New Nintendo DS games: wich ones are you going to get?

[Jasoco]

Animal Crossing DS - Hell yeah!

Mario Kart DS - Ditto!

NEW Super Mario Bros. DS - Oh boy. Can't wait!

Nintendogs - I thought this was a Demo only? Still, it's cool. And if it's cheap..

Super Mario 64X4 - Well.. depends. If it's got the original game, Yes. If not, NO. I don't do multi-player games. I WANT A REMAKE OF M64!

Zelda DS - Well.. yes. As long as it's better than Majora.. the only Zelda game I didn't like.. aside from Adventure.

Need for Speed - If it down't suck. And if it isn't modelled after Underground. BAH! Fuck Underground. NO MORE CITY RACING!

As for the rest. Metroid I could care less about. I'm not a Metroid player. So I can pass that one by.

if there's a Star Fox game and if it takes place in SPACE AND NO WALKING AROUND!!! I will totally buy it. NO MORE WALKING MISSIONS NINTENDO!!

Edit: Four Swords - If it's playable as a single player and is more than the Cube version, yeah.

Goldeneye - Only if it's a remake of the original N64 one, or a game along the same lines. Here's hoping for the N64 version. None of that "Rogue Agent" bull.

[Black Dragon]

The new info and new games list,



REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 10, 2004 – Nintendo DS™ will rock the Western Hemisphere with an amazing lineup of games, as the video game industry’s heavy hitters prepare to support Nintendo’s revolutionary dual-screened hand-held innovation. Many of the industry’s biggest software companies confirm that they will deliver names like Madden NFL, Viewtiful Joe, Rayman and SpongeBob SquarePants to the Nintendo DS, so players can enjoy their favorite franchises in ways never before possible.

"Publishers worldwide have taken the unique creative tools of our dual-screened Nintendo DS and used them to invent completely new ways to play," says Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales and marketing. "Just imagine the possibilities that a touch screen, voice recognition and wireless multiplayer action bring to video games."

Upcoming games from publishers like Electronic Arts, Square Enix, Capcom, Atari, Sega, Activision, Konami, Namco, Ubisoft, Vivendi Universal Games, THQ, Majesco and others demonstrate the broad range of support that Nintendo DS enjoys.

"EA’s studio teams are working on a lot of great titles for the Nintendo DS,” says Steve Chiang, General Manager of EA’s Tiburon Studio, which makes Madden NFL.

"With the wireless feature, Madden players will be able to battle one another head-to-head like never before on a portable system."

"From the first time we saw the abilities of the Nintendo DS, we knew we had something extraordinary in our hands," says Will Kassoy, Activision’s vice president of global brand management. "Our developers dove right in and made the most of the unique features of this revolutionary new system."

"THQ will be a big supporter of the hand-held Nintendo DS," says Brian Farrell, THQ's president and CEO. "The untapped capabilities demonstrate an exciting leap in hand-held video game technology."

Software companies around the globe have more than 120 Nintendo DS games in development. The following list includes a partial sampling of publishers and Nintendo DS games in development for the Western Hemisphere, with more to be announced in the future. Note that many are working titles, and that the information is subject to change.

Atari, Inc.:

Atari Classics

Atlus USA:

Caduceus
Snowboard Kids DS
Plus three additional titles in development

Bandai Entertainment Inc.:

Meteos
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
Plus one additional title in development

Capcom Entertainment, Inc.:

Mega Man Battle Network
Viewtiful Joe
Plus one additional title in development

Electronic Arts:

GoldenEye
Madden NFL
Need For Speed Underground
Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf
The URBZ: Sims in the City

Hudson Soft Co., Ltd.:

Bomberman

Koei Co., Ltd.:

Dynasty Warriors (working title)
Plus two additional titles in development

Konami Digital Entertainment:

Boktai (working title)
Castlevania (working title)
Dragon Booster (working title)
Frogger 2005 (working title)
Survival Kids (working title)
World Soccer Winning Eleven series (working title)
Vandal Hearts (working titles)
WINX (working title)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour

Majesco:

Moonlight Fables
Nanostray
Plus at least three additional titles in development

Namco Hometek Inc.:

New Mr. Driller (working title)
Pac ’n Roll (working title)
Pac-Pix (working title)

Orbital Media:

Four titles in development, including the genres of action platformer, strategy role-playing, combat racing and family.

SEGA of America, Inc.:

Project Rub (working title)
Sonic DS (working title)

Square Enix Co., Ltd.:

A new story of Secret of Mana
A new story of Slime Morimori Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest Monsters series
Egg Monster Heroes
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series

Summitsoft Corporation:

Air Assault 2
Organizer Plus

Tecmo, Inc.:

Monster Rancher
Plus one additional title in development

Telegames, Inc.:

Ultimate Brain Games
Ultimate Card Games
Ultimate Pocket Games

THQ:

SpongeBob SquarePants
Plus five additional titles in development

Ubisoft Entertainment:

Asphalt GT
Rayman
Plus additional titles in development, including a major movie license for early 2005

Vivendi Universal Games:

Robots



Nice new list!!!

[Drammy]

I would buy a DS just to play Gyakuten Saiban if it were released in America.
I'm not so good with the Japanese.

[brandver3]

Um...Mega Man. Defiantly first on my list to get.

I want Animal Crossing, but I need to keep my job, so thats a no go.

[slip81]

I won't get a DS when it first comes out (I still haven't gotten an SP), but when I do get it the games I'm gonna go after are Animal Crossing, Mario Kart, Metroid, and the new super mario game. I'll get the Zelda game if it's not some stupid "you can only play this game with four of your best buddies" crap, cause in my circle of friends, other than me and my girlfriend, no one else plays games. so I've always hated Nintendo fur pulling that crap, especially with games I want to play like new Zeldas and FF's. I mean c'mon it IS possible to make a game that's good solo and multiplayer. sorry ranting

[Kepone]

What exactly is the DS for technical specs? Is it a portable 64 bit system? Does that mean it will be able to play games similar to those on the N64?

[Lone_Monster]

Snowboard Kids DS
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
Mega Man Battle Network
The URBZ: Sims in the City
Bomberman
Survival Kids (working title)
Sonic DS (working title)
A new story of Secret of Mana
A new story of Slime Morimori Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest Monsters series
Egg Monster Heroes
Monster Rancher
Animal Crossing DS
Mario Kart DS
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Super Mario Bros. DS
Super Mario 64X4
WarioWare Inc. DS
Zelda DS

Holy crap, there's a lot of games that I want. Too bad I won't have nearly enough money for all of it.

[Jasoco]

I'll get the Zelda game if it's not some stupid "you can only play this game with four of your best buddies" crap, cause in my circle of friends, other than me and my girlfriend, no one else plays games. so I've always hated Nintendo fur pulling that crap, especially with games I want to play like new Zeldas and FF's. I mean c'mon it IS possible to make a game that's good solo and multiplayer. sorry ranting

If you're referring to the Cube "Four Swords", that game is 100% playable and enjoyable as one player. The only Zelda game that IS multi-player only is the GBA version that came out on the Link to the Past rerelease.

[Black Dragon]

What exactly is the DS for technical specs? Is it a portable 64 bit system? Does that mean it will be able to play games similar to those on the N64?

SPECS

CPU Core

Main Processor - ARM946E-S (Running at 67 MHz)
Cache: 8 KB Instruction Cache, 4KB Data Cache
TCM: 8KB Instruction, 4KB Data
Sub Processor - ARM7TDMI (Running at 33 MHz)

Memory

Main Memory - 4 MB (Debug version has 8 MB)
ARM9/ARM7 Shared - 32KB (16KB x 2)
ARM7 Internal RAM - 64 KB
VRAM - 656 KB

LCD

Display Size - 256 x 192 RGB Screens x 2
Display Colors - 262,144 colors

2D Graphics Engine

Background - Maximum 4 layers
Objects - Maximum of 128

3D Graphics Engine

Geometric Transformation - Max 4 million vertex/sec
Polygon Rate - Max 120,000 polys/sec
Pixel Fillrate - Max 30 million pixels/sec

Sound

16 channel ADPCM/PCM (Max 8 channels can be set to PSG)
Microphone input
Wireless Communication - 802.11 Protocol

Input Device
Touch Panel
Direction Pad, A, B, L, R buttons, Start, Select (X, Y buttons being considered)

Power Save
Sleep mode (WakeUp possible at set times or by wireless communication)
Power save for 2D engine, rendering engine, geometry engine, LCD screen possible.

Dual Screens: Two LCD screens offer one of the most groundbreaking game-play advances ever developed: experiencing a game from two perspectives at once. Imagine the possibilities. In a racing game, drivers might see their own vehicle's perspective on one screen and an overall track view on the other. In a role-playing game, the action could take place on the first screen while the second provides a reference for a player's tools inventory. Game play also could use both screens at once, offering a giant boss for heroes to defeat. In the future, games could be created allowing users to play games on one screen while text messaging other DS users on the other. Each 3-inch screen can reproduce a true 3-D view and is backlit to assure comfortable play in any lighting condition.

Touch Screen: The lower screen will offer something never before provided by any game device: PDA-like touch capabilities. Players no longer have to rely on just buttons to move characters or shift perspectives. They can navigate menus or access inventory items simply by touching the screen with stylus or fingertip. A software-based keyboard might even allow the screen to be used as an input center for games and messaging. The possibilities are limited only by developers' imaginations. The screen will have a tougher film cover for durability, and will come with a stylus.

Microphone: An available microphone port means that in the future, players might need only to tell their games what to do. DS software could identify everything from voice commands to hand-clapping. Players might be able to move their characters simply by telling them which way to go. The voice capabilities also could allow gamers to chat with one another over the Internet while playing.

Wireless: DS users will be able to connect with a local wireless network of up to 16 players. Nintendo's guaranteed range is 30 feet, but will extend far beyond that depending on circumstances. It assures high response rates required for real time game play, and will make use of both IEEE 802.11 and Nintendo's proprietary communication protocol, which provides low battery consumption. Players will be able to chat and play games without any connecting cords, completely untethered. The DS technology also provides for a wireless LAN connection, which could allow a theoretically infinite number of players to connect at a hot spot and compete at a central game hub on the Internet, even if they're thousands of miles apart.
Wireless Game Sharing: If software developers desire, multiple players can compete in wireless games, even if only one person has a game card inserted. Players could also test-play games for themselves as long as they stayed connected.

3-D: With the newly developed graphics engine, DS can reproduce impressive 3-D renderings that can surpass images displayed on the Nintendo� 64. Games will run at 60 frames per second, and allow details like fog effects and cel shading.
Sound: The 16-channel sound allows for greatly expanded use of voices and music, and a richer, more immersive game experience. A plug for headphones transmits stereo sound.

Battery & Power Management: The battery is rechargeable and the unit features a low-energy-consumption design. The DS also has Power Management functions of Sleep mode and Standby mode. In Sleep mode, players can stop and resume game play whenever they like. If the user receives a message from a friend or user nearby, DS activates itself from Standby mode.

Processing: The unit will run on two processors, one ARM9 one ARM7.

New Media: For its compact cards, the unit uses newly developed semiconductor memory, which allows for lower cost, shorter manufacturing time and memory capacity of more than one gigabit of information.

Dual Slots: Nintendo DS makes a vast library of Game Boy� Advance games readily available. Developers could find ways to make new connections between GBA games and DS games. The GBA port could be used for new hardware, enormously expanding the functional expandability of the DS.[/img]

[Crush Crawfish]

I can't wait for the DS! I'm gonna buy:

Animal Crossing DS
Castlevania DS
Dragon Warrior Monsters (if it gets a US release)
Dynasty Warriors
Egg Monster Heroes
Ganbare Goemon (PLEASE let this get a US release! I love Goemon!)
Harvest Moon DS
Legend of Zelda DS
Untitled Mana game
Mario Kart DS
Mega man Battle Network DS
Metroid Prime hunters
Monster Rancher
Mr.Driller
Naruto (import, definitely)
New Super Mario bros.
Pac 'n roll
PAc pix
Rayman
Shin Megami Tensei
Sonic DS
Super Mario 64 4x4
Vandal Hearts
Viewtiful joe
Wario Ware DS

Where am i gonna get the money for all that? Anyway, does anyone know if the DS will be region-free? I NEED goemon!

[Jasoco]

Region... I keep hearing this will actually BE Region based. I keep saying "What a dumb idea." But people kept yelling at me saying it was a great idea and it's about time they did it. I still say if they implement Region encoding into the DS, it'll be very sucky. The best thing about the GB is that you can play ANY GameBoy game from ANY country WITHOUT having to hack the thing. Do we really want to have to insert a "Boot cartridge" or something to run imported DS games?

Of course, I haven't heard anything official yet.

[le geek]

Neo Geo MVS stuff is eating away at my money and time, so I'll probably wait for a price drop. Wario ware may change my mind though!

Ben

[Black Dragon]

Neo Geo MVS stuff is eating away at my money and time, so I'll probably wait for a price drop.

by that time the "GBE" will come out!!!

[Hakkenden]

Everything Nintendo, Namco, and Square-Enix also that Bomberman title the rest I can take or leave.

[Lady Jaye]

The one title that attracts my attention more than the rest is Animal Crossing. Sure, I do have AC for the Cube, but with all my commuting, it's a great game to bring on the way to work and back.

[Jasoco]

The one title that attracts my attention more than the rest is Animal Crossing. Sure, I do have AC for the Cube, but with all my commuting, it's a great game to bring on the way to work and back.

Ditto. That is such a cool idea, and now they you can type with a Stylus rather than the control stick, kick ass!

I don't even care if it's a straight port.

Question... How are games to be saved? Will Saved games be on the little cards that the games are on? Or will there be some kind of other memory? What's the specifics here?

Also, pity that the DS AC will actually require two DS' and two games to travel between towns. I can't wait to see how this works.

[calthaer]

I want multiplayer cooperative gaming. If some of those games have it, then cool...if not, bleh.

I also want Pokemon.

[Parodius]

"Super Mario 64x4: Less the handheld port of the N64 game that many believed it to be and more an arena based challenge where multiple players race to grab Stars from around each of the familiar maps."

-Games TM issue #21


.....and that scratches that game off my list.

The other 2D mario game looks neat but apparently uses single-screen gameplay???

Mario Kart is still on my list in spite of the pointless use of the second screen, though I am sure the cheating AI will be back.............

Considering GoldenEye is an EA game I assume we can expect more World is Not Enough(N64) and less of Rare's masterpiece.

With all of that scepticism out of the way I will get Mr. Driller, Rayman, Sonic and Animal Crossing.

What I really want though is to get a great overhead pinball game that would use both screens and thus wouldn't have to scroll(Pinball Dreams) or be limited by a single screen (Pokemon Pinball).

[Jasoco]

.....and that scratches that game off my list.

I might have to say Ditto. If indeed it is strictly multi-player and not a remake, or at least a remake included, then screw it. I'm not into Multi-player on portables. On consoles, maybe, but portables no. I like portables to be solitary.

The other 2D mario game looks neat but apparently uses single-screen gameplay???

I dunno. Apparently it's more of a game that uses the processing power, rather than the unique features. Hell, I don't care. I do wonder if the stuff on the bottom screen has anything to do with the game though. It just seems like a dumping pit. Well, either way, it looks kick-ass. Let's hope they don't fuck it up.

Mario Kart is still on my list in spite of the pointless use of the second screen, though I am sure the cheating AI will be back.............

. I don't care, it's Mario Kart, and if it's a new game, it'll kick ass.

Considering GoldenEye is an EA game I assume we can expect more World is Not Enough(N64) and less of Rare's masterpiece.

EA WILL NEVER BE GOLDENEYE! GoldenEye is Rare. Any other company's "GoldenEye" is a terrible attempt to "BE" GoldenEye. So far no one has matched it except Perfect Dark, which was also Rare. Whenever I hear GoldenEye, I get all happy.. then someone followes it up with EA and it really pisses me off. Sad.. I keep wishing for a Rare port of the original to a Nintendo console (The DS would probably be the most likely now.) or even the Xbox. Hell, whatever happened to Perfect Dark um.. Zero?? Whatever.. I'd love remakes of both those to go with their remake of Conker.

With all of that scepticism out of the way I will get Mr. Driller, Rayman, Sonic and Animal Crossing.

Mr. Driller.. I'm anxious to see what this is about. Rayman is cool if it's side-scrolling. The first game was beautiful if not hard. Sonic, well.. we'll see. AC.. Hell yes.

What I really want though is to get a great overhead pinball game that would use both screens and thus wouldn't have to scroll(Pinball Dreams) or be limited by a single screen (Pokemon Pinball).

YES! I love Pinball, and to have a PB game that could use both screens like that would be kick-ass. I hope to see many PB releases. too bad Mario Pinball is coming out now for the GBA, it could be so much better on the DS. (There's a demo on the current Kiosk disc.)

Here's hoping for an eventual Pikmin sequel later down the road. Pikmin 3 or Pikmin 2.5 would be great on the DS.

Some games I wouldn't mind seeing remade on the DS that aren't planned yet, but might have gotten half-assed GBA creations..

Crazy Taxi (The GBA version relatively sucked. And all of them would be nice on a DS. It's simple enough to control.)
Serious Sam (Seriously, how could they expect to pull it off on the GBA?)
DOOM (The GBA version was kick-ass, but I wouldn't be opposed to buying it again if packaged together on the DS. Heretic and Hexen as well. Duke Nukem 3D? You bet!)
Sonic Mega Collection (With all the left out games included. I'd buy it again.)
Ikaruga (Might work better if the screens were closer together or joined.)
Dual-Screen Tetris (Hmm.. It's a thought.)

[Parodius]

Ikaruga (Might work better if the screens were closer together or joined.)

Sadly, the system that would be perfect for Ikaruga, or any other vertical shmup, is the N-Gage. With its vertical screen it would be ideal.