Date:	 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:56:36 +0000 (GMT)
From:	"Alex Drury" <boxinaboxinabox@btinternet.com>
Subject:	Complaint/DS peripheral suggestion
To:	NintendoServiceCentre@codestorm.co.uk
CC:	boxinaboxinabox@btinternet.com
Dear Nintendo,

I have been a fan of your games and consoles for quite some time and your Nintendo DS Lite console is by far one of my favourites.
This being said, I do have a slight gripe about the usage of the (marvellous) touch screen in certain games.

No doubt you understand the layout of your award winning console and how your games use it to their advantage.
Most games allow you to have one hand holding the device and operating the D-pad/buttons whilst the other hand operates the touch screen by way of the 'Stylus'.
You must realise that this method (allowing the user to use the Nintendo DS to its full capabilities) is by far the best and most logical way of playing a game.

This is why it pains me so much to play a game where the user must control their character by means of the D-pan and buttons whilst trying to control another aspect of the game on the touch screen.

I thought it best to compile a list of games that I have played that use the latter form of operating the system, so that you may learn from your mistakes and produce even more top quality titles.

   List of Nintendo DS games that require a third arm to play efficiently and effectively:
Bomberman
Super princess peach
Spider-man 2
New super mario bros.
Naruto ninja council:European edition
New Zealand story revolution

Each of these games have forced me to hold the stylus between my teeth so that I may operate the buttons and D-pad at the same time with my only two available hands. This has resulted in me almost choking on the stylus on a number of occasions.

To aid this problem I propose that you manufacture a new peripheral that would negate the need for putting the stylus in my mouth and also open a new door to some amazing software and hardware possibilities.

I propose that the new peripheral be a small arm capable of grasping small objects that could be surgically grafted to the chest/lower neck region of the Nintendo DS user.
This 'Third Arm' could either be grown from stem cells (controversial) or be part human/monkey tissue and part robotics (expensive).

I do not claim to be a professor of bio-engineering so I don't know how either of the two ideas would work but I am sure that the fine scientists down at the Nintendo laboratories will be able to work something out.

Failing that, you could always manufacture a longer stylus (for ease of mouth use) or a stylus that fit better between my teeth.

I would be interested to know if either of my ideas are of any use to you so if you could please e-mail me back after reading this I would greatly appreciate it.

Keep on making awesome games,
Alex Drury


P.S. I don't pirate any Nintendo games at all. They are so well priced that anyone can afford to own such amazing titles such as: The legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and many others