Nintendo talks DS connectivity - "Possible and capable"
DS to play part in Revolution?
For as long as the Gamecube and the GBA SP have existed side by side, one of Nintendo's favourite words to bandy around is 'connectivity': the art of linking various machines together to unearth bonus-content. Speaking to IGN today, Reginald Fils-Aime has shown that this is not a forgotten concept, despite the current DS-derived noise about Pokemon-this and downloadable-that.
In an impressively journalist-friendly soundbite, Fils-Aime asked himself and then answered the follwing question: "Could there be [DS] interaction with the Revolution? Certainly possible. Certainly capable." There's not much we could possibly add to that concise explanation; except for the fact that DS-Gamecube connectivity is also "potentially possible".
A Zelda: Four Swords game has just been promised for the DS, so that might be a good opportunity for the DS to connect to something: be it the current Gamecube Four Swords game or something further down the line under the mysterious 'Revolution' banner.
What is certain is that there won't be any level of connectivity betweeen the GBA and the DS, due to operating on different wireless frequencies. But with so many other features on offer, frankly, that is a moot point.
In an impressively journalist-friendly soundbite, Fils-Aime asked himself and then answered the follwing question: "Could there be [DS] interaction with the Revolution? Certainly possible. Certainly capable." There's not much we could possibly add to that concise explanation; except for the fact that DS-Gamecube connectivity is also "potentially possible".
A Zelda: Four Swords game has just been promised for the DS, so that might be a good opportunity for the DS to connect to something: be it the current Gamecube Four Swords game or something further down the line under the mysterious 'Revolution' banner.
What is certain is that there won't be any level of connectivity betweeen the GBA and the DS, due to operating on different wireless frequencies. But with so many other features on offer, frankly, that is a moot point.
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Joji 8 Oct 2004 18:12
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Whether everyone will go for more connectivity is the problem. Some people never really took to it, with FF:CC being the peak effort of the whole concept.
I suppose I'd welcome it more for DS-Revolution if Nintendo shouted about it more like they really believed in it, ad and marketing wise. I felt the connectivity part of even FF:CC was not advertised on tv like in japan, and as a result very few used it. An advert like the japanese FF:CC one, that shows connectivity in use would be needed in order to get the point across. Problem was all we got was the usual short ad with game footage and "now avalaible on GC", nothing more.
Ads and marketing at Nintendo need to be improved to Sony's level in order to take effect. Sort it out, Nintendo.
I suppose I'd welcome it more for DS-Revolution if Nintendo shouted about it more like they really believed in it, ad and marketing wise. I felt the connectivity part of even FF:CC was not advertised on tv like in japan, and as a result very few used it. An advert like the japanese FF:CC one, that shows connectivity in use would be needed in order to get the point across. Problem was all we got was the usual short ad with game footage and "now avalaible on GC", nothing more.
Ads and marketing at Nintendo need to be improved to Sony's level in order to take effect. Sort it out, Nintendo.
Pandaman 8 Oct 2004 22:54
2/2
Of course there will be connectivity between the two. To say there wouldn't be would be like saying, "I don't think Nintendo will make a Mario game this year."
But it is interesting...I imagine wireless connectivity would work far better than having to buy 27 cables.
But it is interesting...I imagine wireless connectivity would work far better than having to buy 27 cables.