Hiya everyone,

I assume you are hear because you’ve bookmarked this page or was directed here by a link. The wordpress blog and phpBB3 forum has moved permanently to the root of our domain, that is to say, at http://dsdatabase.org. All of the posts and work has been forwarded there, so you should be able to find what you are looking for there.

This blog and forum will remain available for now until redirect links are done, and of course when we deem our new board completely stable.

I apologize for any inconvenience, but we’re sure you’ll like the new board better than the old one.

PharaohsVizier

Happy early Christmas DSDatabase readers!

In accordance to our tradition of hosting raffles every holiday, our sponsor 0ShippingZone.com has stepped up and gave us three carts to raffle away for Christmas. So first I’d like to thank them, they’ve helped our site grow a lot, so be sure to check out their site for rock bottom prices and great service. They also have a new blog providing exclusive information, reviews and of course new product announcements.

The Christmas Raffle is our basic raffle with one extra rule added this time around to embrace the holiday spirit. As usual, no registration is required.

The rules:
- The raffle entries are accepted before midnight December 25th PST (entries are still accepted on Christmas Day).
- To enter simply write one phrase or sentence in reply to this blog post describing some Christmas element, perhaps a trip to see Santa Claus, a party, or the gifts you want, etc. You may only get one raffle ticket through this method, however, feel free to post more than once or even in reply to comments of others. In your comment, please include a valid email in the form, for that is the method by which I will contact the winner.
- To earn an extra 1-3 raffle tickets, go out and do something nice for someone and prove it. Make a donation to a charity, volunteer or even something like giving a Christmas present to someone. Proof can quite literally be anything, a picture, video, a webpage, etc, and should be posted in this thread on the forum. Rules regarding multiple entries and receiving more than one ticket are detailed in the thread.

We have three separate carts to raffle off:
1x AceKard 2i
1x AceKard 2.1
1x R4DS

Needless to say they will go to three separate winners. The first person who wins the raffle gets to pick first, the second person gets to pick second and the third gets the remaining prize.

So…. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! And be sure to spread the Christmas joy by doing something good!

I’d like to introduce yet another proud DSDatabase sponsor. 5thDimensionStore is based in Vancouver, Canada, so same place where I’m from, and I’m utterly shocked at how they can price their wares the way they do, I’ve been whining about shipping all this time, and yet somehow Jamie from 5thDimensionStore.com is able to offer free shipping internationally.

In any case, they will be helping us from now on with the fees to running this place, prizes, etc. So be sure to help them out as well by checking out their store and seeing what you like. Their prices are really quite good, and they are always online on MSN for great customer service.

What should you buy from them?
Well the prices on the shop are listed in Canadian currency, so keep that in mind. So when you look at their $20 AceKard 2i, it is in reality an $18 AceKard 2i with free shipping. The M3i Zero at $30 (roughly $27 USD) is also a steal. These are INSANE deals considering the fact that they are based in North America so your carts will be shipped out faster than the international counterparts.

So yea, be sure to check them out, they sell AceKards, M3’s, and errrr the R4’s!

Discussion articles are fun to write and fun to have, so let’s have another one! This time it’s about handhelds. Many people have mixed feelings about handhelds. They’re over priced, they have some of the most fun games, they’ll never be good as consoles, they’re useless, etc. There’s very mixed messages here and there. So let’s take a look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of  handhelds, how they’re treated, the quality of the games they receive, and what role they’ll play in the gaming industry in the future.

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Hey guys, this is DeltaBurnt and I’m posting my first discussion/fun blog! Reviews are nice but every now and then it’s time for a fun blog , don’t you agree? Anyways I noticed that lately alot of Wii/DS games (and some other games) are getting labeled as kid’s games even though they are loved by all ages and have tons of action. So this has got me wondering…what exactly makes people classify games as kid’s game?

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