Nintendo is ending DS cartridge production

[Sakitoshi]

Good try Nintendo, but flashcards are still in production.

And before someone talk about special carts, there are like 6 games like that, all 6 are pokemon games (Heart Gold and Soul Silver and Black and White 1 and 2 all have infrared integrated in the cart).

EDIT: there is also Pokemon typing adventure that uses a bluetooth keyboard, so the cart must have a bluetooth dongle built-in.

 

[Scarlet]

Good try Nintendo, but flashcards are still in production.

And before someone talk about special carts, there are like 6 games like that, all 6 are pokemon games (Heart Gold and Soul Silver and Black and White 1 and 2 all have infrared integrated in the cart).

I always thought Pokemon Typing Adventure did too, or does that just use DS Wireless to connect to the keyboard?

 

[Sakitoshi]

I always thought Pokemon Typing Adventure did too, or does that just use DS Wireless to connect to the keyboard?

I think it uses WiFi to connect the keyboard, but to be honest I don't know.


Ok, I did my homework and everyone says it uses bluetooth. So I guess the cart has a bluetooth dongle built-in.
Great, another Pokemon game for the list of special ds carts.

 

[Scarlet]

I think it uses WiFi to connect the keyboard, but to be honest I don't know.


Ok, I did my homework and everyone says it uses bluetooth. So I guess the cart has a bluetooth dongle built-in.
Great, another Pokemon game for the list of special ds carts.

Ah yeah, it does use Bluetooth now I think about it. The keyboard is just a standard Bluetooth one and works on the PS3 etc :')

 

[bananapi761]

Well, I hope WarioWare DIY becomes rare someday

 

[mgrev]

i should by a pokemon ds game, never had any.

flashcards will be handy

 

[Edrian]

This was bound to happen xP
Soon the DS will die completely 0:

 

[Codename]

Now I'm glad I never got rid of Rhythm Heaven, WarioWare DIY, and Okamiden.

 

[The Catboy]

I wasn't even aware that they were still making them.

 

[Deleted User]

Good try Nintendo, but flashcards are still in production.

And before someone talk about special carts, there are like 6 games like that, all 6 are pokemon games (Heart Gold and Soul Silver and Black and White 1 and 2 all have infrared integrated in the cart).

Wrong. 7. Walk With Me! (Personal Trainer Walking in US) uses IR to talk to the pedometer.

 

[Seriel]

omg burningdesire for reporter already

Well this is sad but expected I guess, Ds is kinda old.

 

[Deleted User]

Wii games are still in production, they'll cut out in a few years.

 

[Gaiaknight]

Nintendo has yet to comment on this so im taking it as a rumor for now but it was bound to happen sooner or later.

 

[Edrian]

I don't usually believe rumors but this is something that you can't really deny it''l happen so general outcome of the situation will be the same

 

[ric.]

I'm more surprised by the fact that they were still being made than anything. DS is over 10 years old at this point, it came out in like what, 2004?

 

[loco365]

I'm more surprised by the fact that they were still being made than anything. DS is over 10 years old at this point, it came out in like what, 2004?

It's also their most successful handheld, so they want to probably milk out as much money from it as they can. Now that the 3DS is dominant and any prior DS handhelds are discontinued, there's almost no point to creating game cartridges anymore. With DS VC being available on the Wii U (And possibly the NX in the future), anyone that wants to republish their games on the Wii U can do so.

 

[ric.]

It's also their most successful handheld, so they want to probably milk out as much money from it as they can. Now that the 3DS is dominant and any prior DS handhelds are discontinued, there's almost no point to creating game cartridges anymore. With DS VC being available on the Wii U (And possibly the NX in the future), anyone that wants to republish their games on the Wii U can do so.

I'm still baffled by the fact that they decided to put NDS VC on the Wii U rather than on, you know, the goddamn 3DS, the system capable of playing the games without emulation.

 

[loco365]

I'm still baffled by the fact that they decided to put NDS VC on the Wii U rather than on, you know, the goddamn 3DS, the system capable of playing the games without emulation.

Well, unless they did it through DSi NAND storage, it would have to be patched all to hell probably. But who knows.

 

[hobbledehoy899]

No surprise when you can buy a flashcart for less than what people charge for actual ds games.

Fixed.

 

[Bladexdsl]

AND up next on the stop production line: