Nintendo DS

June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Quick -- which weighs more, three snails or a ladybug? How much is seven plus nine plus four? And was that sequence of sounds you just heard baby-baby-girl or girl-baby-baby?

Nintendo's new Big Brain Academy challenges players with a series of wacky mental tests in areas such as thinking, memorization, computation, analysis and identification. Players complete as many of these tasks as possible in 60 seconds as the difficulty level rises. Big Brain Academy, the second installment in Nintendo's wildly popular brain-training series, launched June 5 exclusively for Nintendo DS. Read more

June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nintendo World store in New York became the site of a feeding frenzy of video game fans late Saturday as the first Nintendo DS Lite systems went on sale. The lighter, brighter versions of Nintendo DS attracted hundreds of loyal Nintendo fans, including some who lined up as early as noon on Saturday to buy the system, which went on sale at the stroke of midnight early Sunday morning. One hard- core fan even left a wedding party early and joined the line still wearing his tuxedo. Read more

May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Millions of people around the world already enjoy playing Nintendo DS, and the system's future looks even brighter. On June 11, Nintendo DS Lite joins Nintendo's video game family when it launches in the Americas. The lighter, brighter version of the hot-selling Nintendo DS is expected to be priced as low as $129.99 at retailers throughout the United States. The inaugural color is an elegant Polar White with a raised DS logo on the cover. Read more

May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivendi Games' Sierra Entertainment has announced the development of Crash Boom Bang!, an exciting, humorous game that will allow players to roll the dice and dive into one of 40 action-oriented, outrageously funny, multiplayer mini-games, as they communicate with and bet against opponents through the never-before-seen "Touch Panel Communication" in-game feature. Developed by critically-acclaimed Japanese developer Dimps, Crash Boom Bang! will be available exclusively for the Nintendo DS system in October 2006. Read more

April 28, 2006-Video Game publisher Mastiff today announced that Paramount Pictures' Top Gun for Nintendo DS, under license from Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products, has shipped to retail. An action-packed tribute to the blockbuster movie hit of 1986, Top Gun takes advantage of the unique Nintendo DS interface for high octane mastery of the sky.

Top Gun for Nintendo DS takes a look at the danger and excitement that awaits every pilot at the Navy's prestigious fighter weapons school. Top Gun players enter as rookie pilots, selected along with a handful of other pilots for elite training at the US Navy's Fighter Weapons School. To become the best fighter pilot in the world players must to go head to head with the best of enemy fighter pilots. Read more

Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Majesco Entertainment Company today announced MechAssault: Phantom War for the Nintendo DS will ship to stores later this year. The first handheld installment of the critically acclaimed series, MechAssault: Phantom War features popular franchise elements while utilizing the Nintendo DS touch screen to deliver a new level of control and maneuverability.

February 15, 2006 - One of the most successful game franchises for Windows PC comes to the Nintendo DS handheld system as Majesco Entertainment Company ships Age of Empires: The Age of Kings. The standard-bearer for real-time strategy games on the Windows platform, Ensemble Studios' Age of Empires property has sold more than 16 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling PC franchises of all time. Age of Read more

Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The video games industry's "story of the year" for 2005 is growing even more compelling early in 2006, as Nintendo today announced major new initiatives for its hot-selling Nintendo DS portable game system.

In a matter of weeks: DS owners will sample free games simply by visiting their local game retailers; players will enjoy live, real-time Wi-Fi voice Read more

Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- THQ Inc., today announced the release of Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue for Nintendo DS. Families will now be able to follow the new adventures of Nemo and The Tank Gang from the beloved Academy Award-winning film Finding Nemo. Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue is now available at retail outlets throughout North America.

The original Finding Nemo video game, which launched May 2003, continues Read more

Nintendo just announced the Nintendo DS Lite, a slimmer version of the Nintendo DS. Nintendo DS Lite will be less than two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS, more than 20 percent lighter and feature brighter screens. Nintendo DS Lite will launch in Japan in March. Nintendo will announce more information about the availability of Nintendo DS Lite in North America and other territories in the future. The Nintendo DS Lite will be sold for 16,800 yen ($145) versus 15,000 yen for the existing model.www.nintendo.com