Here is a sugary-sweet game that quietly slid under the door. Released on January 19 in the States and arriving on February 9 in Europe, Gaia's Moon is an auto-scrolling flight game for DSiWare. That's right! I can't believe DSiWare content is still trickling in!

You play a young magician named Atreyu who soars through the skies on a flying cane -- sorry, no Falcor here -- while dodging strange baddies and flying dolphin thingies. It's very simple, requiring only a single button to keep Atreyu aloft, and there seems to be plenty of variety in the obstacles you'll encounter. In addition to the endless adventure mode, there's a multiplayer mode in which two people can play on the same machine at once. I love it when DS games do that!

If you don't mind the absence of Luck Dragons, you can grab Gaia's Moon for 200 points ($1.99 on eShop).

Radiant Historia may be a great game, but is it worth a hundred dollars? The market seems to think so. After going out of print the price of a used copy has ballooned to upwards of $75, with new ones going for at least twice that amount. One of Amazon's more opportunistic highwaymen has the gall to charge a thousand bones for a sealed copy, if you can believe it.

If you missed out on the time-traveling JRPG and aren't bursting at the seems with cash, you might just be in luck. Atlus asked fans via Facebook and Twitter if they'd be willing to purchase the game should it ever receive a second printing. Can I just say, as someone who doesn't have an orchard of money trees growing in the backyard, yes please! Take our money and rescue us from those evil supply and demand curves.

Anyone Want To Buy Radiant Historia For Under $100? [Siliconera] 

As you may have heard, Club Nintendo has raised their excitement level to eleven this year, and started offering actual games in exchange for play-coins. Step right up to Club Nintendo and pick up your two new digital offerings: Mario Party 2 for the Wii's Virtual Console and Art Academy: First Semester for DSiWare (though you oddly need a 3DS to redeem it).

I always thought Mario Party 2 was the best in the series -- I can't tell you how many wacky evenings I've spent with friends playing that game. Everything was kind of a blur, but I distinctly remember obscenities being flung casually into the wind every time someone would find a hidden star, use a magic lamp, use a Boo to steal coins, or win by the "Happening Star" -- that game can end friendships, man.

So we all know Mario Party has its niche, but can anyone out there vouch for Art Academy? The biggest plus I can find for it is that it's a "pleasant diversion."

New Club Nintendo item Nintendo 3DS Game Card Case is shaped just like a 3DS game case, but it holds 18 games instead of one. Nintendo was nice enough to send this one along for us to check out, so now I can stop sticking my games in an old Altoids case when I go out. It holds 18 3DS or DS games and looks great doing it.

You'll see in our gallery that this case comes with four double-sided case covers, each blanketed with Nintendo characters and graphics. I really like the minimalist graphics/buttons one, but the Luigi with attitude pose on another comes in a close second. 

If you dig this, the Club Nintendo site has them ready to ship for only 250 points.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor was like a dream come true for me. One of my most-loved game makers took my favorite genre (strategy role-playing) and fused it with the demon collecting fun and turn-based battles of other Shin Megami Tensei games to make what ended up being one of my favorite games of 2009. Now they're back with a sequel, Devil Survivor 2, and you'll run around Japan again trying to save the world (again) through the power of a demon summoning app on your cellphone. Yes, there's an app for that. 

My face has been in my DS for the past week digging into Atlus' latest SRPG. If you don't have time to read a full preview, know that after about 7 hours of play I'm already liking this one more than its predecessor. If you do have time, hit the jump to hear about heroic teenagers, cellphone apps, and impossible boobs.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 (Nintendo DS)
Developer: Atlus
Publisher: Atlus
Release: February 28, 2012

Death and disaster is back for this second game. Something like an earthquake strikes Tokyo right about when a group of high school teens find a crazy video website called Nicaea. This online site lets its users watch movies that depict their friends' deaths. They quickly find that these "death clips" are more like predictions for the future, so they set out to prevent their deaths as well as the deaths of others, armed with the newfound ability to summon demons from an application on their cellphones. It turns out that the Tokyo earthquake was not the only disaster in Japan, and while investigating this the teens run into a strange government organization that seems to know all about the demons, phone apps and other disasters. The group reluctantly joins forces with this organization while trying to make sense of it all. 

DS2 brings a new story and some small gameplay improvements to the original forumla. The battle system is almost exactly the same as that of Devil Survivor, so fans of that neat mix of strategy and turn-based action are going to eat this one up. You'll control four teams throughout the game, each consisting of one human and two summoned demons. As in the first game you're free to trade these demons out and participate in an auction to acquire new ones. You can also fuse demons to create new ones, and you're open to pick from your favorite abilities from the two for your new creation. Fans of deep customization and endless tinkering are going to be in heaven while hell goes on all around them.

There's a new focus on characters and relationships with the game's Fate system. As the story progresses, the main character and his friends, Io, Daichi and Joe, will have conversations that put you in the driver's seat, guiding their interactions. As you get to know your friends and others, you form this Fate with them, and from there your interactions can eventually open up different abilities and effects. This will remind Persona fans of the Social Link system, and much like in those games, creating strong relationships will benefit the player in the long run. This new system certainly makes dialogue time more interesting.

Devil Survivor 2 is a great looking game, even on the aging DS. I hope they redo this game with an Overclocked version for the 3DS, like they did with Devil Survivor, but as it stands now, it's still looks and sounds great, even on the small screens. The game's art style is attractive by any measure, but fans of ridiculous breasts will enjoy DS2's character design. One of the main characters, Io Nitta, has boobs that seem to defy gravity. As the game progresses and more characters are introduced, each female seems to up the ante. These girls and Atlus' character designer make no apologies about the chests in this game.

Look for our full review of Devil Survivor 2 next month, and get your DS charged up for its release on February 28.

Speaking to investors, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata gave insight into the company's new network service, which is separate from the familiar old "Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection." Nintendo Network, as it's called, will be supported by both the 3DS and Wii U. The name should sound familiar.

Through this online platform, we'll see "competitions and communication among users, as well as the sales of digital content." Nintendo is also considering digitally distributing packaged games across 3DS and Wii U, though they have yet to decide on when to start such an initiative. At launch would be nice!

Iwata also briefly brought up a "personal account system" for Nintendo Network users on Wii U which would let multiple people game on the same console without having to share a single user profile. They're starting to get this stuff, guys.

Wii U getting user accounts as part of 'Nintendo Network' [Joystiq]

[Painting by Poltergeraldr]

Nintendo just posted some serious financial losses, but it looks like they're right on track towards getting back in the black. At a recent online conference, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced that thanks to the 3DS's record breaking Q4 2011 sales, the console is looking much better in the eyes of 3rd parties, hinting that there are plenty of unannounced big name titles coming to the console. 

He didn't get into any more detail than that regarding what 3rd parties are up to, because if he did, that would be a dick move. What would 3rd parties do at E3 this year if Iwata let the cat out of the bag now? Look silly, that's what!

Still, this part of the conference needed a climax, so Iwata took one for the team and announced a new first-party 3DS title: an unnamed 2D Mario game set to release within the next fiscal year (April 2012- March 2013). Seeing as New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. Wii were both two of the best-selling, hardware- moving titles of the past console generation, I think it's safe to say that the 3DS's chances of having a record breaking 2012 just got a whole lot better.

Iwata - Big-name 3DS titles coming, multiple unannounced third party projects [GoNintendo]

Here's another tasty wad of Kid Icarus: Uprising screenshots for you. The main theme appears to be bosses, as many images feature huge, roaring monsters that will doubtless need taking down. Monsters are assholes like that. 

Despite being revealed on the same day the 3DS launched, Uprising has taken quite some time to get to us. The wait will soon be over, however, with a March 22 release date creeping ever closer. Who's getting it?

Still no word on whether the pants-tightening 999 sequel, Good People Die, will be hitting our shores this year, but there's no reason why we can't get ourselves just a leeeetle bit excited.

Above is what appears to be the game's opening cutscenes, featuring full-blown animation care of Gonzo (Hellsing, Afro Samurai). Since I'm assuming most of us aren't fluent in "Nihongo," a fan has graciously provided a serviceable, if not 100% accurate, translation. Make sure the annotations are on, then enjoy the tale of a boy, a girl, a giant robot man, and an evil rabbit AI.

After the jump, catch a clip detailing the rules of the Nonary Game: Ambidex Edition. Make sure subtitles (not annotations) are on for that one.

Subtitled version of the Good People Die promotional anime clip [Tiny Cartridge]

[Subbed] Extreme Escape Adventure: Good People Die promotional video [YouTube]

Okay, so Fatal Frame 4 never left Japan, and the Wii remake of Fatal Frame 2 seems to have completely vanished. Tecmo Koei and Nintendo wouldn't keep holding out on the West forever, would they? Looks like they've finally come to their senses and will bring the 3DS spin-off Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir to North America.

As with the main Fatal Frame series, Spirit Camera revolves around ghost photography. This time, players will use the 3DS camera for some augmented reality shenanigans. Included with the game is a 16-page "diary of faces," an AR notebook that will be used to play horror-infused minigames, view video clips, and spawn ghosts IN YOUR HOUSE OHMYGODTHEYRERIGHTBEHINDYOUAHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Spirit Camera will drop on Friday, April 13. Friday the 13th. That's right. They went there.

Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir [Nintendo] (Thanks for the heads up, pedrovay!)