Nintendo Weekend Warrior – DSi XL on its way, is it time for the next DS?

This week on Nintendo: with its North American release all set, Super Mario Galaxy 2 takes center stage with two gameplay vids; the future of the Nintendo DS brand, on the other hand, looks to be moving into the next chapter with a release date, a rumor, and a new patent; and for the homebrew side, teknecal has updated his handy HBB, while you can kick it oldschool with Duck Hunt for the DS.

This week on Nintendo: with its North American release all set, Super Mario Galaxy 2 takes center stage with two gameplay vids; the future of the Nintendo DS brand, on the other hand, looks to be moving into the next chapter with a release date, a rumor, and a new patent; and for the homebrew side, teknecal has updated his handy HBB, while you can kick it oldschool with Duck Hunt for the DS.

Games

• Super Mario Galaxy 2
  • Watch: Drilling and Yoshi-riding in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Link
  • New Super Mario Galaxy 2 gameplay footage. Link
• No online fees for Monster Hunter Tri, demo disc coming next month. Link
• Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M North American release dates announced. Link

Hardware and industry

• DSi XL, Dragon Quest IX confirmed for US release. Link
• Nintendo patents vibrate feedback feature for DS. Link
• E3 to unveil DS2 and PSP2? Link

Hacks and homebrew

• Wii homebrew – Homebrew SD Manager v3.8 Link
• Wii homebrew – CustomizeMii v2.31 Link
• Wii homebrew – Wii64 Beta 1.1 “Honey” release. Link
• Wii homebrew – Homebrew Browser v0.3.8 Link
• DS homebrew game – Duckhunt NDS v0.15 Link
• DS homebrew – iDeaS 1.0.3.3 for Linux and new ALSA plugin. Link
• DS homebrew game – Smash Bros. Ultimate v1.0 Link