22nd January 2004, 11:58 AM
Quote:Yeah, sounds like it... 128MB. She says that that's "16x the GBA's size". OB1, for your info, that means that she's saying the GBA holds 16MB... which is exactly what I said the largest used carts on the GBA have been...
So what's your response to that?
First of all she said 8 times, not 16. The standard GBA cart is around 16MB, which is what she is referring to. GBA carts can get up to well over 64MB if developers needed the space. It's just more expensive. I already said that. It looks like they've found a way to make high capacity carts for a much lower price.
Quote:OB1, it's Virtual Boy, with an L. I know, I have one.
Oh no, I forgot to add the "L"!!!
Quote:Oh, and the idea of Nintendo making this because they know they are "going down" and they are trying to hang on to the only audience that still buys their games is silly. I mean, did you totally forget that the GBA still sells at PS2 levels and the GCN's sales are only increasing (though yes, I very much doubt they'll catch up to Sony on THAT front).
The GBA sells very well but it's not Nintendo's main console. Most of their development goes towards the Gamecube, and there's a reason for that. But that has nothing to do with the DS. If you read Iwata's comments you'll see that he doesn't expect this to be the next big thing, just something unique that some people will be intrigued by. Why are they doing this when they need much more than that, I have no idea. But so far it looks like the DS might be targeted towards a more narrow audience than the GBA and GC.