New DS confirmed

[pasc]

thats what I thought too..


Anyways, I wonder, since in this DS Videos all those games had black borders around them (even the mighty kh 358/2 days) what the hell is the space used for or... better, WHEN ? Thats what I'm curious bout.

I'm just happy I didn't buy a lite and waited for this baby ^^.

 

[ZenZero]

when is the Us confrence

 

[alfatreze]

This looks like a big kick in the balls to Activision.. they are releasing a second Guitar Hero game on the DS and a new Tony Hawk game using the GBA slot for a motion sensing accessory

Well, I believe there are a few million DS's with GBA slots here and there. So they'll probably manage well enough. In the future they can probably make them wireless/more expensive like the new pedometer acessory.

 

[nitro2k01]

NDG! XDDD

If it has builtin RAM for the browser maybe it could be exploited for GBA emulation. That'd solve the slot-2 removal con.... for flashcart users only. XD

I've thought about that too. But even if you could glitch the DSi into GBA mode (Heck, you can even glitch the GBAMicro into GBC mode, even if it's useless) I don't think you can access slot 1 or the SD card from GBA mode, which means no saving. I'd love to be proven wrong though.

Also, can anybody confirm that the DSi has the same (relatively) slow CPU as the original DS? I have seen the comparison on Joystiq which indicates just that, but let's hope they are wrong.

 

[zidane_genome]

any links to the press conference? starts any minute now!!!

 

[Searinox]

NDG! XDDD

If it has builtin RAM for the browser maybe it could be exploited for GBA emulation. That'd solve the slot-2 removal con.... for flashcart users only. XD

I've thought about that too. But even if you could glitch the DSi into GBA mode (Heck, you can even glitch the GBAMicro into GBC mode, even if it's useless) I don't think you can access slot 1 or the SD card from GBA mode, which means no saving. I'd love to be proven wrong though.

Also, can anybody confirm that the DSi has the same (relatively) slow CPU as the original DS? I have seen the comparison on Joystiq which indicates just that, but let's hope they are wrong.

Who said anything about GBA mode? It's most likely that the code for running GBA has been removed along with the slot-2 hardware that supports it. The GBA games are going to run in NDS mode, with an interpreter program(emulator) translating the GBA CPU instructions into NDS CPU instructions and using the RAM expansion to store the ROM. The saving routines will all write to the microSD. Which reminds me, that way we won't have to patch ROMs for SRAM anymore.

 

[jtroye32]

No thanks, I already have a camera phone with internet and a DS Lite. so i'd have 1 less feature (gba slot). FTL

 

[camurso_]

Bah! no GBA slot cart...

 

[Akoji]

Do you think that the DSi will be import friendly? (like with the 6 language like the DS/DSlite?) If so I will import it.

 

[Sehjenkai]

video on DSI info

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOLnlzI0mLk

 

[greyhound]

wow, 36 pages. I can't read them all, is there any news on the wireless security protocol?

 

[playallday]

any links to the press conference? starts any minute now!!!

I want that too! Someone send a live link!!!

 

[beedog19]

wow, 36 pages. I can't read them all, is there any news on the wireless security protocol?

Nothing yet greyhound. Maybe we'll find out more with the NOA conference which may be going on as I type.

 

[Slowking]

NDG! XDDD

If it has builtin RAM for the browser maybe it could be exploited for GBA emulation. That'd solve the slot-2 removal con.... for flashcart users only. XD

I've thought about that too. But even if you could glitch the DSi into GBA mode (Heck, you can even glitch the GBAMicro into GBC mode, even if it's useless) I don't think you can access slot 1 or the SD card from GBA mode, which means no saving. I'd love to be proven wrong though.

Also, can anybody confirm that the DSi has the same (relatively) slow CPU as the original DS? I have seen the comparison on Joystiq which indicates just that, but let's hope they are wrong.

Who said anything about GBA mode? It's most likely that the code for running GBA has been removed along with the slot-2 hardware that supports it. The GBA games are going to run in NDS mode, with an interpreter program(emulator) translating the GBA CPU instructions into NDS CPU instructions and using the RAM expansion to store the ROM. The saving routines will all write to the microSD. Which reminds me, that way we won't have to patch ROMs for SRAM anymore.

Afaik the NDS uses the GBA-Processor for NDS-games, so Nintendo can't just remove it. Maybe they even left GBA-Mode in the firmware and it's just not accessable (like with Gamecube games on korean Wiis). So I don't think that there will be any emulating. The extra RAM or internal Flash (if it' fast enough) will be used to store the games and the GBA-CPU will be used to run them. I don't think that there will be any emulating involved.

 

[Sehjenkai]

CONFERENCE LINKS! there all in japanese of course sorry! >.<

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywEzXitoc9k

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKCXZqUG_48

Part3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezzouGbyix0

cheers

 

[amptor]

no gba slot, bah... I'll stick to the current DS.. that camera is going to be shitty too, no flash bulb.

 

[Anakir]

I most likely won't be buying a DSi. I thought both screens were touch screen since someone mentioned it. Apparently it isn't. So.. no need to buy a third DS. Yay.

Unless something really good comes out for DSi and it's only available for DSi.

 

[playallday]

CONFERENCE LINKS! there all in japanese of course sorry! >.<

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywEzXitoc9k

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKCXZqUG_48

Part3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezzouGbyix0

cheers

Thanks.

Go youtube!

QUOTE(Anakir @ Oct 2 2008, 01:07 PM) I most likely won't be buying a DSi. I thought both screens were touch screen since someone mentioned it. Apparently it isn't. So.. no need to buy a third DS. Yay.

Unless something really good comes out for DSi and it's only available for DSi.

I'm a Nintendo fan so most likely I'll buy it. I hope to get it on the the day it comes out...

 

[Sehjenkai]

CONFERENCE LINKS! there all in japanese of course sorry! >.<

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywEzXitoc9k

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKCXZqUG_48

Part3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezzouGbyix0

cheers

Thanks.

Go youtube!

you're quite welcome

 

[Maz7006]

The only good things about this is:

1. the RAM and built in browser
2. The SD Slot (Kind of useless, but if you think about it it should be there, every other handheld has one except for nintendo, but now they do)


Will i buy it:

Only when i "accidentally" break my DS lite lol