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Kid Icarus
Senior Otaku
Joined: 24 Sep 2002 |
 Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 6:39 pm Post subject: What the... |
From Gamespy:
| Quote: | NINTENDO ANNOUNCES DUAL-SCREENED PORTABLE GAME SYSTEM
"Mystery" Product To Launch Later This Year
REDMOND, Wash., Jan 20, 2004 - An unprecedented approach to video game play-holding two separate game screens in the palm of your hands - hits the scene later this year when Nintendo introduces a new portable game system, code-named Nintendo DS.
From information made available today, players can look forward to being able to simultaneously manage their game progress from two different perspectives, enhancing both the speed and strategy of the challenge. For example, players will no longer be forced to interrupt game play to shift perspective, such as moving from a wide shot to a close up, or alternating between a character's ongoing battle and a map of their environment. Nintendo DS makes it possible to perform the tasks in real time by simply glancing from one screen to the other. Today's announcement is but a glimpse of the additional features and benefits that will be shown in full at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles in May. Once fully revealed, players will see innovative advances in game interaction.
"We have developed Nintendo DS based upon a completely different concept from existing game devices in order to provide players with a unique entertainment experience for the 21st century," explains Satoru Iwata, Nintendo president.
Nintendo DS features two separate 3" TFT LCD display panels, separate processors, and semiconductor memory of up to 1 Gigabit. It's scheduled to launch worldwide before the end of 2004.
In addition to Nintendo-developed software, the company is in discussions with third party game developers around the world. Nintendo DS will be marketed separately from the company's existing Nintendo Game Boy Advance portable system and Nintendo GameCube home console. |
uhhhh...besides the fact I don't get it, do we need ANOTHER handheld from Nintendo? I thought the GBA/GBA SP was doing fine on it's own.
ugrghgugh. This is as bad as the 3D contra... |
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GAAZ
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| Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 7:20 pm Post subject: |
I think it'd be kinda cool if they can make it small enough....It's be like GBA and GB SP played with a homey but you would only need one game instead of two.
But at the same time it's kinda dumb. The only thing I can thing Nintendo is trying to do is bring out something simular to something someone else is bringing out. Like they heard a rumor or something and are trying to beat em to it...Like a new Neo Geo handheld...Or maybe even trying to get a disc driven handheld game to fight the PSP (Playstation hand-held) |
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Shurikane
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| Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:15 pm Post subject: |
It's called a link cable. Use it!!! |
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Kid Icarus
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| Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:20 pm Post subject: |
| AzVegeta wrote: | I think it'd be kinda cool if they can make it small enough....It's be like GBA and GB SP played with a homey but you would only need one game instead of two.
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Think GBA with a second screen on the side, and only one controller, it'll be like a widescreen kind of?
I'm so confused. Another nail in the coffin I suppose. |
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GAAZ
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:55 am Post subject: |
Link cable suck and ya still need two games.
One controller? That's just wierd. |
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Silver Adept
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:09 am Post subject: |
Probably based on the idea like plugging your Advance into the Gamecube so that the Advance can be your Items/Skills menu and the action can keep happening on the screen with no interruptions.
At least, that's what I think the idea is based off of. |
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GAAZ
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:09 pm Post subject: |
But then it's only privy to select games..Like FF or Tony Hawk games so you can see what you've accomplished. |
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Shino
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:46 pm Post subject: |
Sounds like a loser to me.
My opinion... the discs are small enough, they should be working on a portable game cube. |
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GAAZ
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:51 pm Post subject: |
*Smacks Shino* How dare you question Nintendo! Bow down before their awesoma powah! Burn ye X-boxes! DIE DIE DIE! |
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Shino
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 3:11 pm Post subject: |
flash back to strong bad email...
Ye find yeself in yon dungeon. Ye see an XBOX. Obvious exits are NORTH, SOUTH and DENNIS.
>Kick ye XBOX
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