DS Games To Be Downloadable to the Wii 151
In a New York Times article generally discussing Nintendo's gangbuster success with the Wii and DS, Reggie Fils-Aimie reveals that in the future the DS will more tightly integrate with the console. Full games will be downloadable to the Wii platform, and then transferable via wireless to the handheld. "In Japan, the DS's functionality extends beyond its game-playing ability. There the device is used to give information during museum tours, and to download content from the Wii. Some of those features will eventually be introduced into the North American market as well. 'To aggressively drive DS business we need to provide other forms of entertainment to excite the consumer,' said Mr. Fils-Amie."
The DS doesn't play movies? (Score:2, Informative)
Maybe not ones in a $25 proprietary format, but with a decent memory card it will. The Games'N'Music card you can pick up in wal-mart for $20 comes with some video samples and conversion software (and I know there's lots of other stuff out there). Saying the DS won't play movies is silly. It just doesn't have it's own media format specifically for movies.
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Re:DS is a most amazing device (Score:3, Informative)
It has an address book, a calendar and to-do list, a mostly-text web browser, and an IRC client. It runs on most homebrew cards; the Games-N-Music can usually be found at Walmart and Best Buy, but better ones are available online.