Question from someone looking into buying a DS

So I was looking at the different DS systems and was wondering what more I get from the DSi than the DS Lite? And then if I get the DSi is the bigger one worth it? I don't care too much about its size but if it made a huge difference then I'd go with that,

yeah had the 3ds no been comin out you can get the lite save you money

get the dsiXL and not get the 3ds although it is still portable and makes games look fine

you can get the normal dsi but i'd say the xl cause its better than the dsi and there's only a 20$ difference

or you can put all the money to the 3ds

or not

The 3DS is comming out in about 3 months or so (Sometime before the end of March currently) so you might want to save your pennies. The new 3DS is completly backwards compatable with all current DS titles, and of course the 3DS will sport a lot of new features as well, and its own new library of games. If you have a lot of GBA titles you might want to pick up a DS lite so you can play your DS/GBA titles on the same system. If you have a GBA or two then the DSi is great too, it just lacks the GBA slot so you can play your GBA games on it. Some of the DSi ware games are fun, but they are not really full featured games, more like mini games for the most part, but they are cheap - costing about 3 to 8 bucks (300-800 points). There is no confirmed price for the 3DS yet mind you, but it could be anywhere from 200-300 bucks (any guess on price is pretty much pointless until it comes from Mr. Iwata's or Reggie's mouth sometime during the Nintendo press event in NYC in mid January).

So it's up to you. If you get a DS now, you can start saving up for a 3DS if you are able too. I wouldn't worry about a lack of new DS titles being launched after the 3DS release though. The DS was released on November 21st 2004 and the last GBA games were made as late as 2007 if I remember.

Personally, I always go out and buy "last generation's system" when its about to be discontinued, when its at its cheapest and keep it in a sealed box. I own a SNES, Genesis, PS one, PS2, N64, Gameboy color and GBA all unopened and sealed in the original boxes just incase my active ones go belly up.

Hope this helped you!