Big Screen DSi Released in Japan

[Georgeman]

Like I expected, people complaining about a product that wasn't aiming at them anyway. Geez...

 

[Joachim Aachen]

I think they're trying to tell us Americans something about our children...

 

[orangeapples]

next they're going to make DS widescreen.

actually, now that I think about it, I would have welcomed a DS widescreen/i
I have no idea what the i stands for: image?

 

[tk1989]

next they're going to make DS widescreen.

actually, now that I think about it, I would have welcomed a DS widescreen/i
I have no idea what the i stands for: image?

I dont know what the 'i' stands for, but they seem to tape it to everything today since the ipod became such a hit.

 

[OniSuika]

I still use the first gen DS. I just find the DS Lite and DSi too small and fiddly, I'd rather have something thicker and easier to grip.

That sounds somewhat Freudian...

 

[ffxfriek]

Like I expected, people complaining about a product that wasn't aiming at them anyway. Geez...

darn i was ninjad

 

[ZippyDSMlee]

If it has a TV out I'll get it, PERIOD!!!!!!

 

[SupaMechaDeathChrist]

20,000 yen? TO WIKIPEDIA!

 

[Grayjack]

Meh, I'm happy with the original Nintendo DS.

20,000 yen? TO WIKIPEDIA!

That's about 200 USD.

 

[Cakes]

God damn, and I thought the regular DSi was a pointless upgrade. I really cannot say I have ever been playing my DS Lite and thought "You know what would make this system a whole lot better? If I could take fucking pictures with it of course!" Not to mention it lacks a GBA slot which is a huge problem...I'll be damned if I'm going to go back to struggling to find a light source for my piece of shit GBA.

 

[MrBrightside919]

Why is everyone so pissed that the DSi lost the GBA slot? I don't understand that whatsoever...

Am I the only one who isn't upset over the lose of the GBA slot? Just pull out your old GBA SP and play your games on that (of course I still have mine)...

...and if you bought a DS to play GBA games, you are a moron...

As for the larger DSi...I really don't care. I just got a DSi (after years of sticking with my old DS) and i'm very happy with it. Frankly, that thing seems way too big in my opinion. I can't imagine myself sitting at a bus stop and playing this beast of a handheld. I thought the idea was to make things smaller like with the Xbox Duke controller and the S-controller. Never did I think i'd see the day when someone would make something bigger...

It kinda depletes the purpose of a handheld...

 

[KDR_11k]

Now this is just silly. I mean, I was kind of okay with the DSi mainly because it added a few new features like a brighter screen, more streamlined controls, and the ability to take photos. But this doesn't seem to provide enough new benefits to justify getting it. And the fact that it can't play GBA games doesn't help.

It's for people with bad eyesight (i.e. old people).

 

[Trotgar]

Maybe it's for those who didn't think that DSi wasn't a big enough improvement over original/Lite. Though this certainly seems like a very little update of DSi.

 

[Rect Pola]

Now this is just silly. I mean, I was kind of okay with the DSi mainly because it added a few new features like a brighter screen, more streamlined controls, and the ability to take photos. But this doesn't seem to provide enough new benefits to justify getting it. And the fact that it can't play GBA games doesn't help.

The arguement (far as I understand it) is DSi XL not an upgrade model, but a sibling that acts purely as an option for "older audiences" (You know, what Sony and Microsoft stupidly tried to do 12 times with their consoles). It's just DSi with a bigger screen.

As for the lack of a GBA slot, that was a feature with the "normal" DSi. Nintendo "made up for it" with the DSWare and "enough" onboard and SD card memory. Basically, Nintendo is cutting the cord to the GB dynasty. It's not like we didn't see it coming.

 

[Aura Guardian]

Why is everyone so pissed that the DSi lost the GBA slot? I don't understand that whatsoever...

Am I the only one who isn't upset over the lose of the GBA slot? Just pull out your old GBA SP and play your games on that (of course I still have mine)...

I didn't care about that. The GBA is dead. 4 going on 5 years dead. I have a lot of GBA games but I didn't by a DSi to play them. Hell, my DS and DS lite have no GBA games in them.

...and if you bought a DS to play GBA games, you are a moron...

I gotta admit. He's right. Buying a Nintendo DS just to play Gameboy Advance games is pretty foolish.

As for the larger DSi...I really don't care. I just got a DSi (after years of sticking with my old DS) and i'm very happy with it. Frankly, that thing seems way too big in my opinion. I can't imagine myself sitting at a bus stop and playing this beast of a handheld. I thought the idea was to make things smaller like with the Xbox Duke controller and the S-controller. Never did I think i'd see the day when someone would make something bigger...

It kinda depletes the purpose of a handheld...

I'm still going to get it just for the hell of it.

 

[Eldarion]

Yeah, ok, bigger screens, nice, but they didn't raise the resolution, kinda defeats the purpose to me.

Still at least they are attempting to improve upon those people that can't see very well.

<-----over here, color blind, astigmatism, light sensitivity, yay for the bigger screen!!!

 

[Wintermoot]

seriously Nintendo WHAT THE F*CK? the DSi isnt even a year old and you are already replacing it?! I think I used my iDS for a few weeks before going back to the DSL if this contineus we are gonna play New! Super Pixelated bros.!

 

[SpaceSpork]

Actually, I've heard the main improvement will be better Wi-Fi.
And good, because the current Wi-Fi sucks, but couldn't we have just done that with a system update?