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"DS Dated & Priced"

"The upcoming Nintendo DS will make its worldwide debut in North America on November 21 and after that in Japan on December 2. The price of the unit will be at $149.99, much lower than the $199 rumoured. DS will be the first Nintendo system to make a debut outside its home, Japan."

Hurrah :D

And as well as all that, it now comes with Pictochat Built in...

The rest can be found here [URL]http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=6973[/URL]

Strafio wrote:
> Dringo wrote:
> Tis a shame that the dS is 802.11b
>
> What??? We'll have to make do with 11Mb second transfer rates? :-O
>
> When you consider that Xbox live runs on 256Kb... :-)
>
> Anysway, the DS is looking great, almost perfect if it wasn't for the
> lack of analogue stick, that'll seriously hamper the ability to make
> cutting edge 3D games, but I'm sure Nintendo will find a way around
> it one day...

Im just imagining playing Beyond Good & Evil 2 on it now :) :)

Dringo wrote:
> Tis a shame that the dS is 802.11b

What??? We'll have to make do with 11Mb second transfer rates? :-O

When you consider that Xbox live runs on 256Kb... :-)

Anysway, the DS is looking great, almost perfect if it wasn't for the lack of analogue stick, that'll seriously hamper the ability to make cutting edge 3D games, but I'm sure Nintendo will find a way around it one day...

FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> And then it'll look like a downgrade, loosing the touch-screen.
> Ninty: "Yeah! Woo! Leaders in amazing innovation! We rule! Oh,
> but here's something boring, because we promised."

Those who aren't attracted to the innovation may want it.

Think about it the SP would have come out 2 years prior to the DS launch, the original GBA before that. I predict we will see the GBA 2 or GBE at Christmas 2006 at the latest.

And I tell you all, handheld gaming for adults?

Now where did that stupid idea come from?

If there's a UK price and release date then I'll give a damn.

And then it'll look like a downgrade, loosing the touch-screen.
Ninty: "Yeah! Woo! Leaders in amazing innovation! We rule! Oh, but here's something boring, because we promised."

> gerrid wrote:
> No one would buy the GBA2 if it was released a year after the PSP
> and
> DS. No one would be able to support 2 handheld systems and a console
> system, it would just be ridiculous.

I can't see the GBA2 being released for at least three years now the DS is coming out.

gerrid wrote:
> No one would buy the GBA2 if it was released a year after the PSP and
> DS. No one would be able to support 2 handheld systems and a console
> system, it would just be ridiculous.

In which case they'd trade in the older model.

Happens every times a new system is released.

The sad truth is that if you're looking for a winner in this handheld "war" in terms of profit made, Sony are the only winners.

In terms of generating something exciting, new and fresh for all us hardcores to try, Nintendo have already won.

Dringo wrote:
> Then how much chance does the PSP have???

Probably rather a lot.

No one would buy the GBA2 if it was released a year after the PSP and DS. No one would be able to support 2 handheld systems and a console system, it would just be ridiculous.