Let me throw my comments on the new DSi first.LuckyChan
great, i love blog post threads
I have a mixed feeling of this new version of DSi.
LuckyChan
ok
First of all, the camera coming with DSi is very poor in quality as far as I hear. It is only 0.3 megapixel (even worse than some free cell phones). Since cell phone is very common nowadays, such an addition is not helpful for most people.
LuckyChan
better than ds lite's camera, ZING
Another big minus is the loss of GBA slot. If you are still playing GBA games you will miss it a lot. Also some DS games interact with GBA (eg Castlevania). You lose a bit of gameplay after this upgrade.
LuckyChan
only gba game connectivity that matters is pokemon. also nintendo will probably offer gba games for download. also ppl who own gba games already own a older ds or GASP! a gameboy advance
That thing becomes more power-hungry. This means the battery life is shorten considerably, and you have a shorten playing time (I hear that it can last about 9 hours even if you use the darkest screen settings). :(
LuckyChan
yup, thats the main down side. luckly the batteries recharge >_>
I don't quite like the fact that it moves the power button up on to the surface of the control panel (ie next to the bottom screen). The power is a button so it is possible that we may mispress when we are playing some intensive games. Sigh!LuckyChan
yup, its kind of like the original ds. also i think its pretty cool how you can "sigh" with such excitement.
Comparing with DS Lite, the screen is only slightly larger. It sems Nintendo likes to make the screen just slightly bigger on each version upgrade. Why Nintendo doesn't make the largest possible screen in the first place? Why Nintendo? What's your purpose?
LuckyChan
so we dont end up carrying around a tv in our pants. >_>
DSi shop can be a plus but that means you will be tempted spend more money on DS. We still don't know how useful/great the DSWare are.
LuckyChan
no we dont.... im hoping for gameboy like vc.
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