Nintendo DSi coming Stateside by summer 2009, tomorrow in Japan
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Oct 31st 2008 6:30AM
posted Oct 31st 2008 6:30AM
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I'm tired of living in the past.
Yeah exactly.... what else is there to do besides TRANSLATING to get this thing out here now??? :-P
If video game giants dislike importing, why do they make it so enticing but screwing over regions constantly?
Why not buy the Japanese version online? I bought a fat DS during the Christmas after launch and it was Japanese (got it from Dragons Den).
Because the DSi-exclusive games will be region-protected.
Region locking FTL!!!!
i hear the new ones are region locked
Region lock? :\ That sounds so stupid..
I mean if you buy this in the US of A and go to Europe.. while on your 9 hour plane ride you get bored of all the games you brought with you, you won't be able to give Nintendo more money by buying some new games in Europe.. how convenient..
Got mine today. Preordered from Renchi.com but unfortunately...no English GUI.
Well the hackers will be sure to remedy that issue.
I know that Nintendo want to harvest as much as they can from the success of the DS but i personally think that if they were going to make something to promote alongside the old DS (as they claim to be doing) then shouldn't they have brought out a new product that has something more to offer than a slightly larger screen and some low resolution cameras, loss of backward compatibility and an SD slot.
What you guys reckon?
I reckon it's a third revision of the DS and not DS2.
When you think of the compromises that entails to maintain the 'same old' compatibility with DS yet offer some new exciting things, I think they did a fantastic job (from what I can tell so far).
They certainly did more than I thought they would.
The wonderful thing about DSi is, if you don't like the new features, you don't have to buy it. Nintendo now has 3 different versions of the DS, each offering different options for different people. So, if you want one, buy the one that best suits your needs. If you don't like any of their setups, don't buy any of them. What a truely amazing product.
At the end of the day I believe that its the software thats going to drive almost any product. If fun and original games and other apps are released that make good use of the new features then this thing can be a killer just like the old DS.
between the pushing back of the DSi and the perpetual shortages of the wii/wii fit in north america, it really does feel like nintendo prioritizes japan to an unprecedented degree.
I have an original DS, but I won't be getting the new one, as I just don't use it anymore. My iPhone however, although initially for the first 2 months I refused to buy any games for it, now that I have I have realised it will keep my DS on my bookshelf. It has more power, a bigger screen and the accelerometer and finger-touch-ability make it a more immersive experience IMO.
At the moment it's the Tower Defence game 'Fieldrunners' that's keeping me addicted, but I'm looking forward to seeing what else comes in future. I think its gaming potential has yet to really kick off.
without tactile controls, keep waitin'
SUMMER 09, are you kidding me? Its not even winter yet, this refresh is not large enough to a warrant a purchase that late in the game. How long does nintendo think these will sell for? Yeah yeah its the best selling console, but considering how underwhelming this "DS2" is I hope they have an actually new hand held at least a year in the wings. Also what ever happened to that gameboy update? When the DS was first released I recall Nintendo saying that the DS was not a sequel to the gameboy. Hmmm
completely agree with you.
I still don't see who would be stupid enough to even buy this thing, let alone why nintendo is even releasing it. The DS will be five years old by the time this is released outside of Japan; and the last time I checked every console, even handhelds were on a 5 year cycle. So by the time this thing is released everywhere else we should be getting a new handheld. So this whole DSi thing is pointless (Unless Nintendo desides to milk the DS as long as possibly).
Anyone heard specs yet regarding wireless? WPA come around yet, or are we still never using the online play because it is stuck in the WEP daze...?
I might be buying it since i already have a GBA SP and have the DS lite.
Still...it is a good idea for Nintendo to remove the GBA slot since some
people who buy have no GBA games.
If you've already got a DS Lite etc then why buy the DSi? I haven't got a DS or DS Lite so I may consider buying this but only because of some of the adult orientated games. The software will drive this thing forward for a few more years so stop complaining and get on with your lives.