" The 'flop' part is that the DS still lacks games, especially games that make some decent use of the second screen. In the US this is quite a bit worse since the DS has there been out for ages without any games worth to talk about coming out, while in Europe its just a month out of the doors, making it kind of forgivable that there is no other decente game beside Mario64DS. The current Minigames are all fine and nice, but I doubt that I will be much interested in them in a few weeks/month when the first 'look cool new little feature' feeling has worn off. Even on the release list I couldn't find much interesting stuff at all, sure a new MarioKart would be nice and a new AdvanceWars might be fun as well, but been there done that."
There is quite a lot of stuff on the release date.
Katamari Damacy DS, Metroid Prime Hunters (which is apparently online), MegaMan Battle Network DS (MMBN3 was top notch), Mario Kart DS, new Mario game, Ultimate Brain Games (Chess, Checkers, Go, and Reversi, as well as renditions of Battleship, Connect Four and others. CONFIRMED ONLINE), Advance Wars, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent, Age of Empires DS, Animal Crossing DS (confirmed online), Kirby: Cursed Canvas, Metroid Pinball, Zelda DS, Sonic DS, Scratch! Viewtiful Joe...
Nintendo has said that they're showing it at E3. They EXPLICITLY said they will have it at E3, but are deciding whether to have it playable or not.
Every big rumor site disagrees about Nintendo not showing at E3 (see Spong). It's only rumors running around that Nintendo won't be there; and there is absolutely NO official sources involved.
" So far, it looks like everything Nintendo has tried releasing with 2 screens has been a flop. I seriously doubt the new GBA will be DS compatable, yet alone continued production of DS games."
What the heck?
Considering that the DS had the highest launch sales of any console in the UK EVER, and has been outselling the PSP by 2x, I wonder how you are defining "flop".
XPlay is one of the old TechTV shows, not a G4 show.
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Hm, after reading the whole review...I've gotta question the last page.
Firstly, beter controls. The analog 'nubs' are known to not control as well as an analog stick. And if you've played Metroid Prime Hunters...
Which has better controls depends on the gam eyou are playing. For example, I would take the PSP's analog nubs for a racing game any day. But for an FPS game, I would take the DS's touch screen any day.
Second, value. What the heck is up with his verdict? He proclaims the PSP has better value?
Okay, firstly, the initial cost. The PSP cost twice as much.
Of course, many people know that initial cost is not what matters (thats why people use Macs). Let's look at the other costs.
Want to use the PSP as a media center? 1 GB cards start around $150, but you still get less than TV resolution. For that price you could buy an extra DS.
Just want to play games? PSP games are $50, compared to DS games at $30. So you pay a LOT more for PSP games over DS.
So it seems to me that in value, the DS blows away the PSP. Cheaper priced system, cheaper priced games.
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Definitely. Not to mention the upcoming games list!
Unless you've spent money on the PSP AND spent money on buying an especially big memory card for the videos, you can't really use this.
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"The article mentions that Apple has sought patent on the genie effect... I thought the genie effect was an animation Apple used when minimizing/maximizing windows, not the dock magnification effect."
I have to disagree with the 'attacking their fans' thing.
I'm tired of people calling anyone who defense Apple apologists when it comes to these court cases.
ThinkSecret is a for-profit company, NOT a news organization.
They're convincing people who have signed Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) to ILLEGALLY GIVE THEM INFORMATION.
We don't know all the information, but if ThinkSecret convinced them to give them the information by giving them something, then they're also guilty of bribing.
Either way, Apple has a RIGHT to sue ThinkSecret until they give up the names of their sources.
I thought everyone loved the PSP because of the mp3 and video and posible cellphone and online browser and watching movies, etc.
The PSP is massively overhyped. Possible cellphone? I'd give the DS a much better chance, because the PSP doesn't even have an expansion port! (unless you count the memory card slot, but then you lose the memory card) The DS, on the other hand, DOES have an extra expansion slot (the GBA slot). MP3's, okay, yes. Online browser? Not unless they release PSP PDA software like the DS, and there has been no info whatsoever on that. Watching movies? Sure, if you buy a really big memory card (1 GB = $100, 1 commercial DVD = nearly 10 GB) and SERIOUSLY reduce the movies' quality.
Have you seen the text messaging a 14 year old girl can do? Put one of these in her hands, let her friends get some "me too" going, then fuhgeddaboutit!
Yes, I have. We have a big family plan with shared minutes. One of my family members used up all 600 of our shared text messages for one month. I only sent five (at most) in the entire month.
Who cares about Windows Media Player? I would much rather see Windows without IE, or at the very least with the option during install to not install IE at all and install FireFox instead (you know, a dialog that asks you which browser you want. Since it's theirs, they'd make IE default, but at least you could choose not to have IE at all).
Is Reduced Media Edition cheaper than XP Home? If so, that's cool since you can buy it and install DivX or QuickTime or WMP and have a fully functioning PC for less.
I have a DS, and frankly, the number of good games released so far is disappointing (but there are a few winners, like Feel the Magic, and Band Brothers in Japan).
I agree completely. The good games are still coming.
Repeat after me: Age of Empires DS. Metroid Prime Hunters. New Zelda game. New Mario game. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. Mario Kart DS (possibly online). Age of Empires DS.
And whoever said you'd use them both at the same time? It's possible these days that Nintendo could pack enough memory into one of their cartridges to place the Palm OS on a Nintendo DS cartridge, rather than into the handheld itself.
They'd have to do that. The Nintendo DS has only 4 MB of RAM. The cartridges have much, much more.
Obviously, since IE is faster, this is unecessary or MS has already optimized the code.
Uhm, we're talking about PROCESSOR optimizations. I'm sure IE is very Windows-optimized, but it is not processor optimized since, obviously, Windows runs fine on a P3, P4, Athlon XP, or Athlon 64.
Opener, to name one. ASTrojan to name abother. Why is there OSX antivirus software? (Which I'll admit is useless, because viruses aren't a real threat on OSX, even if they exist)
Trojan/= Virus. Look it up.
There are two trojans and NO VIRUSES. Opener does NOT self replicate, nor does it use any vulnerabilities (you have to deliberately execute it and then type in your password for it to install itself). Therefore it is NOT a virus.
And there are many OS 9 viruses, and Word Macro viruses (not a threat to OS X, but a thread to your Word documents), which explains the OS X antivirus software.
But the fact remains, there are no viruses. There is only two trojans, both of which require you to install them yourself.
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" i would have thought it is outselling the as-yet-unreleased-in-the-uk PSP by more than 2x..."
DS has been outselling the PSP in Japan by 2x as well.
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The 'flop' part is that the DS still lacks games, especially games that make some decent use of the second screen. In the US this is quite a bit worse since the DS has there been out for ages without any games worth to talk about coming out, while in Europe its just a month out of the doors, making it kind of forgivable that there is no other decente game beside Mario64DS. The current Minigames are all fine and nice, but I doubt that I will be much interested in them in a few weeks/month when the first 'look cool new little feature' feeling has worn off. Even on the release list I couldn't find much interesting stuff at all, sure a new MarioKart would be nice and a new AdvanceWars might be fun as well, but been there done that."
There is quite a lot of stuff on the release date.
Katamari Damacy DS, Metroid Prime Hunters (which is apparently online), MegaMan Battle Network DS (MMBN3 was top notch), Mario Kart DS, new Mario game, Ultimate Brain Games (Chess, Checkers, Go, and Reversi, as well as renditions of Battleship, Connect Four and others. CONFIRMED ONLINE), Advance Wars, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent, Age of Empires DS, Animal Crossing DS (confirmed online), Kirby: Cursed Canvas, Metroid Pinball, Zelda DS, Sonic DS, Scratch! Viewtiful Joe...
None of these sounds interesting?
"Probably the same way people who consider the Gamecube to be a "flop" even though it has higher worldwide sales than the PS2 or the XBox."
Well technically the PS2 did outsell the GC worldwide, although Nintendo made more money off of it than Sony did.
Nintendo has said that they're showing it at E3. They EXPLICITLY said they will have it at E3, but are deciding whether to have it playable or not.
Every big rumor site disagrees about Nintendo not showing at E3 (see Spong). It's only rumors running around that Nintendo won't be there; and there is absolutely NO official sources involved.
I don't believe it.
" So far, it looks like everything Nintendo has tried releasing with 2 screens has been a flop. I seriously doubt the new GBA will be DS compatable, yet alone continued production of DS games."
What the heck?
Considering that the DS had the highest launch sales of any console in the UK EVER, and has been outselling the PSP by 2x, I wonder how you are defining "flop".
Chinese Hawaii takes on U.S. Telecom Market?
-that you can make it yourself with some duct tape!
XPlay is one of the old TechTV shows, not a G4 show.
Hm, after reading the whole review...I've gotta question the last page.
Firstly, beter controls. The analog 'nubs' are known to not control as well as an analog stick. And if you've played Metroid Prime Hunters...
Which has better controls depends on the gam eyou are playing. For example, I would take the PSP's analog nubs for a racing game any day. But for an FPS game, I would take the DS's touch screen any day.
Second, value. What the heck is up with his verdict? He proclaims the PSP has better value?
Okay, firstly, the initial cost. The PSP cost twice as much.
Of course, many people know that initial cost is not what matters (thats why people use Macs). Let's look at the other costs.
Want to use the PSP as a media center? 1 GB cards start around $150, but you still get less than TV resolution. For that price you could buy an extra DS.
Just want to play games? PSP games are $50, compared to DS games at $30. So you pay a LOT more for PSP games over DS.
So it seems to me that in value, the DS blows away the PSP. Cheaper priced system, cheaper priced games.
Definitely. Not to mention the upcoming games list!
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DS definitely wins!
You know what I find amusing? "Mac OS X is becoming a malware target! There are no viruses yet, but there will be some!"
Unless you've spent money on the PSP AND spent money on buying an especially big memory card for the videos, you can't really use this.
"The article mentions that Apple has sought patent on the genie effect... I thought the genie effect was an animation Apple used when minimizing/maximizing windows, not the dock magnification effect."
Well, they do minimize INTO the dock...
They probably won't be the same chip, because the XBox 2 is beating the Revolution to the market by several months.
As a result, the Revolution should have a NEWER version of the same chip.
I have to disagree with the 'attacking their fans' thing.
I'm tired of people calling anyone who defense Apple apologists when it comes to these court cases.
ThinkSecret is a for-profit company, NOT a news organization.
They're convincing people who have signed Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) to ILLEGALLY GIVE THEM INFORMATION.
We don't know all the information, but if ThinkSecret convinced them to give them the information by giving them something, then they're also guilty of bribing.
Either way, Apple has a RIGHT to sue ThinkSecret until they give up the names of their sources.
I thought everyone loved the PSP because of the mp3 and video and posible cellphone and online browser and watching movies, etc.
The PSP is massively overhyped. Possible cellphone? I'd give the DS a much better chance, because the PSP doesn't even have an expansion port! (unless you count the memory card slot, but then you lose the memory card) The DS, on the other hand, DOES have an extra expansion slot (the GBA slot).
MP3's, okay, yes.
Online browser? Not unless they release PSP PDA software like the DS, and there has been no info whatsoever on that.
Watching movies? Sure, if you buy a really big memory card (1 GB = $100, 1 commercial DVD = nearly 10 GB) and SERIOUSLY reduce the movies' quality.
Have you seen the text messaging a 14 year old girl can do? Put one of these in her hands, let her friends get some "me too" going, then fuhgeddaboutit!
Yes, I have. We have a big family plan with shared minutes. One of my family members used up all 600 of our shared text messages for one month. I only sent five (at most) in the entire month.
Who cares about Windows Media Player? I would much rather see Windows without IE, or at the very least with the option during install to not install IE at all and install FireFox instead (you know, a dialog that asks you which browser you want. Since it's theirs, they'd make IE default, but at least you could choose not to have IE at all).
Is Reduced Media Edition cheaper than XP Home? If so, that's cool since you can buy it and install DivX or QuickTime or WMP and have a fully functioning PC for less.
I have a DS, and frankly, the number of good games released so far is disappointing (but there are a few winners, like Feel the Magic, and Band Brothers in Japan).
I agree completely. The good games are still coming.
Repeat after me: Age of Empires DS. Metroid Prime Hunters. New Zelda game. New Mario game. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. Mario Kart DS (possibly online). Age of Empires DS.
Keep repeating Age of Empires DS over and over.
And whoever said you'd use them both at the same time? It's possible these days that Nintendo could pack enough memory into one of their cartridges to place the Palm OS on a Nintendo DS cartridge, rather than into the handheld itself.
They'd have to do that. The Nintendo DS has only 4 MB of RAM. The cartridges have much, much more.
Kids play nintendo.
Shall I kill you now, or later?
Adults play Nintendo, as well. They have some of the best games around.
Obviously, since IE is faster, this is unecessary or MS has already optimized the code.
Uhm, we're talking about PROCESSOR optimizations. I'm sure IE is very Windows-optimized, but it is not processor optimized since, obviously, Windows runs fine on a P3, P4, Athlon XP, or Athlon 64.
If you guys could see the current state of the Longhorn Alpha...
It's not near ready for Beta yet...
Opener, to name one. ASTrojan to name abother. Why is there OSX antivirus software? (Which I'll admit is useless, because viruses aren't a real threat on OSX, even if they exist)
/= Virus. Look it up.
Trojan
There are two trojans and NO VIRUSES. Opener does NOT self replicate, nor does it use any vulnerabilities (you have to deliberately execute it and then type in your password for it to install itself). Therefore it is NOT a virus.
And there are many OS 9 viruses, and Word Macro viruses (not a threat to OS X, but a thread to your Word documents), which explains the OS X antivirus software.
But the fact remains, there are no viruses. There is only two trojans, both of which require you to install them yourself.
8x DVD burners, a $100 price drop, speed boost, 512 MB of RAM (FINALLLLLY!!!!!!!!!), and dual link DVI. Nice job, Apple.