GFLPraxis
Sep 20, 2005, 05:56 PM
http://www.dsrevolution.com/article.php?articleid=660
http://revo-europe.com/news.php?nid=8252
http://ds-x2.com/index.php?id=4180
According to these articles, DS Demos will be downloadable to the Revolution and sent to it wirelessly.
WOOT!
We expect to hear more on this and many other interesting aspects of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection sometime next month when Nintendo has said they will reveal even more about their wireless plan.
Double w00t!
On the subject of the Revolution's release:
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=60917
Jim Merrick: Put it this way. Without making a commitment, if I went to E3 2006 and didn't end up playing the Revolution, I'd be very disappointed...
Whoohoo.
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=60953
Iwata confirmed that consumers will not be required to pay any monthly fees to play first party titles - the only costs incurred will be the price of games and the user's own Internet connection. He said that Nintendo has worked hard to design a system which is secure and protected from the kind of abuse that can come from anonymity.
A Nintendo-branded USB Wi-Fi access point will appear on the shelves along side the first Wi-Fi enabled game for use by gamers who don't have a wireless Internet connection already set up - which would suggest that third party wireless access points can also be used.
Online retailer Play is already taking pre-orders for the "Nintendo DS USB Access Point", due for release on November 11. The adaptor is priced at GBP 14.99, a saving on what Play claims is an RRP of GBP 19.99.
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The supplement confirmed that Mario Kart DS will launch in Europe on November 11, with Tony Hawk's American SK8Land to follow soon after. Animal Crossing Wild World and Metroid Prime Hunters are due for release in 2006.
Great info, WHOO- wait, Animal Crossing in 2006? I thought it was scheduled for November?
About the controller:
Eurogamer: Some critics have voiced concerns about compatibility issues with all the different television standards around these days... Will the Revolution controller work with all types of tellies?
Jim Merrick: I guarantee it. It works with LCDs, plasma screens, projectors... Everything. It's not like the old lightgun technology, where you had the classic problem of requiring a CRT screen. But this isn't working on a scan line basis, so there are no issues there.
Great news.
On the WiFi Access Point:
http://revo-europe.com/news.php?nid=8262
Play.com's website is listing the "Nintendo DS USB Access Point", which will allow you to connect your DS wirelessly to the net.
For those without an existing wireless connection already set up at home (quite a few people), Nintendo is releasing a USB wi-fi aerial, allowing your DS to connect to the internet through any computer with net access.
No further information or pictures are listed for the product, which will be released (by Play.com's reckoning anyway) in Europe on November 11, 2005 for between £15-20 (€23-30). Check the product page out here.
We expect to hear more regarding the USB Access Points and all about the Wi-Fi Connection's worldwide launch next month when Nintendo is set to lift the lid on the next part of the Revolution puzzle. We'll keep you posted.
And finally, developer comments.
Michel Ancel: I feel just like a child with a new toy, opening millions of new doors of possibilities. More than an improvement, this way of playing is creating a new dimension. It’s simple, when Nintendo unveils its hardware, every member of the team starts imagining crazy ideas. It’s opening their minds. The fact of adding 3D gestures as the way of communicating with the game is just the perfect kind of innovation that can bring new games to new gamers. To me, it can bring the consoles what the mouse brought to the PC at it time. It’s a 3D pointer with rotation information! Now, you're going to handle virtual objects, make recognition signs. It’s closer to the way we act in real world, that’s why it’s going to be mass market. I’m sure that people will go crazy given the ability to interact so easily with virtual worlds. I’m just mad about it!
http://revo-europe.com/news.php?nid=8252
http://ds-x2.com/index.php?id=4180
According to these articles, DS Demos will be downloadable to the Revolution and sent to it wirelessly.
WOOT!
We expect to hear more on this and many other interesting aspects of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection sometime next month when Nintendo has said they will reveal even more about their wireless plan.
Double w00t!
On the subject of the Revolution's release:
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=60917
Jim Merrick: Put it this way. Without making a commitment, if I went to E3 2006 and didn't end up playing the Revolution, I'd be very disappointed...
Whoohoo.
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=60953
Iwata confirmed that consumers will not be required to pay any monthly fees to play first party titles - the only costs incurred will be the price of games and the user's own Internet connection. He said that Nintendo has worked hard to design a system which is secure and protected from the kind of abuse that can come from anonymity.
A Nintendo-branded USB Wi-Fi access point will appear on the shelves along side the first Wi-Fi enabled game for use by gamers who don't have a wireless Internet connection already set up - which would suggest that third party wireless access points can also be used.
Online retailer Play is already taking pre-orders for the "Nintendo DS USB Access Point", due for release on November 11. The adaptor is priced at GBP 14.99, a saving on what Play claims is an RRP of GBP 19.99.
...
The supplement confirmed that Mario Kart DS will launch in Europe on November 11, with Tony Hawk's American SK8Land to follow soon after. Animal Crossing Wild World and Metroid Prime Hunters are due for release in 2006.
Great info, WHOO- wait, Animal Crossing in 2006? I thought it was scheduled for November?
About the controller:
Eurogamer: Some critics have voiced concerns about compatibility issues with all the different television standards around these days... Will the Revolution controller work with all types of tellies?
Jim Merrick: I guarantee it. It works with LCDs, plasma screens, projectors... Everything. It's not like the old lightgun technology, where you had the classic problem of requiring a CRT screen. But this isn't working on a scan line basis, so there are no issues there.
Great news.
On the WiFi Access Point:
http://revo-europe.com/news.php?nid=8262
Play.com's website is listing the "Nintendo DS USB Access Point", which will allow you to connect your DS wirelessly to the net.
For those without an existing wireless connection already set up at home (quite a few people), Nintendo is releasing a USB wi-fi aerial, allowing your DS to connect to the internet through any computer with net access.
No further information or pictures are listed for the product, which will be released (by Play.com's reckoning anyway) in Europe on November 11, 2005 for between £15-20 (€23-30). Check the product page out here.
We expect to hear more regarding the USB Access Points and all about the Wi-Fi Connection's worldwide launch next month when Nintendo is set to lift the lid on the next part of the Revolution puzzle. We'll keep you posted.
And finally, developer comments.
Michel Ancel: I feel just like a child with a new toy, opening millions of new doors of possibilities. More than an improvement, this way of playing is creating a new dimension. It’s simple, when Nintendo unveils its hardware, every member of the team starts imagining crazy ideas. It’s opening their minds. The fact of adding 3D gestures as the way of communicating with the game is just the perfect kind of innovation that can bring new games to new gamers. To me, it can bring the consoles what the mouse brought to the PC at it time. It’s a 3D pointer with rotation information! Now, you're going to handle virtual objects, make recognition signs. It’s closer to the way we act in real world, that’s why it’s going to be mass market. I’m sure that people will go crazy given the ability to interact so easily with virtual worlds. I’m just mad about it!
