New details on Nintendo DS Launch!

Good News folks, we will all be playing the Nintendo Dual Screen by Christmas....HOORAYY!
The Nintendo DS will launch in the US on November 21 and in Japan on December 3, marking the first time that Nintendo has ever launched new hardware outside of Japan (apparently, I predicted this correctly...damn I'm good). Now, for the details...

First off, Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt, featuring four-player wireless play, will come bundled with every system...HIP HIP HOORAYY!
Nintendo was tight-lipped on the subject this morning, stating only that a total of 120 games, from both Nintendo and third parties, are currently in development.
Also, as stated in the press release last night, PictoChat, the DS' own drawing-and-text-based chat utility, will be embedded in the DS hardware so all DS users will be able to chat wirelessly with each other--right out of the box.
The DS will be backed by the largest launch budget that Nintendo has ever put behind one of its platforms, console or handheld--$40 million.

The price in the US will be $149.99....ouch.

Nintendo revealed a few more miscellaneous details: The system will launch only in the silver/black color shown in currently available pictures, although more colors will probably be added later; battery life is 6-10 hours depending on the application; and Game Boy/Game Boy Color games will not be compatible with the DS, although all Game Boy Advance games will work with the system in single-player mode.

Nintendo DS Specifications

Display
Top Screen: 3 inch color TFT with backlight256x192 pixel resolution, .24mm dot pitch260,000 color display
Bottom Screen: 3 inch color TFT with backlight256x192 pixel resolution, .24mm dot pitch260,000 color displayTransparent analog resistive touch panel

Main Controls
Directional pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, L/R buttons, Start/Select buttons Touch panel Internal microphone (voice recognition possible with software)

Input/Output
DS cartridge slotGBA cartridge slotStereo headphone jack Microphone jack

Wireless capabilities
IEEE802.11 and Nintendo propriety protocol 2 formatRadiowave distance: 10 - 30 meters depending on environmentMultiplayer game possible with one cartridgeVoice chatting with the internal microphone while playing over Internet is possible

Check out the full details here: http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/09/21/news_6107998.html

This will be one awesome ass system to have in your pocket...and GameStop is now taking pre-orders for this system! Check out their stores, or there website: http://www.gamestop.com and if your local, check out: http://www.tradengames.com

-Davlin