Purple Monkey Ninja’s choice: GTA Chinatown Wars
Nintendo had a strong final quarter this year, with Bowser’s Inside Story and Zelda: Spirit Tracks, but Rockstar get the nod from me for bringing the scale and obsessive compulsive completist nature of GTA to DS with an added injection of the more frenzied chaos of the first [...]

Here’s something that I didn’t expect to see, but is very refreshing all the same. Next week Nintendo will ship Rittai Kakushi e Attakoreda, a game that challenges you to find a hidden 3D image. But the DS doesn’t have a 3D display, so how is this going to work? Well, it turns out that [...]

Here’s a beautiful (albiet very tedious) hack. Someone has replaced their factory Nintendo DS case with a transparent one. I’m not sure who the genius is, but the pics were posted over on Being Big Macky.

I’m a fan of personalizing your DS, but I have yet to find one that I think suits my [...]

As popular as Zelda’s debut on DS- 2007’s Phantom Hourglass- was, it had its fair share of detractors. While its implementation of an entirely stylus driven control system was laudable, there was criticism of its occasional clumsiness. The game structure, reliant on revisiting stages of a central hub dungeon at various points in the game, [...]

Here are just a few of the fun and interesting things that you can try out in Scribblenauts. For those of you who don’t mind spoilers, read on to the bottom for a complete dictionary of Scribblenauts words.
For Flying
There are a lot of alternatives to the ever popular ‘wings’ option. Sure, you can try things [...]

The DS versions of big multi format games often get overlooked. With most of them being licensed games, a lot of press and public instantly assume an experience overly pared down from other versions on the handheld. It’s an erroneous assumption; often the DS version can offer something entirely different from the lead 360 and [...]

Scene: Psychiatrist’s office, day. We see Professor Van Winklehorn, a sterorypical psychiatrist type, probably with a hammy Germanic accent, sat in a large leather armchair, relaxed, idly clutching a pen and notepad. He appears to be consulting a tiny DS cart which is placed upon a couch.
Professor: So, Henry…

Henry: Don’t call me Henry. My name’s Henry [...]

At the recent Tokyo Game Show, Capcom was showing of a new title called Ghost Trick. From what we can see so far (not much) it looks to be a kind of puzzle game, with all the style of an action/adventure game.

The lead character is actually dead right from the beginning, but don’t let [...]

The RPG is a divisive genre. While there are innumerable people who enjoy the sense of scale and atmosphere these games at their best can create, RPG detractors will deride the genre for its reliance on lengthy, self indulgent and let’s face it, poorly written, and more poorly localised plots and irritating characters, not to [...]

I applaud the effort, but frankly this sucks. Do not buy this game.

Reviewers for the new Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box were given a bit of an unboxing shock to find the package completely empty! But in the spirit of the game, most people would probably guess that there was some kind of trick involved — and indeed that turned out to be the case.
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The Nintendo DS, that most ubiquitous of console hardware, has a problem. The truth is, there’s just too many games knocking about for the little thing. Visiting any games shop with a second hand section will give you a glimpse of how Ninty’s a victim of it’s own successas racks upon racks and floor upon [...]

We ninjas have never been fans of pirates, but we’re not a fan of this move by Nintendo to bring in so-called “digital expert” Neil Boyd as their new anti-piracy czar. While a name like Neil Boyd does buy him significant geek-cred, we’re not impressed by some of the actions that he’s reportedly taking.

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Here’s an interesting new feature for the DSi courtesy of the recent version 1.4 firmware upgrade. Users now have the option of uploading photos to Facebook.com. It’s really good to see the DS making the jump from just a plain ol’ gaming device to another interface for your favorite online networks. Check out some of [...]

Here at DSninja, we know that nobody knows Nintendo as much as we know Nintendo. That’s why we’re Ninjas. Just to prove how awesome we are, we’ve whipped up this Nintendo IQ test for all of you to fail. Enjoy!
Nintendo Quiz
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The adventures of Link continue in The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. It is the first Zelda game released on the Nintendo DS. This DS exclusive is completely rendered in pretty 3D cel-shading (yes, its spelled cel not cell) and Link is controlled with the stylus.  
Keeping up with the usual Zelda story, Link is [...]

Coming this fall from PastaGames is a yet another amazingly original game that shows exactly how fun the Nintendo DS platform can be. If you enjoyed Rhythm Heaven, you’ll most likely go completely apesh*t for Maestro! Jump in Music. I’d try to explain how the game works, but it might be best if I [...]

Mario Kart DS offers something different compared to your Gran Turismos and Project Gothams. It features playful gameplay and easy-to-learn controls. It also helps me relax after a long day of handing out Ninja beatings. The premise is simple; race with your favorite Mario characters on insane racetracks.  
There are a ton of characters [...]