DS gets downloadable content with official DSVision flash card peripheral
by Scott Jon Siegel 
{ Dec 3rd 2007 at 8:00AM }
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 (Page 1 of 1)
SmokestormX @ Dec 3rd 2007 8:18AM
I love some DS Homebrew apps more than some of the games out there.
randomshagz @ Dec 3rd 2007 8:19AM
Yar! Will people still buy games after this?
jron @ Dec 3rd 2007 8:40AM
there have been ds flash carts that play pirated games long before this.
dan stabbingworth @ Dec 3rd 2007 1:38PM
True, but this is making them far more mainstream.
Cal @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:07PM
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?
randomshagz @ Dec 3rd 2007 6:45PM
I know people have... but this is mainstream kinda stuff. I was just wondering.
Laggy @ Dec 3rd 2007 8:46AM
I'll stick with my R4. It can play "backups" of my games.
Ihar `Philips` Filipau @ Dec 3rd 2007 12:24PM
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.
Dr.Twister @ Dec 3rd 2007 9:14AM
Wait for the 60GB external hard drive...
B1gC72 @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:23PM
for DS? what you talkin bout Willis? read the article man.
Dr.Twister @ Dec 3rd 2007 4:23PM
It was a joke.
Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Dec 3rd 2007 9:05AM
What you failed to point out is this service and device are fully licensed by Nintendo.
FrankTheCrank @ Dec 3rd 2007 9:16AM
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.
Martin @ Dec 3rd 2007 9:30AM
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.
Gapati @ Feb 9th 2008 10:57AM
"I doubt that anything licensed by Nintendo will ever play pirated games or homebrews."
Theeeeeeeee nintendo DS does :)
Hakobus @ Dec 3rd 2007 9:09AM
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.
Question Mark? @ Dec 3rd 2007 10:07AM
Are they releasing this because of the whole R4 card thing?
Zsavior @ Dec 3rd 2007 10:04AM
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.
Genius @ Dec 3rd 2007 10:40AM
It still wont play backups so I fail to see how it affects R4 in any way shape of form.
Zsavior @ Dec 3rd 2007 10:46AM
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.
Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Dec 3rd 2007 10:59AM
Except the R4 isn't illegal. Its sold on the streets in japan right next to Nintendo products.
Farseer (GDI) @ Dec 3rd 2007 11:17AM
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. :)
Platy @ Dec 3rd 2007 11:21AM
so the problem with the r4 wasn't that it was used for illegal roms ... was that the money wasn't going to nintendo ? xD
Yomachaser @ Dec 3rd 2007 11:32AM
Jaw drops!!! This is the fastest/smartest response to the R4 possible. Step 2 quietly limit R4 availability somehow.
JarMustard @ Dec 3rd 2007 1:34PM
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.
t_m @ Dec 3rd 2007 1:43PM
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?
bm @ Dec 3rd 2007 3:23PM
With the new DS demo channel and all... I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen.
driven2sin @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:57PM
thats the truth
bm @ Dec 3rd 2007 3:22PM
I love those little microSD cards. They're so cute!
ThornedVenom @ Dec 3rd 2007 3:51PM
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.