Nintendo DS

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60 of 60 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Dogbert

Touch me!
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28/03/2005

User recommends the product

Advantages Innovative, Great battery life, Dual Screen, Touch Screen, Wi-Fi, Easy to use
Disadvantages Not the best looking console, Some may not like change!

For over a year now I’ve been looking forward to 2005 not because of the fact I am now over a quarter of a century old, no, but because 2005 is the year that the next generation of portable gaming is unleashed. In the first few days of sales in the UK the DS shifted 87,000 units, setting a new record. In the USA and Japan the DS has surpassed 4 million units in 16 weeks and it is expected that global sales will hit 6 million in March. For those of you who have no idea what the Nintendo DS is allow me to introduce you. The Nintendo DS is a totally different to Nintendo’s Game Boy console ... more
47 of 47 Ciao users found the following review helpful

katygriff

Dual Screen - Double the Pleasure! 28/01/2006

User recommends the product

Advantages Game Choice, Neat, Touch Screen, Microphone, Everything.
Disadvantages None.

I love computer games and especially computer consoles. I know that the Sony playstation has reined master for years now in the console race but I have always loved Nintendo consoles. I really wanted the new Nintendo DS console but everybody refused to buy it me for Christmas and told me that it would be a waste of money and that I would play on it once and then it would be hidden in the back of my wardrobe. Imagine my surprise when I opened up one of my presents from my boyfriend and it was a Nintendo DS and then I opened up another present and it was a load of accessories for it and some ... more
62 of 62 Ciao users found the following review helpful

3rdRockSatan

Touch Me....Down There
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20/03/2005

User recommends the product

Advantages New ways to play | Nice and powerful | Online ready
Disadvantages Open to lazy ports and ideas

For years the handheld market has been dominated by Nintendo, from the Game & Watch that started it all to the ever-popular Game Boy in 1986. It has seen off around nine competitors including the Game Gear and Neo Geo Pocket. While their home console market may be slipping (last year Nintendo revenues were made of over 60% from the handheld side of things) their skills in the pocket side of gaming has been solid. Nintendo managed to keep hold of the marker despite its competitors rushing out fancy coloured screens at the expense of battery life. It’s surprising just how little the Game Boy ... more
45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful

TomlinsonSE

Pretty and Pink 04/01/2006

User recommends the product

Advantages Excellent system
Disadvantages You won't be able to put it down

My DS was the best present that I got for Christmas this year, its fabulous. In fact I cheated slightly as I was given it to test when it was 1st purchased and have been playing it constantly since. This has been a godsend to me over Christmas as I have been ill in bed for most of the Christmas period and it has helped keep me amused. It is also good for keeping you occupied when you can't sleep at night. Well what is the Nintendo DS? DS stands for Dual Screen, it is a Hand held Games Console, similar to the Game Boy Advance, but so much more powerful. It has two screens a top screen and the ... more
46 of 46 Ciao users found the following review helpful

MotoAthan

Touching IS good! 07/03/2005

User recommends the product

Advantages Nintendo exclusive content, touch screen (dual screens), innovative software, superb sound, great graphics
Disadvantages size (could have been smaller).

Recently I decided to finally delve into the portable gaming market. I could choose between the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) and the Nintendo DS (NDS). Lets just say there’s a lot of touching going on... --- Enter the Nintendo DS --- NDS stands for Nintendo Dual Screen (apparently also standing for Developer's System - due to the relative ease of developing software for it). The Nintendo DS is Nintendo's next generation portable gaming system which is their third tier console. This means that Nintendo now produces the Gamecube, the Gameboy Advance/SP and the NDS. Ignorance runs rampant in ... more
41 of 41 Ciao users found the following review helpful

china_wolf

Nintendo DS rocks my wok!
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10/01/2005

User recommends the product

Advantages Dual screen gaming madness with 3D graphics, advanced audio and high speed gaming!
Disadvantages Only a few, read review!

"What really? No way!" That was my response to a few mates who were going on how they are going to buy Nintendo DS' instead of Sony's new handheld PSP, them being devoted Nintendo fans and all. All they rambled on about were the dual screens with the innovative touch sensitive screen, the enhanced colour support, the built-in microphone, the 3D graphics, wireless networking battles and enhanced audio reproduction. But they failed to mention how brick like it was in size and proportion, but ah well I still got one for the hell of it! Since I bought this before it was out in the UK, I had to get ... more
94 of 94 Ciao users found the following review helpful

andersonfamily

Another Dreamcast style flop?
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29/03/2005

User recommends the product

Advantages Two screens, touch sensitive, microphone, graphics
Disadvantages Weight, games, WILL IT BEAT THE PSP?

Now, picture the SEGA Dreamcast, a Y2K games console. With the built in modem, web browsing and email, superior audio and graphics, yet it was abandoned after release. Even SEGA no longer create games for them. The Nintendo 64 and Playstation won, the Playstation particually. Sony won the large majority of the gaming market, with only a few still using N64s, but then it released it's PS2, and a lot of competitors jumped in. Microsoft, previously only seen in the PC market, raleased the XBOX, and old rivals, Nintendo, launched the Gamecube. The Gamecube is still popular, and games still being ... more
14 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful

lea20

Nintendo DS-The Future At Your Fingertips 23/03/2006

User recommends the product

Advantages New game ideas, touch screen adds excellent playability, long lasting battery
Disadvantages Can't play Gameboy Advance link up games

The Nintendo DS is part of a new genertaion of hand held consoles alongside the likes of the PSP. However, whilst the PSP is merely a portable version of an already existing console, the Nintendo DS is nothing like anything else that has graced our shelves before! Even though it is a portable handheld made by Nintendo, it is a huge step up from the Gameboy Advance SP, even though it can play its game in pristine quality. For a start, the DS has a back lit screen for a really clear picture, and it has 2 of them, yes two screens, and the bottom one is touch sensitive! With the aid of the stylus ... more
30 of 30 Ciao users found the following review helpful

utero

Member since 11/07/2000

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Mario's fumbling in my pocket 28/09/2006

User recommends the product

Advantages Light, Easy To Use, Good Graphics and Sound, Decent Price
Disadvantages No footy management game yet

Sometimes it can be a lonely place on a market stall, for six days a week you can spend an obscene amount of time just doing very little. Of course you'd like to be busy all of the time but that's just the way it goes. To curb the boredom I decided to re-ignite my interest in video games. I'd grown out of them a long time ago when the Sega Megadrive was one of the leading consoles on the market. I don't know what it was, I just grew tired. But things have moved on a recent years, at one time a Sega game gear was considered a breakthrough in handheld gaming. Now you have handheld units capable ... more
28 of 28 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Shortsharpshock

Does it excite me when I touch it? 09/11/2005

User recommends the product

Advantages Sturdy, long battery, life, good extras, Nintendo's quality games.
Disadvantages Not as powerful as the PSP, heavy for its size, developers struggle with touchscreen.

Nintendo are the original hand-held gaming giant. From the popular Game and Watch series of the 1980's to the global phenomena of the Game Boy Nintendo have always dominated and even destroyed the opposition. More powerful hand held gaming devices with better graphics such as the Sega Game Gear and ill-fated Atari Lynx have fell by the wayside. They simply could not compete with Nintendo in terms of game catalogue or game play and with the backing of just about every games developer Nintendo have a had a stranglehold on the lucrative mobile gaming market for twenty years. The Nintendo DS is ... more