Go Play AV: Portable Audio, Video, Media and Game Players

Nintendo says of the DS:

With impressive 3D rendered graphics, Nintendo DS delivers cutting-edge portable games for fans of any genre. Plus, you can play all your favorite Game Boy Advance games in a single-player mode.
With Nintendo DS, dual screens and touch-screen technology allow you to interact with games like never before. Wireless communication allows you to experience real-time multiplayer gameplay, while built-in PictoChat software gives you the power to draw, write and send messages wirelessly. Nintendo DS revolutionizes the way games are played.

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Over at [H]Console, they’ve provided a detailed review of the differences between the DS and the DS Lite. Thanks guys. Champions.

Reviews:
cNet on DS
cNet on DS Lite
PC World on DS Lite
Digital Trends on DS Lite
TrustedReviews on DS Lite (9/10) - 19 June 2006
Pocket Lint on DS Lite- 14 July 2006
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PocketLint put the Nintendo Micro through its paces:

What is it: Mini version of the Game Boy Advance
THE GOOD: Small and compact is a mere 4 x 2 x 0.7 inches
THE BAD: The size of the screen
WE SAY: The Micro is a great way of bringing new life to your old GBA games, however with such a small screen you might be better off playing games on your mobile phone

Read complete article: Pocket-lint.co.uk Nintendo Micro review

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The Gizmondo portable game console gets a harsh review from The Washington Post

There’s one surefire way for a video game system to fail with consumers: a lack of decent games. It seems so obvious, right? Yet somehow, along comes Gizmondo.

This latest entrant in the already crowded handheld game market, available Saturday in the United States, will initially have 14 games to choose from _ most all of them uniformly terrible.

The Gizmondo will be available in the US from October 22.

Source: REVIEW: Gizmondo Offers Little Value

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