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IGNjust put up an interview with the team behindProject Monster(working title), the new game from the developers ofHenry Hatsworth. The game is about a young girl who takes a monster under her wing, who returns the favor by helping her beat up other monsters and their kids; sort of like ABoy and his Blobbut with less jelly beans and more wanton violence. That’s just my take; the developers mention other influences, namelyPokemon,Metroid,Mega Man,Castlevania, and “fighting/beat-’em- ups”....

All it takes is the word Suikoden to get me worked upp — I have been a fan of the series since the first game and I have been waiting for more news on the upcoming DS titleSuikoden: Tierkreis. Konami has granted my wishes this morning, coming through with a slew of new screens and info. Thanks, guys! We now know that the game will be out in March of 2009 and will offer online play through the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection as well as the single player experience....

We keep hearing tidbits about the scribbly, touch-action DS gameA Witch’s Tale, but we haven’t actually seen much of it yet. The dark fairy tale role-playing game has great art and an interesting cast, but that tells us nothing about game play. Thankfully, NIS America has released a new trailer that shows a bit about how the game is played, with game play footage included. In battle, you simply select a skill, pick it up and drag it with your DS stlys, drop it, and then watch things happen from your choices....

And here it is. After months of anticipation, we now know (almost) exactly how much longer we’re going to have to wait for the 3DS to be in our hot, little hands. At their press conference tonight, Nintendo has set a release date of February 26th for the release of the new handheld, with a more vague “March” release in Europe and North America. As for pricing? Nintendo says the device will retail for ¥25000 (roughly $300 US)....

Nintendo’s upcoming 3D-enabled portable game system — the 3DS, or whatever its called — is going to be shown off at E3 next month. As of now we know next to nothing about it. It must be something impressive, as Nintendo expects to sell 5 million systems this fiscal year. According to EEDAR’s Jesse Divnich, Nintendo’s got big plans for 3D. “While Nintendo has not formally announced a timeframe for project 3DS, their financials speak a different story....

Now that we’re well into February 2007,Nintendo Powerhas put outa callfor all of Nintendo’s loyal fans to vote on their favorite games of the year. The list, of course, covers all of Nintendo’s consoles and since the magazine itself is financed by Nintendo, you may be sure that this list is going to be taped up in Reggie’s locker (at least until it’s replaced by a picture of Farrah Fawcett, or, failing that, Wanda Sykes)....

Grandma: “Sir, can I trouble you for a glass of warm milk? It helps me go to sleep.” Nintendo PR: “You can trouble me for a warm glass of shut-the-hell-up!” Grandma: “My fingers hurt.” Nintendo PR: “Oh, well, now your back’s gonna hurt, ’cause you just pulled Wii PR duty. Anybody else’s fingers hurt?… I didn’t think so.” Okay, so Nintendo isn’t quite as rough as the orderly fromHappy Gilmore, but I’m sure they’ve had to use a firm hand at least once in their latest effort, a tour of ten of senior communities....

Nintendo has remained coy on the eventual price for a 3DS, but at least one UK spokesman has suggested that the price will be very reasonable indeed. According to UK marketing manager James Honeywell, the price should fall in line with expectations based off previous system iterations. “We haven’t made any kind of announcement at the moment, but the Nintendo DSi is available for around £129.99. The Nintendo DSi XL, with the larger screens, is around £159....

AnNBA Jamwithout hidden characters? Nonsense! The Wii version ofNBA Jam, which hits stores today, continues the tradition Midway started back in 90s, with a number of familiar faces. I’ve been playing the game for review, and I’ve already found three unlockable characters — MCA, Mike D, and Ad Rock of the Beastie Boys, who are playable as part of the NY Knicks. ButESPN has gotten the scoopon some political unlockables including: President Obama, Joe Biden, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, George W....

Finally, a reason to own the Nintendo DS. After much hinting and speculation, Microsoft has announced that they will be bringingViva Piñatato the Nintendo DS. Quietly announced yesterday at San Diego Comic-Con 2007, the game will stick with the formula of the original Xbox 360 title, while adding a new top-down perspective. Along with the children’s show, the Games for Windows port, andViva Piñata Party Animals, it almost seems likeViva Piñatamight be a viable, money-making franchise for Microsoft....

Finally! The beautiful, button-slamming goodness ofDevil May Cry 4hits the PlayStation Store as a demo (639mb). Sure, it’s not much more than a little teaser, but look at it! Isn’t it pretty?The Clubalso comes this week in demo form, weighing in at a whopping 1.70 GB. This week brings usPixelJunk Monsters, which sports a limited time price of $7.99. “Tower defense” games are fun — it’s just too bad that I’m terrible at them....

[Update]Valve just contacted us with a clarification —Portal 2will NOT support PlayStation Move, saying that quote was “lost in translation”. The game will still, however, contain cloud support and the free code for the PC version of the game. Valve has declared thatPortal 2on PS3 will feature “complete” PlayStation Move support as part of an apology for its past lack of PS3 support. I think I’d have preferredLeft 4 Deadbut hey, it’s better than nothing, right?...

UnlikeThe Beatles: Rock Band, the 47 tracks on the upcomingGreen Day: Rock Bandwon’t be held hostage on the game disc. Instead, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners will be able to export the songs to their hard drives for play inRock Band 1-3for a fee of $9.99. But for those who pre-order it atGameStop, they can keep that ten spot in their pockets. The retailer is offering up a token to export all 47 tracks with a pre-order....