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LordTheNightKnight on 15 July 2009
theRepublic said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
"I think its probably laziness over anything."

No. Porting even to 5th gen systems is not that easy. For one thing, the DS uses fixed point math, while most consoles and systems use fixed point. That means the entire calculation system would have to be rewritten.

You said fixed point for both.  I'm guessing you meant one or the other uses floating point.  Which one?

Oops, typo. Floating point for the other systems.



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Mr Khan on 15 July 2009

DS would be the perfect place to put Goldeneye. The neutral place between Microsoft and Nintendo.



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PSwii60 on 15 July 2009

I would like to see Mystical Ninja, and maybe Hybrid Heaven ported to DS..  heh.. maybe their sequels for Wii



c03n3nj0 on 15 July 2009
Mr Khan said:

DS would be the perfect place to put Goldeneye. The neutral place between Microsoft and Nintendo.


Oh man, that would be awesome!



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KungKras on 15 July 2009

I would like to see Perfect Dark DS, but with Microsoft beginning to take Nintendo seriously, I doubt there is even a remote chance.



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LordTheNightKnight on 15 July 2009

Virtual Console. That's likely the reason more than anything.



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KungKras on 15 July 2009
LordTheNightKnight said:
Virtual Console. That's likely the reason more than anything.

Makes sense. Gives people a reason to buy both Wii and DS. Much easier to make emulators than to rewrite code. This could be it.



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LordTheNightKnight on 15 July 2009
KungKras said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Virtual Console. That's likely the reason more than anything.

Makes sense. Gives people a reason to buy both Wii and DS. Much easier to make emulators than to rewrite code. This could be it.

Now PS1 games, those should get more ports. Hopefully there is a 512MB DS card upcoming. I don't know if there is, but with the compression on the DS already, if such a card could come, even the FF games could fit on the DS.



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KungKras on 15 July 2009
LordTheNightKnight said:
KungKras said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Virtual Console. That's likely the reason more than anything.

Makes sense. Gives people a reason to buy both Wii and DS. Much easier to make emulators than to rewrite code. This could be it.

Now PS1 games, those should get more ports. Hopefully there is a 512MB DS card upcoming. I don't know if there is, but with the compression on the DS already, if such a card could come, even the FF games could fit on the DS.


Since there are SD cards that can hold much more, it is very likey that cards for DS could be 512MB



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LordTheNightKnight on 15 July 2009
KungKras said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
KungKras said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Virtual Console. That's likely the reason more than anything.

Makes sense. Gives people a reason to buy both Wii and DS. Much easier to make emulators than to rewrite code. This could be it.

Now PS1 games, those should get more ports. Hopefully there is a 512MB DS card upcoming. I don't know if there is, but with the compression on the DS already, if such a card could come, even the FF games could fit on the DS.


Since there are SD cards that can hold much more, it is very likey that cards for DS could be 512MB

They're like SD cards, but not quite. If Nintendo is making any, they likely needs to make sure these aren't too costly before releasing them.



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs