figured this was the best place to post this question....is there any kinda adapter out there or in the works to let you play your DS or gameboy games on your Wii?...should be easy for nintendo to make something to put in the SD slot to allow at least DS games to play

"should be easy for nintendo to make something to put in the SD slot to allow at least DS games to play " its not that easy.

they did it for there othere systems....honestly after playing final fantasy crystal chronicles: echoes in time...its the exact same as the ds version and the system they used works beautifully....just makes me wonder why they haven't made an adapter yet.....is there word they have even tryed?

You do realise that the sd card slot is not just some serial port like on the other consoles they made such devices for? It's possible I suppose but not as easy as you think. The biggest gripe is that they'd basicly have to emulate the entire ds on the wii.

Why should it be easy?

Besides, even if the did it, there are loads of DS games that would be virtually unplayable when using the Wii remote as a stylus while simultaneously using the d-pad and buttons.

Also, with the success of the virtual console I don't see Nintendo making any sort of adapter again to play your GB/GBC/GBA games on... i'm sure they will virtual console GBA games very soon and charge 500-800 wii points for each one. Virtual console kicks ass, but so does gameboy player for gamecube

As for a ds adapter... Nintendo would really have to work it out to make it work on tv. the stylus and two screens for a DS make it a completely original gaming experience, something that would be hard to duplicate on a television - with that said, maybe they will make a small adapter that plugs into the wiimote that is similar to VMUs and has a color screen for a stylus.... but not likely.

^ Exactly, if the DS game is worth it's price, it usually makes a pretty good use of the stylus. Otherwise it is just a generic port that can be played anywhere.

I'm currently playing through Phantom Hourglass and it would be completely unplayable anywhere else. You have to blow into the mic to kill certain enemies, you use the boomerang / bow by drawing a path with your stylus, and at one point, you must close the DS to imprint something from the top screen onto your map.

Can't do any of that on a Wii, I'm sure DS games would be unplayable on anything but a DS.

Not to mention the fact that Nintendo has sold WAY more DS systems than Wii systems.

There is zero financial incentive to allow DS games to be played on the Wii.

I don't know, i think most games would work with the wiimote in place of the stylus. Plus, the nunchuck should give the player access to as many buttons as they would have with their left hand while using the stylus in the right. If it requires use of the right buttons, the player would have to set the stylus down or something anyway, where they could simply tilt the wiimote to the side to use those buttons on the wiimote. I think the Wii is the perfect system for a DS adapter, short of maybe a tablet PC.

I also disagree that there would be zero incentive for them to make one. They made a Super Game Boy for the SNES, and while they skipped the N64, they revisted the concept on the Gamecube. So why would it make no sense to do the same for the Wii? Most of the reason to buy a portable console is to play games outisde of the house. A console adapter of sorts wouldn't replace that. The only people that would buy the adapter and not a DS are those that wouldn't buy a DS in the first place because they don't have a need for portable gaming.

Personally, I think it's a neat idea. I'd be curious to see how well it would work with the DS catalogue.

I think you've completely overlooked the excellent points Jonas made about unique control combinations on the DS.


This is not the very simple issue of the Game Boy adapters, where they're simply providing a button-driven experience adapted from a small screen to a large screen.

You're talking about adapting something that is on TWO screens, to a single screen...on top of that, the ergonomics would be completely different using the controls of the Wii, likely to the point of being non-functional.


Regardless, while it might be "neat" to see, it makes absolutely no financial sense, and that is why it will never happen.

@ Arch_8ngel (in order to avoid a thread with giant quotes):

I understand we could have a discussion on how many games would and would not work on the Wii. I didn't think too terribly hard about it. It would be interesting to have that discussion in a separate thread. Just discuss what games would and would not work for whatever reason.

However, I'll get back to the "it does not make financial sense" part. If we are assuming it would work well, why would it not make financial sense? Like I said before, I don't think it would replace potential DS purchases, as the handheld is for portable use, something this adapter would not be able to achieve (realistically or efficiently). However, I fail to see how it wouldn't make financial sense. They've done it twice before, with the Super Game Boy and Advance player on the GC. I would think that, if it wouldn't make financial sense, they probably wouldn't have done it twice. Also, they've already practically taken everyone's money for DS systems... I'm willing to bet that a large portion of people who have both systems would buy one, simply because they love the DS! I had a
GB and a Super GB. I had a GBA and a GBA player for the GC. It seems to me that, assuming it would work well with the input devices, it would just be another money printer for Nintendo. Albeit a smaller money printer. But a money printer nonetheless!

If you are basing that comment on the assumption that the device just wouldn't work well, then I can understand.

A lot of things about portable systems have changed since the days of the GB that make a DS-console adapter less attractive.

(1) battery life is much, much less of an issue than it was in the 90's. Systems now have LiIon batteries, and come standard with wall-plugs. Back in the time of Game Boy systems, you had to buy questionable 3rd party adapters to be able to plug in while at home. In light of this, something like the Super Game Boy made a lot of sense.

(2) The DS is the second best selling console of all time, behind the PS2. It will probably surpass the PS2 within the next couple of years. Money that Nintendo gets you to spend on some expensive adapter (the GBA adapter for the GC was $100, IIRC) is money that you can't spend on their primary product lines.

Just a guess, but the GBA adapter for the GC probably sold very poorly, given that it cost almost as much as the system it was emulating. If a DS adapter cost $100-$150, who would buy it? And it what volume?


The reason the $60 Super Game Boy was a good idea at the time, was because adding color to the Game Boy experience was  HUGE deal.  The GBA adapter wasn't particularly earth shattering, and I fail to see how the DS adapter would really add much of anything new to the experience.


I don't think the device would work very well, either, since the game play experience of the DS simply will not translate to a single screen.

Fair enough. I think it would have its place, but it probably wouldn't be popular, and certainly wouldn't translate well in all situations. I always wanted an adapter to play PSP games through the PS3, but I suppose that makes a lot more sense.

theres a mic on the wiimote...zelda shouldnt be an issue....and yes easy was the wrong word to use but with all the money and programers they have i think it wouldn't be to hard for them to make....

the sd slot was just an idea cuz thats where i store my virtual console games anyway(and it does kick ass and i could see them charging us again to download games we already own anyway)....barring the sd slot they could always make a little adapter that plugs into the hardly used usb slots in back...a stylus screen attachment for the wiimote would be a good idea...hell with nintendo wanting to get into education a stylus attachment could be used for mass educational games

No, there's not.  There is a tiny speaker on the Wii remote, but the only Wii mic I know about is that doofy Wii-speak attachment that sits by the TV.

Why not just skip the bullshit middle man, and just make an av out adapter for the DS?

They would need a controller that looks like a DS, that works like a drawing pad. Drawing pads know when the pen just hovers over, so theres no problem to always have a cursor on the tv screen that pinpoints where your hand is at any time. They are also very sensitive (even for pressure). So that part of the technology is there. I don't know, but the DS emulator thats in the devkit shouldnt be a problem to port I guess? Im sure it's pretty easy for them to make. One annoying problem though; The DS uses TWO screens (often at the same time), so you would need a big television set to do the games justice.

Im pretty sure Nintendo won't make somthing like that though. I would rather want a DSi with TV out

I'm sure I wouldn't buy a DS connector for my Wii, it just wasn't really supposed to be played like that.

i use a connector with my psp from time to time....i didn't know there was one out for the DS....do they have one out for the DSIXL?

They don't exist for any ds.