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Seriously though - a great addition for the people who have purchased them thus far.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
If this is cheaper than a normal PassME compatible linker, say $75-100, even without memory (which is cheap), I would buy one AND a DS to use it with. This is exactly what I have been looking for!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
How much money will I have to spend on this PIECE OF GARBAGE TO MAKE IT A VIABLE GAME SYSTEM?

The graphics are INFERIOR to both PSP and GIZMONDO (according to the screenshots on their website). The system itself is only good for GBA game libraries since the newer DS games are mostly lackluster and Nintendo is sure to pay less attention to it in the years to come in favor of making the next best Game Boy.

While PSP owners get Metal Gear solid, SOCOM and GTA, Nintendo DS owners will be stuck with NINTENDOGS ! HAHAHAH]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
Jonathan, you're a stupid fucking idiot. Graphics are not everything and the fact that you cannot understand that reveals so much about yourself. I also find it ironic that a PSP owner is saying the DS has lackluster games. Check out the upcoming schedules, you fucking moron. The PSP has rehashed shit and that's it. The DS is the most fun out there on a handheld these days. No fucking 3 minute load times, either.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
*cough*]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
i just don't believe it can have all those features e.g supporting all those file types.

.nds files straight from the GBA port is a tricky one too...

I really hope it is real but it reminds me of that other one that was a fake. (can't remember the name of it mind you)

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This is a good idea since PSP can't play emulators with version 2.1 being the OZZIE and EURO launches so this might just be the ticket.]]>>>>>PSP]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
Not sure if I would really want to watch movies through it though.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Check out the forums off lik-sang to see what a buggy piece of crap this is.
Maybe the play yan will be better, IF it comes out in the US.
This thing is garbage.

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"EXACTLY THE SAME FUCKING GAMES THEY GET ON THE PS2 WITH A FEW MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO JUSTIFY THE EXTRA COST FOR YET ANOTHER SEQUEL"

Mario 64 DS? Animal Crossing DS? P:

And look back to the GBA.... Super Mario Advance series, Metroid Zero, Zelda LTTP, All the NES/Famicom classic games. And the you have the 3rd parties. Rockman & Forte, Breath Of Fire, Tales of Phantasia, Super Contra, and probably many more...

So what the games are the same as the normal systems. If you like them you buy them, if you dont then dont. I think both of the systems doesnt have anything special right now, except for that PSP 1.5 and 1.0 can run homebrew, and i end up playing the same games as i listed above.....

I'm a big nintendo fan myself, but the psp IS alot better than the DS and i own both systems. I also think this movie thingie is a piece of crap. You'd have to buy that thingie and a SD card, and it will probably have limited codecs again like the rest of these kind of devices, like Nintendo's own Playyan which doesnt even run the movies properly.

The DS isnt made for these kind of things. Its made to have alot of fun with it with games. The PSP is made for all the multimedia stuff. Its better to have a DS and a (well actually 2 P: ) PSP('s)]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/PSP also great, the graphics of course, but plus the overall cost..nah, I just can't afford it.

but I do like PSP also. Both just great.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
Nintendo has been releasing garbage ever since the Virtual Boy. Once Playstation 1 got on the market, Nintendo 64 was doomed. With PS2's release, Gamecube became such a poor seller they dropped the price to $100.
Imagine what's gonna happen when Ps3 comes out?
I don't see it possible how Nintendo revolution will be able to stand up to PS3 and Xbox 360 unless it is released at a super low price.

Nintendo's problem is the lack of 3rd party developers consistently turning out quality titles. That is what eventually killed Sega.
Whenever you have a company which takes all its business commands from Japan, which buy the way has seen the rise and fall of video game companies with each new day, you're bound to have problems.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
I SUBMITTED THIS ONE



:P]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
proof: http://www.cubed3.com/viewnews.php?storyid=4145
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Why do people defend the DS?
For the same reason you feel the need to bash it, just because we can.

This now goes to both camps. The sooner you see that both systems complement each other almost perfectly, the sooner you'll be happy you got to see what you were missing.

I own just a DS for now, because for me it's more enjoyable right now, but I like the PSP and I'll get one when games that are must-have FOR ME come out, in my case virtua tennis, nba live and smackdown. In the mean time, I got goldeneye, feel the magic, star wars, band brothers and mario to keep me busy.

Just do what works for you instead of wondering why it doesn't work for other people.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/I have a PDA that does all that (not that I want to watch movies on it either), why should I pay so much for the PSP with it's short battery life? I don't care about photo realistic graphics because it's a handheld gaming system. If I want to play GTA or Need for Speed I'll fire up my PC. I have no desire to play games like that on a portable. The DS has games (although only a few) that are fun to just pick up and play for 10 minutes (isn't that what a handheld game system is for?). When it comes down to it you are always going to have kids who bought one system or the other and feel the need to defend thier desision. Thats why everyone should listen to me, I haven't bought either system yet. :)]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
You're the first Engadget commenter I've seen threaten to murder another Engadgeter.

Kudos!

An while I'm commenting...

Your website is ugly. Almost as ugly as your XXL behind and your Asian prostitutes.

Cheers!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/I had to see what type of person writes those comments, so I went to your web site. You are a lot older than I expected.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
OH SNAPS, I WENT THERE.

Back on topic, I agree with those who have pointed out that the purpose of any gaming system is to play games that you enjoy. Sure, the PS2 looks like crap next to the XBox, but it's the only place where I can get games like Katamary Damacy and Gradius, so that's what I have. Same goes for the DS versus the PSP - I've owned both, and I got rid of my PSP because it just didn't have any games I enjoyed besides Ridge Racer and Lumines.

Is the DS ugly and underpowered compared to the PSP? You bet, no argument here. But I enjoy playing it far more than my PSP.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
blah blah blah DS rules because you can touch it all day long blah blah blah

blah blah blah Jonathan thinks he rules because he has a huge truck to make up for his teeny weeny wanker blah blah blah (and don't bother threatening to look for me in NYC, shmuck. We'll rip you one if you get anywhere near me)

Whatever..... Maybe Engadget should just stop posting portable gaming hardware rumors.....]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
Obviously, yes we are a bunch of retards for buying a game system that is cheaper, has great games, is innovative and not just a home console in your hands.

"Nintendo has been releasing garbage ever since the Virtual Boy. Once Playstation 1 got on the market, Nintendo 64 was doomed."
That's why Nintendo makes more money than Sony, please stop this Nintendo is doom3d crap.

"With PS2's release, Gamecube became such a poor seller they dropped the price to $100."
The PS2 is what $20 more, I don't get your point.

"Imagine what's gonna happen when Ps3 comes out?"

You're going to buy one, belch forth to all your friends and post things online like "PS3 is teh bestest!, Nintendo Sucks you losers!!! Blah!"

"I don't see it possible how Nintendo revolution will be able to stand up to PS3 and Xbox 360 unless it is released at a super low price."
$199?

"Nintendo's problem is the lack of 3rd party developers consistently turning out quality titles."
You can't deny that 3rd party support has picked up momentum for the GC more than the N64.

"That is what eventually killed Sega."
Nintendo has billions of dollars, makes more money than Sega would have ever made. What is your point? Why don't you just say "Nintendo is going the way of Sega!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Whenever you have a company which takes all its business commands from Japan, which buy the way has seen the rise and fall of video game companies with each new day, you're bound to have problems."
Huh? Sony and Nintendo are both based in Japan, both of them have corporate outlets in USA, what is your point?]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
The decisive advantage of the DS over the PSP is the cost of SD over MS flash modules and the size of the associated video files. Using a cheap 1 GB sd card I can store 5+ hours of video for the play yan and have the battery life to view it.

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I own both systems, but would buy a product like this to breathe a little more life into my DS. I tend to play the games I have on the PSP more, and watch MST3K episodes on the go. I'm on the new firmware, and was never interested in the PSP emulation scene, so have that kind of extensibility on my DS would rock - especially while I wait for Katamari Damacy and a few other games to hot the DS. I've played the bejeezus out of Mario 64 DS and WarioWare Touched, but no other DS games are compelling me to buy them!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
Pac N roll looks good too, I'll be getting it.

You can't forget Nintendogs, Mario Kart DS, and Animal Crossing DS!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
Note: Believe it or not, Nintendo has the highest profit margin, and makes the most money from gaming. No joke! Here's an article, with links to the numbers, among other things:
http://www.buzzcut.com/article.php?story=2005053122342247

Now please, stop bashing.

On topic... this device looks very promising. :)]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
I, as a proud owner of both the PSP and DS, find that both handhelds are equally as useful. They both have their fair share of pros and cons, so neither handhelds are really superior to each other. It's only a matter of preference.

So shut the fuck up you fanboys. Goddamn.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
AND IF YOU ACTUALLY WENT IN HERE AND POSTED A COMMENT JUST TO SAY PSP IS BETTER, GET A FREAKING LIFE.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/This looks neat. For pricing and everything. All together, it will make the NintendoDS worthwhile. but since this isnt a nintendo licensed product, there can be issues as well.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
So you say you need to buy this to do what the PSP does out of the box? I didn't know the PSP cost the same as the DS.. Oh wait no it doesn't, it's 100 bucks more..

Anyone foolish enough to spend more than the price of a DVD for a UMD movie at a useless resolution and only playable on the PSP is unfit to bitch about any other system. At least this device allows DS owners to convert ANY movie they own to play on the system. They don't have to go out and buy everything again.

Until the PSP has any content on it that is somewhat worthy of purchase (ie not just 200 UMD movies, all published because they're cheap to make and idiots seem to be buying them without thinking of how stupid the concept is) then come back to the Nintendo topics to whine.

I don't own either system but I utterly fail to see what the PSP has (other than graphic performance) that is anything special at all, especially at the price.

This device basically plays any of your music and movies without the need to BUY THEM AGAIN, play GBA/DS roms AND many many classic systems such as the SNES.. I think I'll be getting one of these, an SD card and a DS and still have money left from 250...]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
Keep up the good work, you crap-slinging monkeys! That's what debate is all about.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/NDS ROMs via the GBA slot? I'm skeptical.
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For NDS I am sure it will need PassMe in the DS slot just like their G6 (also manufactured by GBALPHA) needs one. On the pictures at the manufacturesrs site you can see that they use the same PassKey that is used for their G6
http://www.gameboy-advance.net/nintendo_ds/nds-g6flash.htm
http://www.gbalpha.com/gbalpha/download/Soft_Show.asp?SoftID=2152
So it will work just like the rest of gba flash cards - just that this will have SD or CF for memory.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
If your main concern is media (music, movies) and you bought a GBAMP 1 or 2, don't feel too bad, they work perfectly fine on the DS. This just gives you a slightly higher screen resolution in exchange for adding more bulk (the Passkey) in the DS slot. The selling point of this thing is it handles emulation and media all in one package. I'm not interested in the emulation of games I can buy (I prefer legal methods), but classic stuff like the NES, SNES, and GBC? That would be awesome, and the M3 website claims that they do it. It sounds a little too good to be true, though, guess we'll see when it comes out. I'll definitely be following this gadget, it looks awesome. IF it really does everything they say, it'll rule all.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/Dec 19th 2005 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/08/m3-gameboy-advance-movie-player-for-nintendo-ds/
It will use a PassKey, not a PassMe, to utilize NDS functions.

All the specs are at m3adapter.com]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM