Some questions abt DS...

[portner]

Hello there everyone...greetings to all...
I just registered this a/c coz im interested and really looking forward to play the nintendo DS
But first i wanna get some things straight abt it...

It says that the nintendo DS doesnt have a connection port so it cant be linked to GBA or GBA SP...
so does that means nintendo DS can link with another DS but is it a must for these DS to be in a hotspot area?
whats the diff between bluetooth and IEEE 802.11?
does IEEE 802.11 require to be in a hotspot area? coz bluetooth doesnt...
the nintendo DS can be played up to a MAX of 16 players wirelessly...but issit in a hotspot area or anywhere?

Just wanna get some things straight...
sorry coz im not so hi-tech and stuff...here in my country, Brunei...there aint much hotspots area except in few restaurants and stuff...and it aint hi-tech region...not just yet... >.<

[Eric]

i do believe if it has 16 players you play it wireless cause playing it with wires can be tricky and take long

[portner]

Thanks for that one Eric...
so DS can played online and offline within the range of 30-100 feet rite?
and whats this abt pictochat? issit sort of like MSN where u drop an online/offline msg to ppl or does it require to be hotspot area or not? Hope u guys would reply my tricky questions here as i am so confused abt these stuffs...
other than that im cool...

[quzar]

Bluetooth is radio wave, limited to about 20 feet. 802.11 is much longer range both can act device to device or device to network.

[Eric]

i think pictochat is something like MSN from the name it seems like a Picture would be involved but i also believe Picto will involved with games so you chat online

[dbzcrazy991]

does the DS play gameboy advance games?

[portner]

thanks quzar for answering my question...

yeh dbzcrazy991...
it was said that DS has 2 slots...one for the DS cartridge which is way smaller...more like a cell phone memory card size they said...
and another slot for GB games...meaning all GB games...
cool huh?
only thing like i said abt it was that no connection cable port...so cant link it to GBA or SP...only DS to DS...but like quzar said...wireless LAN...soooooo COOL!!! ;D

It would be so cool if pictochat could send online and offline msg while in a hotspot area....
or just sending a msg via the 802.11 (non-internet)...
ive seen pics on ppl typing msgs using the stylus on the bottom screen...it has the keyboard buttons and u just tap the words and u could use the stylus to draw and scribble stuffs...

[josephiles]

i wanna see what they do with the Mic they built in to the DS, Picto Voice??? Cool idea...

[portner]

yeh thats cool...
whats them saying abt october 7th got some big news or something like that abt the NDS?
some tricky last minute changes again perhaps?

[Maximo2703]

Portner you say all GB games......now i heard awhile back that the DS would only play DS and GBA games NOT GB/GBC games.....is that true???....or is it going to be able to play alll 4 DS/GBA/GBC/GB....im thinking about bypassing gettin an GBA SP and just buy a DS since it can play both DS and GBA but i have a crapload of GB(C) games and i wanna know if i can still play them on DS....also does anyone have the complete list for US DS titles because nintendo's site doesn't mention all of them compared to what EBgames mentions