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IGN Manhandles the DS

Posted by Zonk on from the i-hope-they-wore-gloves-for-the-touching dept.

Thanks to IGN, who wrote "The Nintendo DS is being prepared to ship out to retailers for its November 21st launch. We were able to get our hands on the final, boxed units two weeks before the system's official release date, and we wasted no time ripping the packaging to shreds to show you exactly what you get in the box."

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  1. The DS. by readpunk · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The real question is, are we going to get Final Fantasy on the bloody thing and if so is it going to be a crappy one or something on par with FF4/6/7?

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    1. Re:The DS. by JimmehAH · · Score: 3, Informative

      DS has GBA compatibility.

  2. Thumbstrap? by Gehenna_Gehenna · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That thumb strap thing looks like a great idea. At first I wasn't sure about the whole stylus-shooter combo, but the whole thumb strap idea looks like it would work really well.

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  3. Re:DS=GBA...=GBC=GB? by Babbster · · Score: 4, Informative

    From what I've read, the backwards compatibility of the DS stops at GBA, so GB and GBC games are being left behind.

  4. Eh. by deemaunik · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I haven't seen a good reason to get a DS yet. SP's are smaller, lighter, and I don't see many improvements in the DS over it. Ooo. Touch screen. Ooo. Two screens. More to look at and distract me. Unless a new RPG is released on it that won't run on an SP, I'm sticking with what I have. I'm entirely satisfied with my little black SP. :) What do you guys think?

    1. Re:Eh. by Sargondai · · Score: 3, Funny

      Personally, the killer feature for me is the wireless connectivity. I'd be just as excited for a GBA-SP with this (and the souped up graphics capability).

      That said, the main reason I will have to get one of these is Animal Crossing. No longer will I have to wait at home on Saturday nights! Now, I'll be able to whip out my DS in between songs at the club! Woohoo! :)

    2. Re:Eh. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

      SP's are smaller, lighter, and I don't see many improvements in the DS over it.

      How about backlighting? The original GBA was impossible to see; SP has a frontlight that's better but still pretty crap; DS has a backlight, which means you'll finally be able to see what's happening properly in all lighting conditions.

      That's good enough for me.

    3. Re:Eh. by SetupWeasel · · Score: 3, Insightful

      If you don't see now how they can be used, I can understand not getting it when it comes out. But when games like "Yoshi's Touch and Go" are released in the states people will start to see that the DS will be able to play games that weren't possible before.

      I think that is why I'm getting it on day one. Every other console has been an incremental improvement on another console or arcade machine. The DS is different, truly different, and I yearn for that sort of freshness in video games again.

  5. Re:DS=GBA...=GBC=GB? by Sargondai · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not only that, but it is *not* compatible with multi-player GBA games.

    I was really hoping to play those over the wireless connection. Ah well.

  6. Maybe not now, but soon... by PhoenixOne · · Score: 4, Insightful
    If you are not an "early adopter" then your are probably safe for a while. But the duel screen design with touch interface almost begs for new RPG games. Put the action in the top window and have the bottom window handle dialog trees, spell lists, inventory, etc.

    Give it a few months until the second generation of games come out. If you are lucky, they will reduce the price a few bucks before the right RPG for you comes out. :)

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  7. Re:DS=GBA...=GBC=GB? by FroBugg · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well, existing multiplayer GBA games aren't compatible with the new GBA wireless adapter (Pokemon Fire/Leaf and the new Mario Golf are the only ones I'm aware of that use it). Nintendo's got a history of being slightly annoying in that department, but being able to play the GBA games at all is good enough for me.

  8. Hmmm by Deliveranc3 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I wonder how the OS is implemented?

    Can it be hacked to support Skype I wonder?

    Someone get on this!

    And don't do it like what I had to do to my Xbox.

    I wouldn't have gotten Live but it pisses me off that now I can't.

    Maintain Game compatibility but get skype on that mofo!

  9. Nintendo XP by LTB_Enterprises · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Any time players adjust any setting on the Nintendo DS, the system will prompt users to shut down the system. I figure this is Nintendo playing it safe so that people don't lose their data." So this is what Windows was up to all that time! Change the time, machine shuts down. Change screensaver, machine shuts down. Open application, machine shuts down. I guess that they were just too busy to give you the warning before it does it.

  10. Re:*shrug?* by jkeyes · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And the next person that says (the word is says, saids is not a word nor has it ever been one) PSP is limited to a 128MB flashcard has no idea what Sony's up to.

    Oh but ye who posts on slashdot games who is obviously trolling in a Nintendo story knows everything Sony is going to do, right?

  11. Re:*shrug?* by jjsoh · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That's interesting because if the NDS retails for $149, then that would officially give me 45 reasons for not getting the PSP; a difference in savings that could be better applied towards a new game. Also, the reports of a less than stellar battery life of the PSP would be another strike against it.

  12. Gamecube connectivity by JFMulder · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What I'd like to know is if the DS can be connected to the Game Cube just like you can connect a GBA. I've seen no reviews so far that says so.