MarioDS love: http://www.nintendods.com/sm64ds/final/

Just played with the demo unit. If you're a lefty, the controls kinda suck. Use the stylus in your left hand and you can't reach the d-pad. You can use the four buttons instead, but at least to me in my brief play time it felt awkward to control that way.

Any other lefties try it out? Opinions?

I thought the device was going to allow the buttons to be swapped with the dpad, making the device relatively the same for both right and left handed people?

It does. Decker was saying that felt pretty awkward, and based on my past experiences with using buttons as D-pad substitutes (for example, the SNES version of Smash TV), he's probably right.

I'm sorry, I have not got sleep in 3 weeks. There should be a filter for people like me...

Well I am a leftie and as I said I just used my thumb and it worked great, well as great as it could with a unit bolted to a stand 4 feet from the ground. I think the thumb stap thingy well work pretty well. But remember we are lefties we are used to overcoming the pitfalls of a rightie world!

I've had a chance now to play it with all the different play modes and that right thumb on the screen and fire with the triggers does work much better. I just wish they had the thumb stylus available to use with it. Sound and graphics are very nice, but I wish I could play more than the Metroid game in the demo.

I'm pretty sure I will never play the Metroid game itself, but Mario 64 is looking too good to believe. Between that and Final Fantasy 3 Nintendo has my money on November 21st.

http://www.dailygame.net/news/archives/003438.php

Zoo Keepers are Headed to Nintendo DS
11/16/04

Ignition Entertainment announced today that it'll be bringing the puzzle game Zoo Keeper to Nintendo DS handheld systems everywhere in North America and Europe. The game is one of the first Japanese launch titles for Nintendo's new handheld system.

Using the Touch Screen, players will tap the Nintendo DS stylus to swap the positions of animals on the screen as they try to create lines of three or more of the same type (think Tetris). Lined-up animals are then "captured," allowing other animals to fall into their place.

Players will also be able to use the DS' wireless connectivity to play two-player games. So what's the neat part of all that? Those multiplayer games will only require one Zoo Keeper game card.

Zoo Keeper will be available in late December for $39.99.


Is this going to be the going price for DS games?

Chris

No. At least, I don't think so. I thought Nintendo had set a $29.99 price point for all DS software.

Nintendo previously stated 29.99 MSRP for their games. If the trend follows GBA games, most games will be 29.99, some cheaper, some more.

I hope there will be more computer style sim games like C&C and Zoo Tycoon. I love Zoo Tycoon!

There's always the Urbs.

I'd be alright with C&C: Red Alert. Stylus control and wireless play. God, that sounds great.

Take a look at the crush proof boxes at this link http://ds.ign.com/articles/566/566971p1.html

It's about time that the boxes stay in good shape!

Chris

That is one thing (probably the only thing) I liked about the Ngage platform. Nice to see Nintendo is making nice cases and even putting a another slot there just to make it even more usefull. I for one am looking forward to a good solid cart holder like for Compact Flash cards.

I noticed today EB Games got in two games today Spiderman $39.99, and XY/XX $29.99. So it looks like its up to the publisher on the price they set.

i think theyre trying to suck you in...the first batch of games are mostly $29.99, then some are $39.99...if you look at next year's releases, they're $49.99! i'm not paying $50 for a portable game.

Finally got to try the DS out today at Best Buy, and it was very cool. There was only one unit on display, so no chance for First Hunt multiplayer. It controlled better than I thought it would (after reading some of the posts in this thread), and the graphics were better than I thought they would be. I can't wait for Sunday.

Uh...no they're not. Look at the GBA. All of the games were $39.99 originally, but after a year or so, the price of most games dropped to $29.99.

is anyone else worried about the screen wearing out? i've seen PDA's that are beat to hell...

It will depend on how you take care of it. My PDA is 18 months old and the screen is still in near mint condition and I use the thing almost daily.

Same thing for the DS. I will take care of mine, but I know there will be people that will scratch up their screens and ruin them in a few months.

BTW, picked up Mario DS yesterday. Just waiting for the DS now.

The $49.99 prices are Gamestop's made-up prices along with their made-up release dates.

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000720020951/

TV tuner add-on for the Nintendo DS coming
Posted Nov 19, 2004, 1:10 PM ET by Peter Rojas
Related entries: Gaming, Handhelds, Portable Video

There been about a million different little add-ons for the Game Boy Advance (like the GBA Movie Player, the iCard, and a GPS attachment, so this shouldn’t come as any surprise, but Agatsuma Entertainment say that they’re coming out with TV tuner attachment for the new Nintendo DS (which is now just a couple of days away) that will pop into the Game Boy Advance catridge slot on the bottom of the console and run on its own set of batteries.


Chris

Please see 1/Only thread.