Trackmania DS?

[Brakara]

Found this Youtube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anR2GL7hpEY

Looks real. Also, this was added to the Blood Bowl press release from Focus Home Interactive:

About Focus Home Interactive Founded in 1996, Focus Home Interactive is a French publishing and distribution company based near Paris, France. Known for the diversity, quality and originality of its catalogue, Focus now publishes and distributes many of its titles throughout Europe and also world-wide in both boxed retail and digital distribution formats. The last five years have been very successful for Focus in France, with many of its PC licenses becoming top-sellers. Focus has also published several original titles, including the adventure game Runaway, the renowned Cycling Manager and the much-loved TrackMania. The coming months will be exciting and full of surprises with the release of high-quality games such as Blood Bowl, TrackMania DS, Runaway: A Twist of Fate, Sherlock Holmes and sport games dedicated to major events such as the America’s Cup or the Tour de France.

Want now!

[epmode]

Trackmania XBLA/PSN pls. Nuts to DS.

[Gattsu25]

Trackmania XBLA/PSN pls. Nuts to DS.

QFT

I think the game's worthy of a disc release, however

I love this game...and I doubt either of the portables could ever do the physics or online justice.

[Brakara]

Hey, I'll buy it on any platform. But Trackmania on-the-go is very enticing.

[Agent Icebeezy]

Trackmania XBLA/PSN pls. Nuts to DS.

Trackmania is way too big for XBLA/PSN and with the constant changing of the tracks on the servers, it isn't feasible. At least I can use a 360 controller on the PC when I play it.

[GC|Simon]

I want it for Wii.

[epmode]

I already have United and I love it more than everything ever.

I just think it would make for an incredible (NON-HANDHELD) console game is all. It would need a better port than we're used to with XBLA/PSN games, though.

[Caesar III]

the maps are like 100kb each! but always far under 1mb! So it is possible for xbla and psn to download the maps temporary

[Agent Icebeezy]

the maps are like 100kb each! but always far under 1mb! So it is possible for xbla and psn to download the maps temporary

They would have to allow people to control the servers so that they may be updated. Sony would allow that, but no way in hell Microsoft would.

[Leonsito]

That DS version looks nice, but I doubt the DS could handle the physics in the game.

Trackmania is so awesome, I love all the games, and the community aspect of Nations and United is incredible

[Kabouter]

Runaway 3 = A Twist of Fate?

[Caesar III]

That DS version looks nice, but I doubt the DS could handle the physics in the game.

What physics are you talking about? have I missed something?

[Leonsito]

What physics are you talking about? have I missed something?

I'm talking about how the game handles the car weight while in the air, crashes and all of that...

[Gattsu25]

I'm talking about how the game handles the car weight while in the air, crashes and all of that...

He's never played past "Watch videos of the game on Youtube" stage

[SockBoy]

This video excites me like no other video has.

[Caesar III]

He's never played past "Watch videos of the game on Youtube" stage

I've got all Trackmanias at home. TMU we have got 4 copies, so I do know, what TM is. But I don' think the Physics, like you name it, would be too hard for ds!

Sure you cannot do some of these maps where thousands of things stand around just for eyecandy.
Sure, it is not possible to show all cars a time.
Sure, you cannot see the engine spinning like you can at the pc in the nation cars.

But the steering should work perfectly fine.

[kinn]

Hope this is true. Trackmaina on consoles would be great.

[twinturbo2]

I'd buy a DS for this.

[Brakara]

According to Shacknews, that Youtube clip is a fake:

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/50490

But at least the press release is accurate:

http://www.game-connection.com/focus...teractive.html

And @ those who don't think the physics can be done on the DS. It's just one car, you know. Online would of course be a different beast, since the PC version uses dedicated servers.

[epmode]

Eh, the game is played with collisions off, lag won't be much of a problem.

That said, JESUS CHRIST GET THIS ON A CONSOLE ALREADY.

[Gwanatu T]

Eh, the game is played with collisions off, lag won't be much of a problem. That said, JESUS CHRIST GET THIS ON A CONSOLE ALREADY.

I KNOW! How in the world has this not been done yet, or why for that matter?

[Joni]

Runaway 3 = A Twist of Fate?

Runaway DS probably.

[Brakara]

That said, JESUS CHRIST GET THIS ON A CONSOLE ALREADY.

For what it's worth, I'll buy it on any SKU it's released on.

[Tain]

Trackmania runs on any PC out there, is cheap as hell on Steam, and is best when you can import pretty much any car around if you really want to use a Delorean.

A console release would be better than a DS release, but you'd probably still be missing out on a lot.

[Brakara]

Good news, everybody! It's confirmed.

TrackMania on Nintendo DS… it’s official!

http://www.tm-united.com/eng/index.p...ews_info&id=70

[Borys]

TrackMania, the much-loved series of racing games focusing on fun and frantic racing, now makes its stunning debut on the Nintendo DS. Far from hardcore driving simulations, TrackMania is based on the fun and the spectacular aspect of racing. With TrackMania DS, you drive at mind-blowing speeds on incredible tracks made of jumps, loops, turbo boost pads and many other crazy design elements. Just like the renowned PC version, TrackMania DS will offer an amazing track editor that will let you create your own unique and exciting tracks from hundreds of different design blocks, giving the game near-infinite replay value.

Voodoo Extreme confirms this game today.

[Sega1991]

If they can get Trackmania to work well enough on the DS, I am all for it. I play my DS a hell of a lot more than I do my Xbox 360.

[Caesar III]

yehhaaaaaa

[Threi]

Wii, DS, PSP, PS2, PS3, 360...it doesn't matter.

More trackmania is not, I repeat, NOT a bad thing.

[-SD-]

I don't care about consoles but this is effin TrackMania, so all I have to say about this news is:

[Insaniac]

Portable trackmania? level editor?

I'm all over it.

[isamu]

I KNOW! How in the world has this not been done yet, or why for that matter?

Nadeo really are a bunch of fuckups in my opinion. They won't even put FFB support in the PC version, and has stated that they will never make a console version. The fact that a DS version is being made before a 360 or PS3 version is nothing short of retarded. And don't even get me started on the amount of internet bitching and complaints they got from fans before they finally caved in and removed Starforce.

I used to really love Sunrise. Played it for eons. But once Nations came out I tried to get into it but just couldn't. Lack of FFB support, SF, and the realization that the whole series is pretty much about stunt racing instead actual standard racing just killed any interest I had left in the series.

Oh well, I hope they bring it out on the console for those of you who enjoy the series.

[-SD-]

Nadeo really are a bunch of fuckups in my opinion.

You're insulting ME with that sentence... how wrong you are... *shakes head*

And don't even get me started on the amount of internet bitching and complaints they got from fans before they finally caved in and removed Starforce.

NADEO is a small independent dev house. The StarForce prevented pirating, and also cheating. I have never had any probs with SF.

the realization that the whole series is pretty much about stunt racing instead actual standard racing just killed any interest I had left in the series.

Well, that is how the game was for YOU. For me the TrackMania games have always been of racing and competition, in their purest sense. I guess you have never been in a team or taken part in TM tournaments. If you are competitive in nature you will find the soul of TrackMania in tournament matches. Heart-rate is through the roof, hands sweating, you're nervous as hell; can you handle the pressure i.e. make as few mistakes as possible? It's rough but TONS of fun and the greatest matches, usually the finals, live in memories.

The most online-gaming fun I've had has been with TrackMania.

[b.e.r.g]

I just noticed this on the official TrackMania -site, and had to bump it !
I loooove TM, and if this has a good editor with sharing, and online multiplayer, I dont think I will put dowm my DS ever again!

Maaaan I cant wait for this now!

and the realization that the whole series is pretty much about stunt racing instead actual standard racing just killed any interest I had left in the series.

Thats soooo wrong imo. Create your own damn Coast track, and you will have plenty of racing that takes skills!

... but yes, tired of online maps beeing 90% "omfg look at teh lulz maps i made rofl!11!1!" =(
You still find quality track servers though!

And don't even get me started on the amount of internet bitching and complaints they got from fans before they finally caved in and removed Starforce.

And this makes them fuckups? Sheeesh, not many companys removes their freaking copy protection on a request from their community!
Blame the pirates, and not the damn devs!

[Cromulent_Word]

Focus was pimping Trackmania DS at their Game Connection booth at GDC

[b.e.r.g]

Focus was pimping Trackmania DS at their Game Connection booth at GDC

Any gameplay shown at all?