Kotaku: Tetris Ds

In the Case of the Inferior New Tetris Game, I Declare the 3DS: Not Guilty

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:01:00 EDT

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How do you mess up Tetris? The answer, clever reader, is not: "Put it on the Nintendo 3DS." The 3DS isn't the problem. More »

DS Buttons, Better Than Meeting At An Interstate Truckstop

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:20:50 EST

If you're looking for a no-strings attached wi-fi hookup, DS Buttons are the way to go. Not unlike the gay hanky code system, but much more clear, they'll help you find like-minded gamers in public looking for a good time. More »

Utada's 30 Person Tetris Fist Fight: The Video

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:22:28 EDT

So we like Japanese popstar Utada Hikaru? A lot. So what? She likes Tetris (a lot), which means one thing: Absolutely nothing. Regardless, Nintendo has posted the video of her recent 30 person battle. Watch as Hikky is defeated by grown-ups! Watch as she finally kicks the crap out of children! Yes, she beat children!! Brian Ashcraft More »

Insane Japanese Tetris Marathon

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:22:07 EDT

Ever wonder how much gaming you could get done in 24 hours? Strike that, ever wonder how much Tetris DS you could get in? The gonzo guy at Nintendo site N-Styles played Tetris DS for one full day, stopping only to sleep and eat. He even gamed in the bath! He blogs: More »

Utada "Queen of Tetris" Hikaru Is Defeated!

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:20:06 EDT

She came, she saw, she gamed. Japanese pop mega star Utada Hikaru took on challengers at a Club Nintendo sponsored Tetris DS event. Said Hikky, "I first played when I was five years-old and every day since then." She's racked up a whopping 99,999,999 on the game's current DS incarnation to prove it. Nutshell: She's a big Tetris nerd and even wore glasses during the tourney, because, says Hikky, "It is serious." Thirty contestants were pitted against the singer, one-by-one, and there was six minute time limit for each battle. The first challenger defeated the singer in 56 seconds. Likewise, Utada is defeated by a female challenger in the second round. Next contest was a small child, who Utada schooled and slaughtered. Her final tally? 26 wins and 4 defeats. Impressive. That's the thing about Japan, there's always someone's who is a bigger geek than you. Brian Ashcraft More »

Tetris DS: Just Like A Stroke

brownlee — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:40:02 EDT

It's probably testament to what a comforting game Tetris is to play that even the crappiest interpretations can cause me to play until the point of digital paralysis. More »

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

brownlee — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 16:40:15 EDT

The beautiful Irish weather continues unabated even as I seethe. Instead of sitting in my basement, mastering my Dead Rising zombie disembowelments, decapitations, defenestrations, gelatinations, I'm forced to go outside and stroll in the sun, muttering obscenities under my breath. I resent every second in the sun, every molecule of darkened melanin bronzing my godlike skin. More »

Help Me Get Korobieniki Back in my Tetris

brownlee — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 15:40:02 EDT

Tetris has only one song for me: Korobieniki. You might know it as Type B from the original Game Boy cart: it's a traditional Russian folk song. You might also know Ozma's absolutely amazing cover of the song on their album, Doubble Donkey Disc. For me, a game just ain't Tetris unless Korobieniki's playing in the background. More »

Best Buy Advises Extended Warranty for Tetris DS

brownlee — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:40:17 EDT

Somehow, our canny brothers over at the Consumerist took time out from insulting all gamers everywhere to hack into Kotaku's email account and steal an email meant for us! We'll let them have it: they need the content. Although our kotaku.com email password is definitely being changed... Crecente's measurements were obviously too easy to guess. More »

Utada Hikaru: Big Tetris Dork

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:22:16 EDT

Previously, we posted that Japanese pop princess Utada Hikaru was damn good at Tetris. We were wrong. Hikki is a Tetris freak. She's posted her DS Tetris record score, which clocks in at a whopping 99,999,999. And that was after 16 or 17 hours of play—the same length of time it takes to finish an RPG. She writes: More »

Tetris DS Hacked for Instant Win, But Why Bother?

brownlee — Fri, 19 May 2006 09:40:17 EDT

What is the point of cheating like this? We can understand griefing — there can be a delicious thrill in frustrating someone to the point of mouth-foaming homicide. But in a wifi Tetris DS match, it takes about ten seconds to figure out that someone is using a hacked DS to cheat, in which case, all you do is immediately flip your console on and off. It's not even particularly obnoxious... the hacker is cheating himself out of a fun experience more than he's cheating you out of one. - Florian Eckhardt More »

Not a Big Chance, But a Tetris Chance

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 03 May 2006 19:22:17 EDT

We have already seen the Wii shirt (heh), but here's another Nintendo shirt: the Tetris DS shirt, which reads "Tetris Chance" in Engrish. Nintendo is giving this to winners at the Odaiba Festival. One, two, three, eveybody, "Tetris chansu!" More »

Ready To Rumble? Tetris Battle Royale In Tokyo

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 01 May 2006 08:22:49 EDT

The Game Rag "Review" DS Tetris

Brian Crecente — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:00:24 EDT

The Game Rag's Nathan Smart shot me a link to a recent video "review" he did of Tetris DS. Although it may not be the most useful review, it is pretty damn funny. More »

DS Download Stations Due Soon

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:30:37 EDT

Don't forget to head down to your local Best Buy, Nintendo DS in hand, and get your free Wi-Fi download on! DS Download Stations should be finally showing up at your local Best Buy this week with trial versions of Brain Training, Meteos, True Swing Golf, Tetris, Mario Kart DS and Pok mon Trozei. You can also... watch a Metroid Prime Hunters movie. More »

Tetris DS Television Spot

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:21:45 EST

For those living outside the United States or for those living in the United States without a television (gasp), here's the American TV ad for Tetris DS. It shows a buncha skydivers in multicolored jumpsuits forming Tetris pieces. Neato! More »

Tetris DS: Hands-On Review

Brian Crecente — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:00:30 EST

So I've had Tetris DS in my hot little hands for a large part of a day, playing it off and on before and after (not during, I swear) work. More »

Eighty-One Lines

Brian Crecente — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:00:24 EST

Oh sweet Mary, I've got myself a problem. More »

DS Tetris Site Launches

Brian Crecente — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:07:07 EST

Nintendo's official NiWiFi site has launched an area for the hotly anticipated Tetris DS game. There's nothing really there yet besides a few pictures and this statement: More »

Full List of Tetris DS Modes Released

lsmith — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 17:40:43 EST

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What started as a trickle is now a flood, as Nintendo released complete information about the gametypes for Tetris DS. Which mode will you be playing with Balloon Fight in the background? What about the Legend of Zelda mode, what gametype will that be? It's all revealed after the jump. More »

Tetris DS Tidbits

lsmith — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:40:59 EST

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Nintendo is going to release little morsels of information on Tetris DS leading up to its March 20 ship date. The first of these nuggets came into the Kotaku-box today. Each of Tetris DS six modes is sponsored by a famous Nintendo character. Straight from Nintendo, Standard and Touch mode are discussed after the jump. More »

Tetris Coming to DS, With WiFi

lsmith — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:36:17 EST

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Prodigious Gaming says Nintendo has announced Tetris DS, another portable version of the classic puzzler. This iteration will include six "themes," each based on a classic Nintendo game. The game is expected to have head-to-head multiplayer in addition to a 10-men multiplayer mode that only requires one cartridge. Early word has Tetris shipping in the U.S. March 20. More »