When we first heard Nintendo was planning on releasing a headset for the DS, we totally asked Nintendo "what's the haps, man? What do you need a headset for?" Nintendo promptly responded by slapping us in the face with a thick manilla envelope. Inside said envelope, a large glossy print of the headset. First, we cried a little, then we wondered about the ways in which the headset could improve the performance of the DS, not asking Nintendo out of fear of another act of violence coming our way. Over at Game Watch, you'll see the headset is photographed in revealing, contorting positions, both alone and physically hooked into DS Phat and Lite alike. Also, a shot of the headset resting on a person's ear makes it look much more comfortable than other headsets made by other gaming companies. Of course, we're just speculating not having touched this headset nor having had it rest upon our ear.
Sure, the obvious things such as chat in Metroid Prime Hunters come to mind, but where else is this headset actually essential? Follow the post after the break for all of the pictures of the headset from Game Watch.
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9-20-2006 @ 10:55AM
Exo said...
Id assume that its also going to be usefull for the Wii in games like pokemon battle revolution and other games that have ds conectivity.
I think once wii is out for a while getting a DS AND a Wii combo could be very cheap
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9-20-2006 @ 11:04AM
r-deezy said...
These pics HAVE to be old... otherwise it would have been hooked up to a Lite. I hope I can kill 2 birds with 1 stone and have my DS & Wii headset all in 1 purchase.
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9-20-2006 @ 11:34AM
JonDarkwood said...
r-deezy, you must've skipped the entire post. It was hooked up to a lite.
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9-20-2006 @ 11:58AM
20XX said...
Good, now I can say "BLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUE" a little more quietly.
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9-20-2006 @ 12:00PM
delerious said...
Just one question. Where the hell is DSpeak?
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9-20-2006 @ 12:04PM
Aero said...
Diamond and Pearl have full Voice Chat, so the headset is for them.
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9-20-2006 @ 12:35PM
sandmax said...
why dont they have a stereo headset!?
waste of money!
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9-20-2006 @ 12:42PM
Exo said...
They need to show it hooked up to a phat cause belive it or not, some people still have those, so nintendo is showin them it works on their ds too.
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9-20-2006 @ 12:43PM
DS said...
they should make a wireless bluetooth version headset
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9-20-2006 @ 1:37PM
Moogle said...
Saxon - it's to reduce noise on the line from radio interference. You'll notice all monitor cables have them as well.
My guess (i.e. I'm making stuff up because I'm no EE) is that it has something to do with inductance. Perhaps the clip increases inductance enough to make the wire a worse antenna than it would otherwise be?
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9-20-2006 @ 1:45PM
Moogle said...
Yup, found something right after I posted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductor#Applications
"Inductors are used extensively in analog circuits and signal processing. Inductors in conjunction with capacitors and other components form tuned circuits which can emphasize or filter out specific signal frequencies. This can range from the use of large inductors as chokes in power supplies, now obsolete, which in conjunction with filter capacitors remove residual hum or other fluctuations from the direct current output, to such small inductances as generated by a ferrite bead or torus around a cable to prevent radio frequency interference from being transmitted down the wire."
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9-20-2006 @ 8:43PM
woot said...
maybe they'll release DS SPEAK
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9-21-2006 @ 5:56AM
Duscrom said...
how is this different from the headset that's already out on the market?
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9-21-2006 @ 11:13AM
Fox said...
It is simply a Nintendo branded one Duscrom. I honestly would go for the Nintendo one over sometimes unreliable third-party equipment.
With all due respect,
Fox
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9-22-2006 @ 12:38AM
ruge said...
SKYPE maybe??? Would the DS would make a great VOIP phone?
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9-23-2006 @ 1:52AM
Saxon said...
Not to sound too dumb, and I know I've seen these before, but what is the purpose of the little clamp on the cord?
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9-23-2006 @ 1:54AM
Saxon said...
Thanks Moogle; I've learned something today. :)
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