Those looking to download free nintendo DS games will soon be able to do it without any worries of being caught downloading warez - the new Nintendo DSi is going to turn the free Nintendo games download dream into reality, as it shows a recent interview with Acclaim's boss, David Perry.

I know, I know, don't throw stones at me - this is only words, for now, especially since the Nintendo DSi should arrive in US in late Spring of 2009, if we get lucky. Leaving the Nintendo DSi's US launch date aside, we have the expectations for it to turn into a major force in pushing forward the free-to-play business, as Perry seems to believe that seeing this model adopted by handheld consoles can really turn the tide in the gaming industry.

As you probably managed to find out already, Nintendo plans to offer downloadable content via the DSiWare service. David Perry says<-250x250 Square - right-> "The download store is good, [Free-to-play games] would have changed everything for designers. Basically it would remove the limitations of what a handheld is capable of doing, but it would require WiFi to play those games, so maybe it’s still too early. I think [free-to-play] would have been a game changer, but now it's over to Sony or Microsoft to make this move."

The interesting part is that - I never thought of that - DSi games demos can really make the difference between them and the iPod Touch or the iPhone as gaming platforms and the way people can try apps for them. "It's certainly where they can beat Apple if they get developers to offer demos of all games. Apple fails on the demo front where you buy first, hoping you will like them. To compete with Apple, they will need to open up free-to-play gaming," concluded Perry.

While the Nintendo DSi is not going to be a perfect handheld, it surely gets things one step further, and if "free Nintendo games download" becomes reality, even when talking about demo versions, we may see a big step forward for the Japanese company. Unfortunately, for everyone, there's still plenty of time until the new console will cross the ocean. Couldn't they get more oarsmen for that boat making the US delivery? :D

Back in September, when we talked about Fallout 3 Survival Edition, I thought things were settled, and the long-awaited post-apocalyptic RPG would arrive in time. Well, "in time" doesn't say anything about an accurate Fallout 3 release date, so now we're going to attack that subject - is Fallout 3 gold, or not?

According to Bethesda Softworks' Pete Hines, Fallout 3 is not quite gold, although its Survival Edition is already sold out, as we were able to see back in mid-September. Here's what he said earlier this week to GameSpot: "At this stage we are really right down to the very end of the process. I'm just trying to get discs done and sent off and certified and released to manufacturers. … So there's a mad scramble to get all those copies made and into stores."<-125x125 Button - right->

In the end, the Fallout 3 release date should remain October 28 for all three platforms - PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, but after so many delays, who can tell for sure? Well, at least we should expect a huge world to explore, since Hines said "We actually envisioned the game would be smaller when we first drew it up. But we're never careful about being slaves to anything we write down. … So we made the game bigger than it was because we felt we needed to flesh it out with more stuff, with more locations in between, to make it more dense."

All right, another 3 weeks of waiting can't be that bad. After all, we've been waiting for Duke Nukem Forever since 1997, and we still have hopes to play that game, one day...

If you never owned a Nintendo console, or at least one of their handheld consoles, you lost a lot, believe me. I never owned one, but I had a friend having a Nintendo 64 and we had sooo many insane gaming sessions on that machine, I will always remember those days! Now, let's leave pleasant memories aside, and move on to the present day. While Nintendo DSi details already became available, there's one big question remaining - when is this beauty going to hit the US market?

Now that the new handheld gaming console has been revealed in Japan, and it looks so well, compared to its predecessor, everyone wishes to see the Nintendo DSi in US, and that's no surprise. After all, having a SD slot makes all the difference, but we shouldn't forget about the two digital cameras built in, or the larger screen and thinner case.<-180x150 Small Rectangle - right->

Fortunately, the answer to the question I pushed forward earlier has become public in San Francisco, where Nintendo America unveiled the Punch-Out and Fire Emblem, and promised a lot of other goodies. Unfortunately, the answer doesn't look good at all...

The story is sad and very simple - "Due in North America in 2009," that's what Nintendo officials said in San Francisco. This is it. While Japanese gamers will play like crazy with these new Nintendos, American ones will have to wait and dream about the Nintendo DSi.

Well, that's life - you can't always get what you want, and this time - you won't even get what you need, since I am sure that most gamers on the road really need the new Nintendo!