Looks like the DSi will have regional lock out. Boo! One of the things that made the DS so great was that you knew you could import games and they would play with no worries. It was and awesome free for all orgy of games from every corner of the earth all on your DS. Everyone was welcome and no one was turned away. I know I love it, but those days will be over with the DSi. Yup, now everyone has to go home any play only with in their own yards. Suck.
Why is Nintendo doing this? Because of the new extended WiFi functions of the DSi they’re locking it out so they can tailor the WiFi download abilities for each content. Just like they’ve done with the Wii. It makes sense why they’re doing it, but I still don’t like it and makes me kind of not want want one. Now I really have to think about this. I’m sure that with the SD slot someone will make a hack program that will allow you to play other region games. Just look at the PSP and all the hacks it has.
I’m sure by now most know that Nintendo is releasing a new DS. If you didn’t then come out of your cave and sit by the fire and I’ll tell you what’s going down. As most have be predicting for… months now, Nintendo has got a new DS called, the DSi, hot and ready for release in exchange for your hard earned moneys. What’s new about it is that it’s got a larger screen (a whole 1/4 of an inch) it’s a touch lighter, no GBA slot, MP3 playback, camera (.3 megapixel) and an SD slot all for about $180. How’s that all grab at ya? Huh…? HUH?!
I’m not sure about it to be honest. I’ll miss the GBA slot since I play my GBA games still and the charge port on my GBASP is busted. So my DS is main way to play games for two systems. MP3 playback doesn’t float my boat at all… I really don’t care and the camera on my phone is better then what the DSi is going to have. The SD slot is what makes my eye brows go up. It sounds like an open door for homebrew and pirates AAAARRRR….!!! Which is a strange move since big N cracked down on the sale of R4 carts. It’ll be interesting to see what comes out of that decision.
Will I or won’t I. I don’t know to be honest. I’ll have to sit on it for a bit before I make a decision on lite or DSi. I have the time since it’s not sechduled to come over here until sometime late 2009. How about you? What’s your take on it?
Artist note: I’ll be taking commissions again. $50 bucks will get you a rough draiwng, the cleaned up version and a print of it on photo paper. Shoot me an email with the details and we’ll work it out. ^_^
So where you one of the 60,000 people that downloaded Mega Man 9? That’s right… 60,000 downloads in one day. For an NES game that costs about 10 bucks. Capcom in one day made about $600,000 (although, I’m sure big N gets a cut of that), and that’s just the North American Wii downloads. The game still has to come out on Xbox’s and PS3’s download systems. o_O That’s awesome! In one day Mega Man 9 beat pretty much all the other download amounts for all the other games on WiiWare and Virtual Console.
So what does all this mean? It means that Capcom has totally opened the door for new NES games. I can tell you right now there are other studios working on new NES games wanting a slice of this pie *cough* konami *cough*. Plus, it’s a big incentive to make something like this what with them being cheap and quick to develop (plus no box or cartridge to make or shipping costs). The best part of all this is that people like me that loved playing NES games and feel like they missed out on making games for the system will get a chance to live that dream.
That gets me very excited. I know I’ll be trying to pitch some NES ideas out there with the hopes of one taking off.
Okay, I don’t actually own an iPhone, but if I did I would for sure download these to try out.
It’s two small games(?), one where you can spread the legs of a character named Yoshika Miyafuji from Strike Witches (which I am currently watching and will give a review when I’m done) and in the other game you rub the screen until the character’s cloths fly off. The character being Yuno from Sunshine Sketch. Not much in the way of game play but a lot in the way of making the person next to you on the bus uncomfortable ^_^
Thank you loyal perverts of the world. You help bring us one step closer to touching toon kootches. ^_^
Mega Man 9 hits WiiWare tomorrow! Holy crap! I have no money right now to get it until the end of the month!
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Holy crap! Capcom is going to be selling a collectors NES cartridge style case for a CD with official art from the game. Quite possibly the awesomest thing I’ve seen and would look great next to my original NES Mega Man collection.
Also in Mega Man news… a small team of people out there demade Mega Man 7 for the SNES in to a NES game. Holy crap! The whole game can now be played NES style. I’m playing it right now and I love it. My hat go off to the team.
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