Last Sunday, another long line formed at Nintendo World. Advanced Wars: Days of Ruin, for the Nintendo DS, went on sale at Nintendo’s flagship retail store. Despite frigid New York City weather, the event attracted a long line. Maybe it was the online play or the map editor.
“Days of Ruin is much more than just a new chapter in the Advance Wars series,” says Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales & marketing. “Our core gamers continue to buzz about the game’s post-apocalyptic storyline, new characters and stylized graphics that bring a totally fresh experience to the series. The focus on strategy beyond raw firepower makes it more rewarding than typical war games.”
![Luis Ortiz, and his son Ray, play Advance Wars](/wp-content/uploads/miscellaneous/luis-and-ray-ortiz-advance-wars.jpg)
Luis Ortiz and his son Ray, 9, of the Bronx borough of New York, play Advance Wars: Days of Ruin for Nintendo DS, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at Nintendo World store in New York. Fans lined up early for a chance to play the game before its official Jan. 21 release.
Luis says, “I’ve been playing Advanced Wars since September 2001. Now I’m trying to get my son into it.”
![Advanced Wars: Days of Ruin](/wp-content/uploads/miscellaneous/advanced-wars-days-of-ruin.jpg)
Is Advanced Wars: Days of Ruin worthy of the hype? 🙂
Would you stand out in the cold for Advanced Wars?! 😮
The style appeals to me, but I don’t like turn based games. I’d pass on this one.