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Nintendo DS Wireless Game Roundup

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the touch-and-go dept.

ImaNumber writes "Brittlefish has posted a nice roundup of the major multiplayer games currently available for the Nintendo DS. They make their picks on which ones have good wireless play and which ones just added it in as a gimmick." From the post: "If you have 2 Nintendo DS's or you know someone else who has one you've probably played some multiplayer games. And you want more. But which games are worth buying with the incentive of good multiplayer?"

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  1. For a narrow definition of game.... by rblum · · Score: 4, Interesting

    At least Nintendogs is missing. What about PictoChat? There's more to wireless gaming on the DS than the few games that are listed in the article....

  2. Rate of technology acceptance? by frostyboy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Is it me, or does it seem like these nifty handheld things from (Sony and Nintendo) are not catching on very fast? I am a console owner, and plan to upgrade whenever the PS3 comes out and all that jazz, but I have felt pretty much zero interest in these new handhelds, at least among my friends and peers.

    Maybe I'm just in the wrong demographic, but I remember when the Gameboy came out oh so many years ago and we all rushed to the store to grab one. It just doesn't seem like people are that excited about having one more handheld device to carry around.


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    1. Re:Rate of technology acceptance? by Parham · · Score: 4, Interesting

      The DS is doing pretty well, but that's because it's fairly different from a standard hand-held. But speaking generally, there isn't much you can do with a hand-held to make it really interesting. You can only boost the graphics and sound so much before they start eating batteries. There are limits to hand-held systems I guess. However, like I said, the DS does a good job because it's different (and somewhat unique) from other hand-held systems. It is like a Palm, but as a console, it's new.

  3. Games I'd like to see on the PSP or DS by The+Lynxpro · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Multiplayer updates to:

    *MIDI Maze (aka "Faceball 2000") - the original multiplayer FPS that is still kid-friendly. Perfect for a DS.

    *Todd's Adventure in Slimeworld - old multiplayer hit from the Atari Lynx and the Sega Genesis. Obviously, a FPS update would be needed on the PSP, but possibly the sidescrolling method might still be useful on the DS.

    *Warbirds - great dogfighting game. Was really addicting playing against 8 other players on the Atari Lynx. Definitely worth updating yet still retaining the title's charm.

    *Battlewheels. 'Nuff said.

    And finally...

    *Duke Nukem Forever - Considering the development at this point is probably so far behind for the current and nextgen consoles, why not sell the title as an exclusivity to either of the handheld platforms? C'mon, 3DRealms, Sony, and Nintendo.

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    1. Re:Games I'd like to see on the PSP or DS by Pxtl · · Score: 5, Interesting

      You missed the most obvious thing: the DS is the first console with a real pointing device and a screen for each player. That means strategy games are finally feasible. I want to see all the classic RTS titles - StarCraft, Z, Total Annihilation, Metal Marines... plus, the turn-based biggies too, like Master of Magic, X-Com, and Master of Orion II.