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Mindscape has launched three new games for the Nintendo DS that will give children and adults a chance to take care of various animals without all the fuss. The company claims that the Crazy Pig, Wild Horses, and Pet Vet games will ‘set young children a myriad of challenges and puzzles, introduce them to technology, and enhance their motor and spatial skills.’

Pet Vet

In Pet Vet, users will be given the role of a fully trained vet in a brand new practice, whose skills are needed to take special care of all the sick animals in the area. The scenarios have all been written by real-life vets and range from treating the friendly Labrador that has been hurt by a car, to the sleepy turtle who has gone off his food.

Game Features:

30 poor pets designed with 3D graphics need your care: French Labrador, Dalmatian, Siamese cat, hamster, parrot, St. Bernard, and more

Ask the pet owners questions, diagnose the problems and use realistic medical instruments to treat the animals, change their bandages, put them on an IV, give them a vaccination, administer their treatment, and pamper them.

Fun quizzes with 150 questions and 3 difficulty levels to test and improve your knowledge of animals

Crazy Pig

This fearless farmyard freedom fighter has decided to gain some revenge on the crafty wolf that’s been hanging around the sty. Crazy Pig needs to help to clean up the farm and drive that nasty wolf away!

Game Features:

Two parts to the game: Pig raising and seven mini games
Hunger, thirst, cleanliness, happiness – to counter these influences you need to take care of your pig by feeding, bathing, and dressing it up.

Plenty of piggy accessories to take care of Crazy Pig.

Seasonal events keep Crazy Pig and users occupied all year long – with egg throw contests and races on bales of straw among other activities.

Wild Horses

According to Mindscape, Wild Horses features an engaging storyline and is all about trekking through the wilderness on horseback, searching for the legendary golden horse, the Akhal Teke. Users can explore up to six amazing wildernesses around the world on horseback and choose from 25 different horse breeds – from the Appaloosa and Mustang to the Andalusian and Arab thoroughbred.

Game features:

3D animations

Exciting challenges including feeding, training, riding, and competing – whist you increase your knowledge on horses and improve your riding skills.

Freedom of movement: move around wherever you want to go.

3 play modes: Adventure mode, Arcade mode, and Multiplayer mode

Pricing and Availability

The three pet games will be available in January 200 through major retailers (EB Games, Target, JB Hi-Fi, Big W, and Kmart) and will cost $49.95 each.
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Leading video games publisher and developer, NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., announced today Tamagotchi Connection®: Corner Shop® 3 for the Nintendo DS™. Available this summer, Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 will feature the most robust store lineup to date, with 13 brand new shops to run and expand, a park to design and visit, and the ability to trade journals with your friends wirelessly.

“Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 emphasizes the responsibilities of running successful businesses in a fun and creative way,” said Todd Thorson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. “With so many new shops, mini-games and Tamagotchis, there is a lot of fun to be had for new and returning players.”

Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 includes the following features:

All New Stores: Find over a dozen brand new stores to run! Bake fresh bread at the Bakery, plan a party at the Event Coordinator shop, or scoop ice cream at the Ice Cream Parlor. Combine and upgrade stores to keep happy customers coming back for more.

Create Your Own Park: Create a relaxing and fun park to hang out with friends and chat with other Tamagotchis. Decorate your park with fountains, gardens and other items to be discovered. Come back often to see how your park has changed.

More Characters: The popular Violetchi joins in on the fun with Mametchi, Kuchipatchi and Memetchi to team up with players and help them run the best business they can.

Connect With Friends: Share items and swap journals with friends via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

For more information about Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 please visit http://www.namcobandaigames.com.
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Nintendo DS is keen to differentiate itself from the gaming console’s couch-potato reputation, with a new game called Sight Training: Enjoy Exercising and Relaxing Your Eyes.

A spin-off from the company’s Brain Training and More Brain Training games – endorsed by Australian actress Nicole Kidman in advertisements – Nintendo hopes the new Sight Training game will prove as popular as its predecessors which sold 17 million in 2007.

Available 17 January, the handheld console game aims to hone five aspects of vision: hand-eye coordination, peripheral vision, eye movement, momentary vision and dynamic visual acuity, according to Nintendo.
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