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Nintendo DS: the new design !
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Red Dolphin
Member
That looks fantastic! I was never a big fan of the original design and was always jealous of how sexy the PSP was. But I actually like the new DS better then the PSP! Me want!!!
My one must-have for this, thusfar, is Animal Crossing. A massive must-have if it's playable over wireless networks.
The thing to remember though, is that Nintendo has barely shown any of the actual software for the system yet. E3 was all about tech demos and potential..I imagine the next time it is shown, the experience will be quite different.
The thing to remember though, is that Nintendo has barely shown any of the actual software for the system yet. E3 was all about tech demos and potential..I imagine the next time it is shown, the experience will be quite different.
norinrad21
Banned
I Love it
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
That's tits. Much, much better than the E3 design I like it a lot.
CVXFREAK said:Pretty much.
I like the system quite a bit. The software, save Wario Ware DS, has been so poor, though. I can only hope that we see some new software soon.
Also, I hope the lack of an analog stick encourages developers to make 2D games, rather than 3D ones. I already have home consoles kthx.
Discharger
Member
Wow, I didn't expect it to look that good.
I was sold on it before, but that just confirmed it
I was sold on it before, but that just confirmed it
Lost Weekend said:
It's another potential, but not a definite for me yet. I need more visibility on their plans - will the single player game be included, and how many levels will appear in the multiplayer mode? I'm not sure of those factors yet..I got the impression that not all the levels (or even most) would be 4-player enabled, and that the single player game may not be included. Also, there's an issue of control for me..but we'll see. Like I say, I think we'll get a really good look at the lineup proper in the next couple of months.
Spiritreaver
Member
Hot and sexy. I love this new design, especilly how it looks in the clamshell. Not at all like the SP and it looks much more sleek than the SP as well. Now I have no reason NOT to buy this, it looks too good.
Where are the GBA and DS slots? I can't tell on my monitor, the black comes out too dark to make out anything.
Where are the GBA and DS slots? I can't tell on my monitor, the black comes out too dark to make out anything.
Chibbi Brady
Member
Looks terrific, hopefully this will open up the floodgates and we'll actually get a proper look at some of the games. It's practically August and this baby is launching in November and we've seen next to nothing.
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Folder
Unconfirmed Member
Um, it looks a bit like a Lynx 2 with a vanity mirror Selotaped to the top! ;-)
Delightful though, innit?
There's also the point that when Reggie says, "We've defeated nine challengers and once again we're prepared to win," doesn't this contradict the ever-affirmed line that the DS has nothing to do with any Game Boy programs?
Delightful though, innit?
There's also the point that when Reggie says, "We've defeated nine challengers and once again we're prepared to win," doesn't this contradict the ever-affirmed line that the DS has nothing to do with any Game Boy programs?
Folder said:Um, it looks a bit like a Lynx 2 with a vanity mirror Selotaped to the top! ;-)
Delightful though, innit?
That looks more like the PSP actually.
wuh? No it does not contradict anything. He was talking about Nintendo taking on challenges-- PR stuff. Nothing more and nothing less. Just curious, what is DS's involvement with game boy judging from only that quote? (yeah the DS does look like it should be the next game boy but I'm talking specifically about that quote
)Rocket Punch
Member
Just awesome. I'm really diggin the art deco style for nintendo's portables as of late. Looks damn classy now!
Goodbye plastic toy gizmo. Hello sexy metallic sweet thang!
Goodbye plastic toy gizmo. Hello sexy metallic sweet thang!
bobbyconover
Member
Kinda reminds me of a Delorean. In a good way!
Chrono said:Just curious, what is DS's involvement with game boy judging from only that quote? (yeah the DS does look like it should be the next game boy but I'm talking specifically about that quote
The quote was obviously directed at Sony's entry into the market...thus, suggested that DS is now Nintendo's prime focus as a handheld => DS is a "gameboy" in everything but name. I'm sure the GameBoy brand will be explicitly attached to their next handheld after DS, but even as it stands, I already consider the DS to be the next GB...just a different type of GB, which allows the GBA to co-exist with it for the time being. They're avoiding the GB name to keep the GBA alive just in case the market doesn't react well to their "innovation" with DS.
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Folder
Unconfirmed Member
Shoryuken said:
Just the lower section. I think it does a little, the angles and the screen... The little winking smilie idiciated that I was kinda joking.
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Folder
Unconfirmed Member
Chrono said:That looks more like the PSP actually.
wuh? No it does not contradict anything. He was talking about Nintendo taking on challenges-- PR stuff. Nothing more and nothing less. Just curious, what is DS's involvement with game boy judging from only that quote? (yeah the DS does look like it should be the next game boy but I'm talking specifically about that quote
If you say. "The DS is a stand-alone project - nothing to do with the Game Boy."
You can't say, "However, it will succeed because the Game Boy did."
That is a contradiction. Isn't it? At least in basic logic.
Folder said:
If you take the comment literally then yes. Saying "it will succeed because the Game Boy did" is just Nintendo saying they have a strong place in the hand held market and the DS is, even though different then gameboy, still a hand held. Imagine sony saying PSP will succeed because the playstation did-- it would not mean the psp is replacing the playstion but only that Sony is bullish about taking another bite of the game market like they did with the playstation. It just means they are aggressive about it and plan to "take over" like they did with the PSX. It's all PR.
Exactly what I was thinking. I really doubt they are able to fully support 4 systems as Revolution software seems to be in planning as well...ourumov said:
"Hello. Anybody home?"
20 titles from Nintendo itself !!!! Do you remember you have a GC that is screaming for games ? I hate when companies fuck big userbases and they are happy because the next system has great support.
Fuck DS support, I want my GC games now.
I think the new Zelda will be the last big release from Nintendo on the GameCube.Anyway, the new design looks HOT!
RobotChant
Member
I like it. It's more angular and sleek, definitely more interesting to look at. The first design was a bit plain and bland. I also like the color scheme… should be more appealing to a broader demographic.
FortNinety
Member
I remember being at a Nintendo press event where they asked everyone who handled the DS what they thought. Everyone said it needed bigger buttons and the reps all wrote it down. It seems they listened. Nice, nice job.
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Folder
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Chrono said:It just means they are aggressive about it and plan to "take over" like they did with the PSX. It's all PR.
Sure I agree. But it's also demonstrating that the DS was a knee-jerk reaction to PSP and the (obvious lies) spouted by Nintendo at the time, namely that the DS wasn't a knee-jerk reaction to the PSP and that it clearly is a rushed update the Game Boy project proper are just that - Obvious lies.
I love Nintendo but this does illustrate the company's cynical stance in the handheld market. If the PSP did not exist, the DS would not exist. And we'd all be playing ancient, rehashed software on machines that should be capable of so much more.
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Folder
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FortNinety said:
Totally true. At the London showing NEO's rep stated that the whole point of showing the machine to as many journalists as possible was to guage reaction and mage augmentations to its design. Operating in this way is clearly the future.
Alcibiades
Member
This is going to sell a crapload this Christmas...