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New Nintendo Hardware Announced

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the console-peripherals-on-the-periphery dept.

Xs writes "SPOnG.com has an article on two new pieces of hardware coming out of Nintendo today. One of which is a new e-Reader, the e-Reader Plus, that can store data while the GBA is off. And the other is a Gamecube memory card that can read Panasonic SD generic media storage cards. Not only does this increase the maximum storage capacity per Gamecube slot, but this also opens up the ability to trade save game files online via a PC!" I've yet to buy an e-Reader, and this makes me think I should hold off for a while longer.

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  1. Don't bother with the E-Reader. by Blackwulf · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I bought this thing, hoping that it would get better as it has gone along - and it hasn't. While the prospect of playing old NES games by swiping cards is a great idea, it is poorly executed by the fact that the ONLY games that you can play are Donkey Kong, Pinball, Tennis, and other FIRST generation NES games. Where's Super Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Kid Icarus?

    It's a handly tool if you play Pokemon (as you can swipe your card and it will give you tips and strategies on how to defeat your opponent) and it will give you even MORE stuff in Animal Crossing, but that's about it. Not really worth a purchase just yet.

    Now, if The Big N actually puts some decent stuff out for the sucker, I'd be able to reccomend it. But I just can't in it's current form.

    1. Re:Don't bother with the E-Reader. by jvmatthe · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I think my biggest gripe is that the price is so outrageous. Isn't it $40 for the reader and a game? That's more than half of the price of an old-style GBA, and it only allows you to play a handful of games.

      As you've pointed out, they need more software. They should also bring the hardware down to (at most) $15. Tack an extra dollar on to each game you sell for it, and put out more (good) games. Then it'll be worth it, both for Nintendo and the buyers.

      --
      Curmudgeon Gamer: Not happy
  2. Crossing the PC/Console Boundry by Makarakalax · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Not only does this increase the maximum storage capacity per Gamecube slot, but this also opens up the ability to trade save game files online via a PC!
    Of course, this opens up the ability to hack your savegame on the PC as well. No more hunting for rupees in bushes for me.