president of Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio. “Baseball is a sport comprised of passionate fans who expect all the details to be spot-on, and with Major League Baseball 2K7, I believe that even the most pure of baseball purists will be pleased with what we’re giving them.”
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PRESS RELEASE — THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced Juiced(TM) 2: Hot Import Nights(TM) (HIN), the next installment in the highly successful original franchise from internal studio Juice Games. Featuring unparalleled vehicle customization, an adrenaline packed drift racing experience and ultra-realistic “Driver DNA,” Juiced 2: HIN is the only game that allows players to showcase their skills at Hot Import Nights events. Juiced 2: HIN is expected to make its next-generation debut on the Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft(R) and PLAYSTATION(R)3 and will also be available for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system, Nintendo DS(TM) and Windows PC this fall.

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For years, Midway has entertained millions of arcade-goers and barflies with its touch-screen trivia and casual games. Now the company is compiling many of those games into a title for the only touch-sensitive portable on the market, the Nintendo DS. Though not yet rated, the game is due out this summer.

Titled Touchmaster DS, the game will feature 23 “classic” games from the full-sized touch-screen machines. Besides the trivia challenges, which have settled countless bar bets nationwide, the compilation will include a variety of card games, including the world’s most prevalent time-waster, solitaire. Also included are mahjong, several puzzle games (including Gem Slide), and a simple basketball game called Hot Hoops–a title Midway went as far as to trademark.

All games included in Touchmaster DS will take advantage of the DS’s touch-sensitive screen and stylus. Touchmaster DS will also use the handheld’s Wi-Fi connection to let players log onto the Midway Tournament Network, which will list high scores and daily rankings and will host tournaments sometime in the future.

Slime is no longer the only Square Enix mascot on the DS. Square Enix has announced plans to bring one of its Final Fantasy mascot characters to the platform for an all new, original title called Chocobo and the Magic Picture Book (Chocobo to Mahou no Ehon in Japanese).
Final Fantasy’s Chocobo characters are the stars of this mysterious new title. The game focuses on a Chocobo who lives on a Chocobo Farm, and his care taker, Shiroma. Shiroma serves as the navigator through your adventure, which will reportedly feature cameos from other Final Fantasy characters.
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Nintendo is once again king of the portable gaming market. As of today, Nintendo has announced that over 21 million DS units have been sold worldwide. The Big N calculates the rate of sales to be approximately 23 systems per minute since launch date (non-stop).

With classic title characters returning to the DS such as Star Fox in Star Fox Command and Mario along with DK in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2 coming in the not-to-far-distant-future, Nintendo’s hold on the portable market will not be easily relinquished anytime in the near-future.

“We’re thrilled to be announcing this milestone today,” says George Harrison, Nintendo of America’s Senior V.P. of Marketing and Corporate Communications.

“Especially since Nintendo DS was North America’s top-selling video game system of any type in June. We attribute this success to Nintendo’s overall strategy of offering something for everyone — from five-year-olds caring for their Nintendogs to 65-year-olds tuning their mental agility with Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day.”

Thanks to KrazyGamers for the head’s-up to this story.

Today, the Big N unveiled some upcoming games heading to the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance later this year. Yes the Game Boy Advance is indeed still alive and will be getting Final Fantasy V Advance on November 6.

The releases all of you DS users will be seeing include Yoshi’s Island 2, Children of Mana, and Nintendogs (Dalmations), to name a few. Full details can be seen below.

Oct. 9: Clubhouse Games(TM)
Oct. 16: Nintendogs(TM) (Dalmatian)
Oct. 23: Magical Starsign(TM)
Oct. 30: Pokemon(R) Ranger
Oct. 30: Children of Mana(R)
Nov. 6: Elite Beat Agents(TM)
Nov. 13: Yoshi’s Island(TM) 2
Dec. 4: Custom Robo(TM) Arena
Dec. 4: Kirby(TM) Squeak Squad

Thanks to KrazyGamers for the heads-up.

The Super Soldiers previously brought you the story on cracks developing on the left hinge of the DS Lite. Various other gaming sites were reporting on whether or not Nintendo would be charging $50 dollars to fix the crack.

Nintendo went on the record to let people know. The crack developing in the DS lite is extremely isolated (1 in every 5,000 or 0.0002% of total DS Lites) and is not detrimental to gameplay so it would be a waste of Nintendo’s time to recall and repair all of them. However, for those wishing to have a cosmetic repair on their DS Lite, it would come at a cost of $50. Of course this may be a bad PR move on their part but the fact of the matter is, according to Nintendo, that the crack does not affect gameplay. So if anyone wishes to have their DS Lite repaired, just ask yourself first, is it really worth $50…

Once again, for reference purposes, Nintendo of America encourages anyone with questions to contact them at: 1-800-255-3700.