DarkeSword Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 http://gonintendo.com/?p=57999 Biggest news? New DS iteration called DSi, which includes, among other things, a DS Download service. Other highlights include Punch-Out for Wii and a sequel to Treasure's Sin and Punishment rails-shooter. These are exciting times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 The following excited me - Valkyrie Profile DS - Nintendo will re-release Cube classics in a new ‘Enjoy with Wii selection’ lineup - Sin and Punishment 2 for Wii - Punch-Out!! Wii confirmed I'm also surprised, based on one of the vids, that it seems that they're remaking Rune Factory? Some other rather awesome looking titles. Still hesitant on the Castlevania fighter game... Also it seems that Street Fighter's gonna make its way to the Wii..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 That's not Street Fighter, that's Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. Tatsunoko is an animation company in Japan responsible for a lot of old-school anime like Speed Racer and G-Force (Gachaman). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Wolf Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Storage solution? Anybody? No? OK, I'll just go over here and content myself with all this stuff I didn't beg for for the last year, it's cool. No. No really, I'm fine! It's cool. Yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 Storage solution: you'll be able to play stuff directly from your SD cards next year when they roll out the a firmware update. http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/10/02/nintendos-storage-solution-load-items-direct-from-the-sd-slot/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekofrog Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Storage solution: you'll be able to play stuff directly from your SD cards next year when they roll out the a firmware update.http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/10/02/nintendos-storage-solution-load-items-direct-from-the-sd-slot/ That's not what Nintendo actually said. Nintendo said that you can DOWNLOAD games to your SD Card and then COPY them to your Wii Memory. So it's not a real solution, it's still clearing out the fridge; copy what you're not playing right now to an SD card and not play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 They killed the GBA slot though, which IMO was a big mistake. How much space could they possibly save by doing that? The DS Lite is small as-is. Removing the GBA slot means some DS games won't work... on a DS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Other than picture-taking, it doesn't look like anything we can't already do with homebrew. "Better" speakers still won't be better than the majority of headphones. I'm not impressed, honestly. I scanned the article, but couldn't find anything on how the larger screen will affect older DS games... Still, Punch-Out is exciting, and DQ9 will be awesome as well. Edit: Removing the GBA slot means some DS games won't work... on a DS... Totally forgot about that...not the smartest move, methinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bummer Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Bigger screens and lighter DS does sound appealing, but the sacrifice of the GBA slot will be troublesome for those with GBA games without an actual GBA console (like me :E ). Does the new games only work with DSi, or is a DS Lite just as good? I'd hate to buy a new DS for the sake of playing Chrono Trigger and 358/2 Days. Edit Removing the GBA slot means some DS games won't work... on a DS... Good gracious mother of joysticks NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalzon Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Punch-Out, Rune Factory Wii, and that Odin Sphere-esque game are what's got me most excited. I look forward to 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 They killed the GBA slot though, which IMO was a big mistake. How much space could they possibly save by doing that? The DS Lite is small as-is. Removing the GBA slot means some DS games won't work... on a DS... Yeah, seems like a mistake offhand, but perhaps there's more to it. Hopefully. Reverse compatibility is pretty important. Then again, I suppose they figure the DS catalog is deep enough now, and frankly, most people buying the DSi are just upgrading and would still have an earlier incarnation to use for GBA games. Exploitative, sure, but there's not gonna be an uproar, so what of it? Wasn't really much in the vid that interested me directly, as I'm not into those saccharine-looking Japanese characters shown in, what, 40-50% of the footage. Nice Mario arrangement in Wii Music though; definitely looking forward to hearing the full cut on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devyn Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Wow. Not bad. I'm looking forward to the new Punch Out, the Vanillaware game, and Endless Ocean 2. There are a lot of interesting-looking games on there. Nintendo should have pulled these guns out at E3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 But Larry, the issue is that some DS games actually use the GBA slot. For example, the new Tony Hawk game, Guitar Hero: On Tour (that's a big one), etc. A number of DS games also can access data from GBA games. By removing the GBA slot you're actually killing CURRENT generation compatibility which is flat out retarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 But Larry, the issue is that some DS games actually use the GBA slot. For example, the new Tony Hawk game, Guitar Hero: On Tour (that's a big one), etc. A number of DS games also can access data from GBA games. By removing the GBA slot you're actually killing CURRENT generation compatibility which is flat out retarded. I'm not saying it's a moot point, but Nintendo's own PR says that the DSi is meant as a supplement and not as a replacement. Grab dat money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Stunna Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I'm not saying it's a moot point, but Nintendo's own PR says that the DSi is meant as a supplement and not as a replacement. Grab dat money! They actually said that? Haha, fuck you Nintendo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 They actually said that? Haha, fuck you Nintendo. At least they're being honest about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I'm not saying it's a moot point, but Nintendo's own PR says that the DSi is meant as a supplement and not as a replacement. Grab dat money! Damn expensive supplement I'll save the cash for the Valkyrie Profile DS thank ye sa.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Author Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Good job Nintendo, now do this ever 5 months and we'll all be happy campers. (A conference with announcements, not release a new hardware version...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Stunna Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Good job Nintendo, now do this ever 5 months and we'll all be happy campers.(A conference with announcements, not release a new hardware version...) That's pretty much the direction they're heading in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Only excited for Punch-Out. I still have my fat DS and my fat PSP and I see no reason to ever change this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumUltimA Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 i still have my fat gray gameboy, screw ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Frickin' megaton right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NNY Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Sin and Punishment 2. Awww right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 that Odin Sphere-esque game Sorry for it being semi-offtopic, but what is Odin Sphere..? Is it any good? All Ive heard about it is that it had massive slowdowns during boss fight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 How is the DSi a supplement to the DS? That's like saying buying a new computer that doesn't have a CD drive is a supplement to your existing computer. They have completely redundant functionality otherwise. What a stupid decision on Nintendo's part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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