Download full DS games on your Wii

Author: Richard Swinburne
Published: 4th January 2008
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Download full DS games on your Wii

The DS will likely get full games downloaded to it directly from your Wii

Are full DS games coming to a Wii near you? Downloading to your Wii and then sent to your DS, that is. The service is already available in Japan (albeit just demos for now), but the New York Times is reporting that this is likely to be rolled out across all regions and expanded to include full titles in the near future.

In addition, the NY Times cites that a new puzzle game called Professor Layton, which will be released this year for the DS, will feature the ability to download new puzzles to keep the game fresh (prices weren't discussed).

The problem is that Nintendo may have to offer something for the DS to save the games onto, because currently the demos downloaded in Japan are lost once the unit is turned off. Joystiq has suggested Nintendo might offer some sort of memory expansion module to save them on, or it may be possible to take advantage of existing, but legally-grey hardware.

No doubt Nintendo will find a way to resell old GameBoy titles for the DS through the Virtual Console as well, as the relaunching old games movement continues to become a money making subsidy to all current generation consoles.

The DS sold six million units globally last year alone, making a total of 15.2 Million sold since 2004. For a device going on four years old, it's continual appeal is somewhat surprising (or a commendation to Nintendo marketing) as it still continues to outsell every other console and handheld on the market - anyone buy Nintendo stock shares in 2004?

Looking forward to buying games for your DS directly through your Wii? Or do you still prefer to buy the whole cartridge with proper case, old school style? Let us know your thoughts in the forums.
Quote DXR_13KE 4th January 2008, 13:07
shame the DS does not have a SD card slot..... that would be awesome.
Quote CardJoe 4th January 2008, 13:11
Get an R4 instead.
Quote Pheonix91 4th January 2008, 13:21
Sounds awesome, although im quite content with the games the Wii offers atm.
Quote mrplow 4th January 2008, 13:21
Quote:
Originally Posted by DXR_13KE
shame the DS does not have a SD card slot..... that would be awesome.

mine does... teehee
Quote DXR_13KE 4th January 2008, 13:47
Quote:
Originally Posted by mrplow
Quote:
Originally Posted by DXR_13KE
shame the DS does not have a SD card slot..... that would be awesome.

mine does... teehee

with a "gray area device"....
Quote Phil Rhodes 4th January 2008, 14:40
> demo's

Ah, the greengrocer's apo'strophe! Ju'st the 'sort of thing I like to 'see in profe's'sional journali'sm.

Phil
Quote Drexial 4th January 2008, 14:41
They should make an official device for SD cards, I mean the Wii supports them now. It would be the simplest answer to have the DS support the same.
Quote DougEdey 4th January 2008, 18:43
The NYT has just released another correction for that article (making 5 in total) saying that the Wii will NOT download games to the DS
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