New Nintendo DSi
Nintendo just can’t stop can they!! A new DS is about to be released, known as the ‘DSi’.
There are a few new features added to the DSi which include bigger screens (17% bigger to be precise), top and bottom. The ability to play back music with improve audio capabilities, and save data onto an SD card, and you can also take photos with the built in 3 megapixel camera.
The camera has a maximum resolution of 640 x 480, which is a decent size for such a small console. Gamers will also be able to download games which will be known as DSiWare and can be stored on an SD card. The Opera browser which is used on the Wii, will be built into the DSi as standard. Some of the DSi ware will be free, but others you will have to buy using, you guessed it, Wii Points. The points values will be set 200, 500 or 800 depending on what it is that you want to buy.
But they have removed the ability to play GameBoy advanced games. But I can’t really see that as such a massive loss personally. The reason for the removal is because of the SD card slot, and they’ve made the DSi 12% thinner than the DS Lite.
The DSi has a release date of November 1 2008…..in Japan. With a European date not that far behind in the Spring of 2009. So at least we don’t have to wait that long. There will be 2 “flavours” that you can choose from on release, white and black.
Will this new little addition to the DS family make it even more successful? Or are gamers going to stick with what they already have? I personally think this is a great idea as it’s just like a mini Wii or a ‘Wiiny’. I should patent that shouldn’t I?!
How about you? Do you have a DS or DS Lite and fancy an upgrade or are you happy with what you have and think that this is just another money making scheme from Nintendo? Let us know!
Ender
And for those of us who live in the UK, the DSi is mostly *useless*, since they’re going to make all the DSi content region-locked. I’m sure I’m not the only DS owner who owns more imported DS games than local-purchased… Not just because of the price difference with US games, but I like quirky and obscure games which either never get translated into English at all or aren’t considered worth the effort of making a pan-Europe version.
Also, they’ve said you CAN’T use wii points, you have to buy special DSi-only points.
Not that it matters, since with region-locking I won’t be buying one.
If it weren’t for that, I would, because I love the DS and would be happy to have the new gadgets.
This sounds like a big step forward in my opinion. My daughter has DS and sure would wan’t this aswell…
Its great this new DSi because this ones not the money scheme that was the lite.
I think that the DSi is a great ;eap forward for nintendo. unlike when the ipod was released the next one was an immediate release of the next one! but this one has taken quite a while!!!!!!!!!