Poll: Are you getting a Nintendo DS?

gear02 · 09-30-2004, 07:41 AM

Nintendo DS Box Art: http://appsrv-2.1up.com/do/imageDisplay?id=1219421

Price $150, comes with Metroid Hunters.

Release: 11/21/2004

Are you going to get it?

~~Cantacuzene~~ · 09-30-2004, 07:49 AM

No, I have no use for a portable gaming device.

gear02 · 09-30-2004, 07:58 AM

damn...I was going to add a poll, but got sidetracked.

EDIT: Thanks sbp for merging the threads!

ramazank2 · 09-30-2004, 07:59 AM

the metroid it comes with is just a demo

M_A_C · 09-30-2004, 12:07 PM

I think I'll get the PSP instead. That thing looks badass!

gear02 · 09-30-2004, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M_A_C

I think I'll get the PSP instead. That thing looks badass!

Yeah the PSP looks good. I haven't seen the killer app for the DS yet.

LPMiller · 09-30-2004, 04:46 PM

I ain't spending 300+ bucks because it looks badass.

Bires · 09-30-2004, 05:58 PM

I LOVE my GBA, and I'm planning on getting a NDS. I'll wait until the DS versions of Zelda and Kid Icarus (and maybe FF) are released though.

gear02 · 09-30-2004, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LPMiller

I ain't spending 300+ bucks because it looks badass.

true...but I think that sony has had better success showing how "neat" the psp is over the ds. Also, sony has shown more killer apps than the ds. I only need to say Metal Gear Acid and Sony wins.

With that said, i'm very interested in what nintendo's line up will be. Just don't show that damn stylus. I'm not impressed by stylus games. That's just silly.

Showtime · 10-06-2004, 11:53 AM

I dont think the stylus is for games per say. It might be used in conjunction, but the games would use the normal control buttons.

How much are games for this thing? I've never owned one of these port game devices. It's not too expensive at $150 and if I don't like it I can give it to my nephews... Might be something to do.

-j

gear02 · 10-06-2004, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the jello is jigglin

I dont think the stylus is for games per say. It might be used in conjunction, but the games would use the normal control buttons.

How much are games for this thing? I've never owned one of these port game devices. It's not too expensive at $150 and if I don't like it I can give it to my nephews... Might be something to do.

-j

Looks like $50.

Sucks

The other problem is that I don't even know what games are available at launch. That's not good.

gear02 · 10-08-2004, 08:19 AM

Nintendo made it's official announcements of the DS.

First, it can download games

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/10...s_6109973.html

Second, 11 games on launch at $29.99 not $50

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/10...s_6109936.html

I think I'm going to get it just for Mario 64.

ufcrusher · 10-08-2004, 06:07 PM

Frankly, I dont know if I will get one. I havent personally owned a portable game system since the original gameboy came out. I remember paying several hundred dollars for it as I got it within a week of its release. That said, I bought a GBA for my wife shortly after it was released as a gift and have played it numerous times.

If I had to guess, I would say that we will end up getting one once the price comes down a bit. Its always good to have something to play around with when we are traveling.

Bires · 10-08-2004, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ufcrusher

Its always good to have something to play around with when we are traveling.

Exactly. I don't mind waiting for car repairs, airplanes, or barbers anymore.

SnowSurfer · 10-08-2004, 07:22 PM

i have a gba and its fun to play but im still gonna get a psp cause it can do more...actually i just got a new cell phone...hmm decisions decisions

BigJon · 10-11-2004, 05:46 PM

I'll get it later. I found with my Gameboy Advance...if I would have just waited 2 weeks they had the SP on sale for only $10 more...

_=DeltaForce=_ · 10-11-2004, 06:10 PM

My Pocket PC Rocks!!!

Roots SD · 10-21-2004, 07:25 PM

Dude, that PSP looks alot slicker than the NDS.

The games look alot better too. They look like playstation games but with much cleaner graphics.

Plus there's going to be an MSG (Metal Gear Solid) game on it too. Dude, I'm sold.

View Poll Results: Will you get the Nintendo DS?
Yes, on the release date	0	0%
Yes, but a couple of months later	5	15.15%
Yes, but a year later	3	9.09%
No, I'm getting a PSP	7	21.21%
No, I don't like the DS, but I am in the market for a handheld	1	3.03%
No, I don't need a handheld	17	51.52%
Voters: 33. You may not vote on this poll

09-30-2004, 07:41 AM	#1
gear02 Admiral Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 7,223	Poll: Are you getting a Nintendo DS? Nintendo DS Box Art: http://appsrv-2.1up.com/do/imageDisplay?id=1219421 Price $150, comes with Metroid Hunters. Release: 11/21/2004 Are you going to get it?

09-30-2004, 07:58 AM	#3
gear02 Admiral Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 7,223	damn...I was going to add a poll, but got sidetracked. EDIT: Thanks sbp for merging the threads! Last edited by gear02 : 09-30-2004 at 08:17 AM.

09-30-2004, 12:07 PM	#5
M_A_C Commander Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, CO, USA Posts: 1,391	I think I'll get the PSP instead. That thing looks badass! __________________ Meatwad make the moneys SEE! Meatwad get the honeys G!

09-30-2004, 04:46 PM	#7
LPMiller Chief News Editor & Master of His Domain Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Minnesota Posts: 8,161	I ain't spending 300+ bucks because it looks badass. __________________ lpmiller Chief News Editor Nobel Prize Nominee Reverend in the Universal Life Church Once Shot A Man For Snoring Too Loud Way Too Lazy To Change His Signature "The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference." - Calvin and Hobbes

09-30-2004, 07:49 AM	#2
~~Cantacuzene~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Posts: 8,700	No, I have no use for a portable gaming device.

09-30-2004, 07:59 AM	#4
ramazank2 Commander Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 1,295	the metroid it comes with is just a demo

09-30-2004, 05:58 PM	#8
Bires Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 5,064	I LOVE my GBA, and I'm planning on getting a NDS. I'll wait until the DS versions of Zelda and Kid Icarus (and maybe FF) are released though. __________________ Five years...

10-06-2004, 11:53 AM	#10
Showtime Lakers fanatic Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: L.A. ->SoCal<- O.C. Posts: 7,338	I dont think the stylus is for games per say. It might be used in conjunction, but the games would use the normal control buttons. How much are games for this thing? I've never owned one of these port game devices. It's not too expensive at $150 and if I don't like it I can give it to my nephews... Might be something to do. -j __________________ NBA REPORT 10-11/ The 3-Peat! 1948 1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1972 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 2000 2001 2002 2009 2010 Reigning NBA CHAMPS!

10-08-2004, 08:19 AM	#12
gear02 Admiral Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 7,223	Nintendo made it's official announcements of the DS. First, it can download games http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/10...s_6109973.html Second, 11 games on launch at $29.99 not $50 http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/10...s_6109936.html I think I'm going to get it just for Mario 64.

10-08-2004, 06:07 PM	#13
ufcrusher Admiral Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boca Raton, FL: By way of: Poway, CA; Gainesville, Fl; Penn Valley, Pa. Posts: 5,680	Frankly, I dont know if I will get one. I havent personally owned a portable game system since the original gameboy came out. I remember paying several hundred dollars for it as I got it within a week of its release. That said, I bought a GBA for my wife shortly after it was released as a gift and have played it numerous times. If I had to guess, I would say that we will end up getting one once the price comes down a bit. Its always good to have something to play around with when we are traveling. __________________ Welcome my son, welcome to the machine...Where have you been? It's alright we know where you've been....

10-08-2004, 07:22 PM	#15
SnowSurfer Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,616	i have a gba and its fun to play but im still gonna get a psp cause it can do more...actually i just got a new cell phone...hmm decisions decisions __________________ I have an athlon xp 2500+ ... aren't you glad you know that?

10-11-2004, 05:46 PM	#16
BigJon Vice Admiral Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In the kitchen...skinning onions... Posts: 4,946	I'll get it later. I found with my Gameboy Advance...if I would have just waited 2 weeks they had the SP on sale for only $10 more... __________________

10-11-2004, 06:10 PM	#17
_=DeltaForce=_ Captain Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Planet Mars Posts: 1,699	My Pocket PC Rocks!!!

10-21-2004, 07:25 PM	#18
Roots SD Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: rrright neer da beech, Booooyee Posts: 257	Dude, that PSP looks alot slicker than the NDS. The games look alot better too. They look like playstation games but with much cleaner graphics. Plus there's going to be an MSG (Metal Gear Solid) game on it too. Dude, I'm sold. __________________

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