Ben, Who knows. It is a brand new system (1 third system as they say). I very much doubt it will work just because I don't think it will fit on the unit.

I hope the e-reader would work somehow. I'll connect a cable to another GBA if I have to for Animal Crossing DS. I'd also like to be able to use my existing town but I doubt it.

Wow, you really spoil your kids. I wish you were my daddy!

Nokia-who?

When the SP first came out I called my local TRU to see if they had it. They did. I quickly went and picked one up after work. The manager said, "This is the first one of these we've sold today." He had to get it from in back, where there were stacks and stacks. He also tried to sell me AA batteries with it, which was funny.

LOL...This has become the "Freebird!!!" of Nintendo questions.

I thought I read the DS will have two cart slots, one for the new and one for the GBA carts. I would assume the ereader will work since it works with the GBASP and wasn't designed for it (though I suspect the SP was in the pipeline and they took it into account). I'm wondering though if it will also play GB and GBC games like the GBA, or just GBA. I'm not sure because I can't remember how they made the GBA back-compatible. Did they put the software on one of the "auxillary" chips, or did they throw in a separate GBC processor?

Anyways, I'm probably one of the few folks that are excited to see a new side scrolling Mario game. I just can't get into the 3D ones (except Luigi's Mansion, oddly enough)

Just a heads up... I got a release date of November 29th from Nintendo today (As my company will be carrying these). May be fake, but its something...

Has anybody heard about the DS not playing GB and GBC games? Only GBA as far as backwards compatibility? This system just took a major hit in my book, one of the biggest reasons I got an SP was to be able to play some of the older games without a goofy light attachment. The newer 32 bit games are nifty of course, but I have several reasons for my gaming.

<sarcasm> The good news is they aren't going to make us give our GBA SP's back when we pick up the new DS. </sarcasm>

I haven't quite figured out the concern with backwards compatability. It's not that big of a deal to keep the SP around, I can't imagine it will be worth that much on eBay anyway, who knows though. That being said, there are some great GB games, nothing in the GBC era really caught on with me though.

I'd like it to be able to play everything just because that's what I want in a game system. Hell, I still think if the Dreamcast could have played all the previous CD based Sega software, it would have done better.

I'd probably get one anyways, but I'd really like for all my GB (original, color and Advance) games to work on it. That's just me I guess.

Yeah, the GB Pocket era was really the golden age for puzzle games. Donkey Kong, Kirby's Star Stacker, Dr. Mario, Mole Mania, Mario's Picross, Tetris Attack, and on and on. I still play a lot of them regularly.

One great GBC game that I always wished Konami would make a sequel for on the GBA was Survival Kids. That was a really fun, innovative little RPG. Same with Legend of the River King from Natsume (a GBA sequel is mentioned on Natsume's site, but I think it got cancelled). Both games could use the touch screen in really cool ways. Maybe they'll have a future on the DS.

I don't have the SP, so backwards compatibility would be a bonus for me as it would greatly increase the number of available titles. Plus, for travel purposes it means one less system to lug around to enjoy the full library of games.

Exactly, my job is looking to increase my traveling, and the last trip I was on, my SP (bought literally days before the trip) was a lifesaver. I hadn't flown in years and burying myself in Oracle of Seasons helped stave off the panic attacks.

Yeesh, are the games really going to be $49.99 (EB's preorder price)?

I think (like the actual DS) they are going high for now and will adjust when the prices are set. Read the note on the DS and it says if the the price drops the preorder price will be adjusted.

I agree.

I highly doubt the games for the DS will be $49.95.

No way.

Some new titles are getting announced. Castlevania, Silent Hill, and a new Contra game will be making an appearance on the DS according to gcadvanced.com. A few Square titles were mentioned but no titles given.

Yeah, no way. DS and PSP games will be priced the same as GBA games, if not the systems won't sell nearly as well, especially the DS.

Japanese retailers are now saying Nov. 4 for Japan and Nov. 11 for us according to gcadvanced.com. They also say $179.99 (minus my SP trade-in @ $50) and 5 or 6 launch titles with 11 to be out by years end. Hope it's true.

so close, yet so far away. It will be interesting to see the final version.

At $179.99 they can't knock me off the waiting list. There's some great games for the DS (and the PSP) that I'd be interested in, but I can't imagine paying over $100 for either. I really want to play that Pac-Pix game too. Unless they kill the GBA (and they won't), I'm going to have to wait.

Nintendo DS will remain Nintendo DS (no silly GBDS/Nitro) but the new design is sweeeeet. IGN has the article. Stereo surround, bigger buttons and it looks good. I just hope it comes out this year.

For the lazy:

very nice redesign 100x better than the E3 case... I guess I underestimated Nintendo on this one.