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E3 - First Nintendo DS Pic
Ravi Hiranand writes "Steven Kent has a look at the Nintendo DS -- along with what appears to be the first picture of the unit (which doesn't look anything like any of the wild rumours suggested it might!). It's still unclear whether the game pictured (a Mario Kart title!) is really a DS game or whether the whole thing is just a render, but the image is credited to Nintendo, so it appears to be genuine..."
Actually, I decided I wouldn't like this system the day it was announced. :-). The screenshot just gave me a tangible reason for my dislike.
Maybe I'll be proven wrong, but I just think that two screens are a redundant waste of space and money.
take a look at what Nintendo puts out on their consoles: stuff about Mickey Mouse or Zelda. It's a far cry from GTA: Vice City or Halo. /important/ things to spend money on. However, if i did it would not be beacuse i want to play Quake. It's a fun game, admittdly, but it's not in Nintendo's market.
Their market is not to people wanting to play Quake. Personally, I think side-scrolling games were great. I'll probably not buy this thing, because i have
If someone posted this already I apologize. There's just too many posts to read. :)
After looking at that pic for the past hour (not constantly, but off and on) it just looks like a digital mockup of a possible design. There's no Nintendo logo, the black space in the middle looks off, and if those are speaker holes at the bottom, it must be a joke. Perhaps Nintendo leaked a fake pic on purpose to get people talking about how lame the design is, then they'll unveil the real thing and blow our socks off.
I purchased by GBA SP full of joy that I would at last be able to play some decent games on the road. But what a big disappointment it was!!! the GBA SP is way too small, the buttons are too small, the screen is too small, and the games quality is that of SuperNes!!! I expected something better than outdated 16-bit graphics. It was a great disappointment.
Now on to DS: Is Nintendo sure that DS will succeed ? I really doubt it. Why should there be a 2nd screen ? it would not be for the stats, because it would be a problem in fast games (racing, for example) to take your eyes from the main screen. Another camera, perhaps ? but will the 2 simultaneous cameras assist the player ? or will he/she be confused from going back and forth ? players would need very good spatial perception if they are to handle two cameras at the same time.
Nintendo's double-screen Game&Watch games simply used the 2nd screen for extending the playfield, not for simultaneous action. The DS is something that has never been attempted before, but I smell another Virtual Boy.