
Why was the “PlayYan,” which was intended to be used as an alternative to the iPod for the Nintendo DS, unpopular? Smart Phone Life PLUS GAME BOY ADVANCE SP. Nintendo, movies, and music… PlayYan TM Release date: February 21, 2005 Standard price: PlayYan 5,000 yen (including tax) “MediaStage Ver.4.2 for Nintendo” set 6,000 yen (including tax) Compatible models: Game Boy Advance SP, Game Boy Micro, Nintendo DS *Not compatible with Game Boy Advance. Sales of PlayYan have ended. Main features, specifications, Q & A, if you think it might be broken, mini-games. Feature Specification may be included. Latest information ● As of September 11, 2005, “PlayYan” has ended sales. We are now releasing “PLAY-YAN micro” with equivalent performance. For more details, please see here. (2005.9.12) [Link] [Link] New feature addition files have been released. (2005.7.14) [Link] New feature addition files have been released. (2005.7.11) [Link] An update file for “MediaStage Ver.4.2 for Nintendo” has been released. (2005.3.28) (Image is quoted from the official Game Boy Advance website) Among those who loved the Game Boy Advance SP (GBASP) and Nintendo DS, there might be those who remember “PlayYan” and “PLAY-YAN micro” released by Nintendo in 2005?
I’m from the direct hit generation, but I don’t know…
It was famous.
You could insert an SD card into the GBA cartridge and play songs.
I have no idea.
I’m telling you it’s unpopular.
At the point where it costs 5000 yen, it should be fine to just be an ordinary player…
It was the one that had the sound output reversed and was voluntarily recalled.
>>6
I got it exchanged.
If you had both, the PSP had the playback function standard equipped…
I think it was famous.
I know about things like the Satellaview and 64DD, but it’s the kind of stuff that nobody actually owns.
I thought Nintendo was just casually putting out toys again.
Wasn’t there no popularity for online-only sales options back then?
I knew of its existence, but I didn’t know it was made by Nintendo.
Did you manage to push in the SD?
It seems like I could do something naughty.
>>12
There were probably people trying to play homebrew games or hack the DS through actual play.
Soon, game copiers became widespread, and they became unnecessary for such uses.
I only had a DS, so it was very useful for listening to music.
Back then, SD cards were really expensive…
I wanted this in the past.
I bought a PSP, so I no longer need this.
Wasn’t this a device in the same category as the GB Pocket Camera?
It wasn’t something that seemed aimed at sharing, was it?
I think I was still using an MP3 player with CDs around 2005…
I remember putting music converted from mp3 onto my cell phone after that.
The PSP was like a smartphone when I think about it now.
The PSP could do anything.
>>18
It was able to do too much of everything.
>>19
At the time, a 1GB memory stick cost more than 10,000 yen, but it was still worth buying.
Even if I’m asked why something unknown was unpopular, I have no words to respond.
I was using this connected to a GB Micro as an MP3 player.
There was this too, but it didn’t catch on at all.
Pereiyan is relatively well-known, partly because of its name.
Playan was famous! There was even a thread about it at the time!
>>24
First of all, there weren’t that many people using the internet back then.
>>28
It’s a story about someone who was famous among the otaku on the internet.
Well, those who weren’t using the internet wouldn’t know about it.
>>28
It’s quite a joke for someone without a name to say this.
>>35
Well, at that time, it’s a fact in terms of the era.
Play as a character has made a comeback in Rhythm Heaven.
I could watch the video, but I ended up going with the PSP…
Since iPods and various MP3 players that imitated it were popular and I had one, I don’t really need it, right?
I and the people around me weren’t interested… I thought there are other videos that are just as good.
In terms of convenience, it is definitely inferior to dedicated players.
It is based on the playful idea that functions can be expanded with cartridges.
I was using various external devices for mobile phones back then, like cameras, one-segment TV, and car navigation systems.
I had a one-segment tuner for the DS.
I’ve heard the name, but…
I didn’t know what it was all about.
I remember endlessly playing background music with the Sky Exploration Team’s in-game feature…
I’m really glad that it keeps running properly even when I close the screen.
The player and the bulletin board are almost the same age…
It’s just a newly born bulletin board, but…
I remembered it was an mp3 player.
So it was an SD card type…
The year 2005 when Playyan was released was a time when the latest information about games from Famitsu, Dengeki, IT Media, 4Gamer, and many others was shifting to online media.
Stop it!
In 2005, the internet penetration rate was already 70%.
The internet penetration rate in 2004-2005 was about 70%, approximately 80 million people.
If it’s about the DS, I remember there were threads here too, but anyone who actually bought it must be quite a character, right?
>>44
I didn’t buy it either, but I was at least aware of the thread.
>>44
I didn’t know at the time, but wasn’t I just being naive…?
>>44
No one is denying that.
I knew it, but I didn’t think it was something officially released…
I had the impression that it would be nice if it were a bit cheaper.
It was the peak era of stick-shaped MP3 players.
I feel like the GBA version was necessary to play Hajirusu.
I’ve heard the name before.
I’ve relied on Mobile Video Converter…
>>54
It was my daily routine to move this after coming home from school.
It was convenient to have, and there were many favorable talks among users.
I didn’t know because I was listening on PSP.
I wonder how the ease of use and sound quality compared to the iPod and PSP.
>>58
A little better than the cheap MP3 players at the time.
I had only heard the name, but this is what it was like.
The player had a certain level of recognition.
I have never seen anyone using it since then…
I was here since then, but there were threads being started from time to time.
Is this the advance that allows you to watch Anipoke?
I saw that the PSP was really allowed to do whatever it wanted, so I completely understood when I saw that the Vita had absolutely no freedom.
The product name and logo were crazy, which gave it some level of recognition.
I’ve never seen anyone who has it.
I even feel anger!
The Game Gear, which allows you to watch TV, is superior.
>>67
There was also a TV tuner unit for the DS.
I’ve heard of its existence, but I’ve never seen it.
At that time, when the capacity of MP3 players was around 256MB, it feels like a different era.
I saw it on the DS too.
Because it’s not necessary.
Mobile devices like this used to sell really well.
I was watching it sideways, wondering if it was being lifted up in a Gaha-like manner.
Many people who were anonymous listened to songs on their mobile phones with ringtones or chaku-uta rather than using something like this.
One-seg on PSP and car navigation.
Mystery gadgets from the transitional period before smartphones are great, right…?
>>74
The PSP’s one-segment TV was convenient because it could also record programs in advance.
Since it wasn’t sold in stores, it’s no surprise that only a few people know about it.
The DS’s one-segment TV was also used for relief supplies during the earthquake.
I was using a GPS unit on my PSP for car navigation.
In that sense, the PSP was quite innovative.
I was using an iPod at the time, and it was nice to be able to see it on that screen size.
Thank you so much, Mobile Video Converter…
I had the Playyan Micro version.
Watching erotic videos on a small screen with a micro attachment was strangely exciting.
Couldn’t you buy a cheap Walkman for this price?
>>83
It’s just something to cater to the niche demand of wanting to listen on the DS…
I still have a DS TV tuner at home, but it will probably never gain any value in the future.
There are plenty of students who don’t have a computer and mainly use their game consoles, like the PSP.
You were a guest in some game, right?
>>87
It’s Rhythm Heaven, isn’t it?
I learned about PlayYan through reverse importation.
I didn’t think it would sell from the beginning since it was mail order.
The GBA was short-lived and moved to the DS, and by that time, the PSP was already around, so it feels like everyone had one, but maybe not so much.
It’s a memorable gadget because it’s the first one I’ve ever touched.
It started from the point of “MP3…?” after all.
At that time, I feel like 512MB was around 5000 yen.
Now they’re selling ones with over 16 times for 900 yen.
I don’t know at all…
There were various mobile devices, and many people have probably converted and loaded music and videos themselves.
I was putting it on my Video iPod.
Isn’t it quick from release to discontinuation?
>>95
It says that it’s specifically designed for playing on the DS and Game Boy Micro, since Micro has been released…
I’ve never seen a place that sells it.
I thought it was quite rare and was skyrocketing in price, but it turns out it’s not.
>>97
If bad people set their sights on it, it will be quickly bought up and sold at more than ten times the price.
At that time, I was a pot person, but I was doing reasonably well on the mobile game board.
Was it a mobile game? I have a memory of a move to a general game board that was like a ghost town, which caused it to decline.
The first-generation PlayYan had games included, but…
There are probably quite a few people who know the character from Night Walk.
I seem to remember that the first generation required adding an extension file to watch videos.
Can this be used even when it’s closed?
It hurts that despite greatly expanding individual skill trees, I wasn’t able to create an all-in-one smartphone.
It reads the BPM of the music on its own and keeps the rhythm for you.
When you press the A button at the right timing, it will dance for you.
If you long press and release at the right timing, it will also strike a pose.
There was probably no other music player like that.
>>105
Shirasun…
>>105
Do you need that?
It feels like it’s becoming difficult to find these low-capacity SD cards now.
I have two instruction manuals for the image in the thread.
Is there a “Play Yan” inside “Play Yan”?
There’s no meaning in a price tag if no one is going to buy it.
Only the outsiders who don’t buy are making noise.
Isn’t it something like a DAC nowadays?
Individual mobile devices have mostly been replaced by smartphones, so it’s boring, isn’t it?
First, I ripped the CDs I borrowed for 1000 yen for four at TSUTAYA using Windows Media Player…
I know it because it appeared in Rhythm Heaven.
I don’t know anything else…
I didn’t know because I was around 5 years old.
I always thought it was a strange name.
I just realized that it’s a play on words with the player…
The reason the mobile devices of that time couldn’t evolve into today’s smartphones and tablets is…
It’s probably because the standard search browser was awful.
Selecting songs while hearing the click of the iPod was the best.
Speaking of which, there was also a browser software for the DS… the one where you insert an expansion memory into the GBA slot.
Wasn’t it only available through mail order and not for general sale?
It’s nice to have products from the era when we were feeling our way through multimedia…
I knew the name, but is it official and not some suspicious third-party equipment?!