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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => Hardcore Gaming 101 => Topic started by: Abnormal Freak on October 01, 2008, 10:07:25 PM
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(http://bb.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/static/image/2008/10/02/ninten02.jpg)
Link (http://kotaku.com/5057867/liveblogging-the-nintendo-press-conference-liveblog)
Bigger screens? Cool. Cutting out the GBA slot? Not a problem for me (but what about the games that use the slot for peripherals, like Guitar Hero?). 3 megapixel camera? Kinda cool, I guess. Audio enhancements? Definitely a plus (better speakers I'm guessing).
Excited to see where this is headed.
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More info as I find it (http://wii.ign.com/articles/915/915504p1.html)
HOLY SHIT SON, downloadable games, though this article only mentions DSWare. Hoping for a Virtual Console-type service (Virtual Handheld? Virtual Portable?) with Game Boy/Color/Advance games, and perhaps more if other companies are interested in allowing their handheld systems.
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Also, both screens are apparently touch screens, whatever purpose that has.
I'm wondering with the SD slot, if that means you can transfer Virtual Console games from your Wii to play on-the-go or just on a handheld if you like. Hmm...
Also, built-in web browser and internal memory. And...pedometer (http://gonintendo.com/?p=57999)? lulz. Never heard of one before, so I looked it up, but still... Pedo-meter, gwarf arf hwaaaa.
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Hmm... Maybe I should invest in this rather than buying new NDS lite. My current NDS lite has busted L and R buttons.
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I'm happy enough with my new DS Lite, I still have GBA games I'd love to play (though I still own a GBA for this and my old Game Boy titles), just got the DS a few weeks ago.
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My DSLite is also very screwed! An insane shitzu got ahold of it, the R button is chewed off the top screen stays white, a giant scratch on the touch screen and bite marks on the front
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My DS broke, so I sold it.
Now, do I buy a lite for OoE or do I wait for this!?
I just want to know a time frame for when this'll be released. I really like the SD slot and downloadable stuff.
I bet this is why nintendo doesn't have Gameboy, Color, and Advanced titles on the Virtual Console, they'll probably be downloadable for this
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Japanese release is November, other regions not until 2009.
The DS Lite will likely see a price drop real soon.
Also, I'm hearing the DSi is higher res in addition to having larger screens, so that coupled with the dual touch screens must mean there will be DSi games that won't play on the regular DS.
If you go here (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsi.html), and click the lower rightmost tab that says "DS Lite", you get an interactive comparison of the Lite and DSi.
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Also, major lulz at this post I saw at another board:
Holy crap, if the dual touch screen thing is true, you know what that means?
ONLINE BATTLESHIP DS
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ALSO WTF SIN AND PUNISHMENT 2 ANNOUNCED FOR WII OH GOD I LOVE YOU NINTENDO AND TREASURE SO MUCH
This should be changed to like the all-around Nintendo conference thread or something. Oh man, I'm excited. Best news ever. S&P2!!
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The hell is this.
So not worth it.
Cameras arent 3MP apparently that was a typo by Wired.
Not dual touchscreen.
Same resolution screens.
You're paying $180 for 2 low quality cameras and slightly bigger screens with the same resolution.
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Bigger screens is awesome no matter how you look at it. :o Even if it's the same resolution.
Anyway, interested to see how this all unravels and what all the straight facts are. Mostly interested in the larger screens and WiiWare/Virtual Console-type services.
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I find the new DSi Disappointing. It doesn't tell if it is region free, but here are the specifications for it.
(http://imagehoster.milkman.gr/files/lc1xu3kyr13yoq5yryqr.jpg)
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The "larger screens" are barely noticeable --and taking away the Advance slot is an insult to any hardcore gamer. Who the Hell wants to pay to download the games the bought just a couple years ago? The other bells and whistles are just petty taunts to the PSP. Who the F^ck needs a camera on their DS anyway? The downloadable content and virtual console connections may make the system a decent investment in the long run, but I'd sooner buy a DS Lite. Sad.
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Also just heard that the "3 megapixel camera" thing was a typo, and it's actually .3 megapixels. My cell phone has 1.3 and it looks like shit. U R AWSUM NINTENDO. (Oh, but there's TWO cameras, making up for it!)
Still, downloadable games. Where's all the info on that already? DAMMIT! Whatever it is, I hope it can be implemented to the DS and DS Lite. It already has Wi-Fi, and Nintendo could just release a converter for an SD Card, like in the GBA or DS slot. Hell, maybe the homebrew crew will make it so I can play this downloadable stuff using my R4. :)
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Trailer of the DSi:http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/21787
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Wow.... Good thing I didn't buy a second DsL since I will get this
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this sounds....dumb. .3 megapixels? Thats .. uh... pointless, might as well use a cell phone cam. (Most people have one now) With the dual touch screens, it looks like some games are going to be DSi only, which is a bad idea imo. Unless this thing is actually "better" with speed and gfx (like gameboy to gameboy advance) so that its more of a new handheld rather than an upgrade.
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The bigger screen sounds enticing...but really, I could live without DSWare.
I don't know why Nintendo is making such a move though with DSWare only being in the DSi. I mean, the DS is already the highest selling current-gen system (more copies than even the Wii). With the already installed user-base, limiting DSware to this system alone is somewhat, well, limiting.
Ok, sure, it might run off of the new firmware, but it's not like Nintendo can't make a cartridge for $10 that lets you download DSWare to you older DS's.
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The bigger screen sounds enticing...but really, I could live without DSWare.
I don't know why Nintendo is making such a move though with DSWare only being in the DSi.
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In Reply To #20
I hope not... :-\
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This looks pretty gay. wtf am I gonna do with a camera on a ds? 2 touch screens doesn't make any logical sense unless you have 3 hands or hate using the bottom screen or something. Also cutting out the backwards compatability is stupid. This'll just end up being another micro. Nintendo needs to slow down and just let the ds do what it's doin' the lites' fine. There's no reason for another new model. It's just a waist of money.
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In Reply To #14
ppssh.
No more GBA slot = absolutely unbelievable >:(
No way am I getting this thing.
(LOL but that's what I said about the DS Lite too)
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I was sort of hoping Nintendo would make an extra RAM cart for the GBA slot, like they did with the N64 (or like the Saturn, which had many of these for various 2D fighters). I guess we can kiss that idea goodbye, though.
Maybe they'll give the DSi its own Virtual Console? Gameboy (Color), Game Gear, and Neo Geo Pocket (Color) games... That could be awesome waiting to happen.
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In Reply To #23
I don't think they make GBA games anymore, so why is it a big deal? Most people own a gba/sp unit anyway.
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In Reply To #25
For me, it's all about convienience. Who really wants to play on an inferior GBA w/o backlighting when you can pop it into your DS and play in better colors w/ backlighting, and switch to a DS Game. Even though they don't make GBA games anymore, it's still a large part of what I play. *shrugs* It's only a matter of opinion. ;)
Maybe for others it won't be so much of a switch to remove the GBA slot, and might even make the system more appealing and sleek to those who never owned the DS Lite.
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In Reply To #26
That's why ya need a GBA SP+. :) Really good backlight that's about as good as the DS Lite's, plus the games actually fill up the whole screen unlike playing them on the DS (the DS having higher resolution and all). Only qualms I have are there's no headphone jack (and the adapter that you plug into the charger slot makes everything really hissy), there's only one speaker (which never made sense considering the GBA is stereo), and the SP design is a little cramping on the hands but really no different from a Game Boy Color.
I love my SP+ (the second model SP, since the original SP only had a crappy side light or something). Although I love my Game Boy Player also. I have absolutely no reason to play a GBA game on my DS Lite, especially since playing with the B and A buttons feels weird (although unfortunately some DS games are designed to use those two as the main buttons, blargh).