September 22, 2004
Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS Launches on Nov. 21 in North America -- At $149.99!
I'm psyched. Just got to scrape together the loot to get ahold of this device. @ E3 Nintendo was saying it wasn't due out in North America until first quarter of next year. I had a VIP pass and made it inside to play with the system. The games where simple but showed so much potential! I really have a lot of confidence in this device to break some great new ground.
Here are some snippets from Nintendo's article:
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. Nintendo DS will become the company’s first system ever to make its sales debut outside of Japan.
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.
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About The System
Comments
im on the fence still.
for the first time, all games arent playable - backward compatability is limited to just gba games.
i suppose not a huge deal, but still a shame. probably the number one reason im not buying it at launch. well, that and money.
who is picking one of these up?
Posted by: tripp at September 22, 2004 04:26 PM
I'm very excited about the DS, but I'm pessimistic about its future in the face of PSP. Its a shame the control pad isn't analog.
Posted by: Aaron at September 22, 2004 04:53 PM
The PSP is just a beefed up hand-held mobile media device. As nice as it looks, I just can't get over the fact that it has no UI innovations. It's seems like alot of glitter and muscle. The projected price tag is also allot to chew on.
The DS still has traditional "analog" Nintendo controls similar to the GBA SP, although it it now incorporates an X and Y button.
Although there are Palm devices with similar features, i.e. the Zodiac http://www.tapwave.com/, I feel that the dual screen interface is what really make this a winner. The DS bluetooth network sounds really tight as well.
Posted by: SEDinehart at September 22, 2004 05:33 PM
I think the DS is going to kick ass - plus it's the first time they've launched something in NA instead of Japan - why is that?
Posted by: radish47 at September 26, 2004 11:23 PM
