Nintendo DSi

TriggerHeartExelica · Post by **TriggerHeartExelica** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:34 pm

Lordstar wrote:TriggerHeartExelica there is a lime green

http://www.game.co.uk/lowdown.aspx?lid= ... me%20green

these are the colours avaliable to the UK right now. Turquoise and lime green are pretty different. My friend got a half black half red one from JP. I was looking at these though

saw a gundam one just now. thats pretty sleek. I want something a bit difrent if i do buy one. I say I will buy it but my sister wants to get me something at chrsitmas and its in her price range

See the US always gets shafted. The only lite colors we have are red black pink and cobalt. That lime green looks more like a neon green if you ask me and turquoise is more robins egg but I WANT! I may have to import me a turquoise one if they dont come out with new DSi colors before Christmas.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:50 pm

Frederik wrote:Yeah, I like the Micro a lot too, it came very late in the GBA lifetime and felt more like an addition than a replacement to the SP.

You has FOUR ARMS?!?!!

Another vote for fucking worthless. What the fuck do I need with a SD slot that I can't load ROMz with (homebrew maybe? I doubt it, but also didn't bother reading the article yet) and cameras.

Also bigger pixalz because I couldn't see them clearly enough in Contra 4. If they have better contrast and color fidelity in rapidly changing scenes (i.e. machine gun / spread bullets turning blue), maybe that'll be worthwhile; otherwise, forget it.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:20 pm

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/t ... i-features

Martyn speaks the truth this time - DSi is a step into a direction that wasn't the direction of DS. it will probably sell like hot cakes anyway, but someone at Nintendo' design table hasn't quite understood its success, if they're going for a "multimedia device"...

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:50 pm

I'd be more interested if the flow of good DS games hadn't slowed to a trickle.

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:06 pm

I only buy video game machines for playing video games. How much extra will I have to pay for these two utterly useless cameras?

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:28 am

until of course a games comes out taking advantage of the built-in cameras...

antron · Post by **antron** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:17 am

Turrican wrote:So let me recap:

-no GBA slot

-bigger screens which will lead to blurry, badly zoomed games, and perhaps new games being incompatible with the older models. (or perhaps all the games will maintain the same resolution but will be upscaled)

-no fucking GBA slot

Great, it's awesome that Nintendo has a new "Micro" in its sleeves, but I'm fine with DS, thanks.

a real GBA is better anyway. the resolution of a ds is greater (smaller pixels), so a GBA game displayed on a ds screen is smaller.

Etrian · Post by **Etrian** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:13 am

Hm.. maybe I'll stick to my regular DS Lite for now. The DSi doesn't seem to be aimed towards gaming but more about fashion and accessibility to *thousands of females in Japan* >_>

It will sell like nobody's business anyhow.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:48 am

Nintendo moves power button on DS lite

This is pretty spot-on, actually.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:15 pm

antron wrote:
Turrican wrote:So let me recap:

-no GBA slot

-bigger screens which will lead to blurry, badly zoomed games, and perhaps new games being incompatible with the older models. (or perhaps all the games will maintain the same resolution but will be upscaled)

-no fucking GBA slot

Great, it's awesome that Nintendo has a new "Micro" in its sleeves, but I'm fine with DS, thanks.
a real GBA is better anyway. the resolution of a ds is greater (smaller pixels), so a GBA game displayed on a ds screen is smaller.

I don't question that, but when you're on the go having two games into one single package is better. Castlevania and Puyo Puyo who could ask for more?

gray117 · Post by **gray117** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:41 pm

The ds is a good pick-up-able thing.... technically however it's a piece of crap ...

This update serves no other purpose than prolonging the life time of the DS and prolonging it at current - or near to current - price points...

... its a piece of poo, it really is ... shame there's some decent games for it because otherwise nintendo may have actually made a new, technically worthwhile, handheld...

... as it is ... you've got to congratulate them, and be happy that its good for gaming .... but i still hate it

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:51 pm

How ironic that with the bigger screen GBA games would probably run better comparable to SP?), yet they removed the slot...

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:30 pm

Necronopticous wrote:I love my gold and red Famicom anniversary edition Micro to death. I never use my SP anymore.

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:31 pm

gray117 wrote:The ds is a good pick-up-able thing.... technically however it's a piece of crap ...

This update serves no other purpose than prolonging the life time of the DS and prolonging it at current - or near to current - price points...

Like most of the game boys. I recall when everyone was like oooooh gameboy colour!!! I was like its the same machine techincaly no difrent! it really was a farce. same as this. I will buy a lite before the years out. and i doubt i will buy any more DS MK MK3 or anything.

I will require a propper leap like the GBA to the DS or the GBC to the GBA before i shell out cash

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:09 am

http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=889 ... Id=5379721

clearly not too happy with Ninty's choices...

malik11 · Post by **malik11** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:13 am

Icarus wrote:Doki Doki Majo Shinpan 3 incoming.

Icarus has the right idea. Best series on the DS until Ketsui.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:16 am

It will work with a "body parts detector" - you take photos of underage japanese girls with DSi (preferably on the train), then you tickle them with the stylus and they'll moan. Awesome.

pcb_revival · Post by **pcb_revival** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:18 am

TriggerHeartExelica wrote:
Lordstar wrote:TriggerHeartExelica there is a lime green

http://www.game.co.uk/lowdown.aspx?lid= ... me%20green

these are the colours avaliable to the UK right now. Turquoise and lime green are pretty different. My friend got a half black half red one from JP. I was looking at these though

saw a gundam one just now. thats pretty sleek. I want something a bit difrent if i do buy one. I say I will buy it but my sister wants to get me something at chrsitmas and its in her price range
See the US always gets shafted. The only lite colors we have are red black pink and cobalt. That lime green looks more like a neon green if you ask me and turquoise is more robins egg but I WANT! I may have to import me a turquoise one if they dont come out with new DSi colors before Christmas.

The Green Lite looks different in real life and natural light.

Octopod · Post by **Octopod** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:11 am

Split pea soup green...quite ugly. I prefer white for all electronics personally.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:03 pm

Turrican wrote:until of course a games comes out taking advantage of the built-in cameras...

Then when you try and plug such a game into a regular DS or DS Lite, you'll get this instead of the game...

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:48 pm

More good news - according to Destructoid, its games will be region-locked.

EDIT - Shoot, someone in the other topic got to it before me.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:22 am

pcb_revival wrote:The Green Lite looks different in real life and natural light.

Snot DS.

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:16 am

BulletMagnet wrote:More good news - according to Destructoid, its games will be region-locked.

Haha, that's a failure alright. Way to shoot yourself in the foot, N.

Impervious · Post by **Impervious** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:26 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:More good news - according to Destructoid, its games will be region-locked.

gay

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:11 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:More good news - according to Destructoid, its games will be region-locked.

so it is kinda like this [/quote]

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:12 pm

I still want the Lime/pea soup DS

sfried · Post by **sfried** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:59 am

Clariffication on DSi region lock:
1) Only DSi only software will be region-locked. Does not affect regular DS import title play.
2) No DSi retail software planned. All DSi exclusives will be DLC.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:27 am

Region-locked download-only software?

sfried · Post by **sfried** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:28 pm

Ed Oscuro wrote:Region-locked download-only software?

Similar to WiiWare/Virtual Console.

You can still play regular import DS cards.