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Disney Brings Its Own Miis, Achievements To The Nintendo DS
Posted by Michael McWhertor at 8:30 AM on February 20, 2008
Hoping to get the jump on any attempt from Nintendo to bring features made popular on the Wii and Xbox 360, Disney is adding a feature called DGamer to future Nintendo DS titles. The first game to support the DGamer service will be The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian bringing the Disney equivalent of Miis, Achievements (called "Honours") and an online Pictochat-esque instant messaging app.
The DGamer service will integrate with with Disney's already established online programs at Disney.com and other owned properties, allowing for a unified sign-on requiring only a PIN to check in. The avatar customisation we saw at GDC allows for basic clothing choices and color options, in addition to Mii-style character editing. Well-known Disney costumes, such as a Buzz Lightyear get up, will also be available when unlocked.
The Honours system works in a fashion similar to Xbox Live or Steam achievements, showing off gameplay accomplishments and leaderboard style stats. DGamer looks like an interesting, if unfortunately proprietary system. While Disney's work on the cross-game application is commendable, we hope that Nintendo answers the call to supplant it with an officially supported system that can work across all titles. Breath holding commences... now.
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samaine
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
The pic needs the caption... "It's a small world, after all."
samaine
Sabre_Justice: Look, I have a long name too! Yay! I'm such a tre
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
@realyst2k: Hee hee, Nintendungeon. Yeah, they really could have done better. Hopefully they'll have learned their lesson by next gen.
Sabre_Justice: Look, I have a long name too! Yay! I'm such a trend whore!
CrazedOne
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
The sad thing is that this was announced way back at e3, but no one gives the Disney press conference any love.
Although seeing how horrible it was this year, can't really blame anyone. (*shivers remembering all the high school musical singing*)
CrazedOne
Mico Mico Nurse
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
How about they spend less time on DGamer and more time on developing the actual games.
Mico Mico Nurse
realyst2k
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
Ahh, the possibilities if Nintendo's online strategy wasn't formulated by some antiquated Luddite Shiggy keeps chained up in the Nintendungeon.
realyst2k
Allen750
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
Yay.
Allen750
Luchador138
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
@Irenicus-the one and only: Looks like I'm gonna either Game faq it or Wikipedia it. I love what capcom did with the Disney franchise.
Luchador138
thefremen
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
Let us also not forget the greatness that was Alladin for SNES. Do a sequel that isn't too much like Prince of Persia and I'll play it gladly.
thefremen
Dancrane212
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
And the Pedobears cheer.
Dancrane212
ohayou_kun
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
they actually look kinda cute.
ohayou_kun
Sandbox_Emperor
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
It's slightly shameful that Disney is implementing this before Nintendo themselves.
Sandbox_Emperor
Koji Otaku
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
This seems like an interesting idea, but I don't like most of the games Disney comes out with, so I don't plan on using this ever.
Also, I too want a ducktales 3.
Koji Otaku
dexterr
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
3d graphics a bit off.
dexterr
NotAZombie
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
@Blackjack1353: I guess so...
NotAZombie
Sailorcancer
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
THATS HOT!
Sailorcancer
Sabre_Justice: Look, I have a long name too! Yay! I'm such a tre
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
Hey, not a bad idea. Gotta wonder if they can pull it off.
Sabre_Justice: Look, I have a long name too! Yay! I'm such a trend whore!
Wyld
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
There are those who create, and those who think they "improve" stuff.
Wyld
Irenicus-the one and only
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
@Luchador138: Seems to be a Game boy version of the sequel too. I might have the NES version down in the basement, I still got the original :) I played ducktales to the death as a kid. I also like rescue rangers for the NES and some other disney games.
Irenicus-the one and only
SwordandSorcery
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
ditto, when is Nintendo gonna supe up the pictochat so its actually usable. oh wait I forgot about friend codes
SwordandSorcery
Irenicus-the one and only
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
@Luchador138: yes lol But it came out very late for the NEs that most people missed it :( I liked the sequel a lot.
Irenicus-the one and only
Luchador138
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
@Irenicus-the one and only: @shrewd:
Wait, first there had to be a Ducktails 2 or am I missing something here!?
Luchador138
FallenAzrael
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
If, somehow, your hunger for the same 5-7 characters has yet to be killed by an endless onslaught of remakes and sequels, surely, this will do the trick.
FallenAzrael
shrewd
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
@Irenicus-the one and only: Ducktales 3 YES.
shrewd
Moonshadow101
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
You might want to throw in a disclaimer after that breath holding bit, because if you don't, you might suddenly find yourself responsible for thousands upon thousands of deaths.
Or, at least, unconsciousnesses.
(Does that translate into "Nintendo will never, ever do it" well enough? Hmmm... sure.)
Moonshadow101
Blackjack1353
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
Wait, something from disney that doesnt have an agenda or death of a parent?! I need to go lie down for a while.
Blackjack1353
Irenicus-the one and only
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
mmm, this would be awsome, coming from Nintendo ;)
Because I don't see myself playing any Disney games in a very, very long while*
*give me ducktales 3
Irenicus-the one and only
Xaltmas
Posted 1:29 PM 23/2/08
A ploy to get people to buy awful Disney games? Possibly.
Xaltmas