Do You Own a Nintendo DS?

Detomah · 29-01-2009, 18:47

A simple poll to help TF understand a little more about peoples handheld habits.

Do you own a DS and if so how long you owned it and how often do you use it if at all still?

Harv · 29-01-2009, 18:57

we have 2 ds lites and next year will probably have 2 more as they upgrade from gameboy's

have 4 or 5 gameboys which we got off ebay for £10ish each with a horde of games. Keeps the kids entertained for hours and cheaply too.

I like the combo of touch screen with play screen although i do think the mic is a bit pants ( or maybe the voice recognition )

The only other thing is the fact that the screens are a bit small but for what they are they suffice.

Seth · 29-01-2009, 19:22

Also have a DS, it's awesome! Didn't take much of a shine to the DS when it was originally launched, mostly because I didn't think it looked too brilliant, but the DS lite looks alright enough.

Also, the only game I've played on DS where there's been voice recognition is Kawashima's Brain Training. That said, the DS has no trouble recognising what I'm saying - though I do recall an episode of Watchdog where they got that guy from Dead Ringers to do different voices at it and it sucked majorly.

Cintaria · 29-01-2009, 19:43

Not got a DS, however with the new DSi due for release in Spring 09, may get one when they drop in price. G/f really wants one for the brain training and the novelty feature of the touch screen. I'm happy to play GBA games on it (like Harv says, they're a dozen to the pound). With the DSi coming out, she's been trying to convince me that this new one will be worth getting instead of the DS. Rubbish - mp3 player and camera in exchange for backwards compat!? We have a cameras and mp3 players - why would I want ANOTHER one for? At least with the DS you can get a crap lot of games cheaply (even if they don't use the touch screen).

draganess · 29-01-2009, 20:43

we dont have one of those.... yet

Seth · 30-01-2009, 00:06

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Originally Posted by Cintaria

Not got a DS, however with the new DSi due for release in Spring 09, may get one when they drop in price. G/f really wants one for the brain training and the novelty feature of the touch screen. I'm happy to play GBA games on it (like Harv says, they're a dozen to the pound). With the DSi coming out, she's been trying to convince me that this new one will be worth getting instead of the DS. Rubbish - mp3 player and camera in exchange for backwards compat!? We have a cameras and mp3 players - why would I want ANOTHER one for? At least with the DS you can get a crap lot of games cheaply (even if they don't use the touch screen).

Yeah, I think Nintendo might be shooting themselves in the foot a bit with the DSi. Not only because there's the lack of backward compatibility with GBA games, but also because that would make it impossible to play Guitar Hero: On Tour as it uses the GBA slot for the controls.

That said, GH: On Tour wasn't a particularly good game, but it'd still be annoying.

Grael · 02-02-2009, 13:05

I had one, but sold it in exchange for a PSP and i wish i had done it A LOT sooner as i found the DS with no real depth to any of the games only wild world and a pure gimmick! Much like the Wii

Osborne · 16-02-2009, 20:32

Just bought one today and my R4 is coming soon ^_^

Seth · 16-02-2009, 21:54

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Originally Posted by Osborne

Just bought one today and my R4 is coming soon ^_^

Are those things actually illegal, or they skirting a very fine line?