Nintendo DSi now available in North America
By Ross Miller 
posted April 5th 2009 3:56PM
posted April 5th 2009 3:56PM
posted April 5th 2009 3:56PM
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i will be the first to
be a failure.
Test
eat some pie.
the pie is a lie.
If you guys keep this up, I'm liable to cry!
this combo needs to break, or someone's gonna die.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edDloV5VwWw
Me & My Friend's very own DSi unboxing. Full of nerdiness and randomness.
C-C-C-Combo Breaker!!!!
Cake is lie, Pie is awesome.
Easy as pie = Piece of cake.
i was just at target and saw a ton of these sitting next to the ds lites. there was no dsi on display or any posters or banners or anything and nobody seemed to be excited about it. but that's probably because there really hasn't been much publicity on these things. i don't think most people even know about them yet.
Officially sold out in USA
I don't think anyone cares about them to be honest.
As Ryan said... I don't think anyone cares. When I first heard about it, I though "oh... a DS with a camera. How predictable." and already it was old news to me. There's really not much more to it than that. Just another gimmicky add-on, and the only games to support the camera will likely be just as gimmicky with few exceptions.
For the same cost of the DSi, the PSP is a far better deal. Better 3D performance, loads of great games, nicer screen, and LOTS of rather nice bonus features for those that take the time to hack theirs. I can't believe Nintendo advertises photo editing as a killer app. That's remarkably lame.
My guess is that everyone who really wants a DS already has one.
Yeah i bought one then returned it. There was A LOT available in Vancouver Canada. No line up, no sign of anyone else buying, I guess so one cares.
Picked one up, I'll see how it ranks up when I'm done some studies :)
I bought the DS phat day one, for what I can remeber, around the same price. What a big mistake that was. No game support for 2 years, and was not very fun. Im not buying another portable system again. MSN on my phone entertains me now if im bored and mobile.
DSi's are for kids.
Trix are for kids
Do you work for Sony?! :P
Well, I finally upgraded my phat, and lovin' it.
You share!
psp are for cool people, so I'm a cool kid?
I'm neither a kid or cool so I don't understand how that works out
So am I both a child and a cool kid for owning both... but using neither? Well, sometimes I pull out the DS to learn Japanese. I even unbricked a motherboard for my PSP, to get it to work.
Bad time to mention that I have an iPhone?
Don't forget pensioners!
My Phat is still going strong and is less likely to cramp my hands.
yeah I forgot grand theft auto is a kids game O_o...wait...it's not. What about Ultimate Mortal Kombat for the DS...nope not a kids game either....hmmm...Resident Evil: Deadly Silence for the DS?....those don't seem like kids' games to me. The DS is not just for kids like you or most other people think. At least that's the stigma Nintendo is trying to get rid of. Adding the internal storage was a smart move. Also having the camera opens the way for Skype on the DSi. I'm not even a Nintendo fanboy. In fact, I don't even own a DS. My girlfriend has one and I have a PSP (that I don't really even play) To each is own and you buy what you will use. I for one would play my psp much more if the UMDs were better quality and the memory sticks were cheaper.
when will DS lite price go down damnit!
I bought one in mid-march for my sister's birthday.
Been keeping the receipt in my wallet and checking BestBuy website every single day to see if I can get price-match. Extra money...me like
i am actually leaving this comment from the DSi i just picked up!
I am leaving this comment from my computer.
@Connor:
No shit!
Bet it took a long ass time for the page to load, and to tap out your short reply.
You must have the patience of Buddha.
Pages load surprisingly quickly, but they look like sh*t. Like WinMo, or IE...
That's pretty cool. Seems like the DSi browser is at least halfway decent.
ipodf touch commentsd are where it's att!
I bought a DS as soon as it was available and bought a DS lite as soon as it was available but... eh. The DSi just isn't doing it for me. I have enough cameras as it is, on my phone, on my computer, on my camera, I don't need to shoehorn another one onto my DS. Besides, no GBA cart slot? That's a deal breaker in my book.
Yeah seriously. I had an original DS (my friend still has his), and have had my DS Lite for a while. The DS Lite is such a huge leap from the original DS that it was worth upgrading. This one isn't, though. I still love some of my GBA games, and want to play them!
Also, I think that the new features take away from what the DS/Lite were all about. I bought a DS Lite again instead of a PSP because it was simple, didn't have all the extra features that I'd never use, and not to mention cheaper. The new DSi is not simple, has most of the extra features of the PSP (but will admit they won't work as well because the PSP has been around for a bit longer [save for UMD]) and is now expensive.
Now excuse me while I go back to playing Mario Party DS.
The DS Lite has mushy buttons. It's either a quality or design issue.
On the topic of mushy buttons, I find it funny that the new buttons are more clicky because the original ds had clicky buttons. Why'd they ever change them? (though personally, I like the buttons on the lite, so I'm fine with it).
That and my DS Phat refuses to die.
I picked on up this morning. Its a pretty solid machine and the new case, matte instead of KFC-grease magnet, is a welcome addition.
The new DSi store is the whole reason to pick one up. Forget the camera and anything else, which is actually pretty good.
One thing I can definately see happening is in the future is video-calling. It has a front-facing camera and a microphone, and Wifi. Either nintendo is going to offer something, or the jailbreaking community will.
The DSi store is useless for me.
Nope!
Waiting to see if the DSi Store actually makes it worth the purchase. I don't play my DS that much anyway, so updating right now isn't a priority.
I AM picking up Rhythm Heaven though. The demo of that game is hilarious!
i have been saving up for it, BUT then i heard it has no flash video player. Unlike Sony, Nintendo never seems to go all out and make it an all around system. too bad, but i love it. i bet the psp2 will be able to play youtube videos and hopefully have a camera that can capture short movies. Nintendo, close but no cigar!
On another note, i hope there's a software update soon for the flash player, and it better be before Sony sends out a challenge. I still have the money to buy this for my girlfriend and I. So do something Nintendo, DO SOMETHING!!!
PSPTube FTW
There is actually already a camera for the PSP (http://www.renchi.com/renchi/PSP_PSP_Slim_Lite_Accessories_PSP_Camera_Official.htm) I don't think it was ever officially released here in the US though. There's a lot the PSP could do if given the chance. Hell there is a GPS unit for it and a mic/"game" combo that will translate your speech into Japanese, Korean, and another language that I can't remember right now. None of them were released here in the US though.
No thanks... MAYBE, MAYBE it'll replace my DS lite by Christmas if:
1) Enough DSi-specific games are out with amazing review scores.
2) Sony doesn't announce/have a PSP2
Then, yeah I might get it.... also hopefully for a better price.