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Seems kind of a waste of time in that you have to be connected to the internet to use it. I dont know about you, but when Im using a portable gaming system (Such as my PSP) I am rarely connected to the internet and am rarely able to connect where ever I am. But this may be fun for kids to screw around with.
Pokemon transforms DS into 'cell phone' for kids - Joystiq
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Pokemon transforms DS into 'cell phone' for kids
Posted Mar 15th 2007 6:12PM by James Ransom-Wiley
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Portable, Online, RPGs

Not that Pokémon -- only the second best-selling game franchise evar -- needs any marketing spin to excite sales of its predestined two-headed spawn Diamond & Pearl, but Nintendo does seems eager to herald the game's impending arrival as a sort of "My First Celly" for DS toting youngsters eager for chatter. Of course, this is simply the ability to chat with registered friends using DS's VoIP capabilities, enabled by the new Pokémon game. While it's a far cry from pending productions and possibilities proposed by the competition, VoIP on DS is a little used feature that has the potential to be a unique selling point.

Sure, it's tethered to Wi-Fi hotspots, but the technology offers the promise of safe communication -- in terms of both who your kid be talkin wit' and potential costs (or lack thereof) -- for concerned parents looking to serve their whiny offspring. Then again, DS VoIPin' lacks the much desired 'prank call' feature. With mischief muted, your preteens are gonna have to settle on playground gossip. That, or they could actually engage in some good ol' pocket monster melee. Imagine that.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are scheduled for release on April 22.

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pokemon owns!!!

I know!!!

wow...i hate pokemon....and now they are making a pokemon headset for kids....