Nintendo DS

[Captain Vegetable]

That Mario game does sound neat.

And Frog, about that "fashion statement" comment, that sounds like a lame excuse for "yeah, you're right, I know it's ugly."

[Kbu Chan]

It looks a lot more comfortable than the SP and original. Where's the speaker holes though, I hope there's two speakers.

[Shapermc]

If Sony keeps the price under $199, and throws around a few names like Final Fantasy, Grand Theft Auto, and Madden, then all will be fine, and the well oiled hype machine will start running full throttle.

Aside from the previously mentioned $250-$299 price PSP will have to fight against the announcement that SquareEnix has a DS games in the works and all the PSP has is That Grimreaper game. Also if the PSP sticks with the current control setup that is shown in the "mock-up" (flush-to-the-surface pad and buttons) I may never buy one.

[Tragic]

There'll be more shots of the system when it's on the show floor, but from that angle it looks kinda bulky. I was thinking the DS would be something I could replace my SP with, but from the looks of it there's no way that thing would fit in my jacket pocket.

Exactly what I was thinking.

[Kbu Chan]

Just like how they took their experience in the console market with the NES and SNES and brought out the cart-based N64 in an age of CD ROM.

I don't think that's a good argument though. Nintendo made a lot more money than Sony in that era. Hell, they make more than Sony's and Microsoft's game divisions now. The only real certainty in this industry is that Nintendo will always make tons of cash. I think the DS is proof of their experience actually. It's innovative, inexpensive, practical, backwards compatible, it looks like it really is gonna bring something new to the table and be accessible to everyone. I wouldn't bet against them on this one.

[Joust Williams]

Nintendo's got the most interesting stuff so far this year. Those DS games, Donkey Kong drumming platformer...way better than anything like EA going multiplatform with their online games.

[Grave]

Hm, I kind of like the design. Shoulder buttons on the front? That's kind of dumb, though... I want to see and hear more.

Above all, I am confident that Nintendo DS will have the best version of Game and Watch Gallery yet, heh.

[Master]

I don't know if anybody saw this, but the front cover of USA Today has a big picture of the Nintendo DS with a full story about its announcement. I just thgouht that was pretty cool.

[epmode]

wait, there aren't any shoulder buttons at all?

[Johnny Nighttrain]

im sure the system will look very similar to that, but im sure what USA Today has is just a moke up. it's clearly a render. there's no stylus, or even a Nintendo logo on it. not to mention no speakers.

like i said, im sure it'll look like that, but i know that isn't an actual picture of the system. we'll see it for sure soon enough. 33 minutes to go until the press conference starts.