Saturday November 13 2004, Pokemon USA had a surprise for the gaming community in New York City. Putting what gamers consider the new Game Boy DS out on the show floor for demo play, it gave both customers and gamers a hands on experience with the new hand held made by Nintendo. The Stylish new sleek version of the system looks a whole lot better than its original mock up. The system is a whole lot smaller and feels a much better in person. Launching at the Pokemon Center for first come sales, gamers who can not find pre-order options in other retailers can rest assured that their will be enough at the Pokemon Center for many. Many have already planned camp out of the store Saturday night until the morning for their purchase.

With great titles on the horizon such as DS versions of The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl, Super Mario Brothers, and Final Fantasy games to come the DS life will be just as successful as the Game Boy Advance if not more. Triforce took the time to head down to the feature of the DS and get some coverage on the hand held masterpiece and got to interview a few gamers who tried out the game and got a few words from them.

"I think it's great! It's a huge improvement over the Game Boy Advance. The graphics are really nice, and they look much better in person than what I've seen on the net and in the magazines. The control is really intuitive; it feels similar to a mouse and keyboard. Finally a hand held made for both PC and console gamers."
Joey Papperello

"I like the idea that you can chat. I really like the picto chat application for the DS. It would be real fun to use at school with my friends so that we can chat."
Melanie Huttner


"It's better than I first thought I never thought a screen would make a good controller. I think I'm going to buy it. I was going to wait for other colors, but its good enough for me to buy on launch."
Damion Geise

This Saturday, November 20th 2004, Empire Arcadia will hold a "DS camp" with games for Game Boy Advance to play throughout the night until the Pokemon Center opens the following morning, so that that members within the Empire can get the first purchase at the Nintendo DS. Empire Arcadia members will bring their Pokemon games, ready to battle anyone who challenges...so bring your best. Come join us in camp and enjoy the launch. If you are interested in "Camp DS" email us at gameletters@empirearcadia.com and let us know if you are interested and we will send a reply email where and when with detailed information about how to get to the Pokemon Center, and we will meet you there. First 10 emails will receive a "Bonus Nintendo T-shirt" on their reply email. Print out that email and bring it with you to " Camp DS " and Empire Arcadia will give you a free T-shirt. We'll see you there.