....and whats the meaning of the " i " ?

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#1 bmaick
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I want to know what means the letter i in new new DS. All the letters have some reasons to be in the nintendos consoles. Like in Wii, the 2 i means 2 persons playing together....and the one i in the DS means that only one person can play? Or its the sign that the DS will have "Internet"? Or means "interactive"?
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#2 phatkav
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Nintendo likes Apple's products too much?
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#3 Shy_Guy_Red
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Wii

DSi

Seems to be something we see a lot lately. Maybe so the commercials can involve both platforms and have some thing where the Is make Wii and DSi. lol

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#4 Keviliciousness
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lol bmaick im wondering the same thing im confused what the "i" means
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#5 shadow_Metroid
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Uh..."Indestructible"? Hopefully >.>;
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#6 theantisocial5
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Due to the increase in wi-fi and internet functionality, I am going to guess the 'i' is for Internet.

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#7 nintendofreak_2
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I'd imagine it's going for a similar effect to that of the iPod.
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#8 drummer131
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I highly doubt it has anything to do with Apple's use of the letter i. In fact, I believe it either stands for "interactive" due to the better browser stuff and the camera and music capabilities, or a play on the word "eye" since it has two cameras, and hence two eyes.
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#9 xlil-starx
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usually "i" in electronic items stands for interactive so im guessing its that..i think the name DSi sounds crap though
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#10 dsownge
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Nintendo DS irresistible

Yep, your buying one for sure.

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#11 frostybro24
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or a play on the word "eye" since it has two cameras, and hence two eyes.drummer131

lol. Thats a good guess.

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Ipod, Ilife, Imusic, Iphone - This Ifad needs to end....NOW
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#13 jjr10
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i as in "eye" as in "i see you cause i have a camera".
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#14 GANGSTASAN
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Maybe they should replace the 'S' in DSI for an 'I' ;)
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#15 edwardorito
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[QUOTE="drummer131"]or a play on the word "eye" since it has two cameras, and hence two eyes.frostybro24

lol. Thats a good guess.

it's the right guess.......nintendo's making us think more.......LOL i wonder why they called it a "Wii"
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#16 edwardorito
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Maybe they should replace the 'S' in DSI for an 'I' ;)GANGSTASAN
die XD
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#17 FILIPINOMAZTER
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i think its IMPROVED NDSI = Nintendo Dual Screen IMPROVED

now can anybody tell me the meaning of WII?

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#18 DemonIced
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Dual Screen Imperfect
Dual Screen I-should-not-have-bought-this
Dual Screen Idiot
Dual Screen Ipod
Dual Screen Imitation (as in Imitation of the Ipod or of the PSP)

...

Nah, I do think it's for Dual Screen Improved or Dual Screen Eye
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Dual Screen Imperfect
Dual Screen I-should-not-have-bought-this
Dual Screen Idiot
Dual Screen Ipod
Dual Screen Imitation (as in Imitation of the Ipod or of the PSP)

...

Nah, I do think it's for Dual Screen Improved or Dual Screen EyeDemonIced

get lost kid this is not the place for nintendo haters like you

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#20 _IronManDude_
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If they were just shooting for something that sounds cool, they should have named it "dsX."
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#21 Gamartto
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Ipod, Ilife, Imusic, Iphone - This Ifad needs to end....iNOWvaders_fist

Fixed .... :P

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#22 ZumaJones07
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wow... so no one here thought the "i" was referring to the camera function on the DS (like EYE) :shock: That's what I thought immediately... I guess I think outside the box or something :?
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#23 _LiquidFlame_
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Interactive I guess
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#24 red_sovereign
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[QUOTE="GANGSTASAN"]Maybe they should replace the 'S' in DSI for an 'I' ;)edwardorito
die XD

nintendo 'dii'

haha your silly

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#25 Apocalypse97
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yeah I think they're ripping off apple.. with the name anyways
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#26 jacobs06
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You'd think everyone would know what the 'i' stood for by now. How long did it take for Nintendo to tell their audience why their new console was called "wii'?
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#27 Toro_Nev
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[QUOTE="drummer131"]or a play on the word "eye" since it has two cameras, and hence two eyes.frostybro24

lol. Thats a good guess.

yeah, I think thats the one.

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#28 green_plumber16
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ds irate

for those games that make you really angry.:P

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#29 tim_aka_link
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[QUOTE="frostybro24"]

[QUOTE="drummer131"]or a play on the word "eye" since it has two cameras, and hence two eyes.Toro_Nev

lol. Thats a good guess.

yeah, I think thats the one.

i think so too. but i really don't like that name :P

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#30 Master_Hermes
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I thought the "i" stood for "eye" because of the two cameras. That or it's Nintendo's way of emulating Apple which they've been doing since, at the very least, the N64 days.
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#31 hooded1man
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Possibly "i" for the fact it has a camera, or since its a personal device.
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#32 radicalplace
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Are people serious? Its the same idea for Wii. We can all play, everyone can play.

DSi the I is literally for I. They want to make it a personal device.

Jeez I thought this was obvious.

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#34 FILIPINOMAZTER
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its IMPROVED just like what i said earlier
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#35 Jdog30
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my guess's:

DSi (I) becuase just one person should use the DS at a time.

DS improved,

DS itty bitty :shock:

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#36 chrisscorsese88
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"The new Nintendo DS handheld comes in black or white, and its name is very similar to the old model, yet new - Nintendo DSi. I only hope Apple won't mind because of that...at least it's not "Nintendo iDS," so it should be fine with them. If you ask me, "Nintendo DSi" sounds and looks great as a name, but...[read more]"
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#37 nintendoman562
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DSi: DS eye (camera)

Wii: We (multiplayer and the 2 i's look like to people)

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#38 blood_dragonx
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NINTENDO DUAL SCREEN INTELIGENT OR IMPRESSIVE
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#39 BrunoBRS
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Nintendo likes Apple's products too much? phatkav
i was actually thinking of making a blog comparing that...

would be named "DSi or iDS?" for obvious reasons >_>

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#40 BrunoBRS
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DSi: DS eye (camera)

Wii: We (multiplayer and the 2 i's look like to people)

nintendoman562

you read "DS ee" not "DS ai"

just pointing

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Dual Screen Imperfect
Dual Screen I-should-not-have-bought-this
Dual Screen Idiot
Dual Screen Ipod
Dual Screen Imitation (as in Imitation of the Ipod or of the PSP)

...

Nah, I do think it's for Dual Screen Improved or Dual Screen EyeDemonIced

how does it imitate psp, psp does not have 2 screens have a camera the only similarity is abilties to go on internet which ds had seperatelly already the abilities to down load stuff,, and the music, thats it,

but if dsi imitated psp psp imitated sega cd thAT ALOWED YOU TO PLAY MUSIC ,, PS1 DID TO AND MOST DEFINATELLY imitated xbox which let you rip music into it and the pc,

so ya back off

this is in no way an imitation of anything,

nintendo started the handheld market therefore they have all the rights to imptove upon it ,

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#43 Javinho
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ya i guess its interactive
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#44 Gaiahand
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Dunno about the name, but i think they should change the name DSi to D$i, lol

possibly guesses:

inovation/inovative

imagination/imaginative/imaginary

instigating

instictive

Iamasourceofmoney

ImakepeoplepostintheinternetaabouthemeaningoftheI

I guess the last one is the most correct, xD

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#45 FILIPINOMAZTER
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ur joke is definitely not
[QUOTE="FILIPINOMAZTER"]

[QUOTE="DemonIced"]Dual Screen Imperfect
Dual Screen I-should-not-have-bought-this
Dual Screen Idiot
Dual Screen Ipod
Dual Screen Imitation (as in Imitation of the Ipod or of the PSP)

...

Nah, I do think it's for Dual Screen Improved or Dual Screen EyeDemonIced

get lost kid this is not the place for nintendo haters like you



Someone got a little sand in his vagina?

It was actually meant as a joke pointing the already evident imitations of the Ipod/PSP multemedia device trend, as countless threads have already mentionned. I am, in fact, disappointed by those "upgrades", but I love Nintendo and I'm a proud owner of a DS Lite, that's why I actually replied to the original poster afterward.

So, just chill and learn to take a joke and/or a critic, you don't have to be a Nintendo hater to not particularly like everything they put out (that's what we call "fanboys").

EDIT: Oh and for the guy who posted just above me, the imitation joke just pointed to the "new" upgrades of adding multimedia functions which are not bad things in themselves, but just unoriginal and un-Nintendo like (who proudly supported consoles exclusively built for gaming and not multimedia support). The original DS idea of the Dual Screens is indeed a great innovation and was something that was never before seen. The "Imitation" was the only word I thought of since it started with an "i", the word I wanted to use was "Unoriginal". I iterate the fact this was a joke, as in "something-not-to-be-taken-seriously".

if u think dsi is a joke just dont waste ur time posting comments about the dsi and stick with ur psp

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#46 MOSSBERG_E-Rock
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wow... so no one here thought the "i" was referring to the camera function on the DS (like EYE) :shock: That's what I thought immediately... I guess I think outside the box or something :?ZumaJones07
Exactly. Thats the first thing I thought.
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#47 HectorEliwood
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Delete the s and and a e on the end to uncover nintendos secret plot :P
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#48 Head_of_games
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I as in eye for the camera.
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#49 DemonIced
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ur joke is definitely not

if u think dsi is a joke just dont waste ur time posting comments about the dsi and stick with ur psp

FILIPINOMAZTER


I guess it was indeed a waste of time trying to explain a joke if some guy didn't get it the first time. So I guess I'll leave it to that to prevent some touchy souls to cry.

I mean... Did you actually read my post at all? I do think it was made pretty clear what my position was concerning the DS and the DSi... Oh well...