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Full DS game downloads coming to Wii network photo

Everyone remember about a month ago when Nintendo announced their "Everyone's Nintendo Channel"? It featured videos, interviews, and -- seemingly most importantly -- DS demos for wireless download. Yeah? Fantastic. Most people, on hearing about "Everyone's Nintendo Channel" remarked that it was a fairly neat idea, and that it had potential, that being of full DS title downloads.

Those keen eyed oracles of inevitable development are soon to be rewarded with a round of watercooler gloatery, thanks to Reggie Fils-Aime. The New York Times reports the Nintendo exec of stating full DS title download via the Wii is soon to come and further makes mention of a "new DS device" saying specifically, "Mr. Fils-Amie said that future DS device will be more tightly integrated with its Wii console. Complete games as well as game samplers will be able to be downloaded into the Wii using its broadband connection, and then transferred wirelessly to the DS."

Not only will full titles be available for download, but puzzle expansions for titles such as Professor Layton and the Curious Village will also be made available, along with (I'm sure) additional content expansions for other upcoming games. The expansion and progression of interactivity between the Wii and DS is likely to continue the domination the DS has been enjoying as top selling hand held. Now if only we could get better titles for the thing, I might be able to use it as something other than a portable Geometry Wars player.


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Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 01/03/2008 07:28
In before “Who the fuck is Qais Fulton?”
Senryoku's Avatar
Senryoku at 01/03/2008 07:29
I'm assuming games are gonna be streamed now, otherwise nintendo will release some kind of flash card to work alongside this service.
DOOM's Avatar
DOOM at 01/03/2008 07:32
Bah, who cares...
AfroJoel's Avatar
AfroJoel at 01/03/2008 07:33
Who the fuck is Qais Fulton?
jdub28's Avatar
jdub28 at 01/03/2008 07:34
did we... did we just get gold farm spam in the comments?


also best caption of 08
TorpedoTed's Avatar
TorpedoTed at 01/03/2008 07:37
let homebrew commence!
aborto thefetus's Avatar
aborto thefetus at 01/03/2008 07:40
uh....... who are you again?
Snaileb 's Avatar
Snaileb at 01/03/2008 07:43
Holy sh*t it's Nex!!

Wait.. this isn't Nex.
brad drac's Avatar
brad drac at 01/03/2008 07:47
Better titles? On the DS? You one of them simpletons we been hearin' 'bout?
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 01/03/2008 07:54
Nex + hax = Hex?
Tubatic's Avatar
Tubatic at 01/03/2008 07:58
Who the fuck is Qais Fulton and why did you bring the gold farmers upon us?
atheistium's Avatar
atheistium at 01/03/2008 08:09
Its the NEW nex :p

If it's the blue haired guy I met in Seattle, then it's good times for dtoid :D
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RitualNet at 01/03/2008 08:31
yeah, plat farming in Guild Wars is where it's at yo!... or not. Anyone explain to me how i'm going to have a full sized game on the DS? They were on about this regarding that Super Mario Galaxy DS hoax, that the DS's memory couldn't handle a full game... so how is this going to work?

Demos though, now that would be neat. I only buy DS games that are cheap/second hand, or from companies i like (Atlus for example), so never get to try out anything else.
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Holyetheline at 01/03/2008 08:35
Portable geometry wars player? Did you forget all about Planet Puzzle League???
bloodylip's Avatar
bloodylip at 01/03/2008 08:46
@atheistium: do you meet many guys named Qais?
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MrFudge at 01/03/2008 08:49
I remember Edge saying something about Nintendo releasing a flash card device.

The ironic thing is I would probably be able to download the firmware and put it the r4 I don't have anyway.
Here's to piracy.
Cowzilla3's Avatar
Cowzilla3 at 01/03/2008 08:53
welcome new writer.
Don't suck and all that.
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JonDarkwood at 01/03/2008 09:03
Qais Fultons sound dangerous.

ALL HANDS ON DECK PREPARE TO FIRE THE QAIS FULTON

Dangerously cool
JonDarkwood's Avatar
JonDarkwood at 01/03/2008 09:04
Oh yeah, and i've already got two devices in my DS that i'm pretty sure individually each have more memory than the Wii does, so whatever. :)
Brandon Undead's Avatar
Brandon Undead at 01/03/2008 09:13
Hey, Bizarro Nex, the DS has got tons of good games.

Who the fuck is this guy?
sTo0z's Avatar
sTo0z at 01/03/2008 09:17
<insert obligatory joke about piracy and "always having full DS downloads">
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 01/03/2008 09:17
Qais reminds me of quails. And hence of Quail-Man.
BahamutZero's Avatar
BahamutZero at 01/03/2008 09:22
why the fuck aren't new editors given an introduction? even a paragraph? fail.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 01/03/2008 09:42
@ BahamutZero

OH HAI

The-Excel's Avatar
The-Excel at 01/03/2008 09:43
Welcome to Destructoid, Qais Fulton. Cool name by the way.
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h3lios at 01/03/2008 09:51
lol full DS game downloads. R4 does what Nintendon't. Till now at least.
ShadowXOR's Avatar
ShadowXOR at 01/03/2008 09:55
I've been here a long time but I'm not exactly sure how this works... I wrote about this four days ago in my C-Blog and sent it in as my first tip that same day:

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/ShadowXOR/downloadable-content-coming-to-the-nintendo-ds--62116.phtml

If they don't give credit, that's cool, but for some reason I thought they did. Oh well, it doesn't really matter.

Does anyone know if this guy was here before, like Tron/Jon?
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Snaileb at 01/03/2008 09:57
Editors don't look at the c-blogs unless you're from Road Rules.

I went there.
ShadowXOR's Avatar
ShadowXOR at 01/03/2008 09:58
@Snaileb:

I know, that's why I sent it to the tip line. :)
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 01/03/2008 09:58
That's pretty awesome.
IF I HAD A DAMN WII.
BahamutZero's Avatar
BahamutZero at 01/03/2008 09:59
come on guys, lettuce stop this
Niero's Avatar
Niero at 01/03/2008 10:05
Great post Qais.

As for citing -- Cblogs are extremely hard to get a handle on for editors, since there's an average of about 1000 posted a week (gasp). Most staff have cblogs and participate though. As soon as we introduce the tagging system your cblog articles will get automatically credited in most cases, which will be great because people will see various perspectives on a topic. Its something I'm definitely working to address.
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AgentMOO at 01/03/2008 10:07
LULZ WHO IS



+

Kryptinite's Avatar
Kryptinite at 01/03/2008 10:12
There's no way that's you're real name :).

And if it is, your parents love you.
ShadowXOR's Avatar
ShadowXOR at 01/03/2008 10:15
@Niero:

Thanks for the reply. I knew it was too much for them to go sifting through the blogs. I was just confused since I sent it in as a tip four days ago (hence, they didn't have to sift for mine) but I'm glad to hear that you're working on a solution.

@Qais Fulton:

You're complaining about a lack of good DS games? Really? Not off to a good start my friend...
BahamutZero's Avatar
BahamutZero at 01/03/2008 10:15
lol @ quail futon
itemforty's Avatar
itemforty at 01/03/2008 10:17
I'm not sure who you are but this is a pretty good article that doesn't suck, and you have an interesting name that makes me want to dance.
Eschatos's Avatar
Eschatos at 01/03/2008 10:20
How do you pronounce "Qais"? Also, someone bring out the banhammer for wangding.
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savagesaladin at 01/03/2008 10:21
I already do that. But with my computer. Nintendo is always so fucking slow to do anything. I remember hearing about download DS demos before the system even came out. There are just now thinking about getting around to it. How long with Japan have it before the rest of the world? I guess that would be up to those Japanese bigwigs that hate anyone not Japanese.
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skullivan at 01/03/2008 10:27
The problem with downloads is that they aren't going to make the games any cheaper than they are in the store or else they'll piss off retailers. I'm not about to pay $30, or even $25 for a DS game download.
s00pcan's Avatar
s00pcan at 01/03/2008 10:31
How is this news? I already download all of my DS games. LOL
ShadowXOR's Avatar
ShadowXOR at 01/03/2008 10:32
@s00pcan:

You're late to the party, as in that joke has been done and the people who made the joke have already been verbally assaulted. You are not clever.
aborto thefetus's Avatar
aborto thefetus at 01/03/2008 10:44
Also, what the fuck are you talking about? The DS has plenty of good games.
BahamutZero's Avatar
BahamutZero at 01/03/2008 10:53
Cowzilla3's Avatar
Cowzilla3 at 01/03/2008 11:03
Yea, the DS is full of great games...
I guess I should have said stop sucking in the first post...in the good way not in the i hate you go away way. You now constructive criticism.
007's Avatar
007 at 01/03/2008 11:10
Wait, I always see lines radiating from my head... Does that mean the same thing too?
Riser Glen's Avatar
Riser Glen at 01/03/2008 11:32
MaxVest's Avatar
MaxVest at 01/03/2008 11:34
Terrifying. The true face of the New Willenium.
Colette Bennett's Avatar
Colette Bennett at 01/03/2008 11:36
Hey, it's that blue haired hot guy from Seattle.
bhive01's Avatar
bhive01 at 01/03/2008 11:37
It's freaking me out.
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