DSi Is Just Not Popular Enough - Band Hero

By SpookSpook81. Friday, August 21, 2009 2:20:11 AM

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Well, this should get all you DSi lovers fired up (and those who call it a 'stopgap' too). According to a Kotaku Interview, Band Hero developers are aware that their soon-to-be released game is not compatible with the DSi... The worst part is, it is an easily solvable issue; one they just don't care enough to correct right now.

With Guitar Hero, for instance, the problem is that the game requires a GBA-slot peripheral to work; something the DSi lacks. There, the problem is hardware-related and much more complicated to solve. However, with Band Hero, the problem is that the 'peripheral' they use is just a 'skin'; it wraps itself around the DS with four drum-like pads that fall over the DS buttons. Now, this 'skin', won't fit the DSi because it is not the same shape as the DS (and I don't know, but I guess the same goes for the DS Phat). However, and although the problem is easily solved by releasing an adapted skin, they just don't feel the DSi audience merits their investment.

It's something we want to work on and we have been investigating ways to get (Band Hero) to the DSi, but we looked at how many people already have the Guitar Grip and already have the DS and not the DSi."

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Captain FalconTriforceOfAnnoyingness Friday, August 21, 2009 2:22:46 AM

off topic: all your base

Pikachu Electronkawaiipikachu Friday, August 21, 2009 11:57:04 PM

There are going to be some people who going to make there own workaround especially those few that are so disperate to have this work with there Stopgapi .

Well unfortunately the DSi is way too popular & i just hope that soon there a an extreamy steep drop in sales & somebody finds proof that the CPU is the same as the previous DS's just have a different number just like the lite has a different numbering from the phat CPU .

SpookSpook81 Saturday, August 22, 2009 12:06:31 AM

Originally posted by kawaiipikachu:

somebody finds proof that the CPU is the same as the previous DS's


Actually, that's not true... Sorry, but the DSi DOES have a more powerful CPU than previous DSs (133MHz vs 66MHz). That the developers have yet to harness that 'extra oomph' is another thing completely.

Captain FalconTriforceOfAnnoyingness Saturday, August 22, 2009 10:25:33 PM

they won't do that because people with enough sense not to buy a dsi wont be able to play it, so they wont buy it. why would they make stopgap exclusive games? makes no sense.

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