If you've ever wanted to take control of your favorite NFL team in the front office, then you have your chance. Sports Director has announced that it will be releasing a stylus driven Football Management title for the Nintendo DS. The developers are looking to attack the hardcore groups as well as the casual armchair fans of the game.

July 31st 2008: Sports Director is proud to announce the launch of Football Director DS, the first football management game for Nintendo's hugely-popular handheld video game console, the Nintendo DS™.

With an intuitive, Nintendo DS stylus-driven interface, Football Director DS is remarkably easy to pick up and play. However, this ease of use has not been achieved at the expense of gameplay, as the creators have packed in enough tactical and strategic depth to make it a serious mobile option for even the most dedicated hardcore football management gamer. The game experience is flexible enough to be played in bite-sized, five-minute chunks or alternatively over longer, season-conquering sessions.

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Empire Interactive has just informed us that they will be developing a new title for the Nintendo DS with its prime suspect being criminal investigation and putting you in the shoes of a detective. Welcome to Unsolved Crimes.

In Unsolved Crimes, players will take the role of a rookie detective as part of the New York police department homicide division. An aspiring model, Betsy Blake, has disappeared and a social outcast and loner is the prime suspect. The case is a lot deeper than it appears on the surface. Crime is rampant in the city and Blake’s disappearance is the latest in a frightening series of events that are slowly bringing New York to its knees. The local police department is having a hard time cracking the case and Blake’s safe return lies in the detectives’ hands to solve the mystery before it’s too late.

Unsolved Crimes integrates three gaming elements - an action game, a 3D crime investigation and a crime quiz - to provide players with a unique, absorbing experience. The game fully utilizes the DS’ unique Dual Screen, allowing players to immerse themselves in the New York environments. The innovative use of the stylus will allow players to trace marks, routes and memos on suspicious items discovered at crime scenes, all allowing players to move closer to solving the kidnapping mystery. The engaging storyline runs throughout the game, fully immersing players in the world of Unsolved Crimes with more than eight independent cases to solve in the diverse and fully interactive environments.

Some new details for Ninjatown appearing on the Nintendo DS. Meet the Anti-Ninja...

"Blend in by standing out..."

This ninja isn't so much against ninjas as he is the anti-thesis of being a ninja. After all, day or night, it's hard to blend into the background when you're wearing bright orange robes. Still, even though his ninja master often shakes his head in disgust, Anti-Ninja knows he looks fab since orange is this year's black.

Motto:

"Blend in by standing out..."

Blast! Entertainment has announced Mr. Bean also on the Playstation 2 is now being developed for the Nintendo DS. Blast Entertainment also mentioned that the Playstation 2 title has consistently been in the top 40 PS2 budget charts just about every week.

The game includes 12 fun-packed levels full of cunning puzzles to encounter and crazy traps to avoid. Dress up as a pirate on your mission to save teddy and battle baddies with fyring pans while negotiating your way through exciting 3D locations. The Nintendo touch screen techonolgy is utilised in the exclusive Whack a mole event! 92% of children under 11 are great Mr.Bean fans and 67% of children under 11 watch the TV series regularly, according to Film Audience Research and so the game has been developed to specifically target this younger audience.

Some interesting original titles the Nintendo DS seems to be getting lately.

Overview:
For endless generations, the Slimes and the Axons have been engaged in a bitter rivalry over land. Every 40 years, the two nations wage war on each other as part of a ritual to redefine their territorial boundaries. While every Slime and Axon is hastily preparing for the dangerous times ahead, Slimey, a young slime, is simply trying to uncover the reason why this ritual ever began.

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Atlus has just announced that it will be lighting up the Nintendo DS this November with a sequel to Luminous Arc, Luminous Arc 2. According to the box art, there will also be an included music cd. This music cd will encompass select tracks from the game's soundtrack.

Key Features
• 30 chapters, 30+ hours of gameplay — The newest installment of the Luminous Arc story features new and returning characters, gorgeous visuals, multiple endings, and even more challenging strategy gameplay.
• Brand new content and enhancements — Sporting a more refined interface, rebalanced strategy features, responsive touch controls, and many more improvements, Luminous Arc 2 provides a gaming experience that builds upon the success of the original in every way.
• “Engagement” system — Connect with your Witch allies by Engaging with them to boost Roland’s stats and give him access to powerful combat skills.
• Take the battle online — Pit your strategic mettle over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection against strategy fans all across North America.

Luminous Arc 2 has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

Rockstar has just released new details for GTA: China Town Wars. The game was developed by both Rockstar Leeds and Rockstar North.

"This is a game that will deliver a rich, fast-paced and intense 'Grand Theft Auto' experience that will be truly unique to Nintendo's handheld platform," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "Rockstar Leeds, along with the team at Rockstar North, has built upon a decade of progressive design on Grand Theft Auto, and has created something fundamentally fresh and immersive."

China Town Wars will have an all-new story line and take advantage of the DS touch screen. The storyline will focus on the Triad crime syndicate.

For more information about Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, visit: http://www.rockstargames.com/chinatownwars

A Nintendo DS exclusive, Miday has announced its newest project, Mechanic Master. Mechanical Master will give players the chance to interact abd use their imagination to build anything to their hearts desire using the stylus as your tool. With about 100 levels of puzzles, this will certainly keep you busy.

Chicago – July 9, 2008 - Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, today announced a new brain-teaser extraordinaire, Mechanic Master™, for the Nintendo DS™, which will ship this October.

Anyone familiar with the musings of American political cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize winner, Rube Goldberg, will already know the weirdly insane logic epitomized in his world-renowned series, Rube Goldberg Machines. For those yet to experience this mechanical madness, an entire universe of excruciatingly fantastical contraptions await in the guise of Mechanic Master.

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Konami Digital Entertainment released an announcement today indicating that it will be bringing a new direct to DS sequel of the WIi adventure, Eledees. Eledees was originally developed as a Wii title starring titular creatures that have the power of electricity. These creature would use the power to power their home. Now, Eledees are back in this sqeuel; Eledees: The Adventures of Kai and Zero.  A new story twist provides a new angle to the series.

Eledees: The Adventures of Kai and Zero acts as a direct sequel to the Wii game, and adds a mystical slant to the story. The two titular heroes find themselves transported into a mysterious realm by a magical bus created by Kai’s inventor Father. As they get used to their surroundings, the pair must use all their skills to gather the Eledees they will need to assist their progression, with Kai making good use of his special capture gun, which is used to grab the evasive Eledees, and lift, manipulate and move any objects in his path.

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Activision has just announced that Guitar Hero: On Tour for the Nintendo DS is their most successful launch of a Guitar Hero title in North America. Guitar Hero: On Tour finally brings the rock and roll experience to the handhelds and gives players the chance to shred on their favorite songs from over 10 bands, with plenty of songs to choose from.

It is reported that Guitar Hero: On Tour has sold in excess of 300,000 units in North America alone. This ranks the title as Activision's top 5 best selling software on any platform in company history.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jul 03, 2008 - Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced Guitar Hero^®: On Tour has sold in excess of 300,000 units in North America in the first seven days since its launch, making it the largest North American launch for the Nintendo DS^TM in the company's history by more than a factor of eight. In addition, Guitar Hero: On Tour's performance ranks it as one of Activision's top 5 best-selling launches of any title on any platform in the company's history.

If you're on the fence about Guitar Hero: On Tour. Check out our review of the title here....