No way people will want to buy an expansion pack... However... RAM is so cheap these days and so are GBA carts that I think they should just bundle them w/ games for free.

-Kevin

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If they bundle it like they did the N64, it shouldn't be a big issue. Sure, anyone who gets the browser (if I read the post right) gets the expansion, but if they bundle it with the first few games that utilize it, then that wouldn't be too bad. The Expansion Pak came bundled with DK64 for the same price as any other game (albeit they were expensive to begin with), so I'm not too worried.

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I honestly wouldn't mind paying a little extra for game and web browsing enhancement.

A bit annoying with the 1CM difference on the DS lite though, it seems a little necessary for page rendering.

How much RAM does it have anyhow?

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So this pretty much confirms that standard GBA carts will not sit flush in the DSL, what with there being two versions of opera with different shaped gba ram carts. Very odd design decision indeed...

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The Nintendo 64 RAM expansion wasn't required for any games. If you had it, though, it unlocked certain graphical upgrades and things like that. I see no reason an expansion pack for the DS wouldn't go over well at all.

I like my DS Rumble Pack though it is a little, well, useless. For $10, it's great. (Mine came with Metroid Prime Pinball, a $35 that should have cost $25. I consider the Rumble Pack that extra $10, as it costs $10 separately from Nintendo.)

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Brad, Donkey Kong 64 required the expansion pack...

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The DS has 4 MB of RAM, more than enough to run the games it needs to run. The main issue is processor speed. If they can somehow bundle special chips with the carts like a ton of SNES games did, then it might make the DS that much more versatile.

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I think besides DK64 the only other game which required the RAM pack was The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.

Anyways, I think this would be a huge upgrade if they packaged it with some game that most people would want. I think if they made it just so that if you had it it allowed for enhanced gameplay (ala Rogue Squadron for N64, which didn't require the pak but I believe if you had it graphics were smoother and possibly the AI was tougher? i don't know why i think that...). But I don't think Nintendo should make it necessary to have to play a game, unless they bundle it with it, or make it like, five bucks. Otherwise, it won't take off.

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More info here boys..
http://www.brighthand.com/article/Opera_for_Nintendo_DS?site=Other

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you couldnt play the single player game in perfect dark without the ram thing but you could play the multiplayer stuff without it.

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those curious about the RAM expansion, you have probobly already seen it! you may not have noticed, but you can see it in the GBA slot in the news report
http://www.dsfanboy.com/2006/02/15/ds-lite-japanese-news-video/
it's about a minute into the video, when the man is holding the lite and showing the browser's functions

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ive got a screen capture here too, if u want that instead of watching the video at http://files.filefront.com/ds_memory/;4778099;;/fileinfo.html

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When this comes out, what will become of my poor pocket PC!? Once the summer comes, I can sit outside with my web browsing DS Lite, browsing DS fanboy whilst enjoying the sunshine :D

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I bought the RAM chip and more than likely will again just because I have so much money...

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I think it is to prevent people of downloading web material onto their GBA movie playerMax hard drive.

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I read somewhere on anoter site a different size ram add on would come to fit the DS Lite

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Unlike the N64 the DS would be unable to apply additional for the primary purpose applied on the console. This was to enable using the full NTSC/PAL resolution rather than just 320x240 as was normal. While there could be some benefits it just wouldn't make anywhere near as significant a difference as it did for the N64 titles that supported it.

Lacking anything as visceral as the high resolution support it would be very hard for developers to find ways to enhance their games without making the additional RAM a requirement. I'd be more inclined to expect support for a flash memory cart to allow entire games to be sold online for the DS.

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bro, anything for goldeneye ds or perfect dark ds or oth n64 ports. do it already, nintendo

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anyone can help me...
i am thinking of either buying Ram or Supercard. well, not so sure whther supercard is actually M3.
anyway,i already have R4
when i download opera it seem tat the opera doesn't work on my ds.do i need to buy another m3 or ram or supercard???confuse....

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