The Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

This news has been coming on fast in the last few days. The Nintendo DS was announced today to be released on Nov. 21st. This thing is gonna rock.

Think about walking into a room with some other DS users. You flip it on and you're told that two other players are playing your game. Go! You're in a multiplayer Bomberman deathmatch, totally wireless. Nothing is cooler than wireless networking...except wireless multi-player.

Clubs are gonna pop up everywhere. Everyone's gonna have this thing. It's only $150...which is pretty cheap for what you get. Dual LCD's, and an in-hardware chat program. Totally awesome.

In-hardware? I hope they don't have any bugs?!

The best thing is that it beats out Sony's device by almost a year! The market will be saturated by then hopefully. In fact, Sony won't be able to compete in the market unless they have something ultra-ultra-cool. They're stuck between Nintendo, the giant of the portable industry, and Microsoft, who has control of the PC to gain leverage. Sony may be the odd man out here.

Michele and I will be DS'ed for sure. I know people in our Adventure Club who will be as well. This should be fun. :-)