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Nintendo DS update!

Postby Link Antilles » Thu Oct 07, 2004 8:46 am

The DS is coming this November 21st set at the price: $149.99 (at no surprise). It will include Picochat (a built-in wireless LAN/Wi-fi test/draw chat program that can support 15 people in one chat room), and a demo for Metroid Prime: Hunters. First party games will run at $29.99.



Nintendo has finally announced it's launch line up.... well, most of it..


This year's releases:

Super Mario 64 DS
Madden NFL 2005
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Golf
The Urbz: Sims in the City
Spider-Man 2.
Ping Pals
Rayman DS
Asphalt Urban GT
Ridge Racer DS
Mr. DRILLER: Drill Spirits from Namco


This or begining of next year:
Mario Kart
Metroid Prime Hunters
WarioWare, Inc. DS
Animal Crossing
Yoshi's Touch & Go
Advance Wars DS
Super Mario Bros. title.
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
Need for Speed Underground
Viewtiful Joe
Bomberman
Frogger
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles


Nintendo plans on releasing a total of 20-25 games this year.



Also, Square Enix said they well be remaking Final Fantasy III (the Final Fantasy game that really made it here) for the DS. It's confirmed for Japan, I'm hoping it will appear state side this time.


Games with unknown release dates that I look very much forward to playing on the DS:
Castlevania
Harvest Moon
Secret of Mana
Legend of Zelda


Updates on the DS system:

Menu:
When you boot up the DS, it will have a menu for you to choose between: A DS game, GBA game, Picochat, and a few unannounced options (most likely sound set-up, Wi-fi/LAN set-up, screen display).

Sleep Mode:
When you close up the DS, it will automatically go into sleep mode. Sleep mode consumes less battery life by pausing the game and turning off the dual-backlit screens lights. GBA games needed special programming for the GBA to do this, so will sleep mode work on GBA games with the DS? I hope so.

More info at:

http://ds.ign.com/
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/10/07/news_6109869.html


And I leave you with some nice screens of Advance Wars DS


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I'll return if I see anymore news......
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Postby TroutNinja » Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:39 pm

O_O ADVANCE WARS DS!!!!111 PWN!

oh, shouldn't it be called DS wars? Cause the other was called Famicom Wars and Super Famicom Wars.. oh well.
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Postby Fireproof » Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:57 pm

[homer_simpson]Mmm... Various games for Nintendo DS... *Drools* [/homer_simpson]
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Postby Golden_Griff » Fri Oct 08, 2004 12:09 pm

Nintendo DS?? Out this year?? Man, I've been away from the world of gaming for too long. :stressed:
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Postby Jasdero » Fri Oct 08, 2004 12:14 pm

Yeah!!!
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Postby TroutNinja » Fri Oct 08, 2004 9:23 pm

Yep, DS November 22. *shameless plug* All the Gamestop locations are taking reserves on the systems right now, I think I saw somewhere that there will only be ten million produced due to a shortage of game screens. http://www.gamespot.com has some gameplay demonstration videos of Super Mario 64 DS and Metroid Prime: Hunters. Super Mario 64 DS seems to be the Release title to get.
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Postby mastersquirrel » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:24 am

Yipeeeeee!!!

I can't wait to see what else it can do!
I wonder what they will use the dual screens for on Harvest Moon...
But I'm definitely excited about Advance Wars and Legend of Zelda. :dance:
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Postby Dragon Master » Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:28 pm

Cool, now is that the new handheld, or the new console?
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Postby MaxPendragon » Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:49 pm

New Handheld.

I can't wait. It makes me drool just thinking about it.
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Postby Fireproof » Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:32 pm

I played DS at Target today. I almost wet my pants it was so awesome. DS will pwnz0r to a degree that cannot be accurately described in a post. However, I will try to describe its greatness: pgioajgiopnwjl;tnjkdfasldbfn,bvveiopjrklwjnl;gkjasgkjfkldajfkl;nsdmjbsdnjklfdnajksddnsfjksdfklsdfhaksdjhsdjkfhdskDSPWNZJ00kljgnasjklgfnskajdfnlasjfnasdjkfnONEHECKOFACHRISTMASPRESENTkasljdnfkwaeurhewljkhsjkdfhsjkdfhasdfhsdjkhfsdjkfhAWESOME! *Inhales deeply*
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Postby Jasdero » Sat Nov 20, 2004 3:34 pm

O.O!!!! We can buy it now? *zoom*
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Postby glitch1501 » Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:26 pm

i played on it at gamestop today, its ummmm wierd....im not a big fan of handhelds so dont take my word for it

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Postby Fireproof » Sun Nov 21, 2004 9:07 am

My mom's buying it for me today! I won't get it until Christmas, but something that great is totally worth the wait. I'm going to take EXTRA-SUPER-SPECIAL good care of it once I get it. I'm thinking a case, screen covers, screen cleanings, maybe a stylus with a softer tip, the works...
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Postby TroutNinja » Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:25 pm

Got it, would be playing it right now.. Controls for Super Mario 64 DS take some getting used to, but overall the game is good.
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