Face Pilot: Fly using your DSi and Face

HAL Laboratory, creators of Picross 3D, is coming up with a game called Face Pilot: Fly with your DSi Camera. Based on the title alone, once can tell that this will be a flight sim, but the twist is the game will make use of the Nintendo DSi's camera and... your face!

How exactly will the game be controlled by the player's face? We're not sure as well. But we can't wait to find out!

DSiWare Game Makes Novel Use of Camera

Snapping photos and recording videos with your Nintendo DSi is one thing. But using the DSi camera as a tilt sensor and "head tracking" is a whole new level.

Rittai Kakushi E Atta Kore Da, a Japanese DSiWare game makes use of the DSi camera to create an illusion of a 3D space. The technology is quite captivating and it's fun to see the DSi used in such a way. Watch the video below to see just exactly what we mean ;p

Naruto Photo App for the DSi

Finally a decent photo app for the DSi! Takara Tomy released a Naruto app for the DSi that will let you replace your favorite characters' face with yours. Want to strike a pose with Sasuke? Of course you do! Want a sharingan? You can have two! The app costs 500 DSi points and you need a Japan region Nintendo DSi to get it.

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Nyko Zoom Case for the DSi

One of the main features of the Nintendo DSi when it was released was the addition of two cameras. Although it wasn't its strongest point, its a great addition that (we hope) will prove useful for future apps and games. And it looks like Nyko is foreseeing that future too. Just recently they introduced the Zoom Case.

In a nutshell its a DSi case with a camera lens. An 8x zoom camera lens. I kid you not. If you're one of those whiners about how crappy the DSi camera is, then I would kindly point you to this product. The lens is detachable, of course, and the case is not kidding around either. What's more, it does not require batteries.

Monster Finder to Hit US Shores

 We reported sometime ago about the first DSi-exclusive game, Monster Finder (not to be confused with Monster Hunter, Pocket Monster, Monster Rancher, and the likes). Thanks to the valiant efforts of Konami, the US will now see the lights of day for this awesome game. The game is set for a US release of January 2010.

As we've painstakingly researched before, in Monster Finder players use the DSi's cameras to find monsters in the real world. With over 100 different kinds of monsters to collect there's no shortage of gameplay for sure.

Share Your DSi Photos on Facebook

Nintendo recently announced another feature that will leave camera-happy DSi owners a reason to celebrate. In the near future, this coming fall to be more exact, pictures taken using the DSi's built-in camera can be sent to a user's Facebook page. I'm assuming that this could be done via WiFi connection and a simple software to access a Facebook account.

Thankfully, no word yet if you can answer Facebook quizzes using your DSi.

Ghostwire: Ghost Hunting via DSi

Ghostwire is an adventure title for the Nintendo DSi where the players hunt for wayward spirits and figure out why they still linger in the realm of the living. Pretty basic horror game, you say? Not quite so. You see, Ghostwire makes full use of the DSi's features, especially the DSi camera.

Instead of your traditional cemetery, or haunted house, the game is set in YOUR surroundings. You pan the DSi around you to hunt for said ghosts, as seen from the screenshot above. Creepy? You bet. I'm still not sure I want to play this game inside my room!

In any case, Ghostwire is a game that I've been waiting for simply because I want to see more games that use the DSi's camera.