Nintendo said mid-2009 and it's keeping its promise -- the Nintendo DSi will launch in North America on April 5, 2009 for an MSRP of $169.99. Initially it will be available in blue and black.
This new version of Nintendo's popular handheld features two cameras -- one on the front, and one that points at the user. The system will also support Nintendo DSiWare applications (think WiiWare for portables), which users can download to an SD Card.
Are you happy with your current model, or do these new features appeal enough to you that $169.99 sounds like a good proposition? Our suggestion? Reserve one wherever you can; stories about Nintendo not being able to "meet demand" in three, two ...
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7:09 AM on 02.18.2009
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Now, how much do you want to bet that New Super Mario Bros 2 is being held as a DSi Ware exclusive? Now *that* will move units.
Though, it does suffer from the hinge crack, and I may look to replace it sometime this year. Even still, I'll probably go with another DS Lite, not this thing.
Any folks with a family around here? Do you find that portable gaming is easier to manage time-wise than console gaming?
yea man, ive got a kid and another one on the way, portable gaming is definatly way easier, mostly due to Doomsday Forte up there. but still, its nice to have that nice, sexy home console (or PC, whatever turns you on) to go to after they go to bed.
Ah, that sounds good. I just had my first one a couple of months ago. I love him to death, but he dominates free-time and doesn't work by a schedule (what infant does?!), so looks like portable gaming is the way to go.
Not that I'm going to give up the consoles I have...you'll have to pry them from my cold, dead hands!
I'm getting tired of carrying around all my GBA cartridges every time I'm traveling. Besides, some of them don't work as properly anymore, so its nice to have a digital back-up.
Yeah, I know power isn't everything, but it's something. Where is my portable gamecube?
They already have homebrew running on the DSi. It was cracked within a month.
I see no point in the DSi. The tradeoff "benefits" of the newer version are really outweighed by the drawbacks, honestly.
No GBA slot, worse battery life, crappy browser with no flash support/java support.
Why do I want this again? Oh, right. DSware. Yeah, I'm okay without the random organizer software or camera face-warping tool.
I can buy another DS lite as a backup and continue to get everything I want.
GBA support, longer battery life, and easy to use homebrew support.
I've been wanting to get a Crimson/Black for awhile now anyways.
You said it man. This shit reeks of taking the piss out of consumers.....aimed at an even wider non gaming youthful target audience, with its duel cameras - wow!!! Bullshit.
Dr Kai said:"Now, how much do you want to bet that New Super Mario Bros 2 is being held as a DSi Ware exclusive? Now *that* will move units."
No that will PISS me off! If they pull that, I may just lose all faith in Nintendo. My DS lite is only a year or so old, and the thought of having to fork out again just to play, for example, NSMB2, would irk me to the point of feeling utterly raped as a consumer by (what used to be) the 'big friendly N'. Plus i`d never give up my trusty GBA slot - its like having a micro SNES in there.