Nintendo DS is coming very very soon!
 

http://ds.ign.com/articles/549/549919p1.html

wow, this is really coming up quick. i'm pleasantly surprised that nintendo is actually this close to getting it out the door on time. cool.

Nice, but I think I'll wait for the Sony PSP :thumbsup:

I never got into handhelds, I will give the DS a shot though for sure. PSP I could do without, Sonys gimmicks are starting to bore me.

I'll probably buy it or ask for it for Christmas. :) If my parents are still into that sorta thing (I'll be moving out at Christmas).

-Lasereth

same here, the psp looks way better

I'll probably get this one.
Haven't had a handheld since Gameboy Pocket.

i'm just surprised nintendo is still sticking to their original release date. i mean come on... how rare is this? the n64 was over a year and half behind the original schedule... and it launched with TWO FRIGGIN GAMES. ridiculous. hopefully a change of leadership (Yamauchi --> Arakawa) has had a "swift-kick-in-the-ass" effect on Nintendo.

I prefer my handhelds to have a battery life of over 3 hours. :)

-Lasereth

Oh, I'll buy the DS.

But did nintendo ever say anything about a new gameboy? Or is this the new gameboy? What about Gamecube compatibility? Wasn't it like... FF Crystal Chronicles that you use the Gameboy SP and the cord with? What about what would be TOTALLY awesome, is using the DS as a controller with the Gamecube?

^That was supposed to be a only a few questions.

Gah, ,, , I have an SP, i probably wont buy one.

Nintendo DS, here I come!

apparently they are including pictochat and a multiplayer version of metroid prime:hunters with the system. if i understand correctly, the ds auto-detects other ds systems within its wireless range. additionally, multiplayer games will have the option of being designed so that only one cartridge is necessary.

this would be a killer travel handheld. imagine autodetecting all the live ds's on the same airplane flight. you could race a stranger in mario kart or take them on in a game of chess on the fly. the pictochat embedded in the system's hardware would make it easy to set up.

i think embedding the chat program in the system's hardware is a great idea. that plus the wireless autodetect will really add a new dimension to the sytem that can't be found anywhere else if it catches on.

I find it highly doubtful you would be able to the DS's wireless capabilities on the plane, considering all of the government restrictions on electronic equipment.

yeah... after posting that i was thinking the same thing

is there any precedence? do they ban N-gages? i thought those had wireless, but i could be wrong.

also, cell phones are the main banned item... their range is considerably more than the 30-90 ft. the ds has for the things we're talking about.

i'll be interested to see how it all pans out. either way, the same principle i described above would work for boring lectures, trains, airports, bars, coffee shops etc.

Gah! I just recently traded in my GBA and a bunch of stuff for a GBA SP. Ohh well. I wondered why Nintendo droped the price recently of the GBA SPs. Now I know, and knowing if half the battle. :thumbsup:

Does anyone have any knowledge about the possible prices of the games?

ebgames.com has them all listed for fifty bucks... but i'm certain they'll come down to the current GBA levels. $30-40 for new blockbuster titles... $15-20 for the budget ones.

Do you have a link about this? It doesn't make sense to me since it isn't like multiplayer on a PC that can do this because the game is installed and the disc is just to prove ownership. This would mean that the DS would need enough memeory to play AND store the entire data from a cartridge to run. That doesn't seem to be in line with it's specs.

sure do.

http://www.nintendojo.com/infocus/vi...php?1095794391

i'm pretty sure even the GBA could do this.

God thats going to be sexy.

Why in the hell are we(meaning us North Americans) getting it before Japan? Isn't it usually the other way around?

Oh well, I won't complain. Now, to get a job...

The DS is Backwards compatible and 150$ cheaper than the PSP's estimated SRP. I could get the DS just for the GBA games, I'm not getting a PSP until I see some badass games.

The touch screen has potential to be great for games where you need a map and/or inventory screen.

re: multiplayer games off of one cart.

The GBA already has at least one game that can do that, Puyo Pop. You can connect up to 4(?) systems and only use one cart.

I still have a GBA original, not the SP. I wonder if I should just trade in my GBA for a DS or go ahead and trade in for an SP then trade the SP in for a DS later?

oh yeah... the plot thickens my friends.

slashdot linked to:

http://www.engadget.com/entry/4182100443364188/

we already know the ds autodetects other units within its wireless range... there is talk of each ds acting as a repeater, so an ad hoc network could be established as far as a chain of ds's would stretch. in urban or other highly populated areas the chances for a new level of multiplayer experience would be likely if the ds catches on as well as the gameboy has. also, with the microphone installed in each and every unit, VOIP is nearly a certainty.

quite honestly, i'm most excited with what the mod community will think of w/this little machine. not that i condone anything that would void your warranty... :)

AW HELL NO!

I just heard that it only plays GBA games, not any GB Color, or GB original games.

Is this true? Because if it is, I won't get it.

Never got into handhelds..even though my son's is available. Too fuckin' small. Maybe the DS will make it worthwhile.
I wanna see wireless Linux clusters on these babies! (Not that I would know what to do with it, I just want to set it up and see the cluster running!)

i'm getting wood over here.