Gameboy and DS player on Wii!!!

[Caravan5]

This is just an idea, but I think it would really sell. You know like the Gabcube had a gameboy player which could allow gameplay of GB games on you big screen, I think that they shouold do this again but with a DS cartridge aswell. I never had a Gamecube but I have a Wii so for people like me, this would be a really good idea! What do you think?

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by Caravan5

This is just an idea, but I think it would really sell. You know like the Gabcube had a gameboy player which could allow gameplay of GB games on you big screen, I think that they shouold do this again but with a DS cartridge aswell. I never had a Gamecube but I have a Wii so for people like me, this would be a really good idea! What do you think?

How would you play DS games on your TV?

[enigmaopoeia]

While the idea is nice, especially since one could utilize the Wiimote as a DS stylus. Maybe in the far future they may implement some kind of GBA Player for the Wii since the DSi cannot play GB/GBA titles. But more than likely they won't jump on the idea since the DS already play most GB/GBA games and it still sells strong IIRC.

I would love to see a DS Player, but I dunno how good that would do. But I already own a Wii, DS, and a GameCube with a GBA Player. So I have all of my bases covered.

[blackgold]

Originally Posted by enigmaopoeia

While the idea is nice, especially since one could utilize the Wiimote as a DS stylus. Maybe in the far future they may implement some kind of GBA Player for the Wii since the DSi cannot play GB/GBA titles. But more than likely they won't jump on the idea since the DS already play most GB/GBA games and it still sells strong IIRC.

I would love to see a DS Player, but I dunno how good that would do. But I already own a Wii, DS, and a GameCube with a GBA Player. So I have all of my bases covered.

Hmmm... something to think about.
I think this would be a good idea...

[Betagam7]

I don't see nintendo making a player for any of its defunct systems, especially in light of its focus on virtual consoles for Wii and DS.
Why would they want to create a boom in the second hand GBA market when they can rerelease the games as downloadable titles and make money out of it?
Its a shame that someone can't make a cable that would hook up the GB player to the Wii though as the boot disk loads up fine but unfortunately there's no serial port.

[slangman]

It sounds like a good idea, but how will the DS controls be emulated on the Wii? And I can't see Game Boy games been supported either, since Nintendo haven't bothered with Game Boy compatibility since the orginal DS came out.

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by slangman

It sounds like a good idea, but how will the DS controls be emulated on the Wii.

The same way they are emulated on a DS emulator I imagine, with the Wiimote replacing the mouse.

[Ouenben]

DS will never be made to play on the Wii (Apart from very few select titles like Made in ore [new wario ware]) It's just not feasible. Two screens crunched onto one would look awful, touch screen controls more often than not need a fair amount of accuracy, more than the shaky wiimote pointer can provide anyway.
There's always the option of keeping the bottom screen on the DS and the top on the TV but it'd be too big a pain to look between the screen all the time on dual screen gameplay based games.
There's just no sensible way to do DS>Big TV that would work for the majority of the DS's library.

GB/GBC/GBA player on Wii would be nice but I honestly don't see it happening, more likely a virtual handheld on the next Nintendo handheld to be released (unless they get off their asses and release it on DSi, this is unlikely)

[slangman]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

The same way they are emulated on a DS emulator I imagine, with the Wiimote replacing the mouse.

I can't see that working. What if you had to use the L,R buttons at the same time, while using the touch screen. The Wii remote doesn't have enough buttons to emulate all 8 buttons.

[Mr. Cheez]

Originally Posted by slangman

I can't see that working. What if you had to use the L,R buttons at the same time, while using the touch screen. The Wii remote doesn't have enough buttons to emulate all 8 buttons.

You could use the Nunchuk, which combined with the Wiimote has 8 buttons.

[sponge]

just because its possible, doesnt make it a good idea. HORRIBLE idea. DS player, that is . . . a way to make the game boy player work would be sweet. but i agree that it will be more likely that we see VC gameboy stuff.

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by sponge

just because its possible, doesnt make it a good idea.

I never said it was, I was just answering the question someone asked of how it would work if it was done.

[sponge]

i know, that wasnt a direct response to what you said.

[Marky Vigoroth]

I thought about that multiple times. I think that both the Classic Controller and Wii Remote be used together.

[Ouenben]

Originally Posted by Marky Vigoroth

I thought about that multiple times. I think that both the Classic Controller and Wii Remote be used together.

No.... Just no...

DSplayer on Wii = Bad idea that isn't going to happen.

End of thread

[Kurachi]

Originally Posted by Ouenben

No.... Just no...

DSplayer on Wii = Bad idea that isn't going to happen.

End of thread

i agree with the "no" part, but end of thread just cuz of that? no
i mean, let people discuss about it

i know that it wont happen, and i rather see gb/gbc/gba on VC

[Marky Vigoroth]

Originally Posted by Kurachi

i know that it wont happen, and i rather see gb/gbc/gba on VC

Hai; the latter is more efficient.

[pterodactyl]

we link the ds with the wii via wi-fi,they could release a software that when installed would create a channel,called ds channel or somthin,then when we enter the channel and open our ds,it will show please wait a moment ds is downloading a software,then both the screens show n our tvs and we control the bottom screen and buttons,with our ds.i think this would be a gret idea.

[Ouenben]

Originally Posted by pterodactyl

we link the ds with the wii via wi-fi,they could release a software that when installed would create a channel,called ds channel or somthin,then when we enter the channel and open our ds,it will show please wait a moment ds is downloading a software,then both the screens show n our tvs and we control the bottom screen and buttons,with our ds.i think this would be a gret idea.

Without a special cart/adaptor I'm not sure normal DSlites would be capable of doing that depends how much temporary memory the system would need for that to work.

Given that most people have widescreen tvs now sticking 2 screens on would look very stretched nd horrible, if they didnt stretch them there would be large black gaps either side of the screen.

Also most of the time that you need to see the bottom screen and use the stylus based on whats happening and you wouldnt be able to do it while looking at the bottom screen on your tv if you needed to be accurate.

The only games it would work well for are those that only really use the top screen like mario kart DS

[LinkFanatic]

Nintendo will do whatever it takes to make more money....whether we think it is a good or not...whether it makes sense or not...typical Ninty fashion!

[Refa]

Originally Posted by LinkFanatic

Nintendo will do whatever it takes to make more money....whether we think it is a good or not...whether it makes sense or not...typical Ninty fashion!

I would like old GB/GBA games on VC. I'm sure many others would agree, especially with the more expensive games (and blowing on old cartridges is no fun, and no stupid faulty battery packs to worry about). It makes perfect sense, because Nintendo would make money. So unless you're talking about something else (in which case, you really should specify), I don't understand what you're talking about.

[LinkFanatic]

Specifically, any and all things that have been discussed. What makes them the most money they will attempt to do (or what they THINK will make the most money....Virtual Boy, by example)

[RetroNL]

I dont see the reason why not, they did it with the Super Gameboy, the GB pack with Pokemon Stadium on N64 and the Gamecube hardware that you could put on the downside of the console, at least make a genuine piece of hardware for the Wii through USB or something. Otherwise just go for the software download only, it will only benefit for them.
Though I dont see it comming, because seeing Capcoms very quick response of bringing Phoenix Wright to Wiiware makes it more questionable if there ever will be a new GB/GBC/GBA player from Nintendo.

[pterodactyl]

I don't know Whether NINTENDO Will release ds player for wii,but i m pretty sure they will not release gameboy player,becuz they don't manufacture game boys any more,and is an old handheld console,and nintendo is less likely to be concerned with game boy softwares and hardwares.but ds player for wii is not impossible,after all the original plan for the wii was it would have a touch screen controller.but if they do make and release the ds player,then they should pack it with a touch screen,that would fit on the bottom port of the wii remote,the touch screen would have a ds slot to put ds card,we hold the wii horizontally,much like when we play nes games on the wii,the touch screen would also have a place for the wii remote on the top ,like the wii wheel,and the top screen of the ds will be shown on tv.

[Ouenben]

Originally Posted by pterodactyl

I don't know Whether NINTENDO Will release ds player for wii,but i m pretty sure they will not release gameboy player,becuz they don't manufacture game boys any more,and is an old handheld console,and nintendo is less likely to be concerned with game boy softwares and hardwares.but ds player for wii is not impossible,after all the original plan for the wii was it would have a touch screen controller.but if they do make and release the ds player,then they should pack it with a touch screen,that would fit on the bottom port of the wii remote,the touch screen would have a ds slot to put ds card,we hold the wii horizontally,much like when we play nes games on the wii,the touch screen would also have a place for the wii remote on the top ,like the wii wheel,and the top screen of the ds will be shown on tv.

Well it took me a couple reads to understand this but here goes:

It is unlikely that they would bother to release a gameboy player on Wii when they do not produce GBA games anymore, and more so because they may have a virtual handheld store planned for the DS 2 (I don't see it happening on DSi)

I'm not sure if the Wii controller originally had a touch screen in the prototypes you'd need to provide me a reliable source before I believe this.
However even if it did they didn't stick with it and it's obvious why, without physical buttons to press it's difficult for gamers to know what it is they are pressing and if they need to be focused on the top screen they can't be looking at this touch screen every other moment to be sure they're still on the right places.

Which brings me to your Wiimote-touchscreen cradle idea for a DS player. This will never happen, for starters it sounds very very awkward to use in the first place and for the touch screen to even be useful in that kind of cradle it would need to have a screen bigger than DSi XL's!
Also the cost would be pretty high for this device which would probably not sell terribly well as it wouldn't have the appeal of a DS given it'd ONLY be useable on the Wii while at home.

The only feasible DS player I could see happening would be a download/Disc/USB device that connected to the DS and used it as a controller for the wii and moved the top screen onto the TV instead, but as I've said several times this would be very inconvenient for games that require games to need to look at both screens or swap screens often. As the gap from the bottom screen of the DS to the TV would not likely be that friendly. And if they were just to release it mainly for the One screen only games like Mario Kart and New super mario bros there would be a very small market for it so I doubt Nintendo would be even the slightest bit interested in doing this.

[pterodactyl]

Originally Posted by Ouenben

Well it took me a couple reads to understand this but here goes:

The only feasible DS player I could see happening would be a download/Disc/USB device that connected to the DS and used it as a controller for the wii and moved the top screen onto the TV instead, but as I've said several times this would be very inconvenient for games that require games to need to look at both screens or swap screens often. As the gap from the bottom screen of the DS to the TV would not likely be that friendly. And if they were just to release it mainly for the One screen only games like Mario Kart and New super mario bros there would be a very small market for it so I doubt Nintendo would be even the slightest bit interested in doing this.

if looking up and down is your concern,then tell me how do you type on your computer?,and the place where i read the wii was having a touch screen was in wikipedia,here are the words said by wii designer Ken'ichiro Ashida -"We had the DS on our minds as we worked on the Wii. We thought about copying the DS's touch-panel interface and even came up with a prototype." The idea was eventually rejected, with the notion that the two gaming systems would be identical.
link to the aticle-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii

[Ouenben]

Originally Posted by pterodactyl

if looking up and down is your concern,then tell me how do you type on your computer?,and the place where i read the wii was having a touch screen was in wikipedia,here are the words said by wii designer Ken'ichiro Ashida -"We had the DS on our minds as we worked on the Wii. We thought about copying the DS's touch-panel interface and even came up with a prototype." The idea was eventually rejected, with the notion that the two gaming systems would be identical.
link to the aticle-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii

I type like most people, without looking at my keyboard and looking at the screen.
Also using the computer is not the same as a game there isn't a time limit or things happening that would cause problems with me having to look at both often where as in a game like Yoshis island which uses both screens for gameplay is could cause problems.

Thanks for the source, it's not hard to see why they scrapped the idea.

[pterodactyl]

Originally Posted by Ouenben

I type like most people, without looking at my keyboard and looking at the screen.
Also using the computer is not the same as a game there isn't a time limit or things happening that would cause problems with me having to look at both often where as in a game like Yoshis island which uses both screens for gameplay is could cause problems.

Thanks for the source, it's not hard to see why they scrapped the idea.

exactly,you type by not looking at the keyboard and looking at the screen,or vice versa,or looking at both one at a time.Why can't they release it because some games utilize both screens,majority of ds games use one screen,for display and other for controlling games.rarely some side scrolling games use both screens to display an image as a whole.like in game boy player for gcn you could not play wario ware twisted and yoshi's topsy turvy,because of the player's size,but nintendo released the player for gcn and people bought it.

[enigmaopoeia]

Originally Posted by pterodactyl

like in game boy player for gcn you could not play wario ware twisted

Hey, I had fun playing WarioWare Twisted! on my Game Boy Player!

[pterodactyl]

Originally Posted by enigmaopoeia

Hey, I had fun playing WarioWare Twisted! on my Game Boy Player!

While they are all able to be displayed on-screen, they cannot be controlled properly due to the motion-sensing being designed with a Game Boy unit in mind,do you lift your game cube and tilt it lol,the player is designed to be put in the parallel port at the bottom of the GCN,you screw the player in place at the bottom,i don't know if you used hacking softwares or a parallel port extension cord ,but officialy it is impractical and does not support motion sensing games,since you have to lift the whole unit to control in game stuffs.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by pterodactyl

exactly,you type by not looking at the keyboard and looking at the screen,or vice versa,or looking at both one at a time.Why can't they release it because some games utilize both screens,majority of ds games use one screen,for display and other for controlling games.

The vast majority of DS games I've played use both screens for display: one for display, and one for control via display. It's not like you can control most DS games on the bottom screen without looking at it.

[enigmaopoeia]

Originally Posted by pterodactyl

do you lift your game cube and tilt it lol

Heck yeah! The best way to play the game.

No, seriously, you pick up the GameCube system and tilt it around to play the game, it's entirely do-able and great for laughs.

[pterodactyl]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

The vast majority of DS games I've played use both screens for display: one for display, and one for control via display. It's not like you can control most DS games on the bottom screen without looking at it.

i don't mean we don't need to look,or the second screen does not display images,i mean there are games where you see the controls,and then check the screen,like some people type on a keyboard,i think that is not a big deal,the only problems are for the games that use both screens to display the background of the level,because it requires you to look up and down every time you jump or climb to a higher place on the level,like in side scrolling games,but for those games it could display two screens on our tvs it will definitely look bigger than screens we have on the ds,that is the reason to buy a player is not it?,to see bigger images of characters and levels.

[enigmaopoeia]

Just my two cents. I don't think this was mentioned before, but I remember playing FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: Echoes of Time for the Wii. Since it was based off of the DS version, they compensated the dual screens by having two in-game windows side-by-side horizontally. You can also adjust the sizes of the two windows, not perfect, but it works.

So I can only imagine if they would do the same if they decided to make a DS Player for the Wii. But then again, I'm one of those people that thinks a DS Player is highly unlikely.

[Mr. Cheez]

How in the HELL would you play DS games on a TV? As for the Game Boy games, you can easily dig out your old Gamecube and GBP from your closet and play them on that. Another GB peripheral for the Wii would be completely redundant.

Now a GB VC, I'd definitely go for THAT (though I'd prefer it on the DS).

@Enigma. LOL, that's hilarious. I really should get Wario Ware: Twisted! (which I've been meaning to do for a while anyway), and rebuy Kirby's Tilt n' Tumble and try that myself! XD

[LinkFanatic]

You seriously spouting redundancy from a company like Nintendo who excels at that? Super Game Boy worked great but wait! GBP on Gamecube....how redundant...lol