Nintendo DS Breakdown and Tearapart

Lik-sang.Com has up one of the first reviews of the Nintenso DS which is hands-on.... and hands-IN since they got the device, played with it for a few minutes, and then promptly voided the warranty by opening it up and checking out the guts.

The Wireless mode of the Nintendo DS is really impressive. Whether you play VS mode with Mario 64 DS, or if you send messages to each other using Pictochat, the range goes as far as 10 to 30 meters, even passing through walls and doors. We expect kids to go wild with it during boring school sessions in the next couple of months. Not to mention the cheating tool it can become... Nintendo just opened itself another niche market. The technology used for wireless connectivity is IEEE 802.11b, which some of you might already know from Wireless home or office networks.

I am still waiting for the Sony PSP, myself. But the built-in wireless game-sharing is too cool for words. It sounds like it is going to be a must-have for all future portable releases.