Nintendo Still Loves the DS

[Andy Chalk]

Nintendo Still Loves the DS

The 3DS [http://e3.nintendo.com/3ds/] made a big splash at E3 last week but Nintendo says it has no plans to abandon support for the original DS anytime soon.

We all know how it is with technology: Hot and sexy today is old and tired tomorrow. And based on Nintendo [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101379-E3-2010-Hands-on-With-the-Nintendo-3DS] says there's lots of room in its heart for both systems.

"In terms of DS support we're still very much committed to the platform and to making new and interesting titles for it," a Nintendo rep told Mario vs. Donkey Kong [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=253037] - all new titles shown at E3 last week."

In the six years since the DS was first released, it's punched out almost 130 million units, a pretty compelling reason to stand behind it. Then again, that's six years, people. Maybe it's time to get with the times?


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[ProfessorLayton]

Hold on... can the 3DS play regular DS games as well? Because I'm not missing out on a Professor Layton game.

 

[Woodsey]

They loved it so much they've remade it 5 times.

The original is probably rotting in it's own filth with a cheap whore and plenty of whiskey...

 

[megapenguinx]

I just got a DSi and gave my gf my old DS Lite. I can't wait for the 3DS, I just hope it's backwards compatible for Pokemon.....

 

[Balobo]

Hold on... can the 3DS play regular DS games as well? Because I'm not missing out on a Professor Layton game.

Yes...

and neither am I.

 

[Ne1butme]

Let us hope we get the same level of support as the GBA did when the DS was launched... Oops. Bad example.

 

[Delusibeta]

Let us hope we get the same level of support as the GBA did when the DS was launched... Oops. Bad example.

Yeah. They said this before about the GBA when the DS launched, but that didn't happen.

 

[ioxles]

Look, I have castlevania, the new pokemon, advanced wars series, the phoenix wright series and Front Mission for the DS, I'm not prepared to give it up, not now anyways.

 

[Jared]

Glad to see they wont just let this slip into a black hole. I still love my DS and plan to use it for a fair while

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Nintendo's handhelds have quality libraries. All of them. There's a reason I kept my SP to play GBC and GB games.

And the Big N is still supporting the DS, which is good news. I'm glad they didn't say "Pokemon Black and White now 3DS exclusive" or something like that.

 

[HSIAMetalKing]

Yeah I was a little worried-- I still rock out on my bulky blue DS, but for Dragon Warrior IX I was thinking of upgrading to one of the new-fangled models. But with the 3DS looming, I wasn't sure I wanted to dish out to get something that will just be obsolete soon.

Pretty sure now that I'll pick up one of the new DSes when DW9 is released.

 

[Swifteye]

I remember a long time ago they said the ds was perfection. It couldn't be improved like say the gameboy to the gameboy color or the advance to the sp. I'm kinda getting that feeling now. These new ds forms are like slight modifactions. I'd hate if they made another handheld that made more catridges obeselete. You pretty much have to either get your hands on old handheld or get an emulator(not that I condone such actions). Hearing they will still support the DS is good news.

 

[ThePurpleStuff]

As long as my faithful original platinum DS is still alive and kicking, I don't intend to replace it any time soon, not even for the bigger screen and future games for this new system. If they could release so many DS systems just mere years after each other, I feel bad for all the poor people who wasted their money on the DS lite and DSis.

 

[Spacemike]

Good. I don't think I'm ready to upgrade just yet, as much as I desperately want to play games like Ninokuni (provided that's ever released here), I just bought a DSi so I don't think I could justify the 3DS just yet.