Nintendo News Extravaganza!

Despite the anticipation, the Playstation Vita has failed to live up to sales expectations.  At this time, it is being outstripped four times over by the 3DS.  Keeping mobile gaming strong overall is good for all of us, but it’s comforting to see the 3DS finally get its legs.  It’s probably credit to Nintendo’s voodoo [...]

Bravely Default Upcoming Gorgeous RPG Game for 3DS

Many gamers will agree that the lineup for 3DS games has been…underwhelming ever since launch.  Many of the most highly anticipated games have only just been released, or have yet to be released.  Probably the biggest title of late is the remake of Zelda Ocarina of Time, a game first released on the N64 home [...]

Netflix Now Available on 3DS

One of the most anticipated features of the 3DS promised at launch was the integration of Netflix.  This is now available on the eShop for free (account with Netflix required).  No idea yet on what availability of their streaming library will be available, but Netflix has seemed to be unrestricted on most devices that allow [...]

Nintendo Unveils Brand New 3DS Console at E3 Expo

For those of you that haven’t heard yet, Nintendo chose the famous E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) 2010 to unveil the latest console to join its handheld systems – the Nintendo 3DS! As the name suggests, this console will be revolutionary in its function, because it will be the first to offer 3D games without the [...]

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth Review

The first ever Phoenix Wright game for the Nintendo DS was released in 2005, and sequels have not exactly appeared like wildfire. This is because the series’ story arcs are very well written and carefully thought out, and the latest game in the Ace Attorney series does not disappoint! For those not familiar with the [...]

The NDS-Gear FIFA 10 DS Review

As big fans of football ourselves, we were always looking forward to getting our hands on the much anticipated FIFA 10 for the Nintendo DS. After waiting since early 2009 for Konami’s Q1 2009 release date that never arrived, we have been reduced to watching real football in the mean time! However, it finally hit [...]

New R4 Firmware Breathes New Life into the R4DS

As we all know, the R4v2 card’s firmware has not been updated for since mid 2008. This has affected the game compatibility of R4 card, especially with a lot of newer games (the R4DS isn’t faulty – this is because newer games may use different methods for encoding software). Looks like one of the developers [...]

The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass DS Review

This is arguably one of the top five games of all time for the Nintendo DS so far – so buy it now and get it on your DS card as a backup! The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass follows on from The Wind Waker, which some may remember on the GameCube all the [...]

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars DS Review

The Grand Theft Auto series is really released on the DS courtesy of Rockstar! I was reasonably sceptical on how well the game could possibly play on the DS but I have to say I’m quite impressed on on the job they’ve done, especially since the screens on the DS are smaller and has significantly [...]

NDS-Gear’s Pick of Nintendo DS Games – Part 1

There are so many games out for the Nintendo DS and DSi these days that it’s perfectly reasonable nobody has any idea which are any good anymore. Welcome to Part 1 of our series giving you some of the best games you can have for your Nintendo DS / DSi, and some of the more [...]