Oh man am I excited for Black Friday. I’m looking to purchase an HDTV this year (I’ve been playing on a monitor this whole time), and I’ve put more research than I ever have into the purchase… but I digress. I’m not here to tell you about my after Thanksgiving purchases. I’m here to tell you about Nintendo’s Black Friday bundle: Metallic Blue and White Nintendo DSis… oh and also my complaints.
This Black Friday, Nintendo’s packing either of the above mentioned DSis with $20 worth of DSiWare game and applications. Here’s what you can get:
Metallic Blue DSi:
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Minis March Again: Can Mario and his Mini Marios rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong’s clutches yet again?
- Dr. Mario™ Express: Mario once again dons his stethoscope to battle the forces of illness in this downloadable version of the classic puzzle game.
- WarioWare™: Snapped!: Wario™ returns with more manic action made especially for the Nintendo DSi system. Ituses the built-in Nintendo DSi Camera to make players the star of the show by placing them right into fast-paced mini-games.
- Mario™ Calculator: Mario and Luigi™ take a break from their normal adventures to dedicate their heroic talents to working with numbers.
- Mario™ Clock: Mario Clock includes both analog and digital clocks that use the system’s internal clock or allow you to offset the time however you like.
White DSi:
- Brain Age™ Express: Arts & Letters: Test your spelling in Word Attack, enjoy literary classics in Reading Aloud and tune your musical skills in Piano Player.
- Brain Age™ Express: Sudoku: Solve a variety of puzzles at three different skill levels using the touch screen and an intuitive interface.
- Brain Age™ Express: Math: Players can enjoy a mix of new and familiar exercises, including Change Maker, Triangle Math, Sum Totaled and Multi Tasker.
- Clubhouse Games™ Express: Card Classics: Play familiar favorites like Blackjack and Five Card Draw, or test your ability in the fast-paced Last Card, Last Card Plus and President.
- Photo Clock: Experience all the enjoyment of a photo album while ensuring you won’t lose track of the time.
Ok, so I guess that’s pretty cool. But the thing is, your aesthetics may collide with your taste in DSiWare. What if you wanted a Metallic Blue DSi, but are a brain teaser addict? Or you want the White DSi and can’t get enough of Mario? I suppose that’s the problem with most bundled packages. I have NEVER purchased a bundle that involves a system and a game because the bundles always included something I didn’t want. I’m not saying its not a great deal. It is a good deal, maybe if you’re looking to get started with a DSi. For me, I usually know which games I want, so bundles almost never workout. But again, that’s just me.
Similar in a way to GhostWire, this game integrates the game play field into the real-world environment that the player is in. Using the radar tracker screen, players will be going in and out of rooms, spinning and turning around corners, and even running outside in pursuit of the Flaw. Sounds very, very interesting.
