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DS TV tuner = fail.
dontstaylong | 1:20 PM on 10.30.2007 9 comments


From Gizmodo:

Nintendo first mentioned this 1seg tuner for the Nintendo DS well over a year ago. Since then, we'd pretty much forgotten that it existed/lost any hope that it would ever actually be released. But Nintendo just announced that they will be launching the product on November 20th in Japan. The sweetness of wireless digital television will run customers $60, which isn't super cheap nor uber expensive.

At some point I just can't help but not understand the Japanese mania over the DS. I love being able to distract myself from the fact that that I'm commuting to work in the mornings by playing a quick round of Mario Kart, but a TV tuner? Really?

I thought the point of the DS was that it was compact and sexy-looking. That thing is hideous, and yet I'm sure it's still going to sell like hot-cakes over there.

There's so many more actually useful things that the DS is capable of that I'm dreaming will take place (more DS/Wii interaction please? can we get working on those demos from the Wii shop channel?), and being able to watch Rosanne re-runs on the go is not one of them.

Though Wheel of Fortune reruns?... okay, maybe I can understand the appeal.



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Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
Japan's kinda a different world though. People use a lot more public transportation, so having a portable television to watch on the train may be a lot more appealing to them. It's the kind of thing that would never take off in the states though, Sega & NEC already tried and failed.
Justice's Destructoid Blog
A tv on the DS haha!
Variable Gear's Destructoid Blog
I love how people are yelling for more DS/Wii interaction. Think of the great GBA/GC connectivity (read: shit) we received in the previous generation - now who really wants to see that again? I don't doubt the potential, but I do doubt the execution. You should too.
flabzilla's Destructoid Blog
Yeah but don't you want demos via your wii for your DS? The GC wasn't online and the GBA had a paltry 128KB of ram also they needed cables to connect so they wern't exactly the best devices to link up.
Variable Gear's Destructoid Blog
@ flabzilla:

Downloadable DS Demos would indeed be nice!

I was referring more to multiplayer games that required connectivity to be fun.
Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
Pac-Man Vs. was pure win though... they need to make that a WiiWare title with DS connectivity.
bloodylip's Destructoid Blog
Pac-Man Vs. was pretty good, but I never had enough people over who actually wanted to play it. And they should have made it Ms. Pac-Man Vs.
dontstaylong's Destructoid Blog
Exactly. i'm talking more about downloadable DS titles, being able to play VC content on the DS... good god, the thought of having Contra 3 with me at all times is almost too much to bare.

At least until Contra 4 is out, and then I'll have to deal with weird looks on the subway when I start cursing uncontrollably.
itemforty's Destructoid Blog
Also, my understanding is that Japanese TV doesn't typically have reruns, so if you miss something you have to wait until a special, or buy the episodes on DVD. A portable TV thing is helpful for those who 'absolutely have to see it less miss it forever,' etc etc.
Again, just my understanding.


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