Ds Kiosks in stores

[Crash]

http://ds.advancedmn.com/images/media/dskiosk-01.jpg

The Ds Kioks are starting to appear in stores!

http://ds.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=1305

[Dyne]

I have to check this out. Nintendo of Canada's PR has been visiting malls and displaying the DS, but I haven't gotten to try it yet. Hopefully they'll have them at Future Shop.

[GameMaster]

Oh man, that stylus looks so sweet. I'd tap anyone to get my hands on one of those. When I get mine, I'm going to post some high resolution pictures.

[Jonbo298]

How do they intend people to not steal the Stylus? Tether it?

But I'll have to check this out sometime. NEED....

[Typhoid]

How do they intend people to not steal the Stylus? Tether it?

But I'll have to check this out sometime. NEED....


Security guards? Or just like....the hope that someone will see them and shout "Hey, their Taking it!"



:p

[Seth]

Oh man, that stylus looks so sweet. I'd tap anyone to get my hands on one of those.

and don't come up with some witty definition for tap.

[DarkMaster]

Played Prime Hunters or whatever its called at my EB yesterday. They only have one kiosk, so there was a bunch of stupid kids and their mothers kind of pressuring me to hurry up and finish so they could play and leave. It plays pretty good, but you have to get used to the stylus movement, which I found really weird at first. I also noticed some scratches on the touch screen from the stylus, so go easy on it.

[Blackmane]

probably dumb little kids playing the thing press down like maniacs on the screen because they have never done a touch screen thing.

So, in the end, after getting used to it, is the touch screen movement comfortable?

[DarkMaster]

Well in the Metroid game, you use the stylus to aim, which does take getting used to, but in the end it's fairly comfortable. Personally, however, I had problems with the control type it was set on, as using the stylus with my right hand is very hard for me because I'm left handed. I'm pretty sure you can change that around, but then I'd have to move my character with the button pad or something, which is weird...

I didn't get to see if it was a strain on the hand holding it, because the system is fixed to a stand. You can sort of get a feel for the weight of the system though, and its definitely heavier than I expected. I'll have to try it again sometime and get a better judgement.

[KillerGremlin]

That is one sexy little handheld. I work 32 hours this week, so I'm going to use my massive paycheck to buy the DS along with Super Mario DS.

[Xantar]

How do they intend people to not steal the Stylus? Tether it?


If you look at the picture in the first post, you will see that's exactly what they did.

I didn't get to see if it was a strain on the hand holding it, because the system is fixed to a stand. You can sort of get a feel for the weight of the system though, and its definitely heavier than I expected. I'll have to try it again sometime and get a better judgement.

It's worth noting that Nintendo has created a few alternatives to the stylus including a little nib that attaches to your thumb so that you can simply hold the DS as you normally would hold a handheld and reach over with your thumb to hit the touch screen.

[Canyarion]

Any release date to that thumb thing?

I'm still thinking about importing a DS with 1 game. Then sell it 2 weeks before the EU launch. :D

[Jason1]

Any release date to that thumb thing?

I'm still thinking about importing a DS with 1 game. Then sell it 2 weeks before the EU launch. :D


The "Thumb Thing" will be included, connected to a little wrist strap, with every single DS shipped worldwide.

[Canyarion]

Ah, cool, didn't know.

[GameMaster]

Includes a rechargeable battery pack, AC adapter, wrist strap, built-in microphone and extra stylus



Power up your system using the rechargeable battery with power management functions of sleep and standby modes


Cool, sleep and standby mode. I wonder how long the battery lasts though? Must not be extremely long if it has sleep and standby.

[GT News]

Includes a rechargeable battery pack, AC adapter, wrist strap, built-in microphone and extra stylus



Power up your system using the rechargeable battery with power management functions of sleep and standby modes


Cool, sleep and standby mode. I wonder how long the battery lasts though? Must not be extremely long if it has sleep and standby.

I'm glad you like it. Tell your friends.Oh. You are curious about how long the battery lasts.Why must you not be extremely long if it has sleep and standby?

[fingersman]

I wonder why nintendo didn't include the thumb thing with the Kiosks, since the thumb thing seems to work better than the stylus.......well atleast according to ign it does

[Vampyr]

I was at Wal Mart today, and they had one of these baby's setting out, and no one was even near it! :O

I hopped over as fast as I could, grabbed the (teathered) stylus, and started playing some Metriod Prime Hunters. I had to navigate a few minutes first on the touch screen, which I actually found fun. If you can have fun playing with the menu's, then you know it's a good game. I felt like that guy on Minority Report, when he was using the large projection screen and throwing around menu's using his fingers.

After I got the game started it took me a minute to get used to the controls. I soon learned that I could move with the d-pad, shoot with the L-button, and aim with the stylus. If you are left handed you can use the four buttons on the right side and the R button to shoot, while aiming with the stylus.

I personally loved the stylus. It was the easiest way to navigate through an FPS that I have ever seen, even better than a mouse on a computer. I have never really been good at playing an FPS with a joy-stick, but with the stylus I was a crack shot, unable to miss anything. It offered a degree of freedom I had never felt in an FPS before...simply amazing.

[GameMaster]

I got to sample one yesterday.

I was immediatley impressed with the graphics of the Metroid game. The backlit screen provides for a crisp and clear gaming experience. The Metroid game looks great and moves with fluidity of a well oiled bicycle. After a bit of Metroid, I rebooted the system and entered the Pictochat application. It's pretty cool. Using the stylus was a pleasure in itself. Selecting letters is easy and does not require 100% precision. I can hit them at a pretty good rate and it doesn't give me the wrong ones. Writing on my own was cool too. The writing space could be bigger but given that Pictochat is designed for small IM style phrases and sentences, it should be fine. I can also just try writing smaller.

As for as the screen issues go, there really shouldn't be any. Very little pressure is needed when using the stylus. The lower screen picks it up well. And between the durability of the screen and the material the stylus is made of, your screen should never really get damaged. And if it does, it's because you pressed too hard or hit against something rough or sharp.

After seeing the videos, I can't wait to get Mario. Tomorrow morning I'm going to Target early to get my DS as well as Mario. I'll have pictures and small videos to accompany my hands-on impressions tomorrow afternoon or evening.