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All Nintendo DS bullshit goes in here
- Thread starter Alcibiades
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Great King Bowser
Property of Kaz Harai
Damnit, the Japanese DS Box kicks ass. Now I can't decide whether to import a Japanese or US DS.
norinrad21
Banned
I wonder if theres a way around switching some of the Japanese language features into English.
That would totally rock
That would totally rock
evilromero
Member
Nintendo send me a DS now!
evilromero
Member
In all goodness, I just want me some Metroid Hunters (I really hope takes out the "Prime") more than any single DS title. I can't wait to get some hi-res movies of that in action.
heavy liquid
Member
I also hope that they keep those clamshell cases for the US. I'm betting they will, as the carts are so much smaller than the GBA. They'd be quite easy to lose.
mightynine
Member
Considering that we're getting the DS first, and we haven't seen one pic that makes it look like the U.S. DS cases will be different, I think our cases will be the same.
seismologist
Banned
DS is definitely going to be hot. Forget about all the school kids who buy one to get in on some picto-chat.
I can see this going over with older people too who want to sit back and poke away at a game of Madden.
I can see this going over with older people too who want to sit back and poke away at a game of Madden.
Ultra Magnanimous
Member
Society said:
Calibration of touch screen?
PanopticBlue
Member
The other day someone on the Gamefaqs message board posted an email they sent to Nintendo asking about region lock, and Nintendo replied back saying there will be no lockout. I can't vouch for the posters' credibility, but it looked genuine enough.
Smiles and Cries
Member
olimario said:
true the Nintendoods deserves more respect
Smiles and Cries
Member
Can we at least have an Official DS launch thread?
You know people like to post when they got it and where...
You know people like to post when they got it and where...
lochnesssnowman
Member
Hello, I'm in UK and looking to place some cash down on a DS and Mario 64 for next month. Any places that are recommended?
I just checked DVDboxoffice and they don't seem to have updated the DS page. Is 250 the confirmed Canadian price?
Anyhow, any tips, pointers or advice then hit me up. Cheers.
I just checked DVDboxoffice and they don't seem to have updated the DS page. Is 250 the confirmed Canadian price?
Anyhow, any tips, pointers or advice then hit me up. Cheers.
seismologist
Banned
when does UK get the DS?
lochnesssnowman
Member
Sometime in 2009 probably. If the sun is shining.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
"I just checked DVDboxoffice and they don't seem to have updated the DS page. Is 250 the confirmed Canadian price?"
No way in hell. It'll be somewhere around $189. Wal-Mart sells Xbox here for $179, and that's the same price as the DS in the states. ($149)
DVD boxoffice also has GBASP at $139.99, even though it is $99 everywhere else, and Pokemon Fire/Leaf at $57.99, when it is $43.99 at Walmart. Don't trust their prices, for they suck.
No way in hell. It'll be somewhere around $189. Wal-Mart sells Xbox here for $179, and that's the same price as the DS in the states. ($149)
DVD boxoffice also has GBASP at $139.99, even though it is $99 everywhere else, and Pokemon Fire/Leaf at $57.99, when it is $43.99 at Walmart. Don't trust their prices, for they suck.
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Date of Lies
Banned
The DS will be 199.95$ Canadian, I checked the press release on nintendo.ca, also the games will "be as low as" 39.95$, which is better than the 49.95$ you usually have to pay for new GBA releases.
http://boards.ign.com/message.asp?topic=69676823
Anyone gamestop employees care to confirm this (or check tomorrow?)
Since the Spiderman 2 example has been brought up, how practical is moving your right hand away from the face buttons and to the touch screen (or worse picking up the stylus for more precision) in the middle of an action game? What about shifting your eyes from the top screen where the action is to the lower screen? And it's got to be pretty awkward holding and balancing the DS with only your left hand.
I can see this being not much of a deal when playing a turn-based game with the DS resting on a table, but with an action game and while holding it in you hands is a different matter.
I can see this being not much of a deal when playing a turn-based game with the DS resting on a table, but with an action game and while holding it in you hands is a different matter.
seismologist
Banned
Miburou said:
You must have never played an Intellivision.
Date of Lies
Banned
Wasn't a conferenced suppose to take place on the 13th?
I was excited
wtf
I was excited
wtf
krypt0nian
Banned
kpop100 said:
Please enlighten us then...
seismologist
Banned
kpop100 said:
well it's not exactly convenient to have to use a seperate plastic overlay with each game. That's one reason why.
The controls are fine, because hardly anyone has complained.Miburou said:
The system isn't heavy, so holding it with one had is fine.
Maybe this thread is more to your liking? It has a ton of DS info in the first post.
I have not seen so much devotion before :O
http://opa-ages.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18357
Brofist
Member
krypt0nian said:
Uhh because the Intellivision method of control wasn't exactly the most conventional or practical method of controlling, and there are many different schemes that have been tried and used since that are better? I think it's funny that the whole idea of the original NES controller was to make a simplified method of control that anyone could pick up.
sasimirobot
Junior Member
Message(#6851-000366-4518\3664518)
Hello and thank you for contacting Nintendo,
It may interest you to know that the Nintendo DS will be a universal system that can be played anywhere on the planet. Further, it can play games purchased anywhere. Please note, however, that accessories purchased in different parts of the world may not be compatible with the Nintendo DS you purchase.
I hope you find this information useful!
Sincerely,
Nintendo of America Inc.
Mitch Crim
Cool. Now I can import from America for a change!
"On a related subject, we're planning try integrating the DS with movie theaters. By using the system's wireless functionality, users that bring their DS and GBA Pokémon cartridge to designated theaters will be able to download game data that will be distributed during certain scenes of the next Pokémon movie. In one scene where the main characters meet a new Pokémon, that character's data will be sent to their cartridges. This will be the first time such a distribution scheme has been used anywhere in the world."
That is just fuckn neat!
Hello and thank you for contacting Nintendo,
It may interest you to know that the Nintendo DS will be a universal system that can be played anywhere on the planet. Further, it can play games purchased anywhere. Please note, however, that accessories purchased in different parts of the world may not be compatible with the Nintendo DS you purchase.
I hope you find this information useful!
Sincerely,
Nintendo of America Inc.
Mitch Crim
Cool. Now I can import from America for a change!
"On a related subject, we're planning try integrating the DS with movie theaters. By using the system's wireless functionality, users that bring their DS and GBA Pokémon cartridge to designated theaters will be able to download game data that will be distributed during certain scenes of the next Pokémon movie. In one scene where the main characters meet a new Pokémon, that character's data will be sent to their cartridges. This will be the first time such a distribution scheme has been used anywhere in the world."
That is just fuckn neat!