Will a gameboy player come for wii and DS?

[Eduardo]

I enjoy the Gameboy player on my Gamecube. I was wondering if it was going to come out for DS and Wii. Probably not because they got the virtual console but I want to play some New Super Mario Bros on my TV!

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Um ...

http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/lbox/230652b.jpg

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[jcalder8]

I'm confused. Do you want to play gameboy games on your Wii and DS or do you want to play DS games on your TV.

[Eduardo]

Um ...

http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/lbox/230652b.jpg

?

Whoa major brainfart. sorry for that.

[Eduardo]

I'm confused. Do you want to play gameboy games on your Wii and DS or do you want to play DS games on your TV.

DS games on TV.

[Enigmus]

DS games on TV.
1) Bannerbomb your Wii (if it has not been updated to System Menu 4.3
2) There's a DS emulator for it you can download
3) Make sure you legally get ROMs
4) Forget to get only the ROMs you can get, download 82 more games than you own
5) Accidentally update your Wii, Nintendo notices this; calls FBI
6) Move out to South America for a few years until it all dies down.

Steps 4-6 are only optional.

[Press_Start]

I don't think a device is necessary but it perplexes me to no end why Nintendo hasn't started dusting off the ol' Gameboy collection. E3 showed us they've embraced the retro phenomenon 100%, so what's the hold back?

Is it the lack of color? Well, why not make an app that emulates Super Game Boy?

[Eduardo]

1) Bannerbomb your Wii (if it has not been updated to System Menu 4.3
2) There's a DS emulator for it you can download
3) Make sure you legally get ROMs
4) Forget to get only the ROMs you can get, download 82 more games than you own
5) Accidentally update your Wii, Nintendo notices this; calls FBI
6) Move out to South America for a few years until it all dies down.

Steps 4-6 are only optional.

But I want to use the cartridges. And I can't move to South America, I love The Costco too much.

[Eduardo]

I don't think a device is necessary but it perplexes me to no end why Nintendo hasn't started dusting off the ol' Gameboy collection. E3 showed us they've embraced the retro phenomenon 100%, so what's the hold back?

Is it the lack of color? Well, why not make an app that emulates Super Game Boy?

I would update all the games to 2.5 and re-release them as a Gameboy Collection game.

[Ro-J]

DS games that ignore the touchscreen, such as Dark Spire, may work easily with some sort of DS Player on the Wii, but how will touchscreen dependent games such as the Professor Layton series work? With the wii-mote? Maybe. I just don't see Nintendo bothering with it. Part of the reason the Gameboy Player was released was to boost the Gamecube's library and, in turn, the number of Gamecube's sold. The Wii doesn't need a sales burst and the DS is on it's way out, soon to be replaced with the 3DS.

[kupomogli]

Of course, anything that utilizes the touchscreen will not work unless you use the first option.

http://www.siliconera.com/2006/08/24/play-your-nintendo-ds-on-your-tv/

[Leo_A]

I enjoy the Gameboy player on my Gamecube. I was wondering if it was going to come out for DS and Wii. Probably not because they got the virtual console but I want to play some New Super Mario Bros on my TV!

A DS attachment for the Wii would have limited usefulness due to the nature of the DS. So don't hold your breath for one.

[Nightram]

I think the DSiware will eventually spin out a virtual console for old Game Boy games.

[rbudrick]

Of course, anything that utilizes the touchscreen will not work unless you use the first option.

http://www.siliconera.com/2006/08/24/play-your-nintendo-ds-on-your-tv/

So, where do I buy this first option?

-Rob

[kupomogli]

So, where do I buy this first option?

-Rob

I don't know. I just remember the news story.

[rbudrick]

I don't know. I just remember the news story.

Does anyone know if any other DS to TV options have ever been available?

-Rob

[BetaWolf47]

I think it's a technical incapability. DS screens are 256x192 + 256x192 pixels. I don't think Wii has the power to output 512 x 192 and constantly downscale it.

DSi XL is the closest you'll get to playing DS games on the big screen.

[Ed Oscuro]

I don't think Wii has the power to output 512 x 192 and constantly downscale it.
wat

Of course it can...sheesh. Dunno where this "downscale" comes from. This sounds suspiciously like deja vu all over again to me...pretty sure I've had a chat before about how you don't "downscale" anything when emulating a lower-resolution console on a higher-resolution one. The only real problem with the DS is that you'd want a fairly large, better-than-standard definition television so be able to fit both screens in and give them adequate detail. HD would be perfectly adequate. There'd just be a lot of wasted space to the sides, especially on widescreens. No big deal on a large enough television.

[BetaWolf47]

wat

Of course it can...sheesh. Dunno where this "downscale" comes from. This sounds suspiciously like deja vu all over again to me...pretty sure I've had a chat before about how you don't "downscale" anything when emulating a lower-resolution console on a higher-resolution one.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Wii is 480p, right? DS has two screens, and they output at 256 x 192 each. Stack them together, and that's 512 vertical pixels compared to Wii's 480.

[Ed Oscuro]

So you lose just a few rows of pixels via lineskipping, or even downsampling (no big deal with any semi-modern 3D texture units). Ehh, not a very nice solution. I keep forgetting that Nintendo is stuck in the stone ages about display connections.

[garagesaleking!!]

There is no way it happens, that would be stepping back a generation. I think what you meant was will there be a DS player for Wii, and the answer is no, not possible.