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By jimmythejock


Nintendo DSI V DS

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Nintendo DSI Review

The Nintendo DS was the best selling handheld in the world and it is still loved by everyone who owns one but can the new Nintendo DSI the upgraded version of the DS be as popular with consumers.

Nintendo DS v Nintendo DSI

The Nintendo Ds is a little smaller than the DSI but the screen on the DSI is a quarter of an inch bigger, they are both operated using a stylus on the touch screen or if you prefer you can use your fingers.

The DS has a slot that allows you to play Gameboy advance games; this slot has been removed from the DSI to make way for an SD Memory card. The card which costs extra; can be used to store pictures or music, the memory card can also be used to store downloaded games from the new online Nintendo store, you can buy games, add-ons for games and applications.

Two Cameras

The biggest change from the Upgrade is that the Nintendo DSI has 2 cameras one on the inside and one on the outside both allows the user to take and edit pictures.

Wireless Access

It was one of the big failures of the DS, it was only able to work on old insecure networks protected with WEP security, the DSI does work on the newer more secure WPA but is a little complicated to get it working, there are a lot of wireless profiles to chose from but WPA only works with some of them.

The DSI is a great games console it can play all of the existing DS games the cameras are a fun addition especially with the editing options but you could get very easily bored with it.

The music player is a good innovation to the DSI but it is a little restricted because it only works on the I-Tunes AAC format and not MP3, which is a lot more popular.

Although the wireless access is complicated it is more secure than the older DS version.

The slightly larger screen makes it a little easier on the eye when reading text.

Nintendo DSI in the News

  • Nintendo: More Than 1 Million DS/DSi, 1/2 Million Wii Units Sold Over ThanksgivingGamasutra5 days ago

    Nintendo says American consumers bought more than 1 million units of its Nintendo DS and DSi portable consoles during the week of the Thanksgiving holiday, along with more than half a million Wii consoles. The company's sales numbers apply to the period from Sunday, November 22 to Saturday, November 28, which encompasses the legendary post-Thanksgiving shopping day "Black Friday." The figures ...

  • Big in Japan Nov. 16-22: DSi XLGameSpot16 hours ago

    Nintendo's supersize handheld sells 100,000 in two days; Left 4 Dead, Taiko Drum Master best-selling new games on a mostly familiar top 10 list.

  • Kids — What they really want for Christmas!Tri-County Times29 hours ago

    In days past, depending on the decade, the hot toys were Silly Putty, Cabbage Patch Kids, Beanie Babies, Roller blades, Transformers and Rubik’s Cubes. These are still in stores, but now, children have Nintendo DSi handheld video games and Zhu Zhu Hamsters on their lists.

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frogdropping  says:
7 months ago

Jimmy - the DSI. Is that the one you can play Zelda on? If so, I want one. Camera feature has got to be a winner. Any idea on picture quality?

Thanks for this :)

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LdsNana-AskMormon  says:
7 months ago

Fun Hub and good information. Thanks for sharing.

tDMg

Nintendo DSi Accessories  says:
7 months ago

Yeah the Wireless access was the deal clincher for me, the two cameras will also come in handy though I guess!

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