E3 2006 portable gaming - DS

Nintendo unquestionably stole the show at E3, with some of the hardest hype as well as the longest lines the show has seen in years. Visitors endured hours of waiting in line just to try out the Wii. Big N's little console might not have the best graphics in the world, but the great new control scheme and the sheer number of exclusive titles really ... Read more
The console versions of Tomb Raider: Legend have been out for a little more than a month now, and the surprising success of those titles has set a high standard for the portable set. With all three of the major portables represented, Lara's reign may just last through the summer. The PlayStation Portable version will be the most familiar to fans o ... Read more
The biggest news from Square Enix at E3 is that Final Fantasy XIII is being developed. The role-playing game will have three different versions: two for the PS3 and one for cell phones. Final Fantasy XIII for the PS3 will be a traditional FF-series role-playing game, while Final Fantasy Versus XIII will be a more action-oriented adventure. Final Fa ... Read more
The past is the future for Capcom, especially in handheld gaming. The developer is working on several different sequels, anthologies, and graphical overhauls of its various game series. Mega Man ZX brings the robot-blasting game series to the Nintendo DS, taking the Mega Man saga even further into the future. Mega Man ZX takes place several centur ... Read more
At first glance, the two biggest console titles at EA's booth seem to be par for the course for a company that's often derided for unoriginality. One could argue that Army of Two is just another of the countless futuristic war shooters--as an aside, where's my Revolutionary War FPS?--while Superman is yet another licensed game set to suck alongside ... Read more
Metal Gear Solid 4 is the biggest game on the way from Konami, but that just means the company's making its games a lot tinier. Here are the big names Konami is bringing to the handheld scene. Naked Snake is coming to the PSP in the first true Metal Gear Solid portable game, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. This title has the soon-to-be-Big Boss fo ... Read more
Mario (New Super Mario Bros.) and Link (Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass) won't be the only Nintendo characters finding a comfortable new home on the Nintendo DS. The dual-screen handheld is getting a truckload of franchise games from Big N itself, ranging from monkeys throwing barrels to foxes flying spaceships. Star Fox DS will arrive for the ... Read more
Not one, but two Tony Hawk games were announced by Activision this week. Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam is for the upcoming Nintendo Wii and puts the world's most popular skater in a series of SSX-style breakneck races on steep courses from San Francisco to Machu Picchu. The Wii controller makes for a unique control experience, but the graphics at this p ... Read more
It might not be revolutionary, but Nintendo's updated DS Lite is certainly sleek and pretty. We'll be seeing lots of the new, brighter, slimmer version of the DS at E3. We might already know the release date (June 11) and the price ($130), but Nintendo and other developers might still throw us a few curveballs when it comes to games and features. ... Read more