Nintendo DS - Nov 11th, $179.95

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Retail reports indicate Nintendo DS pricing, launch date, software

Rob Fahey 16:18 14/07/2004
November 4th, 19,000 Yen (140 Euro), with five to six launch titles
and 11 by 2005


Unconfirmed reports from Japanese retail sources suggest that Nintendo
is planning to roll out the DS handheld on November 4th priced at
19,000 Yen (140 Euro), followed by a US launch on November 11th at
$179.95 (145 Euro).

The same sources indicate that the Japanese launch of the handheld
will be accompanied by five to six software titles, with Nintendo
aiming to have 11 titles on the market by the end of 2004.

Nintendo reportedly aims to sell three million units of the Nintendo
DS worldwide by the end of fiscal 2005 next March - a period which
should encompass both the Japanese and US launches before Christmas,
and the European launch in early 2005.

While these figures certainly seem plausible, it should be noted that
Nintendo has issued no official confirmation of the launch date, price
or software support for the Nintendo DS as yet; in fact, we're still
not even sure what the DS will be called at retail, since Nintendo DS
is still officially a codename, not a final product name.

The retail prices suggested in this report would almost certainly make
the NDS significantly cheaper than the PlayStation Portable, which is
expected to cost well over 30,000 Yen (220 Euro) when it arrives in
Japan later this year, ahead of a US and European launch in 2005.

Earlier this week, a Nintendo spokesperson criticised the PSP in an
interview with Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, arguing that the
handheld could not be classified as a true video game system because
of its integration of music and movie playback functions.

 

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R420 wrote:
>
> Unconfirmed reports from Japanese retail sources suggest that Nintendo
> is planning to roll out the DS handheld on November 4th priced at
> 19,000 Yen (140 Euro), followed by a US launch on November 11th at
> $179.95 (145 Euro).

OK, so that means that this isn't really set in stone, just speculation.
I hate when sites post rumors as news.

> Earlier this week, a Nintendo spokesperson criticised the PSP in an
> interview with Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, arguing that the
> handheld could not be classified as a true video game system because
> of its integration of music and movie playback functions.

Sounds like Nintendo whining again. Just because other companies are
adding extra features beyond just playing video games doesn't mean those
systems aren't video game systems. The Saturn and Playstation could
both play music CDs right out of the box. The PS2 can play DVDs right
out of the box.

I think with a handheld, the only smart thing to do is add some extra
features. At home, you can usually make enough shelf space to fit a few
consoles and other things. But how big are your pockets? Would you
really want to carry around a handheld game system, a PDA, an IPod and a
portable video player unless they were all part of the same unit?

 

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I stand corrected.

Personally, however, for my uses, I don't need an application specific
device because it does one thing better than any other device. If
another device does multiple things decently (maybe not as good as the
specific device, but good enough in general), I'm more likely to go with
that.

 

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On 14 Jul 2004 19:36:53 -0700, radeonr420@yahoo.com (R420) wrote:

>http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=ret&aid=3795
>
>Retail reports indicate Nintendo DS pricing, launch date, software
>
>Rob Fahey 16:18 14/07/2004
>November 4th, 19,000 Yen (140 Euro), with five to six launch titles
>and 11 by 2005
>
>
>Unconfirmed reports from Japanese retail sources suggest that Nintendo
>is planning to roll out the DS handheld on November 4th priced at
>19,000 Yen (140 Euro), followed by a US launch on November 11th at
>$179.95 (145 Euro).
>
>The same sources indicate that the Japanese launch of the handheld
>will be accompanied by five to six software titles, with Nintendo
>aiming to have 11 titles on the market by the end of 2004.
>
>Nintendo reportedly aims to sell three million units of the Nintendo
>DS worldwide by the end of fiscal 2005 next March - a period which
>should encompass both the Japanese and US launches before Christmas,
>and the European launch in early 2005.
>
>While these figures certainly seem plausible, it should be noted that
>Nintendo has issued no official confirmation of the launch date, price
>or software support for the Nintendo DS as yet; in fact, we're still
>not even sure what the DS will be called at retail, since Nintendo DS
>is still officially a codename, not a final product name.
>
>The retail prices suggested in this report would almost certainly make
>the NDS significantly cheaper than the PlayStation Portable, which is
>expected to cost well over 30,000 Yen (220 Euro) when it arrives in
>Japan later this year, ahead of a US and European launch in 2005.
>
>Earlier this week, a Nintendo spokesperson criticised the PSP in an
>interview with Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, arguing that the
>handheld could not be classified as a true video game system because
>of its integration of music and movie playback functions.

does this support internet gaming? i know it has wi-fi but that's for
some other stuff isn't it?

nintendo has lost me after the total shitty support for the GC..lack
of 3rd party titles and there are about 4 or 5 games to look forward
to in a span of 18-24 months

no way i'm ever paying more than 99 bucks for a handheld device..

psp might be worth it since it's got a WS screen and is pretty close
to this generation's consoles..that's impressive for a handheld