Still in the sunny land of Aruba. The shops here are kinda funny, like there is this "CERTIFIED Mega-Mall" which has about two stores, one that supplies surplus office supplies, the other is a grocery store. And that's the "CERTIFIED Mega-Mall"! But I did find a store with really cheap completes (skateboards). They suck, most are Element or World Industries, but I don't care, I still get to skate the 10 or 11 parks here. I may have to leave tomorrow, because the next 2 days (when I was supposed to leave) have no flights home. :^/


Oh well, on a lighter note, Monkey Ball is coming to PSP! This is the post from Portable Gaming Revolution:

"Today Sega announced that its acclaimed Super Monkey Ball series will be coming to the PSP (as well as Gamecube and PS2) in the form of Super Monkey Ball Adventures according to Gamespot. The game is being developed by Traveller’s Tales (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe) and will be available in Q3 2006.

The main monkeys–Aiai, Meemee, Gongon, and Baby–will now ape around five Monkey Ball kingdoms to help a prince and princess peacefully reunite their world. The gang will have new abilities, including the power to stick to walls, hover, and turn invisible.

When saving kingdoms seems a bit too much, gamers can relax with six minigames, three of which are brand new. The PSP version will feature Wi-Fi multiplayer and an exclusive card-trading game.

This is one of those series that has a hardcode fanbase so I know there are a lot of people pleased by this announcement. The screenshots look great and I hope the game is as much fun as its predecessors."

<(^_^)> <-- The monkey ball monkey is happy to come to the little black lovely! I can't wait, I love how this game was the Katamari Damacy of it's time, weird, yet fun! On the subject of Katamari, that's coming to PSP too! :) I think 2006 is the year of the PSP with MGA2 , Daxter, and so many other cool games coming. Also, DS lite, the renewed DS was announced in Japan, here's the translated press release and pictures.For quick look-sees here's the link to the japanese page with pictures->:http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/news/060126.html

Translation: " Reporting data
2006 January 26th
The Nintendo Co. corporation

In ニンテンドー DS superior model appearance
ニンテンドーDS(D s) Lite(Light/write)
March 2nd sale


The Nintendo Co. corporation (the Kyoto Itiminami Ku: Satoru Iwata president) on March 2nd this year, it hits against, the superior model of portable type video game machine "ニンテンドー DS" "ニ ン ten ド - DS Lite" manufacturer desired retail price 16 and 800 Yen (including tax: Private AC adapter attachment) with we sell.

We started domestic sale on 2004 December 2nd "ニンテンドー DS" (including tax desired retail price 15, The result and the domestic sum total cell through quantity as for everyone who 000 Yen), the doubles cleanliness and the touch screen, microphone input and wireless communication (local communication and Wi - Fi communication) etc. fully loads unique function, is enjoyed the video game from the past of course, until now also one time has not been done the game and receive support even in the customer of many women and senior layer (from the retail store the actual sale quantity to the customer) after the selling within 13 months 5000000 units breaking (most speed in all the video game machines which were sold so far in the country; The MediaCreate corporation) it does to inspect, for the country of 2005 end of year point in time the sale quantity has reached to 5700000.

This corporation sells this time new as for "ニンテンドー DS Lite", "ニンテンドー DS" being unique, as for colorful function by the fact that that way, the substance thin shape is lightened more to raise portable characteristic, it is the superior type which loads the brightness control function of 4 stages whose it is possible furthermore to make the picture bright. ("It is light", "it is bright", we have named "Lite" from meaning.)

As for Nintendo Co., it designates the existence in the portable type game machine market furthermore it is complete & expands the attractive corresponding software which you can enjoy to the your wide customer regardless of the presence of age sex game experience, not only, with throwing the superior model, this "ニンテンドー DS Lite", as more firm ones, starts actualizing preponderant spread.


Trade name : ニンテンドーDS(D s) Lite(Light/write)
Sale day : 2006 March 2nd
Manufacturer desired retail price : 16 and 800 Yen (including tax)
Size : (Side) 133.0 × (length) 73.9 × (thickness) 21 5mm (you fold, the time)
[ Reference ] until recently the model (side) 148.7 × (length) 84.7 × (thickness) 28. 9mm
Weight : 218g
[ Reference ] until recently model 275g"