Nintendo DSi: April 5, $169.99

That is alot of money to pay.

No offence to this. . .but it looks. . .cheap. Rather toy- like.

It still looks like a prototype to me. Like the shit they hold up at E3 then it goes through somekind of color change or re-design. No deal Nintendo.

"I'm getting a DS Lite for my birthday in March, and there's really nothing in the DSi's featureset that makes me want to wait for it instead. That extra $40 saved can go toward an actual game, like Final Fantasy IV.
"

The only real complaing here would be the lack of GBA slot... but again, No GBA games are available now. And if you have a large collection of GBA, you already have a GBA system or a GBA Micro. And if you dont have those systems anymore: why? The GBA is backward compatible with original Gameboy titles, and if you complain about the DSi not having backward compatible with the GBA games, then you obviously kept the GBA to play backward Gameboy games, right?

im gonna make a gadget one day, im pretty much convinced that if i make it white, it will automatically sell millions. 

No thanks.

Why is it that so much is made of Nintendo milking their systems?  The PSP got to the third version before the DS.  How many skus of the 360 and PS3 have there been exactly?  Only one Wii.

no gba slot? no buy for me, i need to be able to play tottoko hamtaro heartbreak 3!!

It's not really worth it for me, first of all, I just recently broke down and bought a ds lite.  This is good news, however, because it means that the DS is still going strong and I'll definitely get plenty of use out of it.  Many of those features sound tempting.  The cameras, not so much.  I really hope that new games won't require the cameras for certain gameplay aspects (much like many games utilize the built in mic).  Plus, the DSi is smaller mainly because they got rid of the GBA compatibility, which in turn means certain accessories won't work with it, like the guitar hero thing.  I don't ever plan to get guitar hero, though, but I still want to be able to play GBA games.

And to answer the browser question:  The old Opera DS browsers won't work with this, but that's fine because according to Wikipedia there will be a free browser for download that will only work with the DSi.

I still have an original DS and I'll consider upgrading when a single game I want comes out that isn't The World Ends With You.

Good grief. THAT IS EXPENSIVE!

Well the average IQ in my neighborhood I could only assume is lower than the amount of digits in my WEP network code...so I don't think I really need to worry to much about people bumming off my bandwith, but just in case I have my router pretty much burried in my the dungeons of my house where only those inside could get much use of it.

I feel happy for Nintendo for getting into the position to be able to charge anything just because they can (also known as appleism™) in only two years.



No, really.

The electric blue DSi looks like a child's toy straight out from Toys R' Us.

Hey, that's my birthday. If only i cared more for things I know I'll never use.

Pre-ordered mine already.  :-)

"That, Brad, is why you also create a filter that only allows certain computers to access your network--WEP key be damned.
"

I agree, the extra features aren't worth the price of admission, and definitely not worth upgrading from my DS Lite (that, like many others, collects dust).  Pass for me as well

That, Brad, is why you also create a filter that only allows certain computers to access your network--WEP key be damned.

Bought a DS for a silly amount of £ when it first came out and played it for about a week.
Not buying another handheld.

Over here were still playing £100 for  DS light thats about $200 so its still cheap for you

Pass.

too much money for something so cheap

Still not convinced, though I'm getting there.

Still undecided.  The download service for it is good maybe, but do I really need a DS with a camera when I have a perfectly good  lite?

Hmmm, as I recall this new version of the DS doesn't have the GBA port on the bottom.... So it isn't backwards compatable, which means no purchase for me. On the other hand, this means the DS Lite will be on clearance all over the place when this new version comes out. Maybe I will finally upgrade from my big fat original DS to a cheap DS Lite then...

RazielCuts- I was close! How do they get away with effectively charging us Brits almost double the price that Americans will pay? I urge all UK residents not to give Nintendo one penny of that insulting asking price.

I wonder how much Nintendo will try to sell it for here in the UK? My money's on an utterly ludicrous £170.

£160 in the UK out March 3rd and available in Black And White ppl!

I only use mine for TBS anyways, no need for a camera.

Like most folks, this isn't a compelling purchase for me as a DS Lite owner.  The downloadable games are the only real draw here for me, and it will take some time for the online store to become fully realized and see if it will be worthwhile when it is.

I thought I'd quickly bring up one point in response to Brad's comment about internet security.

The DSi features 6 internet slots as opposed to the original 3 on the DS Lite or DS. 3 of these slots will be for WEP connections and the other three will be for WPA connections. In order to play old DS games (meaning any games put out prior to the release of the DSi) you'll still need to connect to a network via WEP to play. Only new games will be able to take advantage of WPA security.

They couldn't have just updated the wireless properties of the DS Lite? Instead we need to spend $170 more to get that, an ever so slightly bigger screen and a camera? All during a suffering economy? So instead of prices going down, we have new features that probably won't mean much to much of the casual DS userbase for $40 more than a DS Lite. I'm not impressed. I love my DS, but I really don't see why I should buy this. Is it really hard to change your router settings for a few minutes if you want to play online?

Another electrical handheld device that would gather dust on my desk.

I'm really not interested in this.  I don't see the added value over a regular DS Lite.  I can't say I've ever looked at my DS and thought I wish this had marginally bigger screens, an unusable web browser, and a crappy low-res camera.

I wonder if we'll see such minor upgrades with the Wii in the future.

hm... lost interest in playing DS games around the time of ........ The Worlds Ends With You -.-;

.. DS's world ended with me...

it's called tax

Bought my DS Lite only a few months ago, happy with it and not really using it much. Same goes for my PSP, not gonna upgrade to a DSi no point to me.

I think Its a little pricey, it makes sense, 40 bucks more for a camera, bigger screen, wifi, downloadable stuff, and another camera.  however I cant see myself using any of these features, there are smaller devices and ones that we are more accustomed to using that can perform all of these functions.  I think it will take something really innovative, or consistant high quality games to come out of the download service (and based upon my experience with wii online functionality .... HA... functionality..... all too kind) for me to upgrade from my Lite to a DSi

I haven't been into handhelds since the Game Boy Advance(which I loved).  I might give the DS and PSP a trial soon, though.  See if I can get back into handheld gaming.

I read somewhere that regular online DS games won't be able to use the new DSi's WPA capabilities, that's only for DSi software and channels...

So maybe Brad should not get that excited...

Is the DSi replacing the DSlite on shelves? If so then Nintendo's an idiot. 

Do I really need a fifth DS?

Cool stuff, just waiting for the UK launch now.

"All of my outfits match white, I won't be pulling a blue DS out of my pocket anytime soon. Also it depends a lot on homebrew apps being compatible. And will I still be able to go online with my opera cart?
"

I only just bought a DS lite back in September, so I won't be getting a DSi.  The changes aren't all that significant to me anyway.

oh lord, $170, no BC and no homebrew?