DS-i

[Webmaster Gabe]

kotaku.com/5057870/nintendo-announce-new-ds-the-nintendo-dsi
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DSi

Came out in Japan on the 1st. Why do they get everything so long before we do!? Kinda sucks that it doesn't have an GBA slot, but I guess that's what my GBA is for!

EDIT: Wait, a second, I just read this:
"The removal of backward compatability also prevents Pokemon Diamond and Pearl players from migrating Pokemon from the GBA pokemon games, which is essential if they wish to complete the Pokedex or get some rare legendaries."

More downsides include:
"Unlike the DS Lite the DSi would not allow use of flashcarts or hacks."

and...
"Due to the higher power consumption and slimmer profile the battery life is reduced compared to its predecessor, the DS Lite."

Alright, fuck the DS-i. I thought it was cool for a few minutes when I started posting this thread but now the higher price just doesn't seem worth it. I already have a shitty camera on my phone, why would I need one on my portable game console?

[emptythought]

i'll get one as soon as someone finds a way to play games from SD cards

[Atomic Sita]

im still getting one. i think it sounds KICK ASS. i just wish it wasnt region locked or else i would import it.

[Webmaster Gabe]

it just seems kinda useless to me. the extra features don't seem worth the extra price, and not enough benefit to make up for the downsides.

Nov 22, 2008 21:44:15 GMT -5 emptythought said:

i'll get one as soon as someone finds a way to play games from SD cards

no need to wait. you can already load ROMs on the DS Lite using a microSD and an R4

[emptythought]

i just read somewhere, i'll have to dig up the link and edit this, that none of those cards work with the ds-i either.

also, if the thing has an SD sot, it would seem like such a waste to not just hack it to use that