StarCraft Perfect for Nintendo DS?

[Lwek]

Real Time Strategy games have never worked well at all on any other system except PC--forget about consoles or handhelds. But I picked up the Nintendo DS and my head is swimming with the possibilities this system presents for RTS games, especially Star Craft, because of its older technology, should be easier to convert to a DS version.

What makes the Nintendo DS so perfect is the dual screen and touch interface. Console versions of RTS games are so bad because you just can't navigate menus/maps well with a stick or thumb pad. But with the DS, the there are a number of ways you could implement an RTS. . . primarily the touch screen is perfect for instructions, relocating the map, drawing patrol routes, grouping units, etc.

Not to mention the DS has wireless(or wi-fi?) capabilities that could be implemented for multi-player or online via-handheld. Games like Advance Wars demonstrate a market for strategic/tactical games, and no one does strategy like Blizzard. You bring Star Craft of War Craft to the DS, advertise in PC mags, and you WILL squeeze even more money and play out of these popular series.

It would be dissapointing for the first truly unique and wide-open pieces of hardware to not get these blizzard games. It is clear Nintendo has no idea what to do with this great system it has created (Mario 64 puh-leeze.) So please Blizzard, take up the slack. You WILL be rewarded.

Sounds nifty.

 

[G37Z]

Im not sure about the strategeic part of starcraft working for the DS, but maybe something along the lines of the storyline like starcraft ghost is going to impliment. It would be very interesting to see it done...and possibly maybe even some of the other titles thay have working for them, or maybe even some new ones. I hope its nothing like that viking adventure game...that thing sucked

 

[Wing Zero]

soudns hot i would buy it lets me have areason for getting a DS besides gundam seed

 

[Nicholas The Slide]

sounds aweosme but IMHO thats like buying an x-box JUST to play halo...doesnt make much sense to buy it just for SC, but that wpuld be pimpin

 

[G37Z]

Well, they have other games for it too ya know lol

 

[Nicholas The Slide]

i know, but im not a big fan of nintendo games

 

[G37Z]

ah, well the only game other than any possible blizz game would be the new mario for the DS, cause well...im classicaly trianed on the NES and i never skip a classic

 

[TrongaMonga]

Well, my father is already going to buy DS anyway. If StarCraft went out to it, I would finally not be bored after an hour with the handheld console

 

[Nicholas The Slide]

i second that..only pokemon was able to hole my intrest for >1 Hour. but thats because they laced their images with heroin.

 

[G37Z]

lol...i played pokemon back in its craze...i was in like 6th grade...i loved that game with a passion.

 

[ChrisH36]

I don't small screen strategy games. But the second screen can use the minimap, I find that very efficient!

 

[NavySeal_Sirus]

man just leave starcraft alone on the nintendo 64...
was a bit better than pc too lol. you had to find the cheat triggers lol.

 

[Renzokuken]

It'd still be incredibly hard to play unless it is ALL touch-screen.