Can Nintendo Really Be Planning Another DS Variant? 187
itwbennett writes "'There was a lot of talk yesterday about an article in the Japanese publication Nikkei which claimed that Nintendo was readying a new iteration of its DS line of handheld gaming systems,' writes blogger Peter Smith. 'The report claims the new unit will have 4" screens (the current unit has 3.25" screens) and is designed for older gamers who have trouble seeing the small screens of the current DSi. This new model is otherwise identical to the existing DSi and will ship by end of year in Japan.' As an 'older gamer' himself, Smith calls on Nintendo to stop this annual upgrade madness and do something truly innovative for a change, and he calls on gamers to put some pressure on Nintendo and not buy the new DS."
Re:Does Apple know this? (Score:3, Informative)
It's once per year. In the summer.
Re:DS Improvements a good thing (Score:2, Informative)
What I'm most surprised about is that no one has developed a gyro/motion sensor that would fit into the advance cartridge slot to make games more Wii like.
Oh but they have...
http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2006/12/06/third-party-card-brings-motion-sensing-to-the-ds/ [joystiq.com]
This was a third-party accessory, and because of this only homebrew could take advantage of it. It's not mentioned in the article, but there were versions for both Slot1 and Slot2. There were several homebrew games written that took advantage of this. It seems like the company that made this went out of business unfortunately.
Re:Sony's historical 2D bans (Score:4, Informative)
you say that like it's a fact (much like the douchebag who wrote the blog you link to) but neither one of you has a shred of evidence, and the list of 2D games for PS2 would seem to directly contradict this ridiculous statement (see http://www.racketboy.com/retro/sony/ps2/2007/10/best-2d-ps2-games-playstation-2.html [racketboy.com] for a list).
Re:Finally ! (Score:3, Informative)
There's only a few games that used the GBA port - oens that used the rumble pak (a handful of games), and Guitar Hero. Most of the others have clever addons to the slot 1 (e.g., the one with the pedometer) cartridge.
Anyhow, it's not like Nintendo's stopped selling the regular DS lite. You can still buy them brand new, enjoy the GBA games you always did, and the few games with rumble pak/guitar hero. It's just a modification of the DS lineup.
Re:Finally ! (Score:3, Informative)
What's wrong with retro-gaming? The GBA had a ton of A-list games. A lot of those titles will be resold through the DSi store (Nintendo ALWAYS recycles old titles). So, it won't matter that you own the physical cartridge; you'll have to pay for the software again if you want to play it.