Now that summer is in full swing and we're seeing some big titles being released, I started thinking about the fall season when I suddenly realized that the Nintendo DS is, supposedly, right around the corner. While we know we won't see the PSP till 2005, Nintendo's official line is that the DS will be here in time for the holidays, leaving it only half a year before we see it; and if Nintendo were smart, they'd make sure to get it out before Thanksgiving in time for the biggest shopping day of the year. That leaves them with less than five months to get the portable on store shelves. But for a system that still has many unknowns, is that enough time? We don't know how much it costs, we don't have a release date, and really, the only software we've seen are tech demos two months ago at E3. Will Nintendo bare bones it this holiday season, delay it, or shock us with how much progress its made in private?

	Advance Game Port Announced Datel, the company behind the cheat device Action Replay, has announced the Advance Game Port, a new device that allows you play Game Boy Advance games on a TV. The AGP uses your GameCube as the gateway, except instead of sitting underneath the system, it plugs straight in your memory card port. You then stick any Game Boy Advance game in and viola; you're all set. The device also functions as an Action Replay device, so all the codes are readily available. The AGP will sell for $35 and be available later this month.
	Mortal Kombat: Deception Goes Collector's Edition Despite being officially announced by Midway, online retailer EBgames has posted a listing for a limited edition version of the upcoming Mortal Kombat: Deception. The collector's item will feature extras such as special packaging, a complete history of the fighting game's series, video biographies of 25 characters, a serialed trading card, and an "arcade perfect" rendition of the original Mortal Kombat.
	Iwata Speaks Out IGN grabbed hold of a recent interview of Nintendo president Satoru Iwata conducted by the Japan Economic Foundation. A few of the highlights were that Iwata foresees less gamers sticking with consoles if there isn't a change in how things are done; thinks games shouldn't target only adults or only children; he downplayed Internet gaming, saying an online PS2 golf game did worse than an offline version; and encouraged a stronger relationship with Bandai.
	Weekly Bungie (But Really Halo 2) Update The big deal this week is that the game has reached beta status and they're all having their fun with it. If you want something to hype you up about the game, check these few lines... Joe spent the entire week fixing a… [HEY! Wait Joe, I can't even TYPE what you just said to me. That is the MOST SECRET thing I ever even heard of. I ain't even typing that, I'll get my ass fired for even thinking about it too hard. -Frankie] Joe also mentioned that John Butkus got the longest and most complex animation in the game polished and looking AMAZING and more importantly, running in the game engine. And the animation DOES feature the thing that I censored Joe on, two paragraphs ago.
	New Seiken Densetsu Underway GamerFeed discovered that Square Enix posted a job listing on their website looking for people to work on the next Seiken Densetsu game, better known stateside as the "Mana" series, which included the SNES Secret of Mana, PSone Legend of Mana, and more recently, the GBA Sword of Mana. The ad asked for positions of all kinds; designers, artists, programmers, etc. No platform or further details were specified. IGN has a couple pieces of artwork here.
	Yet Another GBASP Color Scheme Okay you crazy collectors, here's another for you. To celebrate the release of Bandai's Naruto RPG, being released in Japan on July 22, Nintendo will release an orange and blue GBA SP. Also on the handheld will be the hometown symbol of the game's protagonist, Uzumaki Naruto. The system will come bundled with the game and retails about $150 USD.
	Misc. Q&As/Interviews HomeLAN Fed speaks with Patrick Naud of Ubisoft and they discuss Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow. GameSpot sits down with members of the NCAA Football 2005 development team and talk shop.
	Misc. Media/Previews
	GameSpot begins tonight with a preview of Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires and shots of Ape Escape: Gacha Mecha Athlete. IGN sets off with this preview of Star Ocean: Till the End of Time. GameSpy shows off new images of Dragon Warrior VIII. 1up sneaks in a few videos of Sly 2: Band of Thieves.
	IGN has new videos of Yager and a large look at the evil side of Fable. GameSpy counters with their look at the light side of Fable. Not wanting to be left out, Game Informer previews Kameo: Elements of Power.
	IGN keeps the streak going with another video of Metroid Prime 2 Echoes. GameSpy slices the tip of their index finger on new shots of Paper Mario 2. GameSpot grooves to the imported beat of Donkey Konga 2: Hit Song Parade.
	Tons of footage for Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors at GameSpot this evening.
	GamerFeed tightens their grip on this preview of Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (PS2, Xbox). New media of Pool Paradise (PS2, Xbox, GCN) at GameSpot. GameSpy casts New Images to deliver these The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (PS2, Xbox, GCN) shots. IGN pimps new vids of Ford Racing 3 (PS2, Xbox) and Outlaw Golf 2 (PS2, Xbox). They also have 20 screens and 20 movies of Madden NFL 2005 (PS2, Xbox, GCN).