Quote:September 20, 2004 - Today, Nintendo finally broke the news on the Nintendo DS system.

The Nintendo DS, it's upcoming dual-screen handheld system, will launch in North America on November 21st for a retail price of $149.99.
PictoChat, the software program that enables DS owners to sent text and pictures wirelessly to nearby DS systems, will be embedded in the system hardware. The DS system will spring to life out of "sleep mode" if it senses any other systems in the area, giving gamers the opportunity to chat spontaneously with each other.



More than 100 companies have signed on to create games for Nintendo DS, while Nintendo itself is already developing its first 20 titles. Electronic Arts' Madden NFL, The URBZ: Sims in the City, Need for Speed Underground, Tiger Woods and GoldenEye are being made for the system. The complete lineup of games planned for the launch of Nintendo DS will be announced in the near future.

Nintendo has confirmed that the system will be backward compatible with Game Boy Advance games, but will not support system-link multiplayer in GBA games due to the DS' lack of link cable port.

Nintendo chose the United States to lead the worldwide launch of Nintendo DS because of overwhelmingly positive and enthusiastic reaction from consumers and to take advantage of the holiday sales season. After the subsequent launch in Japan, the system will be available in Europe and Australia in the first quarter of 2005.

"Nintendo's mission remains unchanged: expand the game experience," says Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., Ltd. "Nintendo DS is the road map to the future of video games, and most clearly demonstrates the type of innovation that players demand."

-- Craig Harris

Quote:September 21, 2004 - Nintendo has revealed that it will include a demo of Metroid Prime: Hunters with the Nintendo DS system when it launches this November 21st.

The demo, titled Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt, will offer a first taste of the entire game, including single player modes of the first -person adventure, as well as a handful of multiplayer modes to take advantage of the system's wireless connectivity. Up to four players can join in Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt.

The inclusion of a game demo such as Metroid Prime: First Hunt may be a strategy to raise the age of the Nintendo DS' demographic, along with offering more value for the DS' 150 dollar premium.

We'll have more on the Nintendo DS soon.

Quote:Oh hey, now I can chat with my friend that's ten feet away from me instead of talking to him the old-fashioned way!

Quote:I'll probably sell my GBA and get the DS, it's not like a play any multiplayer games on my GBA anyway.

Quote:Actually, it's 100 feet.

Quote:No friends with GBAs where you live? That sucks. GBA multiplayer is bojacksome.

Quote:Oh and if you have any GBC or GB games you're going to want to keep your SP.

Quote:Nope. The only person I meet on a regular basis that has a GBA is my brother and we don't have two copies of any games.

Quote:I have a regular GBA and my brother has an SP, so we'll just sell the GBA.

Quote:... You're so wrong and dumb and you know it!

Quote:Selling GBAs? I wouldn't recommend it. Well, if the DS ends up actually compatible with all GB games sure, but if it's only compatible with GBA and not GB or GBC like seems possible?

Quote:Your ideas are wrong because they're different from mine!

Quote:Not only is the DS not compatible with GB/GBC games, but it also doesn't work with link cable mutli games.

Dark Jaguar Wrote:Is that from something? I don't get it...

A Black Falcon Wrote:I thought so. So selling your GBAs would be quite stupid.

Quote:I thought so. So selling your GBAs would be quite stupid.

Quote:And the battery life thing is posted at ign. Go look for yourself.

Quote:Not if you have a GBA and an SP.

Quote:Nope. Not if you want to play multiplayer games that is... remember, no link cable support from the DS.

OB1 Wrote:Actually it stands for "Popular Stupid People". The DS stands for "Doodoo Salad", however.