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Forums - Nintendo - 100 books for 30 bucks .... on your DS

alfredofroylan on 07 December 2008

Well Nintendo has a nice sucess with a interactive cookbook. So what about 100 classics from Shakespeare, Dickens, Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters and other on you DS screen.

Nintendo, the Japanese video games company that brought us Donkey Kong and Mario the Plumber, is to announce a deal with the publisher HarperCollins today to make literary classics available to read on its DS portable games consoles.

The 100 Classic Book Collection ranges from Shakespeare and Dickens to Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters. It will cost about £20 and will be available initially only in Britain.

Readers will turn the pages by brushing a finger across the screen. If the collection is a success, Nintendo may expand the range of books available.

Other technology giants are trying to gain the upper hand in the rush towards reading books on screen. The Sony Reader, which can hold about 160 titles, was released in September. Users can choose from thousands of titles to down-load from Waterstones’ website.

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/gadgets_and_gaming/article5303730.ece

Hooray for the death of paper ....... I guess....



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thekitchensink on 07 December 2008

"Mario the Plumber" Definitely not a gaming-oriented site.



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supermario128 on 07 December 2008

So it’s a game with 100 books on it. Well, depending on the type of books, I might look into this.




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Khuutra on 07 December 2008

The book list is actually fairly awesome. All of them are completely readable.

I'm tempted to buy the Hell out of this.



noname2200 on 07 December 2008

That small type would be death to my eyes.

The cooking "game" was pretty awesome, though. the recipes are too basic, but it's a great way to start out.

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radioioRobert on 07 December 2008

This would be a definite purchase for me...



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Tremble on 07 December 2008

The screen is way too small to read on it! It would kill my eyes



Dgc1808 on 07 December 2008

I love my DS.

Hope so of these books are awesome.

And just for the record, it should be "Mario the Mushroom addict plumber"



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Dgc1808 on 07 December 2008
Tremble said:
The screen is way too small to read on it! It would kill my eyes

 

I've watched subbed anime on a 30GB 5th Gen Ipod b4........ and I didn't struggle at all. This seems like a sinch.



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Tremble on 07 December 2008

Yeah anime, but reading text must be more difficult