Nintendo started commercializing their new hand-held video game device DS . It is proposing wireless LAN connection and yielding multi-player gaming and communications possible and it has a double screen equipped with at touch-screen, which are promising a new gaming experience.
The creators of the legendary Game & Watch toys of early 80s and Game Boy series would probably exploit the gaming capabilities of their toy with new game titles which are under development for this platform and their existing libraries.
But it seems they also want to work the non-game potential of Nintendo DS with applications that can convert it to a mobile internet browser using wi-fi hotspots and could add PDA functionalities. These could be crucial in defining if Nintendo DS manage to set another landmark –as Game & Watch did in my opinion– for the gamers or not ?
With other interesting hand-held video game devices like Nokia’s N-Gage QD –that functions both as a phone and capable of executing Java games among a long list of specifications– and very fresh Play-Station Portable soon to appear (already sold in Japan) , the gamers will have much to discuss and play ! Sony PSP is opting for the same objective of creating new markets annexed to classic video games market with the introduction of latest technology capable of video and music playback and internet connection .
For further info :
Wired.com ,
Geartest.com ,
homecomputermuseum.de : This is an archive of handheld game devices and computers ,
and of course nintendo.com , n-gage.com, playstation.com !
