A new rumor is floating around the Internet that promises we'll be seeing the first hints of DSi-exclusive retail games very soon. According to a report from Kotaku, these games will only work on the DSi and will come in their own specially branded packaging, marking them as distinct from DS games that work on any system.
This has been something of an inevitability ever since it was announced. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks was feared to be DSi-only when it launched, and there is a game in the works called Ghostwire that will require the DSi's camera in order to function. Those who decided to hold on to their DS and DS Lite devices will be locked out of the fun when these new games roll around.
So far, Nintendo is allowing the third parties to take the reins when it comes to DSi-exclusive titles. Despite what was said about Spirit Tracks, Nintendo has not yet officially announced that any of its first party games would require a DSi to work. I'm guessing Nintendo is using third parties to see how it works out, and if the numbers are good, you can expect to see Zelda and Mario go DSi-exclusive.
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8:00 AM on 09.01.2009
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There is no reason for LoZ:ST to be a DSi exclusives. It doesn't use its features at all.
It was never officially stated, and I don't think it will be. However, when it was first launched, there was strong feeling it would be, which is why the news of DSi-exclusive titles isn't surprising.
I am however excited to see what kinds of things will appear on DSi only! Seeing what the new hardware can do to its full potential will be interesting.
But please, pleeeeease don't force me (at gunpoint) to buy a DSi because everyone (the developers in this case) and their wife have decided that group love making is much more preferential over the standard coitus.
If you're going to force the consumer to make a choice, how about just releasing an entirely new handheld altogether hmm? I'm talking holograms, dual wielding stylus and a machine capable of love. At least that way I can justify spending another 100 pounds. I'll be making an investment. Not an upgrade.
Rant aside, for the mean time I think we'll be ok. Mr fat cat isn't that stupid right? He's not going to to go completely DSi exclusive. He'll want to target as big a market as possible? right?
People need to remembeer that its not just the Camera, DSiWare and a few other things that make the DSi an improvement over the DS, its also more powerful with 4 times as much RAM and the CPU is better. They could add a hell of alot more to DSi games then DS games if they wanted to.
Gimmicks ahoy.
But actually, as mentioned here, the DSi CAN be considered an evolution of the DS Lite, because of the faster CPU and more RAM, games originally developed for it will be very different from the standard DS games, I believe that in about 2 years, there will be a decent library of DSi exclusive games and changing from the DSL to DSi will be "necessary", at least for me.
Also, when the DSi finally gets to be cracked, it will have better homebrew applications than the DS has, and that counts a lot for me.
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Should I be?