DS Becomes Car Navigator

Published on 05-19-12 05:59 PM

If you live in Japan, you can now use your DS as a navigation system in Toyota cars. Using the game Kuruma de DS, which translates to “DS in the car”, with Toyota’s navigation system, passengers can set destinations and look at maps and a speedometer with Mii characters. In addition, you can also control the car’s audio system and broadcast sounds from the DS.

However, this isn’t exactly cheap as the Toyota navigation system is the equivalent of $2,586, paired with Kuruma de DS accounts for another $92, so you’re looking at approximately $2,678 not including costs for a Toyota car and Nintendo DS if you don’t already have those too.

It's still pretty neat though.

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12 Comments

Nin10DoGuy - 05-19-12
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Can't wait 'till Nintendo makes a US version.

Tetrah - 05-19-12
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im the real tetrah!

Tedigram - 05-19-12
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Wow, that's quite interesting o.O

NightX - 05-19-12
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Sound cheaper just buy a map and map compass.

SegaDreamCast - 05-19-12
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I'll jus pay for it online and get it shipped to me.

Servant - 05-20-12
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hmm this sounds oveerpriced...no it seems really overpriced for a GPS which could be buought for a couple hundred dollars.
This reminds me of the file sharing thing Nintendo did a while back.

BCtheLucario - 05-20-12
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Originally Posted by Helperkid100

Can't wait 'till Nintendo makes a US version.

Stuff like this hardly gets out of japan.

Don't give your hopes up mate.

Cameron - 05-20-12
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Japanese cars must be really big if they need the help of a DS to navigate them!

theBLUEBIRD - 05-20-12
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Very nice! :D

14dklein - 05-20-12
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Very useful... But what if their car is underwater...?

Evesy - 05-22-12
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Originally Posted by Tetrah

im the real tetrah!

lol'd.

@topic: this is pretty cool :3

Mewtwo152 - 05-22-12
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Originally Posted by SegaDreamCast

I'll jus pay for it online and get it shipped to me.

You... know it won't work unless you have a Japanese market Toyota GPS system in your car, right?

Eh, who needs it, anyway? It's way easier and cheaper to just set up your smartphone or buy a TomTom to use GPS. Or just settle for the pre-included one.