It's A Wonderful World

Ok, so I've finally getting to come back and write for this post. I originally had a post for this video, but youtube with all of it wondrous glory, didn't get it published. Which in the long run is a good thing because the more I thought about it; I didn’t like what I had written. Ok now back to why I posted this video. Originally I was going to talk about the game a little, but I kept thinking about it and remembering what Dan had told me, I started thinking beyond the game. I’ve posted about other games before and that is not what I’m trying to get with this blog. So rather the game, I’m going to talk about the system that the game is made for why I think it has relation to this blog. The Gameboy DS is latest handheld system to come from Nintendo (or more so the second to newest since they now have the DS Lite). Anyone that knows anything about Nintendo is that they have been the king of the handhelds for well over 15 years now. Even their competitor Sony with their invention of the PSP have yet to out do Nintendo. The DS unlike its past versions is now dual screened with a stylus and touch screen. It even carries wi-fi capability in which the user can play other people over the net with certain games. The one thing that DS does not have like it’s competitor is the ability to surf the net or watch movies, but I can’t help but think how much longer till the decide to add features like that. It’s funny, even with those features added to the PSP, the DS is still able to out sell it. It also helps that the DS is cheaper and has a better game selection. So with more games that people want and a price people can afford, think what will happen if Nintendo finally decides add web browsers and download capability to the system. People will be able to update their blogs, listen to their MP3’s, chat with each other (which you can already be done between DS’s) and even watch their favorite pod-cast. In my opinion, the DS is the most under used device with the most potential for future use with New Media. Sure we have devices like the I-Pod’s, which don’t get me wrong, I love mine, but the DS is just more innovative and allow the user to interact with the data more. If and when the DS is given that ability, I could easily see it becoming one of the most used new media appliances.