to bring you this very geeky announcement.
Nintendo has revealed their latest handheld, the Nintendo DS:
From the kind folks at USA Today:
“The Nintendo DS ? short for dual-screen ? will be unveiled Tuesday morning at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo game industry gathering. The DS will sell alongside today’s Game Boy Advance, not replace it, according to the company. Nintendo has not announced a release date or price, though analysts predict it may sell in the $150 range.
One of the two 3-inch screens is touch-sensitive and works with a stylus ? like Palms and Pocket PCs ? to control the action in some games. In one demo, players guide a toddler-age Mario as he falls from the sky by drawing clouds. Other games give multiple views of the action.
The DS also has Bluetooth wireless communication to connect with other units within range for cordless competition. DS has separate slots for current Game Boy Advance cartridges and new, smaller DS game cards.”
Oh my…
If you’ll excuse me, I need to go have a private moment while I ponder what adding a touch-sensitive screen and four face buttons to a handheld means. Status screens? Better SNES ports and remakes? Maps? Customizable and reconfigurable control layouts? Maybe even a wireless adapter for the Gamecube to allow linkups and datasharing with multiple DS units combined with a ‘Cube game where all the information combines in a mind-blowing harmony of gaming nerdvana?!?!?!?
Swoon! ^.^