DS INFO BLOWOUT! - Page 3

Dyne · 10-15-2004, 09:21 PM

Zelda on DS wouldn't interest me immediately. Minish Cap and the Cube version are going to be overwhelming by themselves!

Jonbo298 · 10-16-2004, 04:51 PM

DS will be Region Free!!!

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Nintendo of America have sent this email to keen import gamers asking about whether the DS will be reigon-locked:

"Hello and thank you for contacting Nintendo,

It may interest you to know that the Nintendo DS will be a universal system that can be played anywhere on the planet. Further, it can play games purchased anywhere. Please note, however, that accessories purchased in different parts of the world may not be compatible with the Nintendo DS you purchase.

I hope you find this information useful!

Sincerely,

Nintendo of America Inc.

Mitch Crim"

As good a confirmation as you're going to get folks. Get importing!

http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=7086

DarkMaster · 10-16-2004, 05:02 PM

Then why not have one worldwide release?

bobcat · 10-19-2004, 06:00 PM

wow nice. I really wanna try both handhelds but I'll probably end up buying both.

Canyarion · 10-26-2004, 04:52 PM

Geh, I guess I'm importing a DS from the states.

..... wait a minute... I don't have any money.

Nor time.

But hey, I have something better, a girlfriend.

GameMaster · 10-26-2004, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Canyarion

Geh, I guess I'm importing a DS from the states.

..... wait a minute... I don't have any money.

Nor time.

But hey, I have something better, a girlfriend.

Just remember, a DS can never break your heart or hurt your feelings, but a girlfriend can...

DarkMaster · 10-26-2004, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Canyarion

Geh, I guess I'm importing a DS from the states.

..... wait a minute... I don't have any money.

Nor time.

But hey, I have something better, a girlfriend.

video games and girlfriends are pretty similar. I think the main question would be: which is more expensive?

Canyarion · 10-26-2004, 05:26 PM

Well, so far she's been quite cheap....

we mainly stay the weekends at our parents' places, so we don't have to pay for our food or something...

Also, she has 2 jobs while I'm a student, so we're not really into that "boys pay for girls" thing..... I guess I'm really going Dutch on my girl.

Dyne · 10-26-2004, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canyarion

Well, so far she's been quite cheap....

we mainly stay the weekends at our parents' places, so we don't have to pay for our food or something...

Also, she has 2 jobs while I'm a student, so we're not really into that "boys pay for girls" thing..... I guess I'm really going Dutch on my girl.

Hahahaha! So the Dutch treat DOES exist.

GameMaster · 11-15-2004, 02:02 AM

Question: Do my friends and I have to be within the stated radius to send messages or can we send them to each other over wireless networks? Because right now we're are all split up at different colleges.

Canyarion · 11-15-2004, 03:35 AM

If your school has a wireless network, you have a chance you can use it. If not, you'll have to be close to eachother.

Null · 11-15-2004, 09:05 AM

wireless networks should work. or if your in reach of someone elses DS, whos in reach of somone elses, who reaches someone else and so on getting all the way down to your friend.

Blackmane · 11-15-2004, 11:13 AM

LOL, that could be quite a long line of people to direct a message across the country.

Canyarion · 11-15-2004, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Null

wireless networks should work. or if your in reach of someone elses DS, whos in reach of somone elses, who reaches someone else and so on getting all the way down to your friend.

.... will that really work?

Null · 11-15-2004, 01:14 PM

The way they've discribed it, is the DS sets up its own kind of network grid.

as long as your in distance to connect to one person in the grid, your connected to that entire grid. Now it depends on how good the DS does and how many people get it. but if you think of North America, then put a grid patter over it... And a dot lights up every time someone activates a DS.... as long as you can connect the dots from one spot to the other.. everyone in that line is connected. More that have a DS, the bigger the network gets and more people it can connect to.

Which then this grid is further enhanced by people using wireless network with internet in thier home. Say you got a small grid in new york, everyones in reach and everyone connects to each other. but theres no trail that leads from the 'ny network' to another group of people in chicago. If one of the people in NY connected to that network, is connected to the internet. and one in chicago is also. i guess thoes 2 networks become one.

Now the more you think about this the more it gets confusing.
The simplist way to say it, is that Each DS acts as a WiFi reciever, and a repeater hub to send the signal back out.

and i think the PSP works the same way.