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"If you haven't already seen it...this is the DS"

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Whilst rumours fly around that these are fake pictures, I think there is a good chance that they could be real. And if they are real...is it just me or does it look a tad on the ugly side?

I'll reserve judgement until an official press release...

Appaerently, the Nintendo DS that you see is a prototype (according to IGN). Oh, also Viewtiful Joe DS *drools*

Viewtiful Joe DS?


:D

Nintendo's European fans will again be feeling cheated and disenfranchised today, following the revelation that the DS will not see a release this year in the continent.

At Nintendo’s annual pre-E3 press conference this, it was announced that although the portable will hit retail before Christmas in Japan and the US, the European roll-out will not commence until quarter one of 2005, widely seen to indicate an Easter release.

No reason was offered for the lag, though production capacity can be assumed to be the cause. Some Americans did cheer when the news was announced - not displaying the spirit of the International Brotherhood of Nintendo Nuts we had perhaps hoped for and expected.

We’ll make sure to get to the bottom of the delay tomorrow when we meet with NOE, so check back then.

One of the Neo Geo's greatest flaws was having a control stick instead of the standard D-pad.

You put it in your pocket and SNAP!

Oh damn, I feel so cheated. Man, I wish I could get it much sooner! Silly delay, but could I give a toss? No.

I have all these new GC games (which look better than pracitcally anything) to look forwards to, as well as all the new Xbox treats. Best of the two best worlds.

Dringo wrote:
> Who saw the metroid game running on it?
>
> God damn I want it now.

That looked (from a small and blurry conference vid) to be mighty impressive.

Edgy wrote:
> One of the Neo Geo's greatest flaws was having a control stick instead
> of the standard D-pad.
>
> You put it in your pocket and SNAP!

My GP32 has a control stick, and it dont snap.

:p

Strafio wrote:
> Awww...
>
> No analogue stick?
>
>
> So much for dreams of a mini-N64! :-)

Well we are getting Mario 64.

And Metroid Prime is run by touching the screen... you touch the screen and she shoots, reloads etc...

Beautiful.

And seeing it in that conference video it looks far more rounded than I originally thought and nicer.

Surely that would be a pain in the ass to take your fingers off the buttons and tap the screen?

How much is one of the DS things gonna set me back then?

£100, which is certainly nice. Can't wait to get my grubby mits on one, look great. Graphics seem to be half way between the N64 and GameCube; comparing 4-player Mario 64 to the original shows just how improved it is.

New Mario Bros. though... wonderful.