Piracy ahoy! AM3 and Dai Nippon Printing have partnered up to release the DSVision digital content platform for the Nintendo DS in Japan. The device -- which is officially licensed by Nintendo -- features a MicroSD flash card and a standard-sized DS card adapter. Users will be able to download movies, music, books, and manga from the DSVision website, and download the content onto the MicroSD card for portable viewing/listening.
Of course, we're more intrigued by the device's ability to put other content on the DS. Piracy? Who said anything about piracy? The DSVision could do a lot to mainstream the DS's homebrew development community, especially with its official endorsement from Nintendo.
DSVision is due for release in Japan this January, at a suggested retail price of ¥3,980 (or approximately $37 USD). The online digital content store isn't due to open until March. We smell a hot import item...
[Via Engadget]
Update: Added that this is a Nintendo-licensed peripheral. Thanks, Crono & Hakobus
Reader Comments (30)
Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 8:18AM (Unverified) said
I love some DS Homebrew apps more than some of the games out there.
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Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 1:38PM Dr Stabbingworth said
True, but this is making them far more mainstream.
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Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 2:07PM (Unverified) said
But it's just like my PC. It can play pirated software, but I don't want to (well, that's not entirely tru- oshi said too much). Anyway. what if there's something that blocks out any files with whatever the games come on?
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Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 6:45PM (Unverified) said
I know people have... but this is mainstream kinda stuff. I was just wondering.
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Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 8:46AM (Unverified) said
I'll stick with my R4. It can play "backups" of my games.
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Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 12:24PM Dummy00001 said
Me too.
As PC gamer, I can't play w/o cheats. All games - especially console ones - have rough edges and cheats help greatly to smooth them.
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As PC gamer, I can't play w/o cheats. All games - especially console ones - have rough edges and cheats help greatly to smooth them.
Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 2:23PM SoCoolCurt said
for DS? what you talkin bout Willis? read the article man.
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Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 9:16AM FrankTheCrank said
Crono is right.
I doubt that anything licensed by Nintendo will ever play pirated games or homebrews.
Buy your games...cheap bastards! Deals can be had everywhere.
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I doubt that anything licensed by Nintendo will ever play pirated games or homebrews.
Buy your games...cheap bastards! Deals can be had everywhere.
Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 9:30AM (Unverified) said
If there is one lesson the PSP should have taught you, it's that nothing is impossible when it comes to piracy (homebrew).
If people want to pirate games, there are other options readily available.
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If people want to pirate games, there are other options readily available.
Posted: Feb 9th 2008 10:57AM (Unverified) said
"I doubt that anything licensed by Nintendo will ever play pirated games or homebrews."
Theeeeeeeee nintendo DS does :)
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Theeeeeeeee nintendo DS does :)
Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 9:09AM (Unverified) said
I've understood that this device can only play licensed content purchased from the store. So it isn't suitable for warez or homebrew. And as was pointed out, it's licensed by Nintendo.
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Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 10:07AM (Unverified) said
Are they releasing this because of the whole R4 card thing?
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Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 10:04AM zsavior said
How do you kill the drug dealer? Legalize the drug, for every one person that uses R4 Millions will buy this. People weren't making money off the roms they were making money off of the devices to play the roms.
I knew Nintendo was smart but wow, why go to some shaddy site, when you can dl the official DS flash card peripheral I bet R4 wish they got sued now. This plan smells vaguely familiar, itunes, why fight the power when you can just take their legs out, brilliant move Nintendo.
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I knew Nintendo was smart but wow, why go to some shaddy site, when you can dl the official DS flash card peripheral I bet R4 wish they got sued now. This plan smells vaguely familiar, itunes, why fight the power when you can just take their legs out, brilliant move Nintendo.
Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 10:40AM (Unverified) said
It still wont play backups so I fail to see how it affects R4 in any way shape of form.
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Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 10:46AM zsavior said
People will get around it not playing back ups. It effects the R4 because people will rather take something legal than illegal even if they are going to do something nefarious with it. It won't play back ups now, doesn't mean people won't get around that. Not to mention they will be offering a service with it.
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Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 11:17AM (Unverified) said
I think it all depends on how the cart interacts with the flash memory. If this new cart loads an OS from flash embedded on the PCB itself or still uses the native NDS OS, then it is a completely different type of device than an R4. It will then be using the flash card as supplemental storage.
Um... I don't know anything about that, though. :)
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Um... I don't know anything about that, though. :)
Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 11:32AM yomachaser said
Jaw drops!!! This is the fastest/smartest response to the R4 possible. Step 2 quietly limit R4 availability somehow.
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Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 1:34PM (Unverified) said
I cant imagine this will be able to address the issue of piracy for the ds though... the homebrew community is so well established for the ds, anyone previously interested in download content will probably continue to use the means they use currently (since it is practically without restriction). I suppose this could bring the idea to a larger market.. I just want to know when virtual console will start posting portable games that you can then transfer them to your ds.
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Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 1:43PM (Unverified) said
If its an official Nintendo product then why do i have to go to a website to download stuff, on a PC i guess???
Why cant there be a Wii channel that lets me download directly to my DS?
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Why cant there be a Wii channel that lets me download directly to my DS?
Posted: Dec 3rd 2007 3:51PM ThornedVenom said
This is a step forward.
If they also sold a cable/reader allowing us to back up our OWN games onto this flash card peripheral, then FUCK YES. I don't like DLing ROMs from other games besides my own: it fucks up with your Nintendo Wifi Connect number and shit.
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If they also sold a cable/reader allowing us to back up our OWN games onto this flash card peripheral, then FUCK YES. I don't like DLing ROMs from other games besides my own: it fucks up with your Nintendo Wifi Connect number and shit.
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