Nintendo DSi gets its own video tour

Details are slowly (but surely) starting to trickle in about the totally American flavor of Nintendo's DSi, and while you've already got a release date and price to mull over, how's about a video tour to show you what exactly you'll be getting come April 5th? The vid does a decent job of showing off those dual cameras and the slick new design, but most of all, it shows just how incredibly awesome your life will be upon actually holding one in your hands. Seriously, everything will change.

[Thanks, Pedro]

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2009 1:49PM]

can't wait until they're out

[hilofi Posted Feb 20th 2009 4:05PM]

"The next step in portable gaming"

And hardly a game mentioned. Right.

Im sure when I want to take a photo, have a chat, listen to music I will pass on my cameraphone / ipod touch and think DSi everytime

Their target demo in that video is way off, its just worrying.

[Lazarpandar Posted Feb 20th 2009 6:53PM]

sd cards are like 30$ for 16gb on amazon, doesn't seem like a terrible deal to me.

[Lazarpandar Posted Feb 20th 2009 6:54PM]

Well that was meant for dragod..

[Dragod Posted Feb 20th 2009 5:07PM]

It looks like all of that functionality will be utilized just about as much as Pictochat is now...

-I don't need cameras
-I won't buy expensive SD cards
-No GBA Slot. This is a deal breaker for me. I never upgraded to the DS Lite because it wouldn't play GB/GBC carts.
-All of these extra features will no doubt kill battery life.
-The price is just too high.

Looks like the next Virtual Boy/GBA Micro to me.

I'll be sticking with my Mario Kart-Red DS Phat.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2009 11:08PM]

you know, im kinda turned off by the dsi now... i was wanting one, that ad is so wierd, all those features are cool.... for a few seconds when you get the thing home, hee hee i can mod my voice, then you think "thats gay" and never use it, like pictochat me and a freind who got ds phat on luanch used pictochat once! my phone has 2 megapixel camera and photos taken on it mostly turn out grainy and blurry and crapppy, imagine pics from this!, i have an ipod touch that is a better for browsing the web,. why do i need to another device that can do the same things at lower functionality? cant wait for sarcastic gamer to rip on this, its just begging for to be made fun of! as for the pic maniplation feautres they are coping that iphone app thats 4.99

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2009 11:30PM]

gmcnewlook @ Feb 20th 2009 11:08PM
why do i need to another device that can do the same things at lower functionality?
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I think it's more a case of:
"why not have your gaming device (which it does dam well with great tactile controls and excellent functionality); why not let this device do some additional fun things with the touchscreen editing and sharing pics and sound, which cannot be done as easily or with as much fun as this device?"

[mario83 Posted Feb 20th 2009 11:50PM]

if i could get a DSi like device thats for good for gaming,music and photos (with good resolutions) id buy it in a sec , it sucks having to carry your ipod touch, a ds, and a camera , and your cellphone,

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2009 4:42PM]

Does anyone know yet, the capability to play mp3's? Audiobooks, browsing then games are what I want; even with a 32 gig card this is still cheaper than an iPod touch. I like my mac, but no expandable memory in the damn Touch is bizarre.

MP3's, browsing, & maybe games... what are some good choices for devices? (don't say netbook)

[cloud858rk Posted Feb 22nd 2009 12:55AM]

No MP3s on the DSi.

At all.