November release for DS?

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RUMOR: Gameindustry.biz reported that Nintendo of America is planning to launch the Nintendo DS in North America before the US Thanksgiving day on November 11, for $179.95. A Japanese launch will take place one week ahead of US release on November 4, for 19000 yen.

I read at IGN that November is the month as well. I plan on getting one sometime, I've read that the screen is backlit in a way that doesn't wash out the colors like the SP and having four face buttons is also nice. It's just a matter of when some worthwhile games come along.

wow. that's a lot sooner than i thought...and a bit more expensive than i would've hoped. oh well. i'll pick one up sooner or later.

Hurrah!
Great news should give DS an edge over the PSP.

No great news doesn't give DS an edge, great games will.

Stick a period (or a comma), then a "that" after news and it'll make more sense.

Reggie's latest speech got me all excited about the DS again, though I wish they would quit with this "baby steps" crap about online gaming and just jump in. The DS has all the right hardware, and I don't care if only, like, 8% of the world has DSL. *I* have it. So gimme.

... I really don't see people picking a handheld up at a higher price than all of the current gen consoles. $150 would be a hard enough sell, but at $180, I'm afraid this thing ain't gonna do so well.

As much as I want to get my hands on one, it would be best to keep it in the oven until next June or July.

Hmmm... it seems strange that, if it is coming out in November, we've seen not one bit of a marketing campaign for it. (Or, I should say, I personally haven't seen anything.)

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Originally Posted by Bacon McShig

... I really don't see people picking a handheld up at a higher price than all of the current gen consoles. $150 would be a hard enough sell, but at $180, I'm afraid this thing ain't gonna do so well.

As much as I want to get my hands on one, it would be best to keep it in the oven until next June or July.

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How would you feel about the PSP launching at $250+?

I'd throw up if the PSP launched at that price... is it true?

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How would you feel about the PSP launching at $250+?

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I'd feel like things were running their course exactly as one would expect.

Seriously, best thing for the DS would be to launch about the same time as PSP, that way it's the middle ground for everyone who thinks the PSP is too much, but who want something a step up from the SP. Putting it out in November, the only other handheld on the market is $80 less... I don't think most people will be able to easily justify that difference.

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Originally Posted by Green

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It's just a matter of when some worthwhile games come along.

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Here's the only important part for me, none of those games wowed me in the least bit to throw down 180 at launch.

Besides, in november i'll be playing such gems as Halo 2 and Half-Life 2, so the DS gets upstaged.

I wonder how many colors will be Japan-only.

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Originally Posted by shidoshi

Hmmm... it seems strange that, if it is coming out in November, we've seen not one bit of a marketing campaign for it. (Or, I should say, I personally haven't seen anything.)

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Hm, well it's still a tad early...knowing Nintendo -- they'll end up waiting for like another month. I mean, look at how the Metroid Bundle came out. BAM...out of nowhere. I'd say by next month or so, they'll probably start marketing the DS like crazy.

If it launches with a Castlevania game, I'm sold!

The DS will be supply restricted anyway (Nintendo's only planning to ship 3.5 million worldwide through March 2005), they could charge $200 and it'll still sell out. Demand always outstips supply for platform launches, better to charge $179 now and drop the price later when PSP launches...

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Originally Posted by Seven Force

I wonder how many colors will be Japan-only.

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all of them, probably. do people even think about primary colors when releasing hand helds in different colors?

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Originally Posted by Changeling

If it launches with a Castlevania game, I'm sold!

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Word.

Whoo hoo! $180 for N64 like graphics and cruddy 3d games with no analog stick. Damn I'm excited! :P

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Originally Posted by Changeling

If it launches with a Castlevania game, I'm sold!

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IBTN... if it's 2D.

I was posting this as a news item last night (even though it's a rumor), and the power went out again. :(

Anyway, I'm there for the DS whenever it gets here. And it doesn't even rely on my crappy electric company.

$180's a bit much, but if it launches with the games that have me hyped for it, then I'll snatch it up. November...wow, so soon, yet so far away.

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Originally Posted by jarrod

The DS will be supply restricted anyway (Nintendo's only planning to ship 3.5 million worldwide through March 2005), they could charge $200 and it'll still sell out. Demand always outstips supply for platform launches, better to charge $179 now and drop the price later when PSP launches...

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So is anybody taking actually pre-orders yet?

Drop it by $30 and everything is cool.

Yeah, $150 would be a perfect price for it. I can't help but shake this Saturn launch vibe I'm getting from it though. I REALLY hope I'm wrong about that.

$150 would still be too expensive. :/

... And I still don't see any good reason to buy a DS, no matter what price they put it at. God dammit, Nintendo. :S

I really don't believe this news, though. There's no way, after the meager handful of demos shown at E3, that this thing is ready to launch so soon. I can't fathom a respectable number of titles will be finished and completely localized by this time. Not to mention the total abscence of marketing and preorder info this close to it's rumored launch. I could maybe see that 'surprise' approach for a game, but not for a system.

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Originally Posted by Mzo

How would you feel about the PSP launching at $250+?

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Not good, I'm afraid.

At $180, DS may as well mean "Dollar Syphon". This amount is one bullet I will not bite. I think Nintendo may be restricting the initial launch partially to be able to charge more for it.

That said, $250+ for PSP is even worse, reeking of the N-Gage launch. If they don't get the price down in a reasonable time, I think it'll be another niche system- even with Sony's illustrious name on it. 3DO Pocket? This is the closest thing launchpricewise.

I love how the 3DO flew off the shelves with a $700 price tag. :rolleyes:

I'll wait til it's $100

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Originally Posted by Hero

I'll wait til it's $100

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Good answer. That's what I'll be doing. The DS starting lineup doesn't really make me want to throw down almost two Franklins.

Maybe it'll hit a faster price drop than the N-Gage did.

If you sell your GBA SP that pays for some of it.

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Originally Posted by gameoverDude

Good answer. That's what I'll be doing. The DS starting lineup doesn't really make me want to throw down almost two Franklins.

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DS has a better prerelease lineup announced than GBA, PS2, GameCube or XBox did. Seriously.

Castlevania on launch=instant buy.

I guess Im the only one hardcore enough to know that the VIRTUAL BOY launched at $180.

Weee.

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Originally Posted by diffusionx

I guess Im the only one hardcore enough to know that the VIRTUAL BOY launched at $180.

Weee.

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The price tag is still on mine. :)

I'm sorry, but I'm too poor to put next to 200 bucks on a new portable, no matter its initial lineup. Especially when, in less than a year or so, it will be outdated by Nintendo's own GBA2. And of course, the DS isn't Nintendo's official-actual-full-fledged-out-to-kill-PSP-portable. According to Nintendo themselves.

I'd prefer to keep my money, and see how this plays out. Don't get me wrong - after trying the demo units, the 'what the hell is this' idea turned into one full of potential and creativity. But if its not going to be supported right, or undercut by its own developer by yet another portable, I'm not eating 200 dollars for a good idea with poor execution.

You're sure the GBA2 will be out next year?

Isn't that what reports have been saying?

And, given the benefit of the doubt, I still don't want to buy a portable made by Nintendo that Nintendo themselves are promoting as their next 'true' portable. I mean, why even bother?

I'd wait, get it on a price drop, and reap whatever I can from its established library. You know, do what most people do with games and consoles...I can't afford to get everything on launch day anymore.

I can't afford it either but somehow I don't think I'll be able to resist.

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Originally Posted by Bacon McShig

I really don't believe this news, though. There's no way, after the meager handful of demos shown at E3, that this thing is ready to launch so soon. I can't fathom a respectable number of titles will be finished and completely localized by this time. Not to mention the total abscence of marketing and preorder info this close to it's rumored launch. I could maybe see that 'surprise' approach for a game, but not for a system.

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EA has officially announced The URBZ DS for November.

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Originally Posted by Hero

Especially when, in less than a year or so, it will be outdated by Nintendo's own GBA2.

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The person that posted that in one of the other threads was quite obviously kidding.

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Originally Posted by Steve Badguy

EA has officially announced The URBZ DS for November.

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Oh, well it at least it'll have a killer app at launch. -_-

too spensive....

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Originally Posted by JMET

too spensive....

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Considering the fact Nintendo will probably drop the price as soon as PSP hits, and that it'll hopefully have a decent enough library then, I'll just wait.

I was just thinking of buying a GBASP recently, I guess that'll have to go on hold, since it would probably drop in price, or I'd want the DS altogether. Meh.

I'm not so sure about Mario Bros DS but Mario 64X4 looks great. As long as it has Mario 64's one player then I'm happy. And the new Mario Kart DS looks crub just Mario Kart 64 style karts with the Double Dash courses.

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Originally Posted by Ajinryu

And the new Mario Kart DS looks crub just Mario Kart 64 style karts with the Double Dash courses.

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Crub? Is that good or bad?

The thing about Mario 64 is that you won't have the analog stick. Some people have said it started hurting their hands after a few minutes.

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Originally Posted by Ajinryu

I'm not so sure about Mario Bros DS but Mario 64X4 looks great. As long as it has Mario 64's one player then I'm happy. And the new Mario Kart DS looks crub just Mario Kart 64 style karts with the Double Dash courses.

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They showed Mario Kart DS on G4 several times and it looks pretty awesome. At first I thought it was MK Double Dash super-imposed on the DS's screen till I noticed there was only one rider per kart. It was the Yoshi Circuit track from Double Dash and it ran perfect. It looked a lot better than MK64, everything was 3d, the karts, characters, and the trackside detail and even though it was over a tv broadcast, it was easy to tell that it was running at 60fps. Like I said, at first I thought it was Double Dash. It's one of my most anticipated games for the DS, the local lan is what's really gonna make this game fun for me.

Yeah but if all the courses are Double Dash course then it's going to be too predictable for the people who own Double Dash. I want NEW courses.

hmmm...something tell me MK DS with WiFi mutiplay = what Double Dash should've been - an online Mario Kart.

Now THAT, I might put down cash for...but I'd still want to wait for it to be cheaper.

Of course, that's considering they make internet gameplay possible and not put all their eggs in the "We'd rather consentrate on offline wireless gameplay" basket...

On a side note, Double Dash's tracks were the worse of any Mario Kart out there. All of Mario Kart DS's tracks better be brand new.

I just read Reagie's latest speech at IGN.com... Pretty interesting. Has me jazzed up for the DS more than I was an hour ago. Now, show us some software already. -_-;

I'd like to see a little more software before I jump all over it:blank:...but I do have the money ready ;) ...

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I think I may actually buy a GBA SP once it hits $50. On the other hand I'm never going to buy one of these crazy DS thingamajigs, since it would go against my "No Next-Next-Gen Console" pledge.

$200? That's just plain wacky.

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Originally Posted by Green

Magicbox-
RUMOR: Gameindustry.biz reported that Nintendo of America is planning to launch the Nintendo DS in North America before the US Thanksgiving day on November 11, for $179.95. A Japanese launch will take place one week ahead of US release on November 4, for 19000 yen.

I read at IGN that November is the month as well. I plan on getting one sometime, I've read that the screen is backlit in a way that doesn't wash out the colors like the SP and having four face buttons is also nice. It's just a matter of when some worthwhile games come along.

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i thought frontlit screen(like the GBA SP) are the type that washes out colors, not the backlit ones!


i'll be inline to grab the first DS :)

Hmmm... it WOULD be nice to see a little more than E3's 'big' showing.

Don't hit us all at once Nintendo... :rolleyes:

So the whole gaming world was impressed......but not you.

Sorry, but it takes more to impress me than N64 technology, a stupid gimmick (where the best we've seen of it is "gameplay on top, map on bottom"... wooo), and a lame same-old same-old lineup of Nintendo games to impress me.

$200? I'll wait and see how it does with releases through the holiday season, unless something really kickass is out right away.

$200 is bullshit. I don't believe it'll be that high. $150 is an instant purchase but $200, I don't think so.

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Sorry, but it takes more to impress me than N64 technology, a stupid gimmick (where the best we've seen of it is "gameplay on top, map on bottom"... wooo), and a lame same-old same-old lineup of Nintendo games to impress me.

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Our definitions of the system and Nintendo's games couldn't be more different.

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Originally Posted by kbuchanan

Our definitions of the system and Nintendo's games couldn't be more different.

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You think?

Soo..This thing really is launching in November? I'm surprised we haven't been hit with a media blitz.

Despite Nintendo being total fuck ups already when it comes to the wi-fi play, I still want one. I'm still going to give it a waiting period though. I felt pretty burned on the GBA since i bought it, got Wario Ware and Mario Kart, then realized that every other good game on the GBA was just an SNES port.

Basically, I'm going to wait for the actual original games to come out before I hop on board. Though knowing me, I'll jump the gun the second Animal Crossing, Wario Ware and that awesome YuGiOh game are all out at once.

SERIOUSLY. If that YuGiOh game uses the card rules for once, best game ever.

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Originally Posted by kbuchanan

$200 is bullshit. I don't believe it'll be that high. $150 is an instant purchase but $200, I don't think so.

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Why don't you think it'll be that high? Don't you think that Nintendo will use the opportunity to squeeze as much out of their initial adopters, like me, before the PSP launches? Remember the home consoles this gen, and the way the prices dropped? I expect the same thing from the DS and PSP.

That said, not this time Nintendo. It doesn't pay to buy a system at launch and then a few months later, they have a special bundle that might include a game. I'll pick this up when they offer a nice package deal.

I'm going to wait for the SP to drop to $50, also. Unless the DS takes a significant price drop, I'll just wait for the next console wars to begin.

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Originally Posted by Spike

Why don't you think it'll be that high? Don't you think that Nintendo will use the opportunity to squeeze as much out of their initial adopters, like me, before the PSP launches? Remember the home consoles this gen, and the way the prices dropped? I expect the same thing from the DS and PSP.

That said, not this time Nintendo. It doesn't pay to buy a system at launch and then a few months later, they have a special bundle that might include a game. I'll pick this up when they offer a nice package deal.

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I'm with ya on that one. I think the DS is gonna be pretty amazing, but I'm gonna wait a while for this one. Maybe give it a year or 2 to see if Nintendo doesn't throw out the next GB or some super awsome special DS like they did with the GB advance.

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Originally Posted by Spike

Why don't you think it'll be that high? Don't you think that Nintendo will use the opportunity to squeeze as much out of their initial adopters, like me, before the PSP launches? Remember the home consoles this gen, and the way the prices dropped? I expect the same thing from the DS and PSP.

That said, not this time Nintendo. It doesn't pay to buy a system at launch and then a few months later, they have a special bundle that might include a game. I'll pick this up when they offer a nice package deal.

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I just don't think that that's affordable and Nintendo has insisted that it will be, if it is that much then I can't get it at launch and that's a bunch of crap. I don't think it'll be that much.

I want to see them make good use of the stylis. That is a great innovation for a handheld system, and I imagine RTS's on hand helds like Command and Conquer and Warcraft 3, and so forth because moving units would be just as easy to do as with a mouse.

Alas, nothing like this seems on the horizon. It's all map on top, gameplay on bottom.

They better do a Wars and Fire Emblem game on this, it'd be just like you said. Yu-Gi-Oh sounds like a good setup for the stylus, too.

Oh yeah, MARIO PICROSS <3

Let's hope this doesn't become the new VMU. :(

C'mon companies, you're given something cool now do something with it!

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Originally Posted by MechDeus

Let's hope this doesn't become the new VMU. :(

C'mon companies, you're given something cool now do something with it!

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The VMU was cool?

Anyway, I strongly doubt it'll launch at $200. If it does, then Nintendo obviously is not expecting much from the DS and will continue to rely on GBA SP...which still rocks.

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Originally Posted by MarkRyan

The VMU was cool?

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It could've been.

Maybe if more companies had done like what Capcom did with Tech Romancer and all its mini-games. I expect they'll do something nifty with this because they seem to be one of the few companies willing to try just about anything specialized.

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Originally Posted by MechDeus

Let's hope this doesn't become the new VMU. :(

C'mon companies, you're given something cool now do something with it!

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Seriously. Chances to make easy money or innovative games outside the norm are presented very seldom, so I'd like atleast one or two developers to wise up and attempt to enhance their experience, the typical experience, by using the new technology. The stylus is great, and I think it could make an amazing addition to a handheld device.

As you said, they just need to apply the tech to their games.