And so... it's my justice

So, the new Nintendo DS refresh is out in North America after launching in Japan and Europe. The new features of the DSi intrigued me enough that I decided to see if I could snag one of my own. As it turns out, unlike the Wii, the DSi wasn't very difficult to get at retail at all. I even managed to get the color I wanted, black. The blue looked a little too neon for my tastes, despite being a North American exclusive. To be sure, I believe the blue color was not random; it strongly resembles the blue previously used on the Wii box and in the Wii menus.



No, I didn't get no lovely cakes or gift boxes. I had to get mine from the stores, like the peasant I am!



Upon firing up the DSi, you'll be asked the usual system setup options. Additionally, you have the choice to take a snapshot you can use as a wallpaper for the top screen of the DSi when in the system menu. Here's what photos fro
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So, word has spread of Marvellous' and XSEED's Rune Factory Frontier website being open for perusal. I do have interest in this Harvest Moon inspired series, having purchased the first game on the DS (haven't gotten around to the sequel, unfortunately; waaay too many DS games coming out now), so I paid a visit out of curiosity. Much to my amusement, there was a link to the "Rune Factory Frontier Compatibility Test". As in Harvest Moon, the Rune Factory series presents players with a chance to start a relationship with one of several female NPCs. Just for kicks, I decided to give the test a shot!

Based on my choices, the quiz selected Lara as a potential soulmate. No, not that Lara.



Wow, I wish finding a soulmate was this easy!!! Ha ha ha, I just might pick up the Wii game now! Then maybe I'll find out if I wasn't really just fooling around while taking the quiz! XD
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What's inside this ginormous box I had to wait a few days to pick up from my local post office?




Why, it's an equally ginormous PVC figure of Hayate Yagami from Magical Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS, produced by Alter and now shipping to manchildren everywhere!







btw that last picture made me realize how much I suck ass at taking photographs. And here I thought I was gonna be cool with my DSLR I picked up a year back. :(


Anyways, after much unboxing and plenty of Bob-the-Buildin', the figure is ready for display. I apologize for the overpowering lighting and fairly out-of-place locale to be taking snapshots. I tried my best to get the colors accurate through custom white balancing. =\ And yes that is the dinner table, complete with snacks and tabasco sauce.







Nice little touches like these are appreciated:


Represent! Lieutenant Colonel Hayate Yagami is ranked SS in Lost Property Riot Force 6!


Awww
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I got into the closed beta for Cave Online Entertainment and Atlus' Shin Megami Tensei inspired MMORPG, Shin Megami Tensei Online: Imagine (whew). Aeria wil be the North American operator for the game, and you can visit their page here. Maybe I'll write a bigger feature for the game when I get deeper into it, but for now I thought I'd share some impressions of Imagine thus far.



First off, if you're into PvP as seen in Warhammer Online, this isn't the game for you since Imagine so far seems strictly PvE. I haven't encountered an area yet where players can duke it out online, but I've just started so I can't say for sure.





Combat: Pretty basic so far, you have the regular "Attack", as well as "Rush" for taking down opponents on the defensive and "Spin" for crowd control. You can chain Attacks together to send enemies flying, and you can also go into defensive and counterattack stances, s
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Hiya everybody, sorry I'm late to this party. Congratulations to the Neo code monkeys tekmosis and huntyr for pushing out the new tag and blog system for Neoseeker. They've really put a lot of effort into this, and the next few weeks will see them grind even more into it! Hopefully everyone will put both features to good use!

As for me, I've been here longer than I care to remember. Really, I should've run away fleeing by now, but I'm a sad, lonely man even without Neo. If we haven't spoken already, I help out with the game profiles and FAQs; if there's something you like to see on Neoseeker, why not take part as a contributor? We always appreciate the extra mile you guys put in for Neoseeker. If you have any questions, feel free to fire off a PM to me. Hopefully I'll answer within the next decade or so!
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