Nintendo DS outlook in 2006

**Kbu Chan** · 04 Jan 2006, 03:21 PM

Damnit man, I'll never get anything done with all this resistance. Shut up.

**mollipen** · 04 Jan 2006, 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by Joust Williams

The DS is one crappily designed piece of hardware. Most of the current games aren't worth playing, anyway

And yet here you are, in a DS thread. Imagine that.

**mollipen** · 04 Jan 2006, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by kbuchanan

I don't see how. Unless you thought I was saying align them horizontally, which I wasn't. They would still need to be vertically alligned only there wouldn't be a gap (deadspot) between the two screens. Getting used to some older games not aligning properly would be less annoying than the deadspot that exists now.

As Jeremy pointed out, the way you stated your idea made it sound like you wanted them vertically.

The problem with putting one right on top of the other is that it would be hard to pull off well. You'd have to have the screens right at the edges of the hardware, and not only would it be a bit awkward, it would make it far easier to damage the screens from the side when the unit is closed.

And yeah, you'd hurt a great number of older titles that were developed with that exact amount of spacial difference in mind.

It's a fair want, but to be honest, that is so far down on my list of things I'd want from a re-designed DS that it isn't even relevant to me. A bit lighter, so it is easier to hold with one hand or while lying on your back, better face buttons, screens a bit brighter, better sound quality, PictoChat internet usable built-in - those kinds of things are of far more value to me.

**Bacon McShig** · 04 Jan 2006, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by Jeremy

It'd seem weird to just have one big screen for DS games.

It would make DS a great platform for vert shooters, though.

But it won't happen. It'd be hard to make the gap smaller without sacrificing a sturdy hinge.

**Joust Williams** · 04 Jan 2006, 03:42 PM

"And yet here you are, in a DS thread. Imagine that."
I own one. You can shut up

They should have had a PDA style look, vert touch screen and the buttons (Dpad, etc) are on the top and bottom of the device for widescreen gaming. The touch games worth playing don't need the other controls.

**Galaxia** · 04 Jan 2006, 03:48 PM

Sweet Jesus on a Triscuit, I can't wait for all of these games to come out.

**mollipen** · 04 Jan 2006, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by Joust Williams

I own one. You can shut up

And knowing you, I bet you bought it just so that you could come into threads like this and bitch about it. *heh*

**Joust Williams** · 04 Jan 2006, 03:57 PM

You don't know me, dumbass

**Jeremy** · 04 Jan 2006, 04:09 PM

No one wants to know you. I can do without PDA functions since I've grown to love the DS's low price, thank you very much, and they can add some of that shit down the line if they so desire.