New DS Info, launching this year still

[Crash]

Over 100 Developers already making games? Sounds good to me, must be quite the system, apparently we will find out wednesday about this mystery machine:

REDMOND, Wash., May 6, 2004 – The video game industry's biggest and best game developers are lining up to be the first to create innovative content for Nintendo's upcoming dual-screen hand-held innovation, code-named Nintendo DS.

"Nintendo DS is going to push hand-held technology to uncharted territories," says Yves Blehaut, senior vice president of Atari. "It's going to energize both developers and consumers with amazing new game mechanics and new game design. Once more, Nintendo leads the way with something unexpected and totally innovative."

To date, more than 100 companies worldwide have received software development kits and are planning games for Nintendo DS, which for the first time offers gamers two separate perspectives on the action. Companies include THQ, Electronic Arts, Activision, Atari, Ubisoft, Majesco, Capcom, Sega, Konami, Hudson Soft, Namco, Bandai, Koei and Square Enix, to name a few.

"The Nintendo dual screen is something that we're really excited about developing for," says Nick Earl, vice president and general manager of Electronic Arts. "It's very innovative, which is classic Nintendo."

Nintendo DS will revolutionize how people approach, perceive and enjoy video games, while including additional options that enhance the game-play experience.

"It's exciting to see so many publishers are as inspired about the Nintendo DS as we are," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "The creative contributions of the publishers will reinforce Nintendo's reputation as the industry's leader in innovation."

In effect, thanks to the success of the wildly popular Game Boy® franchise, Nintendo owns the current hand-held video game market: The Game Boy line has sold more than 168 million units worldwide during the past 15 years. And with the introduction of the revolutionary Nintendo DS, Nintendo's dominance is certain to continue in the future.

The Nintendo DS will be unveiled at the 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), May 12 to May 14 in Los Angeles. The Nintendo DS remains on track to launch before the end of the year.

square enix is onboard? can you say FF 1-3 remade?

[The Germanator]

I'm beginning to get a bit more excited about the DS. I'll still have to see how it all looks, but since they've re-released almost every goddamn game already...I hope they'll finally make a new Zelda and/or Mario game.

[Jonbo298]

Nice to see Square-Enix is already on board. This'll be the first Nintendo hardware that Square will be supporting from the beginning in some time.

And yeah. Please make a new zelda and mario. You've wasted your time re-releasing the old games so that others can see what we used to play so now its time to give us what we want.

[Jason1]

If they had a new Mario platformer on hand at E3, or Zelda, that would be awsome. The DS is looking more and more promising every day.

[bobcat]

I'm excited, and worried @ the same time. Whenever Nintendo goes for the innovative approach, it tends to lose out.

With that said, I usually love the results of their innovative approaches. We will c tho.

[GameMaster]

I can't wait to buy one, I've been hankering for a new gadget for quite some time now.

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

Originally Posted by bobcat

I'm excited, and worried @ the same time. Whenever Nintendo goes for the innovative approach, it tends to lose out.

With that said, I usually love the results of their innovative approaches. We will c tho.

what are you talking about?!?!?


its not like virtual boy did so poorly that it was taken off the market less than a year after it was put on...... oh wait....

[Dark Samurai]

Badass, this just makes me want to get the DS/Nitro even more!!!

[Ginkasa]

Originally Posted by Crash

square enix is onboard? can you say FF 1-3 remade?

They're already rereleasing FFI-II on the GBA. I think those are just going to be the same as the rereleases on FF Origins, minus the FMV of course.

I wouldn't say no to III, however. That game is in dire need of a US release.


*shrugs and walks away*

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

FF 1-3???? i'm looking more forward to VII ....although i doubt the DS will use it....more likely the PSP which is supposed to be pretty powerful....

as i figure it:

Gameboy = Nintendo/ Sega Master System
Gameboy advance = Supernintendo/ Genesis

The DS is somewhere inbetween here

PSP = N64 / Playstation

[Jason1]

Originally Posted by GiMpY-wAnNaBe

FF 1-3???? i'm looking more forward to VII ....although i doubt the DS will use it....more likely the PSP which is supposed to be pretty powerful....

as i figure it:

Gameboy = Nintendo/ Sega Master System
Gameboy advance = Supernintendo/ Genesis

The DS is somewhere inbetween here

PSP = N64 / Playstation

Actually isnt the PSP suppoused to be almost as powerful or just as powerful the PS2? And the DS almost as powerful as the N64?

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

Originally Posted by Jason1

Actually isnt the PSP suppoused to be almost as powerful or just as powerful the PS2? And the DS almost as powerful as the N64?

...as powerful as the PS2......drooling.........i would pay over a grand for that.....unfortunately i severely doubt it

[Ginkasa]

You would pay a thousand dollars for a smaller version of something you could get for nearly 1/10 of that?

You sad, sad, little man.


*shrugs and walks away*

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

...i may be sad...i may be little...BUT I AM NOT A MAN.....oh wait...damn...it sounded better in my head...

[Blackmane]

I want to hear more. I want it to be Wednesday.