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Nintendo DS to Launch November 21
mcc writes "PlanetGamecube is reporting the upcoming Nintendo DS handheld has been given a launch date of November 21st and a price of $150 ! It is also being reported that the Nintendo DS will ship with PictoChat (a sort of chat/whiteboard software) and some form of the Metroid Prime Hunters multiplayer FPS bundled in. A fact sheet is also available."
And one screen is touch-sensitive; that could certainly lead to some novel applications--er, I meant games, of course ... :-)
... built-in WiFi ... tempting ...
I wonder if you can run Linux on it? It sports an ARM9 and an ARM7
Not if you're in class and trying to stay out of trouble. ;)
Truly useful for the truly lazy. For example, I used to have to get out of bed and walk into the next room to play nintendo with my apartment-mates. Such pains will inconvenience me no longer!
I didn't buy a GBA because it would just be too embarrassing to be seen playing games on it in public. The GBA-SP dramatically improved on the cool factor, this thing looked like it was born into the right decade.
Now the DS makes me think - oh look, a retro toy from the 80's. I know it'll have power and games and wifi and chat and probably a SETI client before long that can outperform my home machine, but it's waaaaay ugly and clunky for my likes.
Apple, please create a GBA clone.
I'm getting one
The kids will get one too
Here's to wireless multiplayer gaming with your kids. And you call yourself a geek?? For shame!! Where are your roots?
in the game market, because the PSP, with it's higher price-point, and moving parts is not really something you're going to want to buy for a kid. The PSP is a portable home-entertainment-center for the idle-rich geek, and that's where it will find it's audience.
Nitendo knows kids, and knows kids games. I expect the DS will clean up there.
Disclaimer: I work for a DS developer...};^)
What were you expecting?
...for your 5-yeat-old right?
Since it also runs GBA software...How does "now" work for you?
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I remember they ran on like 2 AA batters, and only had about 10 levels per game. Those were the good old days. Forget all of that back lighting crap and swappable game cartridges. If you wanted to play a different game, fine..but you had to go buy a completely different handheld that only stored 1 game on it. There were no saves, you either beat the game or you start over.
I had sooooo many of those things, ninja gaiden 1 and 2, teenage mutant ninja turtles 1, 2 and 3, baseball, football, some sort of racing, excite bike.
Ahh, the memories.
I don't really envy todays kids anyways..at least WE had Saturday morning cartoons (the only thing better than saturday morning cartoons are Christmas and dodgeball..assuming you weren't one of the fat kids).
You can preorder it now for 50$ more, and having to wait 9 days more to actually have it! sign me up!