Phantasy Star Heading To DSiWare

[Hadrian]

From IGN:

Nintendo's DSiWare download service will be getting a major name shortly. Famitsu reveals in its latest issue that Sega will be bringing over a version of Phantasy Star for the service some time in March.

Titled Phantasy Star Zero Mini, this downloadable version of last year's Phantasy Star Zero (available only in Japan at present) consists of a score attack where players select from three characters and attempt to defeat a creature known as Raven. Just like its big cartridge brother, the game will support four player wireless play and a "visual chat" hand drawn messaging service.

Sega will be charging just 200 DSi Points for this title. This suggests a "mini" game indeed, but we'll be sure and make the download for ourselves to let you know if there's two dollars worth of game in there.

Should do well.

EDIT: Scan from Famitsu.

 

[LivingToDie]

should do well indeed.... as a minigame

is the multiplayer online ?

 

[Hadrian]

should do well indeed.... as a minigame

is the multiplayer online ?

All that is quoted is what they said.

 

[Anakir]

I'm still waiting for the US release of Phantasy Star Zero..

 

[JPH]

I'm still waiting for the US release of Phantasy Star Zero..

It's coming out this Fall in US.

 

[Vague Rant]

DSiWare is sucking hard so far. Crippled versions of real games. The kind of stuff you get off the Nintendo Channel, except now they're charging money for it.

 

[Cablephish]

If it's 2 dollars worth of game, then you may as well be satisfied with whatever you get.

In the good old days, you would have people who are satisfied with pong or asteroid. Does that mean their tastes in game were simple, or that they were easily-amused?

I believe this game will turn out for what it's worth.

 

[pikachuchuz]

Sounds cool for like 2 bucks...

 

[X D D X]

WOW, i was not expecting this, i though it would be one of the Older RPG's.

 

[ball2012003]

this is why the dsi is pure awsome
dsi does not suck its #1

 

[W.I.C.K.E.D.]

to today the dsi seems like a gimmick, shell out more money for what? mildly better speakers, a barely noticable screen size upgrade, better mic (for what), two very crappy cameras, and an sd slot (not even sdhc compatable). Then a processor upgrade that comparably would be like buying a modem that was 57k when u have a 56k. Seems like they took some shit out the bargain bin, screwed it to a ds, upped the price, and told you "we have dsiware" and people are supposed to jump? Until there is a standout ( a real one at that) the dsi to me is like the barry bonds of ds lites, tryin to take steroids and failing. No hall a fame for you buddy.

 

[Tozarian]

We need someone to get DSIware on the regular DS. *puts flame shields up*

 

[Link5084]

We need someone to get DSIware on the regular DS. *puts flame shields up*

No, physically impossible anyways. We need to get DSiware games dumped somehow either by on SD Card or on a new DSi specific flashcart (not the ones currently out now).

 

[Hadrian]

Edited first post to add scans.

 

[Rock Raiyu]

http://gonintendo.com/?p=76037

There is one more scan on this page.

 

[JPdensetsu]

This is great news, I already saw it a few minutes ago on WiiWare World when I was posting WiiWare releases.

 

[Hop2089]

Nintendo should have been doing this from the beginning instead of bringing out the shovelware class DSiware. I want to play this and Nintendo needs to put out more quality DSiware.

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

This might even be good for such a low price.

 

[DarkWay]

I haven't read much about the DSi tbh as I personally think its a waste of money however seeing this game makes me wonder whether its possible to convert some worthy DSi games over to the DS, I don't think it would be too difficult considering they are virtually the same machine after all with the DSi having some minor "improvements"
slightly more off topic on the page that mentions the new phantasy star game at the top of the page that looks suspiciously like a new Time Hollow game? can any one who can actually read the magazine confirm this? as I don't read japanese

 

[IchigoNoTenshi]

We need someone to get DSIware on the regular DS. *puts flame shields up*

No, physically impossible anyways. We need to get DSiware games dumped somehow either by on SD Card or on a new DSi specific flashcart (not the ones currently out now).

Not entirely. Does anyone remember that homebrew app called GameUP? Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but Nintendo could have made their own flashcart (of sorts) called DSvision. Maybe Nintendo could make an app for flashcarts that was the same as the Nintendo store. Register your Wii number (or whatever they can come up with) and you can download DSiWare (without DSi-exclusive features). It's probably not going to happen, but GameUP proved that direct downloading of apps and games on normal DS's was physically possible.