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Sensenic

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"The Nintendo Paradox" , posted Wed 17 Mar 06:34:

While Nintendo is continually claiming that consoles are there for playing and thus won't allow the GC or the N5? to play DVDs, MP3, even Internet, etc. (not that I disagree or agree with that. Dun care), these news came out where it was said that the GBA would be able to play videos and MP3... Funny, isn't it?

And now, we know that it'll also be able to show daily comics, that you'll be able to download in a blank cartridge (in Japan, of course) and read anywhere (although this is not Nintendo's work), and that the Nintendo DS could have an Instant Message Service! You know, a chat, a la MSN Messenger, but for waaay shorter range, by using its wireless system (no Internet connection). For example, while in class.
And how will you be able to write the messages? A la PDA, that is, using the... uh... ¿touch display? (Well, you know what I mean), and one of those plastic pen-like thingie to write on it.
Some questions come out about this one, for example: How the hell will you be able to write manually in such a little screen?

Curious... Weird... Don't know what to think about it... but I'm definitely interested in seeing how does this turn out.

EDIT: Source for the news in Spanish, Meristation.

Oboromaru. Yup

seems they're all "one-eyed" masked guys

now. Just coincidence.

Sum EDGAR Rex Figaronis
Edgar Roni Figaro

from latin fanversion of FFVI

[this message was edited by Sensenic on Wed 17 Mar 06:35]

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OmegaDog

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"Re(1):The Nintendo Paradox" , posted Wed 17 Mar 06:48:

quote:
Some questions come out about this one, for example: How the hell will you be able to write manually in such a little screen?

With a PDA, you just write letters / numbers / punctuation in the same spot over and over (say, like you were writing M, E, R, & I, all on top of each other). It actually works pretty well. A 3 inch screen should be more than enough for that.

And if it were true (and I don't doubt the possibility), it'd be awesome. I remember how even the original Game Boy had cool little peripherals to give it extra use. I remember reading in Nintendo Power about a Spanish-to-English dictionary (I think there was also French) that came with a small chiclet-style keyboard for the Game Boy. And then there were Nintendo's own Camera and Printer.

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Kikkoken

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"Re(2):The Nintendo Paradox" , posted Wed 17 Mar 11:19:

I really look forward to seeing the thing in action, and game applications of the touch screen.

[this message was edited by Kikkoken on Wed 17 Mar 11:42]