
Nintendo has attracted no small disappointment with its revised DS console, with the new “handheld” having been given 25% larger screen than the DSi at the expense of a 33% increase in weight and a substantially more bulky design.
Worse yet, the screen is the same resolution as the previous model, only larger…
You can see a scale comparison of just how bloated the new unit is below, with the old unit superimposed on the new:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Oct 5, 2009 20:02 JST
- Tags: Dating, DS, Eroge, Konami, Love Plus, Otaku, Relationships, Ronery, Visual Novels

Fans of hit virtual girlfriend simulator Love Plus have recently attracted attention for creating a detailed guide on how to apply perfume to a Nintendo DS in order to give the most authentic schoolgirl dating experience possible…
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The release of Sony’s PS3 Slim has seen Japanese sales of the PS3 surge, with 310,000 units sold in September, easily beating the Wii and even surpassing sales of the DSi.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, H, News
- Date: Oct 2, 2009 21:25 JST
- Tags: Dating, DS, Eroge, Konami, Love Plus, Otaku, Relationships, Visual Novels

DS virtual schoolgirl relationship simulation Love Plus has sold over 100,000 copies, with highly positive buzz having pushed sales on from the 45,000 copies sold in the first week.
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Nintendo has introduced new copy protection features into the latest firmware for its new DSi handheld, rendering all previous flash cards (or majikon in Japanese parlance) obsolete.
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In the tradition of DS groping games, new Idolmaster title “Dearly Stars” will have a full “o-sawari” feeling component.
Naturally oppai are a prime target for the player’s stylus, and a gameplay video reveals that reverse trap Makoto oppai groping action, courtesy of a character who is actually a cross-dressing boy, is on the cards…
Fans of gender bending idols, already delighted by the prospect of Ryo, are even more ecstatic upon learning of this. You can see further details below:
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Atlus has announced the latest original title in the Megami Tensei series, though fans are unlikely to be overwhelmed…
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The most eagerly awaited blockbuster RPG for some, Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Guardian of the Starry Skies), for the DS, was recently released, but instead of the usual rapturous reaction its release has turned into a major fiasco, with piracy, negative reactions and dubious characters all spoiling what was doubtless expected to be the biggest DS release for some time, though it is not clear whether sales are affected by this.
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The latest game in the idol rearing Idolmaster series, Idolmaster: Dearly Stars, for the DS, has unleashed a shocking twist: its new character Ryo Akizuki (Ritsuko’s cousin) is actually a crossdressing shota trying to pass himself off as a loli idol.
As if this were not enough to be getting on with, the new loli character is the result of a teen pregnancy; fans are wondering where the franchise is heading, and liking it…
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Nintendo is said to be planning to accommodate hopeless or merely impatient gamers who get stuck in games by making more of its games feature a “skip” feature, whereby difficult segments may be bypassed entirely.
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Nintendo may have won some notable successes in its war on modchips, or “majikon”, and related devices, but it seems in some places in Japan they are easier to get than ever, all thanks to the ubiquitous (and perhaps notorious) Japanese vending machine.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jul 6, 2009 03:46 JST
- Tags: Business, DS, Nintendo, PS3, PSP, Rankings, Sony, Statistics, Wii

The sales figures for the Japanese video game market in the first half of 2009 hold few immediate surprises, being completely dominated by Nintendo and Sony, with strong sales from portable systems, but closer inspection reveals a potential disaster in the making for Nintendo…
The ranking:
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