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Nintendo's Mystery DS Portable Revealed

Posted by simoniker on from the damn-straight dept.

Thanks to GameSpy for its story revealing the first information on the dual-screened, portable Nintendo DS, the previously rumored 'mystery console' that's been lacking any concrete details up to now. According to the piece, the DS "features two separate 3" TFT LCD display panels, separate processors, and semiconductor memory of up to 1 Gigabit. It's scheduled to launch worldwide before the end of 2004." The article further explains: "Players can look forward to being able to simultaneously manage their game progress from two different perspectives, enhancing both the speed and strategy of the challenge. For example, players will no longer be forced to interrupt game play to shift perspective, such as moving from a wide shot to a close up, or alternating between a character's ongoing battle and a map of their environment." A concurrently released official Nintendo press release confirms this information.

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  1. Ever go deep sea fishing? by Mike+Hawk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I once cause a yellowfin. The boat captain smacked it in the head and put it in this giant cooler. A little while later I heard the sound of something thrash about inside the cooler. I looked inside but the fish was dead.

    After reading about this device, I heard that sound in my head.

  2. MOD PARENT FUNNY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That has got to be the best take off the BSD troll EVAR.

    1. Re:MOD PARENT FUNNY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      So if Dean FAILED IT, who's gonna be prez?

      Who's your daddy?
      Who's your daddy?

    2. Re:MOD PARENT FUNNY by _KiTA_ · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I'd point out that Iowa does not equal the national election or anything of the sort. Gehpart won Iowa in the 80s but never made it past the primaries.

  3. .02c mod by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Redundant, but at least this one included a link.

  4. Re:Iowa voters confirm: by slackingme · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    It bothers me sometimes when I see *clever* "X is dying" edits get modded down to -1, Troll. What makes this a troll and "In Soviet Russia, Gameboy plays you!" funny? I think this is a lot more clever, and definitely deserving of some karma loving.

    .. speaking as someone with "bad" karma.

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