Siste nytt om Nintendo DS

Nintendo er også i skuddet i dag og vi har mottatt nye bilder og info om deres kommende nye håndholdte maskin, Nintendo DS. Nintendo of America melder om at produksjonen av maskinen er i rute og at maskinen vil lanseres i Amerika i løpet av 1. kvartal 2005. En europeisk lanseringsdatoe er enni kke klar.

Her følger Nintendos spesifikasjonsliste, pluss et par nye bilder av maskinen:

NINTENDO DS™ HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS

Launch Date and MSRP: Nov. 21, 2004, in North America ($149.99) Dec. 2, 2004, in Japan (¥15,000) Q1 2005 in Europe and Australia

Size (when closed): 148.7 millimeters (5.85 inches) wide, 84.7 millimeters (3.33 inches) long, 28.9 millimeters (1.13 inches) tall

Top Screen: A backlit, 3-inch, semitransparent reflective TFT color LCD with 256 x 192 pixel resolution and .24 mm dot pitch, capable of displaying 260,000 colors

Touch Screen: Same specs as top screen, but with a transparent analog touch screen

Wireless Communication: IEEE 802.11 and Nintendo’s proprietary format; wireless range is 30 to 100 feet, depending on circumstances; multiple users can play multiplayer games using just one DS Game Card

Controls: Touch screen, embedded microphone for voice recognition, A/B/X/Y face buttons, plus control pad, L/R shoulder buttons, Start and Select buttons

Input/Output: Ports for both Nintendo DS Game Cards and Game Boy® Advance Game Paks, terminals for stereo headphones and microphone

Other features: Embedded PictoChat software that allows up to 16 users to chat at once; embedded real-time clock; date, time and alarm; touch-screen calibration

CPUs: One ARM9 and one ARM7

Sound: Stereo speakers providing virtual surround sound, depending on the software

Battery: Lithium ion battery delivering six to 10 hours of play on a four-hour charge, depending on use; power-saving sleep mode; AC adapter

Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian

Color: Silver and black