Nintendo DS Update: Latest Release Details and Pictures of the Nintendo DS Mainboard !

August 17th, 2004, 12:12 Posted By: DCEmu_Newsposter

News From Lik Sang [br][br] While the summer peak is clearly showing it's traces in the videogames world, our friends at Cube-Europe have acquired a test report of the Nintendo DS showing the Nintendo DS battery pack, the unit being tested with some kind of lab equipment, and most importantly: the inside of the Nintendo DS. The document they got their hands on is based on the first publicly introduced version of the Nintendo DS (also known as the E3-edition).[br][br]The latest Nintendo DS Facts:[br][br]Nintendo USA confirmed to a user of the Gaming Age Forums that the Nintendo DS will not play 8 bit Gameboy games. It will only play Gameboy Advance games, due to the missing Z80 CPU that was still present in the Gameboy Advance.[br][br]The Nintendo DS is using the same AC Adapter as the Gameboy Advance SP. Absolutely positive for import gamers who already own Multivolt AC adapters.[br][br]Gameindustry.biz reported that Nintendo of America is planning to launch the Nintendo DS in North America before the US Thanksgiving day on November 11. A Japanese launch will take place one week ahead of US release on November 4. Nintendo has not confirmed these and is sticking to its original "by the end of 2004" time frame.[br][br]As for the European launch, Nintendo is still uttering an early 2005 release. In Austrlia the system is supposed to hit the shelves in March 2005.[br][br]According to a Japanese stock newspaper, Kabushiki Shimbun, the new memory media which will be used for DS software can cost 30-70% less than the current GBA cartridges.[br][br]More than sixtyfour (64) games titles are in development for the Nintendo DS in Japan.[br][br]More than sixty titles (60) are in development for the DS in the Western Hemisphere.

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