Katamari Damacy on DS; Gamespy to host DS online

GreenEggsNSpam · 03-19-2005, 05:38 PM

Katamari Damacy:

http://www.dsrevolution.com/article....9030782602449d

Check out Nintendo Powers's latest issue for proof.

Nintendo goes online:

Just before we went to press, Nintendo President and CEO Satoru Iwata announced the first details reguarding the company's plans to take the DS online. Nintendo will partner with GameSpy to create a wirless multiplayer network that promises will be simple toset up and provide a seamless experience for users. The service is designed for play around the world, and you will be free of charge (though you will need access to a wireless hotspot). According to Iwata, developers are currently working on short-range wireless games be able to easily expand many of their projects to ******* wireless Internet play.Gamespy will deliver software development kids to qualified developers sometime before E3.
One of the first online-enabled game will be Animal Crossing. Gone are the days of carting your Memory Card to a friend's house--the DS will let you visit other villages across the globe wirlessly.

http://zeo.poned.com/nponline.jpg

This is great and especially good because games that are currently in development right now will most likely make the jump to online!

Nintendo DS Features to Expect
"credit goes to Thom from the DSGB"
Now that we know Gamespy is the key partner in the online plan thanks to the Nintendo Power scans, we can now surmise some of the likely features Nintendo Online will involve on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo Revolution. All of the following is from the Gamespy Technologies website:

MATCHMAKING

• Peer-to-Peer Lobby
• Dedicated Server Browser
• Automatic Player Matching
• Two-Player Challenge/Response
• Bypass NAT and firewall obstacles with ease

COMMUNITY

• Run live user lobbies and in-game text chat
• Enable real-time voice communication
• Support enhanced buddy list and instant messaging
• Drive sales with competition, tournaments, ladders and high score systems
• Extend game functionality with remote, secure player data

perhaps on DS, Pictochat is possible in place of text chat?

ADMINISTRATION

• Stop game piracy
• Create limited release and press distributions
• Keep your players informed with a message of the day
• Enable in-game downloadable files
• Update games with automatic game patching
• Report usage by region, number of servers, active users and more

NETWORKING

• Integrate other SDKs flawlessly, with a single UDP Socket
• Guarantee cross-platform compatibility
• Quickly isolate bugs and prevent surprises with full source code

03-19-2005, 05:38 PM	#1
GreenEggsNSpam GreenStarsNSpam Location: Newfoundand, Canada Posts: 11,216	Katamari Damacy on DS; Gamespy to host DS online Katamari Damacy: http://www.dsrevolution.com/article....9030782602449d Check out Nintendo Powers's latest issue for proof. Nintendo goes online: Just before we went to press, Nintendo President and CEO Satoru Iwata announced the first details reguarding the company's plans to take the DS online. Nintendo will partner with GameSpy to create a wirless multiplayer network that promises will be simple toset up and provide a seamless experience for users. The service is designed for play around the world, and you will be free of charge (though you will need access to a wireless hotspot). According to Iwata, developers are currently working on short-range wireless games be able to easily expand many of their projects to ******* wireless Internet play.Gamespy will deliver software development kids to qualified developers sometime before E3. One of the first online-enabled game will be Animal Crossing. Gone are the days of carting your Memory Card to a friend's house--the DS will let you visit other villages across the globe wirlessly. http://zeo.poned.com/nponline.jpg This is great and especially good because games that are currently in development right now will most likely make the jump to online! Nintendo DS Features to Expect "credit goes to Thom from the DSGB" Now that we know Gamespy is the key partner in the online plan thanks to the Nintendo Power scans, we can now surmise some of the likely features Nintendo Online will involve on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo Revolution. All of the following is from the Gamespy Technologies website: MATCHMAKING • Peer-to-Peer Lobby • Dedicated Server Browser • Automatic Player Matching • Two-Player Challenge/Response • Bypass NAT and firewall obstacles with ease COMMUNITY • Run live user lobbies and in-game text chat • Enable real-time voice communication • Support enhanced buddy list and instant messaging • Drive sales with competition, tournaments, ladders and high score systems • Extend game functionality with remote, secure player data perhaps on DS, Pictochat is possible in place of text chat? ADMINISTRATION • Stop game piracy • Create limited release and press distributions • Keep your players informed with a message of the day • Enable in-game downloadable files • Update games with automatic game patching • Report usage by region, number of servers, active users and more NETWORKING • Integrate other SDKs flawlessly, with a single UDP Socket • Guarantee cross-platform compatibility • Quickly isolate bugs and prevent surprises with full source code