Killer DS games are definitely on the way. No, they're not based on new franchises (something the entire industry has a real problem with), but they're clearly the reason to own a DS. WarioWare Touched! will rock, if the Japanese impressions are anything to go by. There's also Yoshi's Touch & Go, which is a platformer where you modify the environment by drawing and attack enemies with your stylus rather than controlling the character directly.
Q1 2005 will solve the DS's lack of compelling US games (with the exception of Feel the Magic -- short but definitely sweet!) handily.
Where have you been? Sony hardly has enough PSPs to sell, let alone replace defective units. I wouldn't count on any advance replacements for some time.
Just so you know -- you can already buy replacement DS batteries from Nintendo, for when it does eventually start losing its capacity. But it seems to be largely similar to the GBA SP battery, and mine is still going ridiculously strong after 10 months.
Having played a classic GBA with AA's (both alkaline and NiMH), the built-in battery is clearly superior in both cost and convenience. Of course, if your system out of the box won't even last for a typical business flight including layovers, well, then you've got a bit of a problem.
There are a lot of problems with the demo kiosks. The biggest problem is the store employees hanging over your shoulders while you try to get a feel for the game, but besides that...
The DS has something of a viewing angle issue. You need to look square on a screen to get the best contrast. The unit does have a 180 degree lock, but the kiosks have the unit locked to a lesser angle, and as a result have the top screen at a non-optimal angle for viewing.
I'm told by those who have been to events where they had the opportunity that you really need to be able to be holding the system rather than trying to use the stylus on a bolted-down system.
The thumb strap control that comes with the DS unit seems to me to be a much more intuitive way to control the look and aiming, rather than the stylus. The stylus seems to me to be more at home with point-control games rather than slide-control games. The thumb strap is unavailable at kiosks (at least right now).
All in all, I'm still kind of wary about Hunters, but based on impressions of those who haven't been to the kiosks, I think it'll probably turn out okay. I'm actually grateful for the demo, so I can decide whether or not I like the game before plunking down money on the full package next year.
Why would that be a problem? Sounds to me like a win-win scenario. The buffet doesn't take a loss, and the refused customer might drop a few pounds.;-)
Funny. The conclusion I drew was that while there's real criticism of Kerry's record (or lack thereof) in full swing, the best we're getting from the other side is a schoolyard "idiot" taunt.
You should, if you want to claim that Bush misled the American people -- when the real truth just might be that France misled American and British intelligence to protect its financial interests in the old Iraq.
I can't believe you're seriously proposing that something with gaping logical holes be accepted as the truth because you don't see a counterargument proposed by the accused.
My new film claims that the sky is green and the grass is blue. Since I don't hear any counterarguments coming from the local lawn care establishment, my new film is clearly correct.
As for the apps, well, a decade-plus of Windows use has quite adequately proved to me you can't count on app developers to follow any sort of standards.
"How do you get super magic level 3 armor without the money?, you must first talk to the wizard and bla bla bla....".
The worst part is that most kids don't figure that out for themselves; they read the guide or the walkthrough. It's like they want to watch a movie where they can make someone walk around in a different direction for a minute if they want to.
I'm sure they'll polish it up. I remember the first video of "new Zelda"; Link looked flat and had truly dumb expressions. The end product was, well, wow, simply put.
They are reusing the Wind Waker engine, actually. I could see it in the fighting, and Nintendo confirmed it. They just have to tweak it to fit the different animations that will be required of the differently-styled characters.
Nope, not buying it. It looks to me like they adopted the new picture for the story icon and therefore it was retroactively applied to the story you posted.
Especially considering their lead story is about the USA Today picture...
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Killer DS games are definitely on the way. No, they're not based on new franchises (something the entire industry has a real problem with), but they're clearly the reason to own a DS. WarioWare Touched! will rock, if the Japanese impressions are anything to go by. There's also Yoshi's Touch & Go, which is a platformer where you modify the environment by drawing and attack enemies with your stylus rather than controlling the character directly.
Q1 2005 will solve the DS's lack of compelling US games (with the exception of Feel the Magic -- short but definitely sweet!) handily.
Where have you been? Sony hardly has enough PSPs to sell, let alone replace defective units. I wouldn't count on any advance replacements for some time.
Funny, that. Nintendo is doing advance replaces for friggin' dead pixels on the DS right now.
Funny that. Sony's only sold around 200,000 PSPs. Surely that makes the "junk" threshhold a bit lower...?
Just so you know -- you can already buy replacement DS batteries from Nintendo, for when it does eventually start losing its capacity. But it seems to be largely similar to the GBA SP battery, and mine is still going ridiculously strong after 10 months. Having played a classic GBA with AA's (both alkaline and NiMH), the built-in battery is clearly superior in both cost and convenience. Of course, if your system out of the box won't even last for a typical business flight including layovers, well, then you've got a bit of a problem.
There are a lot of problems with the demo kiosks. The biggest problem is the store employees hanging over your shoulders while you try to get a feel for the game, but besides that...
The DS has something of a viewing angle issue. You need to look square on a screen to get the best contrast. The unit does have a 180 degree lock, but the kiosks have the unit locked to a lesser angle, and as a result have the top screen at a non-optimal angle for viewing.
I'm told by those who have been to events where they had the opportunity that you really need to be able to be holding the system rather than trying to use the stylus on a bolted-down system.
The thumb strap control that comes with the DS unit seems to me to be a much more intuitive way to control the look and aiming, rather than the stylus. The stylus seems to me to be more at home with point-control games rather than slide-control games. The thumb strap is unavailable at kiosks (at least right now).
All in all, I'm still kind of wary about Hunters, but based on impressions of those who haven't been to the kiosks, I think it'll probably turn out okay. I'm actually grateful for the demo, so I can decide whether or not I like the game before plunking down money on the full package next year.
Why would that be a problem? Sounds to me like a win-win scenario. The buffet doesn't take a loss, and the refused customer might drop a few pounds. ;-)
Funny. The conclusion I drew was that while there's real criticism of Kerry's record (or lack thereof) in full swing, the best we're getting from the other side is a schoolyard "idiot" taunt.
Correction: "yet to figure out", not "yet to try to figure out".
I've just read your comment three times, and have yet to try to figure out how this constitutes any kind of reply to the point I raised.
You should, if you want to claim that Bush misled the American people -- when the real truth just might be that France misled American and British intelligence to protect its financial interests in the old Iraq.
I can't believe you're seriously proposing that something with gaping logical holes be accepted as the truth because you don't see a counterargument proposed by the accused.
My new film claims that the sky is green and the grass is blue. Since I don't hear any counterarguments coming from the local lawn care establishment, my new film is clearly correct.
Funny you should mention that. On the oft-pilloried claim of Saddam trying to buy yellowcake from Niger routinely used by the "Bush lied" crowd, Italian diplomats are claiming France is behind the forged intelligence.
And FDR called the Secretary of State after Pearl Harbor, then did nothing else for 18 minutes.
What's your point?
But you did it anyway.
Unless you have to build another machine to run it.
It's overwhelming, allright, but if it's by Moore,
When, exactly, did the University of Houston end up in Iowa?
GNOME is religious about the standards.
As for the apps, well, a decade-plus of Windows use has quite adequately proved to me you can't count on app developers to follow any sort of standards.
Why should any taxpayer be happy about this? I can't believe anyone thought making this a government service was remotely a good idea.
Because you trust it with your security?
The worst part is that most kids don't figure that out for themselves; they read the guide or the walkthrough. It's like they want to watch a movie where they can make someone walk around in a different direction for a minute if they want to.
I'm sure they'll polish it up. I remember the first video of "new Zelda"; Link looked flat and had truly dumb expressions. The end product was, well, wow, simply put.
They are reusing the Wind Waker engine, actually. I could see it in the fighting, and Nintendo confirmed it. They just have to tweak it to fit the different animations that will be required of the differently-styled characters.
Nope, not buying it. It looks to me like they adopted the new picture for the story icon and therefore it was retroactively applied to the story you posted.
Especially considering their lead story is about the USA Today picture...
While I think the drawing-power-from-GC idea is a good one, in reality the GBA SP's LiIon makes that very close to a non-issue.
Actually, I'm curious if the controller ports even could power a GBA -- I wouldn't be surprised if the answer is "no".