Offical: Nintendo DS online

[Korly]

I remember invading Burgundys AC town. Good times

[MrWhitefolks]

maybe now we'll be able to get a nes emulator that goes online via the ds(flashcarts baby, flashcarts).

[Anarkex]

This is awesome. I always sucked at multiplayer games, but when i got the DS i actually started beating people. sadly, everyone i know lost their Metroid demos, and nobody wants to play the Mario 64 multiplayer. because, y'know, it gets old really fast. So when the DS does go online, i'll totally be able to pwnz some n00bs. At, y'know, Animal Crossing.

[Drinky Milk]

I spent a few minutes thinking about this, and while this would NEVER HAPPEN, this is how I'd like to see it go down.

Let players make their own towns - that player then becomes the mayor of that town. From there, the town can then have ten live human residents, in addition to the NPC ones. From there, a town "charter" is created, used pre-created options to decide what is and isn't okay to do in the town. (For example, maybe you want to decide that one player couldn't go around and cut down all of the trees on a whim.) The town's residents could also vote on items, such as if there ever is a need to evict a resident from the town. (The mayor's vote would count for, say, three points, while each resident's vote would be one point.)

The town's growth would depend on how much each members worked to help the town, and how much effort they contributed. For example, one resident could be a farmer, to help make sure that food wasn't scarce for the town, while another could be a cook to turn what was grown into usable food. Another resident could be a carpenter/craftsman, who would create the various furniture items for the town. Another resident might be in charge of cutting down and replanting trees for the town, who would then provide the craftsman with his/her building materials.

I have to say very impressive. I just don't see Nintendo being this ambitious. Honestly, I would be happy with the GCN Animal Crossing going online with only a few new furniture items and the ability to chat. =X The fact that they are making a completely new AC for the DS (I assume) is really cool.

[1CCOSA]

This is good news and I have never even played Animal Crossing. Now I wanna buy a copy to see what it's all about before the DS rev.