In the game?

摘要

The latest version of the venerable Game Boy, the Nintendo DS, hit the shelves last December and promptly became a best seller, even as Sony planned the March debut of its PSP (PlayStation Portable). The DS broke new ground with dual color screens, touchscreen capability, and wireless connectivity, all in a sleek clamshell design. Still, the devil is in the details, and we wondered what Nintendo got right and wrong. The design lacks a dedicated graphics engine, and the wireless implementation is, for the moment at least, nonstandard. With two gaming stalwarts going head to head in the handheld market, EDN ponied up for a DS and promptly destroyed it for "Prying eyes." The mission? To uncover the design decisions that are translating to success in the market—and where Nintendo engineers might have made better choices.