Nintendo of Japan have announced the MP3 MPEG4 player for the DS and GBA, it seems to work by allowing an SD card, to be inserted into the player with your files on, these files can then be played out on the GBA SP /DS.
To me this seems like a great way to counter the competition of the PSP (Playstation Portable). One of the major criticisms from the Sony faithful of the Nintendo DS is its inability to multi-function as an MP3 and portable movie player, which of course the PSP can do out of the box.
However the PSP relies on Sony memory sticks for removable media storage, where the Nintendo accessory relies on SD cards.
A 1gig Sony memory stick will set you back around £529 where in comparison a 1gig SD card will only set you back around £45 to £60 quid!!!!
Seems like Nintendo-handheld fanboys have got the upper hand.... for now!
The Nintendo handheld media player is due for release in Japan Feb 2005 and Europe/US shortly after.
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