November 09, 2004

Nintendo DS Early Impressions

IGN has early impressions of the Nintendo DS. For $149.99 you get the DS, AC adapter, a wrist "thumb" strap, Pictochat, Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt, and 2 stylus pens. The "thumb strap" let you use your thumb instead of a stylus for touching the bottom screen when playing games. Each screen is 256X192 resolution, which is a bit larger than the GBA. The screens are back lighted however, which is much better vs. the front lighted GBA. Read