Nintendo DS to Feature Wireless Connectivity?

Posted by simoniker on Monday March 1, 2004 @03:01PM from the big-and-n dept.

Decaffeinated Jedi writes "As reported by GameSpot, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata indicated in a recent interview (Japanese-language) that the company's upcoming dual-screen portable (previously covered on Slashdot) will feature wireless Bluetooth-esque connectivity for multiplayer gaming. Iwata goes on in the interview to describe the Nintendo DS as a 'unique' machine, noting that 'not everybody will understand it right away. There might only be 10 to 15 people applauding during its unveiling at the E3, but they'll understand it once they touch it. At the least, it should serve as a hint towards [our] next-generation console.'" Although we've covered Iwata interviews recently, this now makes a little more sense given the context of the DS announcement.

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Re:So many handheld from same company by burns210 · 2004-03-01 17:02 · Score: 4, Insightful

o please. that is like saying the super nintedo was released to compete with the regular nintendo. it wasn't, it was released to REPLACE IT. Just like the gb color(pocket?) replaced the gb pocket, the advanced replaced the color, the advanced SP replaced the advanced. Each being a better handheld system than the one before it.

NOW, for the first time, Nintendo is releasing a system that is unlike any handheld we have see, and they do this in such a way that, if all hell falls on them, they can 'revert' to the amazingly great gameboy advanced sp.

And no, the sony handheld won't kick anyone's ass. A $200-250 consol versus a sub $100 with a library of games 100 times the size of sony's new system? Please.