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Nintendo registers V-Pocket trademark
- Thread starter Jonnyram
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Kobun Heat
Member
What if it's the Play-yan? V could mean Video...?
radioheadrule83
Banned
Hmm, I look foreward to finding out...
captmcblack
Member
If this isn't a Fleshlight with unexplained dual screens, I QUIT NINTENDO.
Kobun Heat
Member
I'm thinking it's the Play-yan, guys. I don't know for sure but it's looking likely.
radioheadrule83
Banned
Isn't play yan called play yan though?
Unless quiter is breaking the Western name of the device...
Unless quiter is breaking the Western name of the device...
Kobun Heat
Member
It's a vagina stored in a flashlight so nobody knows it's a vagina OKAY NO I DON'T KNOW WHY I KNOW THAT HRM HARF EXCUSE ME
aparisi2274
Member
Its the most elusive of Pokemon. Its Vibrochu. Look at those mean tentacles... I am scared
Mermandala
Member
seeing that... i almost wish i had a vagina.
JackFrost2012
Banned
The Nintendo V-Pocket will run games stored on electronic "V-Cards."
worldrunover
Member
New from Nintendo, the VDS!
Dragona Akehi
Retired
You know what'd be awesome? If it was a SD Card adaptor for the DS, kinda like the Play Yan, except not crap and bulky.
Oh wait, this is Nintendo. Sorry, nevermind.
Oh wait, this is Nintendo. Sorry, nevermind.
JackFrost2012
Banned
scola said:
Don't worry, I was astounded I was still able to make that joke as late as I did. You're slipping, GAF!
Kobun Heat
Member
Actually, from what I hear the Play-yan has "surprisingly" good quality. I don't have any hands-on with it, but that's the word from a tech journalist friend...
Dragona Akehi
Retired
Kobun Heat said:
Well I'd still like a DS version of Play yan, just because it could use both processors and the superior sound quality (without the need for a separate headphone jack). I'm tempted to get one due to the fact I can procure very cheap SD cards, if the sound quality is actually good to excellent. I have a feeling it isn't though.
And video would be way better on DS too, but even then that's just icky compared to the PSP.
radioheadrule83
Banned
Amir0x said:
How so? Its not even out yet. You mean going off the specs or something?
When you can get 1GB SD much cheaper than you can get Duo Pro I've gotta wonder if this might be a more affordable option. The resolution is lower and you can resample videos yourself if you buy the bundle with software..
I'm not sure that this is what this V-pocket business is about though. Does Nintendo's dictionary/and_other_stuff software have a name yet?
Amir0x said:
Hows that? You've used it? It should play videos fine, its not 1993 anymore when for videos you needed a powerful pc :lol Unless there are too many restrictions like too limited codecs? This is much cheaper than doing it on PSP as you use SD instead of the most expensive memory format on the planet. And its more compact. Smaller, more practical screen too.
radioheadrule83
Banned
Actually it could be a vibrator of sorts!
Vibrating pocket? Rumble pak?
Vibrating pocket? Rumble pak?
Dragona Akehi
Retired
john tv said:
Seriously yeah. I was THIS close to getting one (again due to the abundant SD deals I can take advantage of), but then I heard it was total shitcakes topped with nutsack gravy. The GBA is simply too underpowered to even bother with. The DS would still be a poor comparison to the PSP, but it would be much better suited to multimedia purposes than the GBA.
But again-- this is Nintendo. Never going to happen.
"OMG SD CARD? NO PIRACY OMG."
radioheadrule83 said:
Putting aside specs and the stupid as balls idea to make this primarily a GBA thing instead of a DS thing, you must consider a few things. First, the screen. I don't know what land you live in or what your standards in so I won't speak for you, but I'll certainly speak for myself: Watching videos on DS/GBA-esque screen is right out the damned window. My standards are WAY too high for that, and it simply is not workable. You don't even have to compete it to the phenomenal PSP screen - other video players also have much better screens. In the end, it's just a novelty. It can do it, but I certainly don't want to blind myself looking at all the ugly.
Then you have to consider that nearly every report that was received from the floor when Play-Yan was introduced describes horrible artifacting and other such problems with the official Videos set up by Nintendo! I don't even want to imagine what one will have to go through to get something even remotely acceptable, even if you're willing to stab at your eyes to deal with the screen quality, resolution, 4:3 set up.
radioheadrule83 said:
Duos are coming down in price dramatically. You can already get them for 118 bucks and they're dropping. The cheapest you can get a 1GB SD Card is like 75-85 dollars. So the price difference is almost about to reach the negligible level. But even if you DID want to save yourself money, you're probably better off using Play-Yan as a cheap portable mp3 player solution. Because in terms of videos... disaster.
Deg said:
No no. It's not about playing videos fine. It's about dealing with the countless other restrictions. Read about the price above. Read the other problems above.
But your entire statement comes apart here:
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
No.
No. No.
No.
Noooooooooooooooo.
Kobun Heat
Member
Ain't my word. Just what I hear on the streetz. If you've tried it and it sux, then...john tv said:
radioheadrule83
Banned
Dragona Akehi said:
Isn't that exactly why the cart has its own headphone jack, and internal decoders?
And who is everyone hearing off? The Play Yan still isn't out yet AFAIK.
Do The Mario
Unconfirmed Member
aparisi2274 said:Its the most elusive of Pokemon. Its Vibrochu. Look at those mean tentacles... I am scared
Me thinks thats one Pokemon that teachers and mums around the world be confiscating like crazy.
Dragona Akehi
Retired
radioheadrule83 said:
I know about the separate headphone jack, and the internal decoders.
But it's still a retarded idea. The GBA processor is still doing 90% of the work. Simply put, it probably isn't going to do a good job no matter what. Specially concerning Sound Quality, which is ALL IMPORTANT to someone like me.
I mean shit, they announced this after launching the DS. Think about that for a minute. This would have been a perfect "killer app" or at least interesting addition for the DS. But they put it on the underpowered, GBA. Obviously because of the userbase, but I can honestly say no one is going to bother with it.
The Play Yan should have been a DS application from the get-go. Hell, it should have been PART of the DS along the lines of PictoChat.
But it isn't, because it is Nintendo.
Dragona Akehi
Retired
Jonnyram: But it's still just using the ARM7 in GBA clockspeed mode. If it was made for the DS and took advantage of its better bits, it might actually be an actual decent solution to poor ass dumbfucks like myself that can't afford a "real" multimedia solution. (Or a damned MP3 player for that matter.)
Really though, I'm just bitching because I can. It's GAF right?
Really though, I'm just bitching because I can. It's GAF right?
Amir0x said:
We'll see. Your theory is flawed however. Penetration will be limited on both consoles for certain key reasons.
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
Random site: 1GB memory stick pro costs almost 10x over 1GB Compact Flash Cards, Sd cards and MMC card equivalent. The memory stick is not even a duo pro. What does that say?
I didnt imagine even they were going to cost 10 times more on a random search. Holy Cow.