Bulovski Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Report: Nintendo to launch new DS with camera, music player Nintendo plans to launch a new version of its popular DS portable gaming device with a camera and music player function, according to a report in the Sunday edition of The Nikkei Business Daily. The new version will have better wireless capability for connecting to the Internet and will cost under ¥20,000 (US$189), the report said. It will be offered first in Japan, it said. Nintendo was not immediately available for comment. The company is scheduled to present an unnamed "new product" at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday and speculation has been rife that it would be a new version of the DS. The DS first went on sale in 2004 and a second version, called the DS Lite, debuted two years later in 2006. Both have sold extremely well with worldwide sales of the DS products at 77.5 million units as of the end of June this year. In Japan, a total of 23 million of the devices have been sold in the country -- roughly one for every fifth person -- but in recent months sales have started to slow. In the April to June quarter Nintendo sold 580,000 units in Japan versus 2.1 million in the same period of 2007 so analysts have predicted a refresh of the DS might be coming to stimulate sales. For the current fiscal year to the end of March 2009 Nintendo predicts it will sell 28 million units of the DS. ------------ Nintendo still hasn't confirmed or denied this report. But how I hope it is true. from Nintendo conference nintendo DSi- 3.25 inch screens (DS = 3 inch) - Has an inside and outside camera, 0.3 megapixels - Has SD slot on right-hand side. - Has onboard memory - Comes with web browser - Comes with app to detect some DS hotspots - Has Apps store like iPod - Apps are free/300/500/800 points - Other apps include an app that allows you to make flipbooks using the cameras - No GBA slot - 18900 yen - 1000 points for free if you buy before march 2010 - Possibly minorly upped resolution - November in Japan, 2009 elsewhere. - Black and white versions. New Software: - DS Pedometer, Miis on DS - Mario and Luigi 3 - 3d Picross - Let's Tap by Prope. Wii: - storage solution involves making SD card easier, coming in spring 2009 - you get 500 points if you help a friend set up their wii online - wii comes with video explaining wii online functions Wii Software: - Punch-Out Wii - Trace Memory Wii - Sin and Punishment 2 - Sengoku Musou (Samurai Warriors) coming to Wii. - Animal Crossing Wii interacts with AC DS - New mainline Tales of. - Wii getting re-releases of GCN titles. Not ports. Not ports. Not ports. Not ports. Do not appear to have waggle or any changes. Not ports. Re-releases. Should be budget. Starting with DK Jungle Beat and Pikmin. More news on release dates of new Wii games (Japan release schedule, no US list yet): 2008 Wii Music (Nintendo) 10/16 Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo) 11/20 The Melancholy of Haruhi (Kadokawa Shoten) 11/27 Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes (Capcom) 12/11 428 (Sega) 12/4 Samba de Amigo (Sega) 12/11 Let's Tap (Sega) Dec. 2008 Cooking Mama 2 (Taito) 12/4 Rygar: Muscle Impact (Tecmo) Dec. 2008 Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Activision) 10/16 Karaoke Joysound Wii (Hudson) 12/18 Sky Crawlers (Bandai-Namco) 10/16 Happy Dance Collection (Bandai-Namco) 10/23 Family Ski: World Ski & Snowboard (Bandai-Namco) 11/13 Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (Bandai-Namco) 12/4 Taiko Drum Master Wii (Bandai-Namco) 12/11 Tenchu 4 (From Software) 10/23 Harvest Moon: Exciting Animal March (Marvelous) 10/30 Rune Factory Frontier (Marvelous) 11/27 Shape Boxing (Rocket Co.) 10/30 2009 Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) Spring Start w/ 100 Conversations! English Conversation (Nintendo) 2009 Punch-Out!! (Nintendo) 2009 Trace Memory: R, Gateway of Memory (Nintendo) 2009 Kensax (Nintendo) 2009 Cosmic Walker (Nintendo) 2009 Spawn Smasher (Nintendo) 2009 Dynamic Slash (Nintendo) 2009 Takt of Magic (Nintendo) 2009 Sin & Punishment 2 (Nintendo) 2009 Forever Blue 2: Beautiful Ocean (Nintendo) 2009 Everyone's the Star on the NHK Red-and-White Quiz Battle (Nintendo) 2009 Line Attack Heroes (Nintendo) 2009 Castlevania: Judgment (Konami) Winter 2008-2009 Dead Rising: Zombies' Sacrifice (Capcom) Winter 2008-2009 FFCC: Echoes of Time (Square-Enix) 1/29 Sonic and the Black Knight (Sega) Spring Fragile (Bandai-Namco) Winter 2008-2009 Arcrise Fantasia (Marvelous) Winter 2008-2009 Oboro Muramasa (Marvelous) Spring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hahaman Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 ya i saw this too i hope we can finally use a memory card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Somehow I don't think it will make such a huge hit. NDS is all about the games and unless they integrate the camera and the music player into the experience it just won't be a great add-on. Why is even Ninty trying to compete with Apple? Don't they own the entire world already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 ^^ I doubt if it is to compete with apple, maybe just one more gimmick to justify a buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 ^^ I doubt if it is to compete with apple, maybe just one more gimmick to justify a buy they have to give a justification to ppl to buy the NDS!!! I don't like the direction too much though - Ninty was all about gaming and the rest of the entertainment industry be damned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 ^^ it seems psp 2000 is currently outselling DS in japan, so DS needs to reinvent itself to get back in the lead pos, first it was DS lite, now its DS with a camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo-Iwata Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 ^^ it seems psp 2000 is currently outselling DS in japan, so DS needs to reinvent itself to get back in the lead pos, first it was DS lite, now its DS with a camera err......the DS has started to sell more than double the psp's amount again in Japan for about a month or a bit more now if i'm not mistaken anyways i need to get this cos my old lite is broken and have been using my nephew's lite for quite a while now and my nephew isn't exactly pleased about that lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 ^^ ok buddy, thats what i remember reading in some forum ! you know better about ninty ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo-Iwata Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 ^^ ok buddy, thats what i remember reading in some forum ! you know better about ninty ! that's what you get for not following the Great Satoru Iwata's teachings. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 err......the DS has started to sell more than double the psp's amount again in Japan for about a month or a bit more now if i'm not mistaken YTD sales suggest that psp is still the best selling console in japan, with psp 3000 and dissidia coming i think the psp might win this year that's what you get for not following the Great Satoru Iwata's teachings. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjunsood2003 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 if this comes out to be true, it wud giv stiff challenge to those cards available (M3, R4, cycloDS etc)..cos one main advtg of those cards is tht u can use ur DS as a multimedia player with them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 DSi 12% thinner, no gba slot iwata calls it their 3rd platform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KnackChap Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 13:47 Both screens will be increased to 3.25 inches. It will include a camera and audio functionality. 13:49 The Nintendo DSi camera will contain 300,000 pixels. Both screens will be touch panels, and photographs should be able to be manipulated through the touch screen. 13:50 The pitch and playback speed of sound on the Nintendo DSi can be adjusted at will. SD card support confirmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 13:53 And SD memory card slot will be included. Photos taken will be able to be viewed through the Wii Photo Channel. 13:54 There will be on-board memory storage. Applications can be downloaded to the internal storage and selected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Very Nice. Any idea when it is releasing ? Me Wantz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 nov 1 japan 18900 yen rest of the world, next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 colors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeno Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 i expected a new DS rather than just a upgrade but still its nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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