The Nintendrone

Days were dim. Time was running slow. Everyone held their breath in 2004 as Nintendo was set to launch their latest

Wii Emulator, "Dolphin" running Wii game, upscaled to 720p.

handheld: the Nintendo DS. A far cry from the traditional Game Boy brand, fans were staring, mouth agape at the wonderment of this bold move. Nintendo reassured them: This is NOT the next Game Boy.

So here we are, years later, and to be honest, I don’t think we can hold them to that. Because the DS picked up steam consistently, through the redesign and relaunch of the DS Lite. And now the DSi. Nintendo has no more reason to continue the Game Boys of old. (Well, here’s to wishing anyways.)
As the Wii launched in November 2006, Nintendo let from their grasp an important piece of information concerning the inner workings of their R&D process. The DS was a test all along. As was the DS Lite. They were testing grounds to see how people would react to a new way of gaming. (Thusly, everyone expected the “Revolution” to have touch screen controls.)

Now we are in the midst of corporate testing once again, it would seem. These tests to reactions in terms of upgrades and the constant barrage of new accessories are giving heed to Nintendo’s master plan:

How would the consumer (you) react if, a la Sega, they simply released an extension to their console? That bridged the gap between theirs and the competition’s power? Well, apparently, you don’t mind much.

More as I learn.

I've been standing here waiting, Mr. Pokemon, sooo patiently for just a letter...

Normally, I would post everything myself, but Serebii works hard for his info and exclusives, so check his site out. (WARNING: THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS)

I am happy to announce that I can exclusively reveal a variety of aspects of Heart Gold & Soul Silver before our coverage begins. Please note, it is possible that the information changes by launch but it is not likely. It’s also probable that we don’t have complete details on the activations of the main details within this update, so it’s best to be cautious. (This corresponds to the legends, starters & misc info) I hope you enjoy this and be sure to come back for our HGSS coverage.

Pokemon Battle Revolution

As with all rumors, take this with a grain of salt and some margherita.

Rumors point to the release of a new Pokemon release for console, slated for, obviously, sometime after the release of the upcoming Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver remakes of Gold/Silver.

There are no details to help speculation further. We do not know if this would be another Pokemon Stadium iteration, or finally a full-blown 3-D Pokemon for consoles.

Signs do point, however, to this being different to past Wii titles. Sorry to say that I cannot speculate as to whether this means it will contain functionality on level with an entirely different platform (rumored: WiiHD) or if it will simply contain features that no other Wii game before it has had.

Personally, I wish it were a Pokemon MMO.

But its nice to wish for things, isn’t it?

With a new major in communications, efforts have not only been revitalized in general, but ramped up in light of this decision. The Nintendrone is now an all-around gamer’s paradise, no longer home to only Nintendo-related news.

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