Heard a rumor the other day that Nintendo’s announced control scheme for Metroid Prime on the DS system (you know, with the idiotic point-and-shoot system with the pen?) was being re-tooled so that it would be an option, rather than a requirement. Thank God, it seems that it’s not just a rumor. In fact, the newer, non retarded version will come bundled (just as a demo) with the handheld when it is released on November 21st (thanks Nytrax) for $149.99. I’d wager that it’s because of all the bad press that the game has received, Nintendo just wants a chance to say “See, we can listen!” Sure you can. Now get rid of that second screen bullshit and faithfully restore Goldeneye and Perfect Dark, pricks.
As for further details on the software launch lineup, Fils-Aime revealed this morning that Nintendo will show off the launch lineup to “key media and analysts” at the Gamers’ Summit in Seattle in the first week of October. Nintendo was tight-lipped on the subject this morning, stating only that a total of 120 games, from both Nintendo and third parties, are currently in development. Also, as stated in the press release last night, PictoChat, the DS’ own drawing-and-text-based chat utility, will be embedded in the DS hardware so all DS users will be able to chat wirelessly with each other–right out of the box.
Nintendo will reveal software pricing at a later date, but did state for now that the business model for DS software is “more attractive” to third parties than the GBA, which suggests a lower price point. Also suggesting a lower price point for DS media is the fact that a demo cartridge is packed in with the hardware. DS media was again confirmed to be 1GB in size.
Wow, 1 Gig, thats not so bad. I figured it’d be way less than the PSP’s 1.8 (when dual-layer is used, I would imagine) but with a Gig of space, you could come up with some pretty slick shit. Or some really terrible shit, I guess we’ll have to wait and see what Nintendo feels like squeezing out of its anus.
Oh, and the new PSTwo from Sony is kind of stupid. While I didn’t buy one, the PSOne was at least a novel concept. And it had the innovation of the LCD screen. This is just a little, hard-drive crippled PS2. Have all the game companies gone retarded, or is it my tastes?
Nintendo DSPretty sure the DS carts are 1 gigaBIT, not BYTE.
but who cares?I will be buying that shit up so fast. And what’s with hating the 2nd screen? It’s great.
gigabit/gigabyteJust checked at nintendo.com, it is a gigabit. That sucks. Idiots at Gamespot need to learn how to properly abbreviate.
DSSorry, told you the 23rd when it was the 21st glad you caught that. 😉
I’m a whoreI’ll buy this bitdh the day it comes out. I can’t help myself!
Penny-Arcade is pretty relevant herePSP expected price: $300-350DS expected price: $150gee, this is going to go over well: http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2003-05-28&res=ljust replace \”iPod\” with PSP.
yepgood call… the ipod didn’t go over well at all.
yepgood call… the ipod didn’t go over well at all.
commentabove sarcasm caught very well. its no question that even at the psp’s retailed suggested price that itll do much better than the DS. why? because i want a psp. not a ds. the majority of the gaming industry favors my tastes as well. (yes, i just pulled that out of my ass, but its most likely true).as for the ps-two: i dont see how one can say the ps-one was a good idea, but this isnt.
Other Hobbies…How many Games do you need?…..Better to put the cash towards Gambling and Women…
cd_RWDS has won a couple of polls over at IGN time and time again.even famitsu favors it
PSTwo -hddThey just need a slot or panel that can take a microdrive. I don’t know much about \”Final Fantasy XI\”, but just how much space does it need? I never bought a PS2 because of its price. I only have one now because my brother got bored of his and bought an XBox (he’s 6’8\” and is dwarfed by the size of that console). $300+ for a PSP? I’ll buy one in about ten years for $10 when it ends up in a thrift store.
The DS will winI’m pretty sure that the DS will win,it has always seemed to me that the marketing with the Nintendo brand, and most especially with the handhelds, kicks butt. I myself would get a PSP but hey I always tend to wind up on the less popular end of console purchases. -Ryanwww.electronox.net