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DS serves it up
Product: DS Lineup
Company: Nintendo
Date: 05/20/2006
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While most of the buzz this year has focused on the innovative new Wii, the DS is still here to stay and is going strong.

Typically, our old friend Mario gets in on most of the Nintendo action. Mario is going old school with New Super Mario Bros.. Featuring classic 2D gameplay with the DS’ 3D graphics capabilities, the game will feature new levels but will borrow heavily from its NES roots. Mario will also get his dunk on in Mario Hoops 3-on3. It doesn’t look like Mario and Donkey Kong will be learning to get along any time soon. Mario vs. Donkey Kong will be coming to the DS as well.

The Donkey Kong family is also getting a few games of their own. DK King of Swing will take Donkey Kong Country style graphics and infuse them with DS flavor gameplay. Diddy Kong Racing will mark a return of the racing/adventure gameplay first featured on the Nintendo 64.

For gamers more interested in working their brains than their fingers, a lineup of brain games will also be coming out in the near future. Big Brain Academy and Brain Age will both feature various types of math and thinking puzzles to measure your IQ in various ways. Sudoku Gridmaster takes the popular new puzzle and takes it into the digital realm with innumerable new puzzles to solve. Inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Zelda Phantom Hourglass will mark a return of the heavily cel-shaded art style in a brand new adventure. I’m sure we can expect an entirely new breed of puzzle-solving that will make use of the DS’ unique architecture.

Every portable Nintendo system needs its share of Pokémon games, and pokélovers everywhere get their wish with Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Blue and Pokémon Ranger.

Other titles being released include Chibi-Robo Park Patrol, Clubhouse Games, Custom Robo, DS air, Elite Beat Agents, Hotel Dusk 215, Kirby DS, Magical Vacation (Working Title), Magnetica, Starfox, Tenchu, and Yoshi’s Island 2.

Alucard aka Stephen Triche

GameVortex PSIllustrated TeamPS2