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BREAKING: Nintendo NDS conference at 2:30pm (Japan time)

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doncale

Banned
is DS certainly hitting the U.S. before the end of this year? i read that it would be out in the U.S. and Europe before the end of March.... i thought it WAS coming out this year, in the U.S for sure....

in Nov for $149 would be cool!
 
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impirius

Member
fugimax said:
I was there in the front row. That seriously was one of the awesomest (if not THE awesomest) gaming moments of my life. Amazing new surprise Zelda followed by Miyamoto? Pure bliss.
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Lucky you. :D

That's like having a front seat for the moon landing... or at least having a good spot on the grassy knoll
 
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BuddyC

Member
fugimax said:
I was there in the front row. That seriously was one of the awesomest (if not THE awesomest) gaming moments of my life. Amazing new surprise Zelda followed by Miyamoto? Pure bliss.
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I was a few rows back. One of my more memorable E3 memories, and just an awesome awesome experience.
 
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Zeenbor

Member
$150 is pretty steep for the level of tech in the DS. There better be some damn good games to justify a purchase like that. Nothing on DS has impressed me yet.
 
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evilromero

Member
Well, this will sit well for many consumers. $150 is a very reasonable price. And Nov. 21st is probably the hottest release date Nintendo could've nabbed. Day after Thanksgiving is going to be pure madness like always, only this time every goddamn DS unit will be gone. Tickle-me-elmo.
 
DCharlie

DCharlie

And even i am moderately surprised
any news on the JPN price?

for $150 i can buy two DS's instead of a PSP and have FOUR SCREEN GAMING ACTIONS!!
 
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Baconäger

Member
NINTENDO DS LAUNCHES ON NOV. 21 IN NORTH AMERICA - AT $149.99!

New System Comes with Embedded PictoChat Feature, Strong Publishers' Support

REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 20, 2004 - From the very start, Nintendo DS™ broke the existing rules of video game play. Two screens, not one. Wireless connection for game play and personal communication for the sheer entertainment of it. Flexible game control by voice and touch, not just with buttons. Nintendo's newest innovation, Nintendo DS, will make its worldwide debut in North American stores on Nov. 21, and then in Japan on Dec. 2. It will sell at an MSRP of $149.99, making it an immediate mass-market attraction. Nintendo DS will become the company's first system ever to make its sales debut outside of Japan.

"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."

Nintendo DS is the dual-screened, hand-held video game system redefining the idea of interactive entertainment. One screen allows for touch input using a stylus, while the unit includes both voice recognition and multiplayer wireless features. The sleek silver-and-black system sports a sharp, angular design.

Consumers immediately will be able to pick up and play the new system, as it comes with a free software feature, PictoChat, embedded in the system hardware. PictoChat allows DS owners to write messages with an on-screen keyboard or the stylus and send them wirelessly to other DS users nearby. Users can text chat, draw artistic messages or share secrets, all without saying a word. And a Nintendo DS in sleep mode will spring to life if it senses another DS in transmitting range, alerting users to each other's presence and setting the stage for an impromptu conversation or game session.

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, the world's largest independent software developer and publisher, already has announced that its powerhouse franchises of Madden NFL, The URBZ: Sims in the City, Need for Speed Underground, Tiger Woods and GoldenEye will support Nintendo DS.

"Each time Nintendo creates a hand-held, it introduces new elements of play and sets a new standard for mobile gaming," says Larry Probst, EA's chairman and CEO. "The DS is no exception - Nintendo has another big winner with the DS."

The complete lineup of games planned for the launch of Nintendo DS will be announced in the near future. In effect, Nintendo DS already boasts a library of more than 550 games because it is compatible with single-player modes of games made for the world's best-selling video game system, Game Boy® Advance SP.

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 DS has a flip-top cover that protects both screens. Two speakers on the unit's face let users hear virtual surround sound, while its dual screens open games to a multitude of possibilities. Nintendo DS sits 148.7 millimeters (5.85 inches) wide, 84.7 millimeters (3.33 inches) long and 28.9 millimeters (1.13 inches) tall with the cover closed. The new media format for games means that Nintendo DS has no moving parts that could be misaligned if the unit is dropped or jarred.

The worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home and portable video game systems. Each year, hundreds of all-newtitles for the best-selling Game Boy® Advance, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems extend Nintendo’s vast game library and continue the tradition of delivering a rich, diverse mix of quality video games for players of all ages. Since the release of its first home video game system in 1983, Nintendo has sold more than 1.9 billion video games and more than 170 million hardware units globally, creating enduring industry icons such as Mario™ and Donkey Kong® and launching popular culture franchise phenomena such as Metroid®, Zelda™ and Pokémon®. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere.

For more information about Nintendo, visit the company’s Web site at www.nintendo.com.
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word
 
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impirius

Member
Justin Bailey said:
http://ds.ign.com/articles/549/549919p1.html

picto-chat built in!
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Great!!

But...
Nintendo has confirmed that the system will be backward compatible with Game Boy Advance games, but will not support system-link multiplayer due to the DS' lack of link cable port.
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Guess that's the nail in the coffin for my hopes that it could connect to the GC. Traded in my GBA to save up for the DS, so now Four Swords and FF:CC aren't worth much to me. Bah.
 
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krypt0nian

Banned
That's it for now...."The complete lineup of games planned for the launch of Nintendo DS will be announced in the near future." - DS-IGN
 
W

Wario64

works for Gamestop (lol)
Nintendo has confirmed that the system will be backward compatible with Game Boy Advance games, but will not support system-link multiplayer due to the DS' lack of link cable port.


WHAT THE FUCK
 
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GDGF

Soothsayer
Oh shit! Goldeneye, Built in Picto Chat, and the 149 price point!?!?!@?!


I'm busting nuts as we speak! :D
 
V

videogamer

Banned
"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."

I dunno, sounds too good for a child molester. It will be just like the internet where creepy guys could use the DS to get little boys. It might be even worse, because it's through a toy, so parents and kids have their defenses down.
 
Sp3eD

Sp3eD

0G M3mbeR
Oh man....

"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."


I can only imagine the possiblities......

*out of sleep mode*

*on screen* Fuck you

*into sleep mode*

Sounds like fun :rollseyes:
 
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