Wait, so even though I have a card that has had these features but crippled...now unlocked...I still have to pay $$ to use the decoder that enables them?
This kinda got lost in all the DS stuff last week. Shows how first person shooter games benefit from the touchscreen on the Nintendo DS. No more wonky analog stuff that we've seen in all console games...
Yeah, when you boot the DS you get a screen with icons of the various games in the system as well as the game currently inside the system. you also have other options like going to chat, etc etc
mario 64 DS video demonstration:
http://www.gamespot.com/live/streamer_new2.html?title=Gamespot+Live+Presents&ppath=ds%2Faction%2Fdssupermario4x4&path=mariods_demo1007.asx&push=0&pid=920758&ksubmoid=18f2486f-8e99-5b37-9038-8fbe3537c28d&urdate=1101024000
Also, it seems that the DS can...
Of course can't forget Mario 64 - DS ;)
It's mario 64 with a twist. You have multiplayer + the single player has been modified so that you can play multiple characters ala super-mario-bros-2 -- each character has their own special abilities.
It's official: Metroid Prime Hunters Multuplayer Demo will be bundled for free w/ the system.
So it's recap:
Nintendo DS w/ Pictochat + Metroid Prime: Hunters = $150!
Possible additions to Pictochat:
* Wireless Voice Mail Services
* Wireless Electronic Transmission of Voice Signals...
http://ds.ign.com/articles/549/549922p1.html
$149.99
Lithium ion battery delivering six to 10 hours of play on a four-hour
Nov. 21, 2004
PictoChat, the software program that enables DS owners to sent text and pictures wirelessly to nearby DS systems, will be embedded in the system hardware...