It’s not until you start to explain the different features of the 3DS that you realize how complicated this stuff is if you haven’t got a long history with gaming. As one console builds on features of the previous one, you need to go back a few generations to really ...

It’s strange reviewing a Lego game that isn’t based on a super-hero or action movie franchise. So when I was sent Lego Battles: Ninjago for the DSi, I wasn’t sure where to start. First off, it’s not an Xbox game, so I had to find a DSi. This was easy ...

Perhaps the worst thing about the Nintendo DSi is the built in online store for download games. It’s slow at the best of times and fiddly to navigate. So I thought I’d save you trawling through games on that tiny screen by suggesting my latest DSi-ware go to game. Glory Days ...

Sometimes the best gifts are re-discovering what we already have. So I thought in the spirit of the season I’d try and bring some of that joy your way. If you are like me, you bought a DSi when it first came out, had a poke around the new menus and ...

Living in a family awash with Nintendo hardware makes a new clamshell gaming product significant and exciting for me. But having been stung with a string of attractive yet largely unimproved updates to the DS lineup (DSlite and DSXL both adding little to the existing functions), I’m a little more ...

Game and Watch games are what formed the heart of Nintendo. Zelda, Mario, Donkey Kong, they all started as little Liquid Crystal Burned outlines on these diminutive handheld devices. It’s no bad thing then that these are getting a fresh airing via DSi Ware - these are the games you ...

The new DSi XL ticked my early adopter button and I decided to get one at launch. Having had one in hand now for a few days I’m surprised at the aspects I like and those features that don’t make a big difference. Firstly I really miss the GBA slot. Having ...

Having purchased a DSi at launch I’ve been eagerly awaiting games that make use of it’s new features. Hair Salon is the first. Games Basement provided us a copy of Hair Salon recently, so I thought I’d share our thoughts. All DS’s can run the game, but purchasers of the latest ...