New handheld?

[Alias]

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Nintendo Announces Dual-Screened Portable Game System



Last update: 01-21-2004 Submitted by hypedave



An unprecedented approach to video game play -- holding two separate game screens in the palm of your hand -- hits the scene later this year when Nintendo introduces a new portable game system, code-named Nintendo DS.


From information made available today, players can look forward to being able to manage their game progress from two different perspectives, enhancing both the speed and strategy of the challenge. For example in a soccer game, users can view the whole game on one screen while simultaneously focusing on an individual soccer player's tackle or goal on the other screen.

Players will no longer be forced to interrupt game play to shift perspective, such as moving from a wide shot to a close up, or alternating between a character's ongoing battle and a map of the environment. Nintendo DS makes it possible to perform the tasks in real time by simply glancing from one screen to the other.

Today's announcement is but a glimpse of the additional features and benefits that will be shown in full at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles in May. Once fully revealed, players will see innovative advances in game interaction.

"We have developed Nintendo DS based upon a completely different concept from existing game devices in order to provide players with a unique entertainment experience for the 21st century," explains Satoru Iwata, Nintendo president.

Nintendo DS features two separate 3-inch TFT LCD display panels, separate processors, and semiconductor memory of up to 1 Gigabit. It's scheduled to launch worldwide before the end of 2004.

In addition to Nintendo-developed software, the company is in discussions with third-party game developers around the world.

Nintendo DS will be marketed separately from the company's existing Nintendo Game Boy(R) Advance portable system and Nintendo GameCube(TM) home console.

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(R) Advance and Nintendo GameCube(TM) 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(TM) and Donkey Kong(R) and launching popular culture franchise phenomena such as Metroid(TM), Zelda(TM) and Pokemon(R). A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere.

Your thoughts? ;)

[Diablo]

Yeah, I know about this, it seems awesome.

And isn't PSP coming out late '04 as well? Man, the end of this year I'll be pumping out major cash for portable video games.

[codePhoenix]

It sounds awesome... I can't wait to hear more about it. It will definitely give the PSP a run for its money. Just keep in mind guys, that this is NOT the next Gameboy, and that the successors to the GameCube and Gameboy Advance are still in development. If Nintendo chooses to reveal the N5, GBA2, and the NDS at E3, it will be their best show ever.

[Diablo]

w0rd. That would kick ass, though it might be a bit costly if they all come out at the same time, especially adding PSP in there. Because I plan to be getting all the handhelds, and then add in the next Nintendo console, that's possibly like $600 bucks or so, not including games.

[codePhoenix]

I already know that the N5 and the GBA 2 won't come out at the same time. Nintendo is using the NDS as their competitor towards the PSP, so that when the GBA 2 comes out, it'll be way better. They want to see what Sony is doing so they don't make a mistake. The N5, expect it late next year. They haven't even announced it yet, and there's no way possible that it'll be out by the end of this year. It's just not possible.

[Diablo]

Tru dat, tru dat.

Good.

[thedevilf]

First time I tried one of these gaming Threads. I said, what the hell, Ill give it a try, but I have regreted it. Because I am confused Major. More than I was before.

[Diablo]

Say what?

[thedevilf]

Im saying that i dont know what the hell you and Alias and cP are yakking about. I mean I lost you at something. Was it the N5 the NDS or the E3, I dont know.

[Diablo]

Well E3 is an event. Annual gaming event. N5 is basically Nintendo's next console. NDS is what this thread is about. It's a 2-screen handheld.