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voonplatz in nintendo_ds

beep beep

Feb 23, 2006 15:24

http://www.youtube.com/w/DS-Lite-Video-1?v=hv3o3B0ScYY

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shadow64 February 23 2006, 20:51:07 UTC

so they kept the screen the same size but reduced the bulkyness around it...i wonder why they didnt just sell this design first.

Progress... ngyoshi February 24 2006, 00:41:30 UTC

Nintendo has this thing for making thier products constantly better (in most cases) and always improving. Take the Gameboy for example ... first thing they did was slim it down, then they added color, then they took it to 32-bit, add a backlight screen and total redesign (made the screen brighter before, making it even smaller.

It's progress.

So, they now have the ability to make it smaller, heard people ask, and did it. The Revolution is very similiar in the sense that it is more powerful than the Gamecube with new features but is basically a new version of the Gamecube ... which happens to be smaller...

I swear ... Nintendo seems to have the 'Apple Complex' lately.

Re: Progress... shadow64 February 24 2006, 00:49:45 UTC

cool, yah I kind of wish it wasnt made soo soon though.

Re: Progress... creepyguywas February 24 2006, 14:53:49 UTC

Moore's Law

Re: Progress... shadow64 February 24 2006, 18:29:46 UTC

umm nothing really happened when i clicked the link

Re: Progress... creepyguywas February 24 2006, 21:41:49 UTC

It should link to the wikipedia entry for Moore's Law. You can just google it.

Basically, the price it costs to make electronics goes down as more of them are sold, so they'll be cheaper and easier to make. This lowers the price of the essential pieces and allows more expensive and compact pieces to be bought. Also, hardware is getting more compact every day.

I'm sure if they released the DS Lite a year ago it would've cost 300 dollars.

Re: Progress... shadow64 February 24 2006, 22:30:52 UTC

Ooh i see so its kind of like supply and demand. Interesting, yes I enjoy economics.

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