New DS confirmed

[GameDragon]

It's pretty silly to not include MP3 support. In addition, it seems to not support SDHC, which is also silly. If they're going to do something, they should go all the way.

It doesn't even support Video. I will get a PSP, not this.

Alot of you seem to forget the DS Ware. Who's to say video won't be available in the future.

 

[fgghjjkll]

will the bulit in browser support flash?

 

[nutella]

still a DS with more futures, i cant see how anyone could call this a 'new' system

Well Nintendo knows what they are doing. They will make money from this.

 

[kevenka]

That's business for you...slap on a camera, stick a sd slot, jack up the price by 40 dollars. Can't beat the flashcarts, why not join them? ^^

 

[CheatingSoi]

Are you kidding Me!! I almost puked from excitement. Ive never been as exited for something in my life. It was just there on the front page. Diffidently cant wait!

 

[Rock Raiyu]

It's pretty silly to not include MP3 support. In addition, it seems to not support SDHC, which is also silly. If they're going to do something, they should go all the way.

It doesn't even support Video. I will get a PSP, not this.

Alot of you seem to forget the DS Ware. Who's to say video won't be available in the future.

Yeah. I was thinking the same thing. Since DSi has onboard storage and can store stuff on SD card, I'm sure they will get a video player sooner or later.

 

[vapour99]

It's pretty silly to not include MP3 support. In addition, it seems to not support SDHC, which is also silly. If they're going to do something, they should go all the way.

It doesn't even support Video. I will get a PSP, not this.

Alot of you seem to forget the DS Ware. Who's to say video won't be available in the future.

Yeah. I was thinking the same thing. Since DSi has onboard storage and can store stuff on SD card, I'm sure they will get a video player sooner or later.

One could assume that everything the system lacks at the moment could be added later as ds ware.

but there is no promise of video or MP3 support and this is from a company that took 3 years to release a web browser to a wifi handheld.

if you can get past the software which can change; the hardware alone if worth buying for

 

[updowners]

what would be the release date in australia and for how much aprox? also would this support flashcards or really would flashcards support it with its "dual touch screens". What does it mean by SD card slot? would it be like normal SD cards or micro or it just means the ds game slot?

OMG You PHLAIL

The DSI has only one touchscreen.
The release dates probably the same as usa.
It supports regular sd cards (no minis or micros without an adapter).
I'm assuming that the price would be about 190 to 220 australian dollars

 

[dinofan01]

Can someone confirm or deconfirm something for me real quick. Are the VC games downloaded from the Wii going to playable on the DS (assuming there any console game under N64)? It was confirmed when the NDi was first announced but then again so was the 2 touch screens. I'm pretty sure this isn't true since it would be too good to be true.

 

[PanzerWF]

Yeah, just sounds like something to make more money on Nintendo's end.

Nothing worth it to buy this DSi instead of a DS or a DSL.

 

[dango]

i live in japan, and i don't think i'll buy this. bigger screens are nice, but otherwise there's not much to say.

although, if there are enough games released which use those cameras, i don't know. i think i'd give it till *next* x'mas. it's all about software. especially when my cell phone already has a 3 megapixel camera. and most ppl who would buy a DS at all do have a cell phone with at least 2, i'd imagine.

 

[Deleted member 76381]

Can someone confirm or deconfirm something for me real quick. Are the VC games downloaded from the Wii going to playable on the DS (assuming there any console game under N64)? It was confirmed when the NDi was first announced but then again so was the 2 touch screens. I'm pretty sure this isn't true since it would be too good to be true.

Betting no. At least, not yet.

They can easily do this though and that would increase the desirability of the handheld quite a bit for lots of people.

Imagine if some WiiWare was DS-compatible. Megaman 9 on DS...

 

[dinofan01]

Can someone confirm or deconfirm something for me real quick. Are the VC games downloaded from the Wii going to playable on the DS (assuming there any console game under N64)? It was confirmed when the NDi was first announced but then again so was the 2 touch screens. I'm pretty sure this isn't true since it would be too good to be true.

Betting no. At least, not yet.

They can easily do this though and that would increase the desirability of the handheld quite a bit for lots of people.

Imagine if some WiiWare was DS-compatible. Megaman 9 on DS...

 

[cutterjohn]

Really wish that they'd've upped the CPU situation, I don't think that they did, otherwise they'd've also likely increased the screen resolutions, but we'll have to wait and see some real specs other than marketroid BS that got handed out today. No mention that the SD slot is actually SDHC either -- bad move if it's not...

Also have to wait to see what happens when some intrepid Japanese get one and try some of the flash carts out on them, then again I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the builtin SD slot hacked obsoleting flash carts.

It'll be interesting to see if developers use and/or Nintendo allows them to use the addiotional builtin RAM, which must be on the same bus as the current RAM as th eonly thing close to a tech spec that I've seen was a brief mention of "faster" browsing, along with "faster" WiFi.

 

[Deleted member 76381]

That would be the biggest fucking selling point for me. So no real confirmation?

Nothing confirmed now, no. But it was only just now shown today, so naturally this'll take time to get revealed, if ever. =P

God, I do hope that it'd allow VC portability. Yeah, great for the legal side, but imagine a hacked Wii and DSi working together...:3

 

[neonix]

If it still has that processor in there, then why nix the GBA slot?
My guess is they needed room for some other stuff. New boards/chips may be larger, the camera stuff might take up some room, the SD card slot surely takes up some room that wasn't available in the DS lite.

QUOTE(omatic @ Oct 2 2008, 08:20 PM) It's pretty silly to not include MP3 support. In addition, it seems to not support SDHC, which is also silly. If they're going to do something, they should go all the way.

It doesn't even support Video. I will get a PSP, not this.

The DS screens don't have enough colors to play video well, regardless.

 

[GameDragon]

That would be the biggest fucking selling point for me. So no real confirmation?
Nothing confirmed now, no. But it was only just now shown today, so naturally this'll take time to get revealed, if ever. =P

God, I do hope that it'd allow VC portability. Yeah, great for the legal side, but imagine a hacked Wii and DSi working together...:3

Bingo! And thats one of the reasons I'm getting a DSi.

neonix

The DS screens don't have enough colors to play video well, regardless.

That didn't stop the GBA from releasing videos.

 

[kevenka]

Man...The only thing making me consider this DS is the onboard memory...brings up so much possibilities...Sigh...well, it's good that it's not coming to america soon. Gives me time to sell my DS lite before price drops

 

[Leonick]

Whats the talk about battling the iphone? the ihopne games are crap anyway, and seriously nintendo are smart and some people think phones will rule the handheld game "war" (well they tough when mobiles got color screen too) seriously why am i not seeing a smaller ds with a phone too?

well ill stay with my old one, i dont think that shop system can be so great, never used it on my wii.... so i dont think this new one can do anything my old one with my m3 ds real flashcart cant

 

[jaywilson]

i know everyone hates the n64 topic, but would it be any closer to being possible with the extra ram it has now?