Nintendo DS

"This has a huge potential," says Yoichi Haraguchi, Namco's vice president and executive officer. "It is very nice that we can create games using DS that were not even possible before."

Nintendo DS also will include two processors, 3-D capabilities on both screens, 16-channel sound and a rechargeable battery that features a low-energy-consumption design. One media bay handles new DS game cartridges that hold one gigabit of information and more. The second media port allows for compatibility with Game Boy® Advance games, as well as a host of possible future accessories.

"While others plan to let you go a little faster down the same roads you have always traveled, Nintendo plans to take you down incredible avenues you've never seen before," explains Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive vice president, sales and marketing. "We understand the hand-held market better than anyone else, and Nintendo DS paves a new path of originality and success."

Indeed, Nintendo invented and perfected the hand-held video game market with its unrivaled Game Boy line. And Nintendo has always been known for introducing innovations that radically reinvent the industry. It was the first company to install ports for four controllers, the first to create a rumble pack, the first to move from joysticks to modern controllers and the first to enable characters to roam freely in true 3-D environments. The unique features of the Nintendo DS build on that tradition and hold a wellspring of potential for the future. Game players will be wowed.

"Once again Nintendo is taking another leap by providing totally new game-play experiences," says Jay Cohen, Ubisoft's vice president of publishing. "Very characteristic of a Nintendo maneuver."

More than 100 companies worldwide have received software development kits and are planning games for Nintendo DS. Games in development by Nintendo include a new Super Mario game, a Metroid® game, a WarioWare game and PictoChat, software that lets players send instant text and picture messages. Third-party publishers also have announced games in development, including a Spider-Man™ 2 title from Activision, a Rayman® game from Ubisoft, a SpongeBob SquarePants™ title from THQ, a Yu-Gi-Oh!™ game from Konami, a Sonic title from Sega, a Bomberman game from Hudson Soft, a Need for Speed™ game from Electronic Arts and a Pac-Man™ title from Namco.

"THQ has been a strong supporter of Nintendo's hand-held systems over the years, and with great success," said Peter Dille, senior vice president of worldwide marketing, THQ. "We look forward to the many innovations they are planning for the DS."

The system's official name, price and launch lineup will be announced at a later date.

The worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home and portable video game systems. Each year, hundreds of all-new titles for the best-selling Game Boy® Advance and Nintendo GameCube™ systems extend Nintendo's vast game library and continue the tradition of delivering a rich, diverse mix of quality video games for players of all ages. Since the release of its first home video game system in 1983, Nintendo has sold more than 1.8 billion video games globally, creating enduring industry icons such as Mario™ and Donkey Kong® and launching popular culture franchise phenomena such as Metroid®, Zelda™ and Pokémon®. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere.

Spel som kommer till DS är dessa

TBD Animal Crossing DS DS
TBD Mario Kart DS DS
TBD Metroid Prime: Hunters DS
TBD NEW Super Mario Bros. DS
TBD PictoChat DS
TBD Super Mario 64X4 DS
TBD WarioWare Inc. DS DS

Kommer säkert at utannonseras flera. Men dessa just nu. Är enbart Nintendo så... :D

Nintendo har med den här mässan verkligen återupprättat all sin glans....

DS och nya Zelda, vart ska man ta vägen???

Nintendo's latest innovation, code-named Nintendo DS, provides users with a unique game-play experience using features never before offered by any other home console or hand-held game system. This portable personal entertainment and communications unit provides owners with new perspectives on dual screens, new control using both touch and voice, and new connections with two kinds of wireless game play. It's a newfound canvas on which developers can express their creativity.

Dual Screens: Two LCD screens offer one of the most groundbreaking game-play advances ever developed: experiencing a game from two perspectives at once. Imagine the possibilities. In a racing game, drivers might see their own vehicle's perspective on one screen and an overall track view on the other. In a role-playing game, the action could take place on the first screen while the second provides a reference for a player's tools inventory. Game play also could use both screens at once, offering a giant boss for heroes to defeat. In the future, games could be created allowing users to play games on one screen while text messaging other DS users on the other. Each 3-inch screen can reproduce a true 3-D view and is backlit to assure comfortable play in any lighting condition.

Touch Screen: The lower screen will offer something never before provided by any game device: PDA-like touch capabilities. Players no longer have to rely on just buttons to move characters or shift perspectives. They can navigate menus or access inventory items simply by touching the screen with stylus or fingertip. A software-based keyboard might even allow the screen to be used as an input center for games and messaging. The possibilities are limited only by developers' imaginations. The screen will have a tougher film cover for durability, and will come with a stylus.

Microphone: An available microphone port means that in the future, players might need only to tell their games what to do. DS software could identify everything from voice commands to hand-clapping. Players might be able to move their characters simply by telling them which way to go. The voice capabilities also could allow gamers to chat with one another over the Internet while playing.

Wireless: DS users will be able to connect with a local wireless network of up to 16 players. Nintendo's guaranteed range is 30 feet, but will extend far beyond that depending on circumstances. It assures high response rates required for real time game play, and will make use of both IEEE 802.11 and Nintendo's proprietary communication protocol, which provides low battery consumption. Players will be able to chat and play games without any connecting cords, completely untethered. The DS technology also provides for a wireless LAN connection, which could allow a theoretically infinite number of players to connect at a hot spot and compete at a central game hub on the Internet, even if they're thousands of miles apart.

Wireless Game Sharing: If software developers desire, multiple players can compete in wireless games, even if only one person has a game card inserted. Players could also test-play games for themselves as long as they stayed connected.

3-D: With the newly developed graphics engine, DS can reproduce impressive 3-D renderings that can surpass images displayed on the Nintendo® 64. Games will run at 60 frames per second, and allow details like fog effects and cel shading.

Sound: The 16-channel sound allows for greatly expanded use of voices and music, and a richer, more immersive game experience. A plug for headphones transmits stereo sound.

Battery & Power Management: The battery is rechargeable and the unit features a low-energy-consumption design. The DS also has Power Management functions of Sleep mode and Standby mode. In Sleep mode, players can stop and resume game play whenever they like. If the user receives a message from a friend or user nearby, DS activates itself from Standby mode.

Processing: The unit will run on two processors, one ARM9 one ARM7.

New Media: For its compact cards, the unit uses newly developed semiconductor memory, which allows for lower cost, shorter manufacturing time and memory capacity of more than one gigabit of information.

Dual Slots: Nintendo DS makes a vast library of Game Boy® Advance games readily available. Developers could find ways to make new connections between GBA games and DS games. The GBA port could be used for new hardware, enormously expanding the functional expandability of the DS.

Jag tycker PSP'n ser roligare ut...

fan va soft det verkar... beslutsångest över psp eller Ds... längtar till dom kommit ut!!

Nintendo demonstrators were keen to point out that the system shown was actually a non-final prototype that will more than likely go through a few more revisions before its debut at the end of the year.

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Ny färg.

PSP har en jävla massa spel. Har du sett listan eller? :D

har det kommit några prisuppgifter på de nya bärbara konsolerna än?

Nej.

http://www.gcadvanced.com/media.php?game ..

Lite mer bilder på DS.

DS såg ju fin ut ihopfälld..

Asså säger Reggie att DS är bäst så är det fantamej så =)
Reggie > PSP

Om du tänker på repiga PSP spel så kan du ju tänka om. :P

Jag håller med om att designen känns jävligt billig dock men det lät på Nintendo som om att den kan komma att förändras.

sixsven

jag gillar game and watch-stilen på NDS

Animalcrpssing till ett gameboy, sjukt ägande

j-adD P18

ja, speciellt som det är nästan lika snyggt som till kuben

sixsven: PSP-skivorna är "inkapslade", ja.

jag tycker att DS känns alldeles för plastig, asså om den kan spela GBA så borde den ju kunna spela GB,GBC också...just nu lockar PSP mer, men får se var det slutar...Nintendo förbättrar förhoppningsvis designen så att den inte känns så plasti, eller d e väl mest materials som behäver förbättras....men PSP kan spela film å har stora skivor vilket för mig är ett stort +

Hah rätt roligt att alla hänger upp sig på designen så mycket.
Det är inte svårt o se att Nintendo DS kommer revolutionera bärbara marknaden.

Jävligt revolutionerande när de flesta spelen jag sett enbart använder ena skärmen för en karta. :P

Midas Metroid Prime Hunters använder skärmen för att sikta och skjuta. Vad förväntar du dig, det var inte länge sen Nintendo utannonserade DS. Ge företagen lite tid så skall du få se på underverk. Nintendo har tom bett företagen att vara så kreativa med skärmarna som möjligt. Som Reggie sa, det behövs mer änn grafik för nästa generations konsoller.

Japp, jävligt puckat. Har kollat massa fimer och du verker enbart kunna skjuta med att röra skärmen. Kul.

Jo, som Reggie säger. Haha. Ingen annan säger det heller. :D

ja tror att man kommer kunna ha jävligt kul med NDS.. asså.. det e bara en prototyp... plus att den kommer ha en inbyggd handdator..

ja tror den kommer äga.. iaf spelmässigt.. den har dendär känslan som en bärbar maskin ska ha..

tofu P19

haha.. aa.. men ja tycker den verkar bli väldigt bra.. :)

Synd att den ser ut som skit....jävligt trist...
När Sp kom fick man förhoppningar om att de börjat tänka på design men icke!

shit, PSP ser sjukt fet ut, ds verkar plastig osv.. fan en psp, jens of sweden och nån fräsch mobil så har man allt portabelt krafs som behövs :P

nintendo har alltid varit bäst på bärbarakonsoller. (förutom gamegear)

MC Kip...

Du behöver inte en Jens of Sweden. PSP stöder mp3. :D

Jabtizemo P14

gamegear kommer från Sega

Förmodligen det han menade med att de alltid varit bäst FÖRUTOM... :P

Midas P22

ja kanske.. men ja tänkte inte så..(eftersom den floppa) :P

Lirat helt på PSP.. e snyggare (iallafall jämfört med alla spel jag har sett på trailers till båda) o har mer kul spel.