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Post by nitrokart on Feb 24, 2009 20:45:53 GMT -5
Nintendo added more DSi images to their press website. Since I already posted about them on my blog (I just got complete, non-temporary access the press website!), I'll just link to the post: blognintendo.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/even-more-nintendo-dsi-photos/Yes, I now it is shameless self-promotion. But I can live with the fact knowing I shared these pictures with the entire NinDB community... xD. (It's probably more of use to fry or someone, then to regular members... unless you want high-resolution pics of the DSi of course. Which reminds me, there are more posts with official DSi images on the same site.) |
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Post by Da Robot on Feb 27, 2009 17:11:22 GMT -5
 Part 2 of Iwata Asks DSi interview is up, this time they talk about the photo editing and sound player functions with the DSi design team and Miyamoto (because he had quite a bit of involvement with it). Also did any of you know that there is now a rainbow pen in the DSi's Pictochat? (it will even appear in colour when communicating with normal DS's as well). |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2009 13:55:05 GMT -5
Now, I'm curious...does the DSi have any actual - you know - games for it? Aside from the nigh-shovelware* minigames we've seen so far and the WarioWares. I haven't heard anything, but to be fair I haven't kept up with much in the way of gaming news for a while, now.
Also, does the DS store offer anything of any significance? What I've seen in the topic so far hasn't impressed me very much, but I'd like to see something worthwhile. Like, old GB titles and such.
* And because I know I'm going to get grief for it, "shovelware" to me means low-budget, low-quality "games," in which the term "games" is only fractionally applied to their intended context within the gaming industry (I.E. Super Mario Galaxy as a game versus Nintendogs as a game).
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Post by nocturnal YL on Mar 7, 2009 14:19:32 GMT -5
Actually, I like it this way. I don't want to see my DS, with only about 7 games bought, have no more new games. And it's not like this is a Game Boy Color. Not the time for one, either - it's only four years. (But then, GBA had a amazingly short live for 4 years as well.)
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Post by Koopaul on Mar 7, 2009 18:27:35 GMT -5
I consider games poorly built to be shovelware. Games that lack the dedication or polish.
I don't believe it has to do with how complex a game is. But I would have to agree that nothing seems that good on the DSiWare.
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Post by nitrokart on Mar 7, 2009 20:17:55 GMT -5
Ooooh a rainbow pen...
That's it though? They didn't even bother to update the interface. They just copy-pasta'd it from the normal DS.
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Post by nitrokart on Mar 7, 2009 20:18:57 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2009 14:10:20 GMT -5
I consider games poorly built to be shovelware. Games that lack the dedication or polish. I don't believe it has to do with how complex a game is. But I would have to agree that nothing seems that good on the DSiWare. Like I said, though, it was a matter of opinion. *shrug* I guess I would have been more accurate in saying "casual" rather than "shovelware," but to me they're really one in the same. Maybe it's just because I have a low tolerance threshold for puzzle games. Tetris and Dr. Mario have done fine by me for years XD |
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Post by Da Robot on Mar 10, 2009 0:34:35 GMT -5
Here's come another 3rd party DSi game Mighty Flip Champs! . . . made by Wayforward (Contra 4, LIT and A Boy and His Blob Wii). - developed exclusively for DSiWare - Alta is the main character - control Alta as she warps through maze-like chambers as they flip as if they’re pages from a book - Action on top screen - Bottom screen shows preview of next room, and position Alta will warp to - warp safely from room to room without getting crushed, falling or causing some other kind of issue - traps, puzzles and more - directed by Matt Bozon, Shantae’s daddy - no release date/price point just yet, but they are expected to release this info before the DSi launches 
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Post by Da Robot on Mar 13, 2009 2:37:36 GMT -5
Remember the WiiWare game Pop? Well a new version of the game is coming to DSiWare. - Adventure mode - boss fights - collect ‘Badges’ as achievements - bonus round games - chill mode returns - customizable game mode tools - 500 Points - due out at DSi launch - revamped training mode - adventure mode contains bubble physics - water jets change the flow of bubbles - sea-mines help you to max out combos - colored mines eliminate all the bubbles of that color - mines can also destroy your combos if hit at the wrong moment - boss fights every 4th wave - bosses include a starfish, squid and more - tap bosses to defeat them…take too long to defeat the squid and he’ll obscure your screen with ink - starfish boss: tap arms to detach starfish from screen…if you don’t, he’ll break through the screen and send mini-starfish to block your bubble popping - 5 types of bonus rounds - Machine Gun round has you popping as many bubbles as you can in a time limit - Defend has you stopping bubbles from reaching a certain line - Detonate has you creating combos for maximum points - Focus has you popping specific colored bubbles - Sequence has you playing a bubble version of memory - Chanllege mode allows you to create your own gameplay modes - Pop Plus: Versus is another entry in the series, coming later this year to an unspecified platform - developers have also talked about a ‘groundbreaking and technologically impressive ghost-hunting game for DSi’  |
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Post by Da Robot on Mar 23, 2009 14:00:43 GMT -5
RUMOR! This info supposedly comes from one of the DSi VIP events Nintendo held. - downloadable Game Boy and Game Boy Advance titles are coming - first party titles only at start of service - region locked - save/run from SD card
New DSiWarcoming to Japan! No Art Style games unfortunately, but the Band Bros DX radio station app sounds cool. Copy/Pasted from Siliconera.200 points.Two more Nintendo themed clocks based on Super Mario Brothers and Animal Crossing will go on sale for 200 DSiWare Points ($2) a piece.  A bit of Magic Encyclopedia: Love or Dislike Detection Tool - a microphone based “detector” that can be used to determine if someone likes you or not. Get it for 200 DSiWare points, use at your own risk.  500 Points.One of the more creative applications is the Photo Stand Band Brothers Radio DX. For 500 DSiWare points ($5) you can stream music based from the user created tunes from Band Brothers DX. The application has a variety of stations like this week’s top ten, hot songs from a single artist, hello newcomer for new music tracks, a hip hop station, and even a video game music station. Barbara the Bat acts as an announcer so it’s almost like having access to a real radio station. While you’re listening to music you can display your photos which explains the “Photo Stand” part in the title.  (Coolest sheep image I have ever seen). Ganin de Keshite Wakugumi no Jikan - Mitchell, the company that produced Polarium, developed this 500 DSiWare Point puzzle game where you slide black squares to encircle white squares or vice versa. You can make boxes or irregular shapes. As long as one color captures the other you clear pieces.  Ganbaru Watashi no Osaifu Ouendan (roughly: I Can Do It My Wallet Cheerleader) - Portable budgeting software that can export data to PC applications via CSV (comma separated value) files. You can set a monthly budget and track up to 25 months of data with the 500 DSiWare Point application.  |
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