The Big N’s dual-screened handheld has sold plenty. How much plenty exactly? As of December 31, 2008, the official global DS sales tally was 96.22 million, and according to one of Japan’s leading economic newspapers, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, sales are expected to surpass the 100 million mark this month. That’s a heck of a lot of plenty. The DS which …

A French mother in the Gallic town of Uckange was awakened on Saturday night by the sound of her ten-year-old daughter screaming. The reason for her caterwauling? Apparently her 5 year old brother, enraged by his sibling’s refusal to let him play her Nintendo DS, stabbed her in the chest with a kitchen knife. The attack was apparently inspired by …

The first official trailer and gameplay video for Grand Theft Auto: China Town Wars has been released and looks to unleash havoc on the Nintendo DS. The game will not be completely sticking to the original top view that I initially expected, but will be 3D with a slightly titled camera. It seems as if the developers have also opted …

Everybody’s favourite videogaming detective duo are headed to XBLA. The best part is that the seasons will be made available in their entirety, so that we are never left waiting for the next episode to be made available. There is no information yet on price and release dates, but we do know that season 2 will also be made available …

Welcome to a new feature for Lazygamer that I just completely made up on the spot… It’s the WTF is going on feature, you see apparently a mother in America (where else) has had to confiscate a copy of Baby Pals from her daughter because while the daughter was playing the game she apparently heard the little baby say “Islam is …

by Daniel de Bruyne Pokémon fans excite, the challenge to be the best Pokémon master is on, all over again! Nintendo and Game Freak have brought Pokemon to the DS in the form of a very well rounded package with a pocket full of new features and upgrades. Sticking however, to the core look and feel recipe of all previous releases, Pokémasters can look forward to over 100 new Pokémon and 25 older ones that you will fondly remember, sharper graphics, improved tunes, modified game play, a new yet familiar story line and a whole new world to explore. Find out more, after the jump. Working very nicely with the built in real time clock, "Sinnoh" is the name of the new region where the game begins, and players start out by choosing whether to play as a boy or girl during the journey to becoming champion. Pokémon veterans will immediately feel at home with the layout and graphics of the game, however refined, to be classic Pokémon with town scenes and interaction with locals remaining minimal and cute. In the wild, a nice improvement is that in previous games, it seemed almost impossible to take 3 steps without being assaulted by one or other Pokévermin lurking in the wild, and the "run away" feature didn't always work, leaving you with knocked out Pokémon before long, however in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, this is slightly less of an issue, and the option to "run away" is much more effective, leaving you to be on your merry way. Battles with Pokémon are laid out very much the same, however, the Pokémon and their attacks have been animated nicely and the touch pad controls keep things interesting. Unfortunately, minimal use is made of Nintendo Dual Screen technology, but it does not hamper the gamer in any way, but you might find yourself wondering if there is more you should be doing with your stylus. On the technical side, there are quite a few features that you can spend your time fiddling with, like the ability to import Pokémon from your previous Nintendo GBA game cartridges by inserting them into the GBA cartridge slot on the Nintendo DS. Online play is also available if pre-arranging with another Pokémon player (friend codes required), you can engage in online battles, trade and even voice chat with each other, however, in Wi-Fi mode no codes are necessary and you can do all of this so long as you are within Wi-Fi range. For Pokémon lovers, this game quenches every Pokémon need, and is definitely a "gottagetit", however, for gamers looking for something new and exciting, Pokémon Diamond or Pearl might not be the best choice, if you didn't enjoy or take interest in previous Pokémon releases, you probably won't find anything new in Pokémon Diamond or Pearl to make you splash your cash. Gameplay: 7/10 [Great "Collect 'em all" RPG, but minimal use of DS controls] Presentation: 6/10 [ Although we know that sticking to the Pokémon recipe is important, but we also know and expect that DS can do more, and hopefully we'll see it future releases] Sound: 6/10 [ A slight improvement, but more is possible] Value: 7/10 [ Great for the Pokémon fan or new player, very decent playtime, online & WiFi battle, trade and chat ability plus the ability to download Pokémon from previous games ] Overall: 6.5/1 0 [Addictive, easy and a good mobile "flip and play".

We have a brand new Prince of Persia trailer straight out of the Tokyo Game Show. With it's stunning graphic style and interesting looking duel-character combat system it is looking quite safe to say that the new Prince of Persia title is going to be quite a hot one. It looks like a good job has been done to renew the Prince of Persia series and I think it was time that it got one. Prince of Persia will be on shelves on December 2nd.

Nintendo has announced that it will release an upgraded model of the Nintendo DS. Featuring a camera, music playback and more modernized features, it will be available in Japan later this year. Last Updated: September 29, 2008