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DSi North American Launch Date: April 5th, 2009
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BishopLamont
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That blue DSi is so sexy. Now give us a PAL date Nintendo.
A Twisty Fluken
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Guled said:so is this the new DS or another revision? Still don't know if I will get it, if it had a gba slot it would be mine day one, I guess I wait until DS ware gets some good titles. Also, I'm guessing this will be 200 Canadian
It's a sizable spec bump, so it's not just a DS with other stuff grafted on top of it.
reggieandTFE
Member
My wonky left shoulder button and yellow screens will point me to eventually buying this. I'm bummed there's no white version though. I have a white iPhone, DSlite, Wii and Sony Vaio laptop; I'd like to keep my electronics similar, but oh well.
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Deleted member 20415
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Rewrite said:I'm still a Phat owner.
Me too.
I love it... people make fun of me, but I love it. I'll probably get a DSi eventually... but I want to see how this DSi Ware stuff goes... if it's a big hit, I'll jump on board. If it's just shitty games, I'll wait until DS 2 or whatever.
A Twisty Fluken
Member
Guled said:
You got it.
overthehill99
Member
The price point is pretty good but the lack of white just killed it for me. I think I might wait now.
Haunted said:
Yeah that is what is kinda holding me back. If I am going to spend the extra money I need to know it will be worth it. Really though all they need to tell me is they are going to do like Sony does and allow me to move my VC games and their save files back and forth between my DS and Wii and I will be sold.
I mean they haven't talked about the actual software yet, DSi launched in Japan all the way back in November and they haven't shown a single retail game that won't work on previous DS models yet. This isn't like Wii at all, the Wii completely replaced GCN the moment it launched.zigg said:
Zombie James
Banned
The price doesn't sit well with me... but the good news is that there'll most-likely be a huge influx of used Lite's going around so that's probably the best opportunity for me to jump on board.
I like that color, but the price is too high IMO. I can easily afford it, but I disagree with the idea of pricing it anywhere beyond $150 even if I understand their reasoning. I'll be happy to wait.
Honestly, explain this one... how can you a.) stand the dated appearance and b.) stand the dark screen. I am very, very curious as to why you 'love it.'El_TigroX said:Me too.
diffusionx
Gold Member
cw_sasuke said:
Thats some bullshit. I just bought a DS Lite last year. Just when I was starting to get over the shitty original GBA release and like Nintendo again.
MP3 support is a big deal to me. I understand this has SD compatibility and I'd like to just move some or all of my library to some kind of storage on the DS to use it like an iPod. Is this possible? Does the DSi have storage? Does it have MP3 support or is it still just AAC only?
jj984jj said:
Well, no, they're not positioning it like Wii at all. I've said as much. They're positioning it like a continuation of the DS line, so as not to burn the DS bridge too quickly. No such issue with GameCube, which was dying on its own. That's my theory, at least.
But hardware-wise, it has new features. That's what I'm saying here. Apart from the spec bumps that Wii, DSi, and GBC all enjoy, GBC had only the color screen as a differentiator; Wii has the remote, Wi-Fi, SD, storage, and WiiWare and DSi has the cameras, SD, storage, and DSiWare to set them apart.
overthehill99
Member
Did Nintendo pick black and blue as a metaphor that they bruised my heart?
God dammit I want white
Stop living in the past. You don't need to even consider a DSi until they actually start making DSi only games and then they make one that you are interested in. Even then, if you're so worried about money and don't want to sell some old games to subsidize your purchase, wait and buy the game when you have enough money to buy a DSi.diffusionx said:
I understand what you're saying, but superfluous features doesn't make it more like Wii than GBC. DSi isn't completely replacing the DS like Wii did GCN and that's the point that should be sent across, all future retail games that we know of for the DS at this point can be played on all models. Don't confuse people, the original poster wanted to know if this was like GB/GBC in the sense that DSi will be getting retail games in the future that won't play on the DS but there aren't any announced at the moment so that's exactly the right idea.zigg said:
Gamecocks625
Member
JKBii said:
AAC only. No big deal since you can easily convert your MP3s in iTunes.
Yes, according to the PR, you can transfer your music onto a SD card and listen on your DSi even with the lid closed. The DSi does have internal storage, but if you want to listen to your music files, I think they play from the SD card slot. Someone else with a Japanese DSi would need to confirm, though.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Calcaneus said:
Go with DS Lite if you care about Guitar Hero or GBA games.
Gamecocks625 said:
You can play it from either, but it is only a small memory, no point copying it to the DSi when you can put a 4gig SD card in there (or bigger and SDHC).
And you can play it with the lid shut, but there is no controls - the L and R buttons put sound effects over, so it's useless as a MP3 player in your pocket etc.
zigg said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't the Game Boy Color introduce infrared wireless multiplayer as well?
edit: Yup:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gameboy_Color#Specifications
Gamecocks625
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sikkinixx said:
blue instead of white is definitely a surprise. I would have rather had white and blue. Oh well. I'm pretty sure they wanted to have two colors that were attractive to guys and gals. Black for dudes, blue for ladies. That's just a guess.
I'm sure Nintendo will release a white model later in the year, but I'm not going to wait around. Black it is!
AstroLad said:
Grab the hot dogs and chili, and I'll have to join you. ...in spirit of course.
Calcaneus said:
If I was in that position I'd buy a DS Lite and use the rest of the money for games, but if you've gone this far without getting into the DS you may want to just wait a month and a half.
Wow, that may cancel out what I just said. Is there a shuffle function or playlist capabilities or do I have to open the DS every 4 minutes to listen to a new song?VOOK said:
Caesar III
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That's what I'll do too.El_TigroX said:
Gamecocks625
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AstroLad said:
Awww yeah.
I tell ya, NY Times Crosswords is the only game my wife will play with me. It's good fun. We're still Monday-types. I haven't even sniffed a Sunday puzzle.
an "other" is in our presence.