VicViper said:The only new feature we really need is WPA encryption.
It might be possible to intercept the call and load a different WLAN setup (with WPA support) from the DS firmware instead. I don't think it's likely, but it's probably not completely impossible.DavidDayton said:Which is the one feature you are most assuredly not going to get, as the entirety of the wifi code for the GAMES is located in each game's program. The best you can hope for is WPA for new DS online games.
Are you sure about that? I've never set up a connection in animal crossing, mario kart or picross and they work flawless since I set up the connection in Tetris. So those information switched over to the other cartridges by lying next to each other?DavidDayton said:Which is the one feature you are most assuredly not going to get, as the entirety of the wifi code for the GAMES is located in each game's program. The best you can hope for is WPA for new DS online games.
Caesar III said:Are you sure about that? I've never set up a connection in animal crossing, mario kart or picross and they work flawless since I set up the connection in Tetris. So those information switched over to the other cartridges by lying next to each other?
AFAIK are the 3 settings stored in the DS itself. Otherwise the above situation is not explainable.
Jaded Alyx said:Anybody asked David Yarnton about this yet?
Caesar III said:uhm, how are the games and the encryption related? The encryption is done hardware wise, right? So the game triggers "start connection 1" and the DS states "done".
okay...now that is stupid lol.charlequin said:No. Every individual DS game that utilizes the Wifi modes actually includes libraries to make use of the hardware directly; the only thing the DS itself handles is storing the connection information. There's no OS or hardware layer to abstract the connection process; each game handles it separately.
Classic Nintendo backwards logiccharlequin said:No. Every individual DS game that utilizes the Wifi modes actually includes libraries to make use of the hardware directly; the only thing the DS itself handles is storing the connection information. There's no OS or hardware layer to abstract the connection process; each game handles it separately.
The latter.Fatalah said:Is this a whole new platform, or just a sweetened up version of the current DS?
"The Nikkei newspaper wrote a recent story about a DS solely based upon their own research and speculation, without interviewing Nintendo. While Nintendo is always working on new hardware, we have not made any announcement about a DS and we cannot comment on the Nikkei story."
What's strange is that the original story (I had Ash check) never quotes any sources or in anyway indicates that the story is essentially rumor. The newspaper essentially reports it as fact. So I'm not sure what to make of this.
Ah, Kotaku. Nintendo didn't use the word "rumor," and it's a classic PR non-denial denial.Perdew said:
optimiss said:I'd like it to look like this:
FoneBone said:Ah, Kotaku. Nintendo didn't use the word "rumor," and it's a classic PR non-denial denial.
And, you know, palms. Could be quite a problem...Cygnus X-1 said:Actually, I don't see why speakers should take place in the inferior screen; already filled with d-pad, buttons and touch screen.
optimiss said:I'd like it to look like this:
optimiss said:I'd like it to look like this:
optimiss said:I'd like it to look like this:
charlequin said:That is pretty much your classic "no shit we're announcing a new product but that's TWO DAYS FROM NOW YOU JERK" non-denial, but it would be pretty hilarious if this turned out to be all bullshit. :lol
optimiss said:I'd like it to look like this:
Andrex said:Eh I like this one better...
Simply because I'm a whore for tech that slides and swivels.
Yeah I remember when days before the DS Lite was announced, Nintendo was outright refusing the existence of any new model. :lolPerdew said:
evilromero said:I already own two DS'. Before I even considering buying a third I need some compelling software. It's been years since I've seen a strong effort from Nintendo on the software front.
The DS lite came out one year after the phat. Year two and three had a lot of great software. At the time it was well worth the upgrade.Stumpokapow said:If it's really been years since you've seen a strong effort from Nintendo, then why did you buy two DSs? I mean, I can see someone looking at all of 2006 and 2007 and saying Nintendo's enormous amount of first-party high-quality titles are all junk, but I can't see that person then going ahead and buying two DSs.
evilromero said:I already own two DS'. Before I even considering buying a third I need some compelling software. It's been years since I've seen a strong effort from Nintendo on the software front.
optimiss said:Has anybody seen this?
evilromero said:The DS lite came out one year after the phat. Year two and three had a lot of great software. At the time it was well worth the upgrade.
Bad fake, where's the camera?optimiss said:Has anybody seen this?
http://i37.tinypic.com/sytj50.jpg
Rewrite said:I'm a happy Phat owner. I don't feel the need to upgrade!
daCuk said:This
though gamecube compatibility WILL make me upgrade...
not if they use bigger "pixels"Morts said:I still don't get the bigger screen thing, since games would still have to have borders in order to not be stretched and ugly, right?
each pixel will be slightly bigger...Morts said:I still don't get the bigger screen thing, since games would still have to have borders in order to not be stretched and ugly, right?
If the leak is real, we're only talking about an 8% increase in size at the same resolution. Sure, pixels would be slightly more visible, but I don't think it'll make games look much worse or anything.Morts said:I still don't get the bigger screen thing, since games would still have to have borders in order to not be stretched and ugly, right?
Nintendo BSJaded Alyx said:So anybody want to take a guess at what this version will be named?