Dragon Ball Advance Adventure
Banpresto delivers everything import DBZ fans could desire in one package.

The Dragon Ball franchise has flourished with crazy options on the Game Boy Advance -- the timing of the systems' launch and its younger target audience lined up perfectly with the much-due explosion of popularity in America and abroad of the anime staple, and just about the time anime fans started coming out of basement and started a Toonami take-over, Atari and others were there with a number of games on the system for them. Full Story

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Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament
The box claims "Demons don't fight fair," but apparently neither can you.

October 07, 2004 - Hollywood-level production values and dead-on recreations of popular licenses in videogames are two trends that have become more and more common in the last couple of years; with the French publishing giant Atari appearing to be the one that's spearheading the whole operation. Leading the way with such titles as Terminator 3, Dragon Ball Z, The Matrix, and Godzilla, the wildly successful company from Europe continues to add additional licenses to its resume at an alarming rate. The latest such name on the docket, an incredibly fashionable anime by the name of Yu Yu Hakusho, joins The Transformers and Dragon Ball as one of the corporation's most lucrative and valuable properties aimed at young people -- with the distinguished privilege of being the first game of its kind to use the Yu Yu license for a console title since the days of the 3DO. Full Story

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Nintendo to codevelop Jump Super Stars

The all-star fighting game featuring Dragon Ball, Naruto, and One Piece characters will be a collaborative effort between Nintendo and Shonen Jump.
TOKYO--Yesterday, GameSpot reported that Jump Super Stars, a game featuring a cast of popular characters from the manga weekly Shonen Jump, is in development for the Nintendo DS. This morning, we received further information on the game, including the tantalizing news that it will be codeveloped by Nintendo.

While it was already known that Naruto Uzumaki, the hero of the popular ninja manga and anime series, would be a playable character, we have learned that Goku from Dragon Ball Z and Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece will also star in the game. Full Story

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DUEL MASTERS Ready for Holiday Shopping Season with Introduction of Special Edition Shadowclash Collector Set

One of This Year's Must-Haves For Moms & Dads In The Know

Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), has introduced a Special Edition DUEL MASTERS(TM) Shadowclash Collector Set, just in time for the busy holiday shopping season. Specially designed as a unique gift tin, this is sure to make it onto the shopping lists of moms and dads who are in the know that trading card games are more popular than ever. DUEL MASTERS, Japan's number-one selling game for most of the past year-and-a-half, was introduced to the U.S. earlier this year and is fast becoming a favorite among boy trading card game collectors in America. Full Story

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Nintendo seeks to dominate portable game market with new console

Japanese video game giant Nintendo said it will seek to retain its dominance of the portable game market with the launch of wireless Nintendo DS, a hand-held double-screen console.

Nintendo DS will hit the US market in late November and come to Japan in December, priced at 15,000 yen (135 dollars).

Nintendo will make available 14 game titles by the end of the year. Full Story

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Nintendo Unveils Lineup for DS Handheld

Madden NFL 2005 and Spider-Man 2 are among the dozen video games Nintendo Co. says it plans to offer for is new DS handheld system within a month of the product's November launch.

Nintendo said it expects about 25 games for the dual screen player by early next year. About 120 games are in development. Full Story

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Full DS conference details leaked

Nintendo is reeling this evening after an unprecedented leak saw the details of its DS press conference splattered all over the Internet before any of the key speakers had even taken the stage.

Perhaps most exciting is the suggestion that Shigeru Miyamoto will follow his hugely popular appearance at E3 this May to unveil a new Cube Zelda title with a similar appearance to announce a Legend of Zelda: Four Swords title for DS.

The company plans to reveal that you'll be able to download games wirelessly from one another and play them together, allowing DS owners to engage in multiplayer using just one cartridge. It's a feature Nintendo calls "Game Sharing". Full Story

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Nintendo DS Box Art Revealed?
Retailers have leaked out what could be the format of the Nintendo DS box layout.

Retailers such as Gamestop have posted what appears to be boxart for Nintendo DS games such as Spider-Man and Super Mario 64, two games assumed to be launch titles for the upcoming dual-screen handheld.

The boxes feature a standard square format with a unique "Nintendo DS" branding along the left edge of the package. This branding is similar to what Nintendo has done with the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance software. Full Story

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Nintendo DS Menu Boot
Icon-based menu system will give easy selection control to users.

According to development sources working with the system, the Nintendo DS will feature a very intuitive start-up menu system that will give players easy touch-screen control to choose the game to play.

This menu system will enable gamers to boot a Nintendo DS or Game Boy Advance title, load up Picto-Chat, download a wireless program from specific sources, as well as other features. Full Story

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Rumor Mill
Go see the Pokemon movie, get wireless downloads for your
Nintendo DS

An interactive gimmick that’s definitely designed to get asses in seats, Nintendo says that you’ll be able to wirelessly download extra characters and data if you bring your new Nintendo DS portable game console along with a Gameboy Advance Pokemon title with you to the theater showing the new Pokemon movie that opens next summer (and by “you” we mean all of our gradeschool readers out there—we hope). Sounds like someone will be setting up a lot of wireless hubs, but the one thing we don’t know quite yet is whether they’ll be doing this in theaters anywhere besides Japan. Source

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First Details: Pokemon Dash
Race game to interact with Pokemon Emerald.

Pokemon fans have a lot to look forward to with the NDS launch. Nintendo announced today that it will launch the NDS in Japan with Pokemon Dash, an all new side entry in the billion selling franchise. The company revealed today first details on the game.

Pokemon Dash is a new style of action/racing game. The game takes place on Pokemon Island and has players attempt to become the champion of the "Pokemon Dash Grand Prix." Full Story

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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005

Playing a round of golf from the comfort of your own chair has never been more realistic, satisfying or challenging. But Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 has set new standards in gameplay that will leave it head and shoulders above the rest for a very long time.

This game really does set down the gauntlet for other games. You truly feel like you are in a serious competition with the big guns in the world of professional golf. Full Story

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Grand Theft Auto Advance Preview
It's come time to steal cars on the portable highway. Your GBA is about to get some GTA.

Let's face it, the Grand Theft Auto license is synonymous with success, thanks to the sprawling depth of gameplay and freedom to create any kind of havoc that you want. But why should the PlayStation 2 and Xbox have all the fun? This fall, Rockstar will reintroduce the series to handheld gamers with Grand Theft Auto Advance for the Game Boy Advance, complete with an all new storyline, a bigger Liberty City to explore, and plenty of chaos as you drive toward your revenge over the death of your mentor. It looks like GTA Advance is another hit for this squad. Full Story

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mage Knight: Sorcery Releases Today

October 6, 2004 (SEATTLE) — WizKids® Inc., makers of the best-selling MechWarrior®, Mage Knight™ and HeroClix® collectable miniatures games (CMGs), is proud to announce the release of Mage Knight: Sorcery, the latest expansion for the Mage Knight CMG.

“Mage Knight: Sorcery opens a new world for Mage Knight players,” said Jordan Weisman, WizKids CEO. “It adds a complete spellcasting system to the Mage Knight universe, so sorcerers now play an integral role on the battlefield.” The set features 120 new figures, 90 spells, and introduces 10 new subfactions to the Mage Knight world.

Booster packs include four randomly inserted figures and two spell or relic cards, and carry an MSRP of $7.99.

Learn more about Mage Knight online at www.wizkidsgames.com/mageknight. The game is fully supported with organized play at conventions and in-store tournaments.

Founded by 20-year game-industry veteran Jordan Weisman, WizKids is a Seattle-based game developer and publisher dedicated to creating tabletop games driven by imagination. Its Mage Knight, MechWarrior, MLB™ SportsClix™ and HeroClix CMGs are among the most successful games on the market today, and the company has sold hundreds of millions of figures worldwide. For additional information, visit www.wizkidsgames.com.

©2004 WizKids Inc. All rights reserved. MechWarrior, ’Mech, HeroClix, Mage Knight, SportsClix and WizKids are trademarks of WizKids Inc.

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Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. MLB.com.

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