Topic: Newsarticle reveals that the DS will be powerfull

[Ian Sane]

"I say quit considering four buttons and just put three on it, that way everyone's happy, the DS would have more buttons than the GB and less than the GC. Of course 'everyone' wouldn't include persons who wanted 4buttons but too bad"

I fail to see any advantage to having one less button.  And as a four button supporter I could consider switching to three buttons as a big "f*ck you" from Nintendo.  Kind of like the d-pad on the Cube controller.

[Draygaia]

I think it is all oppinion on control feel.  For me I prefer Nintendo's d-pad over any other d-pad made only to look cool, I prefer joystick > d-pad concentration, I prefer always having more buttons just as long as it doesn't lower the greatness of anything else on the control, and I prefer START/SELECT buttons to be touched by my right hand thumb.

[Bill Aurion]

I love how everyone thinks their button layout is the best one...What they choose is what they choose, and there's no point in bitching about it...

[mouse_clicker]

I think it should be pointed out that, at least in my opinion, Nintendo has never made a bad controller (aside from the whole NES nonsense). I doubt they'd make the DS a special case. Seriously, I think the number of buttons present and their resulting layout is the last thing you need to be worrying about.

[odifiend]

I wasn't really worried about how many buttons the DS has for its games- I'm worried about it getting N64 ports that it probably would not be able to support because the N64 had 8 effective buttons.  Also I'm curious as to whether or not anyone will attempt to use the stylus in game.  I can't claim that a stylus centered game is doomed to failure, but I can say that such a game is limiting itself to slower play.  Actually Pokemon and other Turn based RPGs lend well to the idea.  

[Bill Aurion]

*sigh*

Porting N64 games to the DS would make absolutely no sense, wasting the use of the second screen...Stop worrying so much...

[Gamebasher]

Talking about the NDS, I just bought the latest issue of the British Future Publishing Co. Nintendo Magazine, NGC (formerly N64 Magazine), where there is a full feature on the NDS and the future games. In the most excellent feature they "made up" 5 games that are all using the dual screen feature - of course the way they see it in use once it is released. But nice anyway. So, go grab a copy if you´re near where it´s sold. It´s really a must-have copy!

This website is the official website of the company which is publishing the magazine, where you can buy that and many other mags online:

www.gamesradar.com
(sorry, haven´t understood how to link webadresses yet, it somehow doesn´t work at all, but will ask the pros soon).

Just be warned, that the posted "current issue" (found under "Magazines" in the left side menu) of NGC is last months issue for some strange reason so it isn´t the one I just bought. Guess they didn´t upgrade the webpage.

Gamebasher.

[Gamebasher]

Oooops, I forgot to write, that over on that webpage you can see a graphic depiction of what the NGC team thinks the NDS will look like! I think it is probably the closest anyone will ever get to the actual design, until it is revealed by Ninty itself.

Gamebasher.

[Bill Aurion]

Meh, I don't think so...The screens are supposed to be basically touching, or at least, that's what Ninty's PR has said...

Here's the link to the mock-up, if anyone cares...

[Ian Sane]

That is by far the worst "non-joking" DS mockup I've ever seen.  It looks like an awkward, fragile piece of sh!t.  Why the hell would the screen be taller than the rest of the unit?  That's the sort of design I would expect from someone with only a vague idea of what a game system is supposed to be like and has zero hands-on experience.  In other words it looks like Nokia made it.

[Draygaia]

Well its just made up.  If I made something up I would concentrate on the concept of how it seems to be described rather than making it look cool.  So far that is the design I seem to see the most.  It is the 4th one I have seen so far.  

[Fluke Worm]

um, isn't the DS's dual screens supposed to be able to be positioned to make one bigger screen.?

[Gamebasher]

It is, so I guess the NGC mock-up is too far off. Too bad, the design was looking cool. But of course, that number two screen "floating" on top of the first screen isn´t very practical. Too much GBA SP overall since they used that to model the "DS". Nintendo wouldn´t have their "third pillar" even remotely resemble the GBA SP.

Gamebasher.  

[Fluke Worm]

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um, isn't the DS's dual screens supposed to be able to be positioned to make one bigger screen.?

sorry `bout that, I didn't mean to only reiterate what was already said

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Meh, I don't think so...The screens are supposed to be basically touching, or at least, that's what Ninty's PR has said...

I must have read through the posts too fast, I blame it on the fact that I'm still viewing old posts as "(NEW!)" hence the skimming, see not my fault

anyway, what about the shoulder buttons? Will they be pressure sensitive? Obviously it would be kinda stupid if there was only 2 buttons but I could see it working with 3(sorry in advance if analog shoulder buttons have already been mentioned but you can't search message's bodies, not my fault again [roll eyes here])
BTW f#ck you Ian Sane

[KDR_11k]

I'd guess the screens are mounted in a foldable way, but soome part of the mechanics will move the screens very close together. But then again you can use two computer screens as one, as well, but still have a large area between them.

[Ian Sane]

"BTW f#ck you Ian Sane"

Hey telling me off is one thing but bolding my name?  Dude that's just cold.

[Fluke Worm]

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
"BTW f#ck you Ian Sane"

Hey telling me off is one thing but bolding my name?  Dude that's just cold.

*chuckles to self* no no no, I try to bold everyone's names in my posts for two reasons. First off names are bolded anyway (under avatar & in quotes), secondly it's easier for people to see if I'm making reference to them so they can respond, or if I'm cursing them out so they can defend themselves.