Late Night Consoling

Plenty of talk going on with the NDS and PStwo. I think what is catching many people's eyes are the rumored prices. For the PStwo, despite being redesigned to reduce production costs, word is that it will launch at $149, the current going price for a PlayStation 2. While there'll no doubt be those that buy it for the looks, as many did for the Halo green Xboxes, how can Sony expect to greater increase their market share by selling at the current price point? As for the Nintendo DS, retailer sources have been consistent with a $200 price tag. I expect the hardcore crowd to buy any new hardware at any price point, but how can Nintendo get the masses to adopt a portable that is greater in price than any of the available home consoles? Lets hope these are the kind of "heavy rumors" that are much ado about nothing.

	Nintendo to Divulge DS Plans on October 7 While it was heavily rumored that Nintendo would be finalizing their worldwide gameplan for the Nintendo DS prior to the Tokyo Game Show, Nintendo has now formally announced that event will take place October 7 in Japan. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and game guru Shigeru Miyamoto will be on hand to lay out the roadmap, which includes pricing, software lineup, and release dates.
	Tri-Force GBA SP Finally, a GBA SP worth importing! Nintendo announced plans to give European gamers the chance to purchase a special gold GBA SP emblazoned with the Tri-Force symbol. It's part of a combo pack with The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. A similar promotion will be offered when Mario vs. Donkey Kong is released (pic at Planet GameCube).
	Bungie Weekly Update Frankie and the gang took a different approach to the weekly update... they allowed fans to ask them questions in the Bungie.net forums and they answered. Check the thread out which is, as of this writing, 26 pages long. No details, at all, about the story were revealed. Feelings were hurt, however.
	Misc. Q&As/Features GameSpot talks with two producers of the N-Gage. HomeLAN Fed has a new interview regarding TRON 2.0: Killer App this evening.
	Misc. Media/Previews
	Plenty of Wanda and the Colossus scans courtesy of GamesAreFun. Game Informer brings us screens of Devil May Cry 3. 1up goes behind the scenes with Katamari Damacy.
	More Halo 2 multiplayer impressions at 1up. GameSpot has a character spotlight for Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors. Five new shots of Jade Empire are at GameSpy. More scantily clad women can be found in these images of Dead or Alive Ultimate.
	Game Informer has a hands-on of Donkey Konga.
	Hands-on looks of The Urbz: Sims in the City (GBA) and X-Men Legends (NG) are at GameSpot. IGN previews Grand Theft Auto: Advance (GBA). GamesAreFun picks up a few details concerning The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA).
	Video of The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (PS2, Xbox, GCN) and Robotech: Invasion (PS2, Xbox) is at Game Informer. 1up previews THUG 2 (PS2, Xbox, GCN). GameSpot goes hands-on with The Urbz: Sims in the City (PS2, Xbox, GCN). Couple shots of Johnny Whatever (PS2, Xbox, GCN) are at GameSpy. A video of Call of Duty: Finest Hour can be found at IGN (PS2, Xbox, GCN) along with shots of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (PS2, Xbox, GCN).