sliced bread Wrote:i just hope ds has as many good rpgs like gba has....man that would be sweet...

The Nintendo DS is almost Here!
All the Official Details right here ^_^

Released today, all the official nintendo DS details, specs, and prices, aswell as release dates in Japan & America (Lucky bast*rds )...

• US Release Date : November 21st
  Price : $149.99
  
  
• Jap Release Date : December 2nd
  Price : ¥15000
  
  
• UK Release Date : Q1 2005
  Price : £84 (US Conversion – Not Official)

Specifications

• Size (when closed) : 148.7 millimeters (5.85 inches) wide, 84.7 millimeters (3.33 inches) long, 28.9 millimeters (1.13 inches) tall
  
  
• Top Screen: A backlit, 3-inch, semitransparent reflective TFT color LCD with 256 x 192 pixel resolution and .24 mm dot pitch, capable of displaying 260,000 colors
  
  
• Touch Screen: Same specs as top screen, but with a transparent analog touch screen
  
  
• Wireless Communication: IEEE 802.11 and Nintendo's proprietary format; wireless range is 30 to 100 feet, depending on circumstances; multiple users can play multiplayer games using just one DS Game Card
  
  
• Controls: Touch screen, embedded microphone for voice recognition, A/B/X/Y face buttons, plus control pad, L/R shoulder buttons, Start and Select buttons
  
  
• Input/Output: Ports for both Nintendo DS Game Cards and Game Boy® Advance Game Paks, terminals for stereo headphones and microphone
  
  
• Other features: Embedded PictoChat software that allows up to 16 users to chat at once; embedded real-time clock; date, time and alarm; touch-screen calibration
  
  
• CPUs: One ARM9 and one ARM7
  
  
• Sound: Stereo speakers providing virtual surround sound, depending on the software
  
  
• Battery: Lithium ion battery delivering six to 10 hours of play on a four-hour charge, depending on use; power-saving sleep mode; AC adapter
  
  
• Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian
  
  
• Color: Silver and black

Also aparently Pictochat comes built into the Nintendo DS (Program allowing one DS to speak to another - send messages and drawings to friends, etc.) which is hella cool if true! Also in Japan & the US, Metroid Prime: Hunters - First Hunt comes packaged at no extra charge!!!!! (Metroid prime: Hunters - First Hunt is a demo of Metroid Prime: Hunters when released on DS if you're wondering).

All us Europeans are stuck however with 'Spring' ..... *sigh*
Here some more images to drool over in the meantime:

All info from the glorious Cubed-3.co.uk

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Nintendo DS - Gotien - 19-10-2004

you just love giving specs like that and making any other info on the gaming system, previously offered, insignificant; dont you?
lol definetly worth it, in a word..... hmmm nope.. im beyond words, this system is in a class of its own and will definetly level any competition in a heartbeat with its neo-tech design and unlimited potential, i cant wait till some worth-while titles actually pull this new hand-held through the roof for consumer satisfaction.

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Nintendo DS - Lee-yoshi - 19-10-2004

Hey, its much easier to read in one post ^_^

Also its been revealed that the DS isnt region encoded, meaning you can import a Nintendo DS on release in America, and still play European games on it However Ninty have warned that some accessories may not work on other country DS's...

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Nintendo DS - adrina_kellers - 19-10-2004

I'm going to get the DS as soon as it comes out in the UK (When is it coming out?)

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Nintendo DS - cOoLdUdE - 19-10-2004

I might buy it.. $149.99 not bad

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