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AM3, the company behind the GBA Movie Player, has signed an agreement with Nintendo, in conjunction with Dai Nippon, to bring a similar product to the Nintendo DS, along with a download service called 'DSvision'.
The product package itself will go on sale in Japan this coming January and includes a 512MB microSD card, the DS cartridge holder that fits into any DS as normal, plus a high-speed USB adaptor to attach to your PC when transferring files all for around £18. Following this, in March a service called DSvision will hit, with official downloads (books, comics, movies and music, it would appear) being available via the company's website.
AM3 and Dai Nippon have stated that they hope to grab at least 10% of the DS userbase in Japan, which is now over 20 million users, and feels Nintendo's efforts to promote Internet use amongst its consumers will help considerably (the dedicated Call Centres for Nintendo users to get online starts today in Japan). It is also expected that 300 downloads will be available for the DSvision service at launch on 6th March, with 1,000 additional ones a year after that, 3,000 after two years and a massive 10,000 titles available after being on the market for three years. The company is also thinking to the future as well, stating it plans to try and make it so downloads can eventually come straight over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for even greater ease of use.
Is this what everyone was hoping for, or will it merely lead to being another haven for pirates? Be sure to let us know your thoughts on the matter by posting below.
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The product package itself will go on sale in Japan this coming January and includes a 512MB microSD card, the DS cartridge holder that fits into any DS as normal, plus a high-speed USB adaptor to attach to your PC when transferring files all for around £18. Following this, in March a service called DSvision will hit, with official downloads (books, comics, movies and music, it would appear) being available via the company's website.
AM3 and Dai Nippon have stated that they hope to grab at least 10% of the DS userbase in Japan, which is now over 20 million users, and feels Nintendo's efforts to promote Internet use amongst its consumers will help considerably (the dedicated Call Centres for Nintendo users to get online starts today in Japan). It is also expected that 300 downloads will be available for the DSvision service at launch on 6th March, with 1,000 additional ones a year after that, 3,000 after two years and a massive 10,000 titles available after being on the market for three years. The company is also thinking to the future as well, stating it plans to try and make it so downloads can eventually come straight over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for even greater ease of use.
Is this what everyone was hoping for, or will it merely lead to being another haven for pirates? Be sure to let us know your thoughts on the matter by posting below.
Stick around on Cubed3 for further updates...
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knighty Reply Quote #1
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noneHaven for pirates? That won't help, it's so easy to pirate stuff on the DS it isn't even funny.
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SuperLink Reply Quote #2
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14473 762 19.01.2005 Link / SuperLink9It sounds great, for only £18 too, doubt it ever gets down here though, and if it does, it'll be like £50.
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jesusraz Reply Quote #3
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10740 434 22.01.2003 noneWell, didn't the GBA Movie Player get at least released in the US and that was via Majesco, right? I'm sure AM3 will be keen to license this out to publishers abroad as well at some point...perhaps even directly through Nintendo.
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Phoenixus Reply Quote #4
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2148 406 30.04.2007 S.JHmm, sounds good I guess.
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SuperLink Reply Quote #5
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14473 762 19.01.2005 Link / SuperLink9GBA movie player only played like a few episodes of Pokémon or Sonic X right? 
Lame...
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Lame...
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jesusraz Reply Quote #6
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10740 434 22.01.2003 noneBut that was because it had such a low capacity and basically came across as something rather cheaply made. This time it appears AM3 is taking things much more seriously, thus the joint venture with Dai Nippon and the big Japanese conference that took place a few hours ago...(yes, this is breaking news, by the way!).
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Lynk Reply Quote #7
L10 Bob-omb Soldier
96 22 09.05.2006 JohnThanks to the magic of Wi-Fi and USB this could actually take off.
jesusraz Reply Quote #8
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10740 434 22.01.2003 noneLet's hope it doesn't take TOO long before Wi-Fi downloads straight to this device are enabled then...
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Ski Reply Quote #9
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663 70 06.03.2006 noneI remember one thing that helped make PlayStation hardware so popular was the ammount pirate software, I hope Nintendo isnt thinking 'if we cant beat 'em, join 'em', as it didnt help DreamCasts cause.
Other than that Im hoping to see additional dungeons and story for existing Zelda games.
Other than that Im hoping to see additional dungeons and story for existing Zelda games.
( Edited on 29.11.2007 16:49 by Ski )
Canyarion Reply Quote #10
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409 36 22.08.2007 CanyarionSounds nice. But will it only play officially bought stuff?
Darkflame Reply Quote #11
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1014 66 07.12.2004 noneI love my GBAMP, and I already use for for homebrew. (and yes, I mean freaking homebrew, I havnt pirated a single game).
Comic Books work *really* well on the DS, the existing ComicBookDS program is a treat, especialy combined with;
moonbooks.net
Which lists legaly free comic books and movies in ds playable formats.
I see big opertunitys for AM3 if they can get the content for it.
Id particularly love it if they could do a deal with Marvals new online service.
Reading She Hulk on the DS would just rock.
(err...seriously...the new She Hulk is a fantasic comic...no..really....)
Comic Books work *really* well on the DS, the existing ComicBookDS program is a treat, especialy combined with;
moonbooks.net
Which lists legaly free comic books and movies in ds playable formats.
I see big opertunitys for AM3 if they can get the content for it.
Id particularly love it if they could do a deal with Marvals new online service.
Reading She Hulk on the DS would just rock.
(err...seriously...the new She Hulk is a fantasic comic...no..really....)
( Edited on 29.11.2007 17:19 by Darkflame )
Grumbro Reply Quote #12
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11601 1480 11.07.2005 nonelol 512mb
It's going to be shit and you jolly well know it.
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5206 282 02.07.2004 noneGRUMBLEMASTER said:
lol 512mb
lol 512mb
Yeh, not a great start.
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spazmatron Reply Quote #14
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4 20 12.12.2006 nonecolor me intrigued
jesusraz Reply Quote #15
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10740 434 22.01.2003 noneWell, that's only the starter pack offered during the trial run in January. AM3's considering offering it for free eventually, to those who subscribe to the download service on the website. And hey, there's nothing to stop you using your own memory cards. In the Press Conference they specifically talk about people using 2GB cards, so it seems it's not out of the question.
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uoɯıS Reply Quote #16
L81 Giant Bowser
3137 368 20.09.2006 <(^o^)>So unlimited games for a subscription fee?
Sounds good to me
...but its probably going to be pay one by one...but hopefully downloads will be cheaper than cartridges as they don't have to have any factories to make the games.
Sounds good to me
...but its probably going to be pay one by one...but hopefully downloads will be cheaper than cartridges as they don't have to have any factories to make the games.
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