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Nintendo DS Hands On

Posted by Zonk on from the two-screens-mean-double-the-pleasure dept.

The Big N's media event went off well, and people have finally had a chance to experience the playability and feel of the DS system. Penny Arcade has commentary from Gabe and Tycho, and Gamespot gives it a look as well. Quoth Tycho: "The final analysis: I am overjoyed that Nintendo isn't completely nuts, which was my fear initially. This is a pretty cool little machine. But the opening salvo is a little soft in the genres I prize most, and there's no stand-out title that forces my hand on the system."

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  1. Re:Power... by dopaz · · Score: 4, Informative

    "The system will use a rechargeable battery that's estimated to last roughly 10 hours."

    Straight from GameSpot

  2. apparently there arent enough produced for xmas by hookedup · · Score: 4, Informative

    check it out here

    like they say, i wonder if they are going to be causing fights in the stores, like the tickle-me-elmo craze..

  3. Re:Power... by HoneyBunchesOfGoats · · Score: 4, Informative

    No AAs involved. From here:

    Battery: Lithium ion battery delivering six to 10 hours of play on a four-hour charge, depending on use; power-saving sleep mode; AC adapter

  4. DS is a new age of gaming by wobedraggled · · Score: 5, Informative

    The touch screen opens so many new avenues of gaming, I cannot wait to see what dev's cook up for it. check out the puppy demo for example http://gba.n64europe.com/specials/nintendogsflash. html

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  5. A whole crapload of screenshots by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Can be found here. I recommend them highly.

    Be sure to note the insanity that is Pac-Pix and this screenshot.

    Also click here to see videos of Mario 64-DS and Metroid Hunters in action.

  6. No by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    The Nintendo DS, when you use pen-based games, is set up so that the ABXY buttons on the right side mirror the D-pad on the left. Left-handed people will hold the pen with their left hand and use the ABXY keys as a D-pad with their right hand.

  7. Re:is it just me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    How many times do I have to say this on Slashdot? It's to the point where I should assign the pasting of this bit of text to an f-key macro:

    NINTENDO DID NOT DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, OR SELL THE POWER GLOVE.

    Blame Mattel.

  8. Re:Images of "Game Cards" by cno3 · · Score: 3, Informative

    You can see the game cards and a relative sense of scale from here:
    http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20 041007/ nintendo.htm

  9. Re:!finally! by Enucite · · Score: 2, Informative

    1) I'll belive when I see it. Nintendo already has a portable that can easily get 8 hours of battery life and Sony is using a disc-based system.

    2) One word: Internet

    3) GBA games. PSP has nothing, so your selection is limited to launch titles and you have to build your library from scratch. The second I buy my DS I already own 6 great games from my GBA to play on it without spending an extra cent.

    4) Personally, I couldn't care less. Many people will see this feature as a good thing, though.