Reply With QuoteThat download service will get plenty of use from me. It'd get more use if it didn't require going to a retail store to use it though.
Didn't see this mentioned anywhere else, but Nintendo just recently revealed some new information at this year's D.I.C.E. convention. (Clipped the mention of the upcoming DS Lite (since it should be obvious to everyone by now and a section where they basically beat their chest with sales figure achievements.)
DS Download Service: Starting next month, Nintendo will offer all DS
owners free downloadable game demos and other downloadable content at
thousands of participating retail locations around the United States. An
in-store kiosk will beam wireless demo versions of games and other
downloadable content into a players' Nintendo DS system. Users simply stop by
the store with their Nintendo DS, click "DS Download Play" on their system and
choose one of a variety of DS games they want to sample. The game will
download automatically and users can play all they want (even if they leave
the store) until the Nintendo DS is turned off.
Sequentially, players can try out as many games as they want, letting them
test drive the wide array of games that can only be played on Nintendo DS.
The first DS Download Service stations will include free demos of Tetris(R)
DS, Brain Age(TM): Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day, Mario Kart(R) DS,
Meteos(TM), True Swing Golf and Pokemon(R) Trozei, along with a Metroid(R)
Prime Hunters video clip. The selection of games and other downloadable
content at DS Download Service kiosks will refresh quarterly.
Metroid Chat: The new Metroid Prime Hunters game for Nintendo DS will
give gamers the ability to chat directly with one another before and after
matches played via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Players in North America simply
click the chat icon and say what they have to say. The microphone of the
Nintendo DS picks up voice communication and transmits it to the people on
their friend list. Players can use the chat function before a match to agree
on settings or after a battle to relive their glories. This Teen-rated
first-person adventure arrives March 20 and promises to open a dramatically
fun new facet of gaming to Nintendo fans.
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That download service will get plenty of use from me. It'd get more use if it didn't require going to a retail store to use it though.
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Wow, I didn't think Nintendo would implement this system so soon. Now I'm really glad Hunters was delayed until March. I'm hoping the chat function runs smoothly.Originally Posted by bahn
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The voice chat for Metroid is a great idea. In-game would be nice too but it probably would make the game lag more frequently over wifi.
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Lag won't be an issue- you can only chat before and after matches.
So no in-game chat. I'm not sure how I can shoot straight in a FPS without hearing someone yelling "mother fucker!"
Sausage-in-training
Awesome. The downloadable demos will be a lot of fun (why hasn't Sony brought their download kiosks over here?) and nice to see them making Hunter's online features a few more bells and whistles. But I want real lobbies too.
My brain learned to translate "mother fucker" into "MEDIC!!!".
Sausage-in-training
Hey no in game voice chat, great. So I guess that means when I play a game not only will there be less risk of lag but I also won't feel like I'm on TNL or GA?! Zowie!The voice chat for Metroid is a great idea. In-game would be nice too but it probably would make the game lag more frequently over wifi.
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