Nintendo looks into your eyes - and sees into your soul with the Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo usually isn't the prime candidate when one thinks of innovation. However their recent leap into the console market may not have given them the advantage with graphics, but their intuitive (albeit not very accurate) Wiimote system has put them in the same league as their Microsoft and Sony counterparts. The same holds true even now. As the Nintendo DSi XL is being spread across gaming press this week (we didn't get one to be sure, maybe next year?), Nintendo also saw fit to announce its newest product in its portable selection: the Nintendo 3DS.

Activision brings Zhu Zhu to the DS - Feeds After Midnight

Our beloved Activision Publishing, proud owner of the Guitar Hero franchise, and now Blizzard, is branching out into a new age of gaming. That's right, they're bringing toy hamsters to the DS. Zhu Zhu Pets, the "Toy of the Year" winning hamsters, which are a cross between Tickle Me Elmo, Barbie, Hot Wheels, and probably any other number of popular toys mixed into one. It seems that they did their marketing properly as Activision has taken note and brought all the fun-filled experience of owning the toy in real life to the DS. At least people won't see you outside with your Zhu Zhu Pet.

Activision teams with ABC to bring Wipeout! to your DS and WII - No pain necessary

SANTA MONICA, CA - Activision Publishing announced in a press release that it is bringing ABC's hit show "Wipeout" to your Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii. Wipeout: The Game will bring all of the intricacies of having to master your balance, speed, and precision (pretty much Wii Sports on 4 cans of Red Bull), to overcome the world's largest and comical obstacle course on American TV.

"Watching ABC's 'Wipeout' on TV is outrageous fun, and viewers can't help but dream of trying the obstacles themselves," stated David Oxford, from Activision Publishing. "We designed the video game with this in mind. Wipeout: The Game brings all of the challenge and laugh-out-loud hilarity without the pain."