Again this week, few video games are being released, but two for DS are on the list. As always, release dates are subject to change
8 Ball All Stars
Hurry Up Hedgehog!
Pirates: Duel on the high Seas
Archive for the ‘New Nintendo DS game releases’ Category
New Nintendo DS Game Releases Week of Dec. 29
Sunday, December 28th, 2008
Candace Kane’s Candy Factory for Nintendo DS
Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Candace Kane
What a lonely week for Nintendo DS releases. Only Candace Kane’s Candy Factory
I decided to take a closer look at the Candace Kane game, which I admit at first I thought it sounded kinda like an adult film star name. But this puzzle game’s gameplay actually seems to mimic more the I Love Lucy episode where they’re racing to get all the candies off the conveyor belt. The game is produced by Destineer Inc., which previously made Burger Island. In Candy Factory, players help Candie and Colin swap candies to make a pattern displayed on the DS screen to comply with customers’ orders. Multi-player play sounds especially fun and competitive. If you want to get a better sense of the concept before buying, just search for the game title: It’s been available as PC shareware for some time, and free trials are available. Candace Kane’s Candy Factory is also coming out in Wii format; the DS version is priced at $19.99.
Grey’s Anatomy Coming to Nintendo DS
Saturday, December 20th, 2008
Grey
Will it be McDreamy or just McWeird? Ubisoft has developed a game for Nintendo DS (as well as a Wii version, pictured) based on the hit TV series Grey’s Anatomy.
Several gaming Web sites have reported on the game’s existence based on content summaries from the ESRB. Apparently, there won’t be a surgery component like the DS game Trauma Center: Under the Knife
So, what could be next in hospital show-DS crossovers? Maybe a game based on ER, or (this will date me), St. Elsewhere. The St. Elsewhere game could turn out to only exist in the mind of a child. (Sorry, obscure St. Elsewhere reference.)
New Nintendo DS Releases, Week of Dec. 14
Sunday, December 14th, 2008For DS Divas
Australia Zoo Quest (Steve Irwin “puzzle fun.”)
Candy Factory
Mystery P.I. Portrait of a Thief
For Kids
Dreamer: Horse Trainer
Dreamer: Puppy Trainer
Learn Math
Neopets Puzzle Adventure
Pretty in Pink, Clueless, Mean Girls Basis of Pending Nintendo DS Games
Monday, December 8th, 2008
Teen Angst on DS
If you’re as old I as I am, you’ll remember the 1986 John Hughes film Pretty in Pink
Clueless seems to be targeted to preteen or teen girls, as it reportedly has a fashion and matchmaking focus. Mean Girls is more of a puzzle game with a simulation-style game based on social cliques, which of course need to be perpetuated. (Although Patrick Dempsey sure did well for himself after playing the geek in Can’t Buy me Love.) Pretty in Pink sounds like it could intrigue the (cringe) older set, with a hidden object puzzle game not unlike MillionHeir.
Now, I’ve got to go find my Pretty in Pink soundtrack. I have it on cassette and CD. Psychedelic Furs, anyone?
New Nintendo DS Releases, Week of Dec. 8
Sunday, December 7th, 2008
Build a Lot
The new releases are getting lean as Christmas nears. I’ve been looking forward to Slingo Quest, which was slated to come out last week and features bingo-style games with a desert island theme. Of course, if you’re studying for a driver’s test, Driver’s Ed Portable could be a good choice.
For DS Divas
Build a Lot
Cate West The Vanishing Files
Left Brain Right Brain 2
Slingo Quest
And the Rest
Drivers’ Ed Portable
