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kesadisan
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kesadisan
LOL as always

Fast Overview:
* 12% lighter, 2.6 millimeters thinner
* No More GBA Slot
* 17% Bigger Screens (3.24 Inches)
* Better Speakers
* Two Cameras, At Least One has VGA Resolution and 300,000 Pixels
* Can adjust pitch and playback, making it ideal for language study and listening to music.
* Pictures can be editted with touch screens.
* SD Card Slot
* Internal Memory available for Applications.
* Built-in Browsers (Opera)
* Possible to Download Games and Store Them in DSi using DSi Shop.
* Releases November 1st, 2008 in Japan at ¥18,900, or $179 USD.
* Releases in 2009 for North America, Europe, and Australia.
* Available in White or Frosted Black.
* DS Station becomes Nintendo Zone. Available at McDonalds.
* Nintendo Zone viewer is included, no setup required.
* AAC Playback

NDSL vs NDSi


• Size of Liquid Crystal Display
Nintendo DSi: 3.25 inches
Nintendo DS Lite: 3 inches


• Liquid Crystal Screen
Nintendo DSi: Possible to display 260,000 colors
Nintendo DS Lite: Possible to display 260,000 colors


• Portable Size
Nintendo DSi: Width 137mm, Length 74.9mm, Thickness 18.9mm (touch pen is approx. 92mm in length)
Nintendo DS Lite: Width 133mm, Length 73.9mm, Thickness 21.5mm (touch pen is approx. 87.5mm in length)


• Power Supply
Nintendo DSi: AC adaptor for Nintendo DSi
Nintendo DS Lite: AC adaptor for DS Lite
• Weight
Nintendo DSi: Approx. 214g (with touch pen)
Nintendo DS Lite: Approx. 218g (with touch pen, Game Boy Advance cover)


• Charging Time
Nintendo DSi: Approx. 2 hours and 30 minutes
Nintendo DS Lite: Approx. 3 hours


• Battery Life
Nintendo DSi: The lowest brightness (9-14 hrs), low brightness (8-12 hours), medium brightness (6-9 hours), high brightness (4-6 hours), highest brightness(3-4 hours)
Nintendo DS Lite: The lowest brightness (15-19 hrs), low brightness (10-15 hours), high brightness (7-11 hours), highest brightness(5-8 hours)


• Software
Nintendo DSi: Software for Nintendo DS, Software for Nintendo DSi.
Nintendo DS Lite: Software for Nintendo DS, Software for Game Boy Advance


• Input-Output
Nintendo DSi: DS card slot, SD memory card slot, AC adaptor connection, stereo headphone/mic jack
Nintendo DS Lite: DS card slot, Game Boy Advance cartridge slot, AC adaptor connection, stereo headphone/mic jack

Look at this vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOJoYRA4zEE

done...
YoshiKart
1,032 posts
Joined February 2008
YoshiKart
I don't think this is a game. :P

I *might* buy it, but I don't like how the battery life got destroyed. ;-;
kesadisan
42 posts
Joined August 2008
Topic Starter
kesadisan
not game, but console...
just don't know this stuff can placed at WHERE?
lukewarmholiday
2,148 posts
Joined June 2008
lukewarmholiday
The fact they are going to have special software for just the DSi pisses me off.

Now I'm probably going to have to buy one.
Loginer
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If I can play Guitar Hero: On Tour without a Guitar Grip, I can play those silly camera games without a DSi. It's all up to whether someone feels like creating a patch or not. <_<
lukewarmholiday
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lukewarmholiday

Loginer wrote:

If I can play Guitar Hero: On Tour without a Guitar Grip, I can play those silly camera games without a DSi. It's all up to whether someone feels like creating a patch or not. <_<
true
Neo@lex
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I'll :3 if it turns out that it saves images as .bin files.
Taizun_old
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Taizun_old
I want one :D if I get rank #1 by the time it comes out, you all have to buy me one. Jk, but still, it looks pretty coo.
Banon_old
2 posts
Joined September 2008
Banon_old
Why is Nintendo's marketing scheme to piss off customers?

I mean, no GBA slot come on!

And just like lukewarm said the new software pretty much says you have to buy it.

At least its only $150US.
ash
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Joined June 2008
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kesadisan
42 posts
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maybe this time they make the GBA only played by downloading online on Nintendo Store
and some sort like that...
Loginer
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Now that I think about it, there IS already a camera for the Slot-2 (Face Training). If a lot of good camera games appeared, third-party cameras for use with flash carts would probably appear on the market, potentially bringing loads of people with a tight budget over to the dark side. :D

Also, when the Lite was released, a new version of FlashMe was created, allowing Phat users to switch between four different brightness levels. Maybe the DSi will give Lite owners the new DSi features, too.

neo@lex wrote:

I'll :3 if it turns out that it saves images as .bin files.
I'll >:'333 if it turns out that it saves Nintendo Store games as .nds files.
Slain087
457 posts
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Slain087
I was going to wait to get one of these, but then I realized:
Out of the four available GBA-compatible devices I have, one is utterly broken.
Two have their "R" shoulder button fucked up to hell.
One is painted silver, then had most of it taken off (blame my friend, she did that when she owned it, before she gave it to me). That and fucked up to hell battery space.

That basically means I no longer have reliable means of playing GBA games, save for the GBP that lies untouched on the bottom of my GCN. A DS-type device would be extremely useful, especially because I don't have any next-gen devices (all I have at the moment are GCN, PS2, and GBA/SP). I see the new device, and it looks useful at first glance.

Then I see the bottom. I'll take a Lite, thank you. Camera <<< GBA compatibility to me. I don't care about aesthetics (unless it breaks my "R" again).
YounisAMAX
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Joined October 2008
YounisAMAX
DON'T TELL ME "No More GBA Slot" MEANS THE END OF GBA COMPABILITY!!! :shock:

I hope that means the GBA cartridge can be inserted in the DS SLOT!
RemmyX25
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YounisAMAX wrote:

DON'T TELL ME "No More GBA Slot" MEANS THE END OF GBA COMPATIBILITY!!! :shock:

I hope that means the GBA cartridge can be inserted in the DS SLOT!
Fix'd.

Uhhh yea. End of GBA compatibility.
lukewarmholiday
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lukewarmholiday

RemmyX25 wrote:

Uhhh yea. End of GBA compatibility.
end of games that use the GBA slot for easter eggs/ bonus features
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Saturos
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End of GBA compatibility.

kesadisan wrote:

* SD Card Slot
* Internal Memory available for Applications.
* Possible to Download Games and Store Them in DSi using DSi Shop.
I lol'd.

Download: TAYA - REACH THE SKY (Orbit1 remix) (ouranhshc) [Sander's Taiko].osu
Loginer
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Saturos wrote:

End of GBA compatibility.

kesadisan wrote:

* SD Card Slot
* Internal Memory available for Applications.
* Possible to Download Games and Store Them in DSi using DSi Shop.
I lol'd.
You have no idea how crappy the Wi-Fi compatibility on the DS is. Downloading a GBA game could take up to an hour, and I seriously doubt Nintendo would allow you to download things from your PC. Besides, unless they create some sort of heavily modified GBA BIOS, it would be pretty much impossible to run the games at full speed, and if such a thing was planned, it would probably already be announced.
LuigiHann
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Saturos
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Don't use logic with me.

Download: ZUN - Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion (footix31) [Taiko].osu
devkit4384
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the good thing is, with the sd card it will be easier to bootleg.


YAY no more R4
Neo@lex
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HOLY SHIT IT'S $300 TO IMPORT

Now here's this giant enemy crab.
LuigiHann
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awp
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My DS is finally starting to show its age, but if I ever replace it I'm going to try for a DS Phat first, then Lite, then i

whatever i stands for.
RemmyX25
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I'll take a Lite over a Phat. I've been playing EBA on my Lite for quite some time now, and just recently demonstrated it to a friend on his Phat. I was surprised at how much sharper the Lite is compared to Phat.
awp
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I've never used a Lite before. I just know the styli are much better. There are both pros AND cons to it, but if the pros outweigh the cons and I can trust myself not to drop it as much, maybe it's a better purchase.

The DS is a fucking TANK though.
lukewarmholiday
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lukewarmholiday

awp wrote:

My DS is finally starting to show its age, but if I ever replace it I'm going to try for a DS Phat first, then Lite, then i

whatever i stands for.
If your going to replace it you might as well go light. MUCH sharper image, EVERYTHING looks brighter and more vibrant.

My DS is OOOOOLLLLLDDDDDD. touch screen now has scratch marks(from slight scratches slowly getting bigger) that are deep enough to be noticiblcle when sliding the stylus over them. It's worn in all 4 corners where the clamp touches the bottom half of the DS(big white marks). around the buttons the paint is worn and now white. But its also signed by Weird Al due to the thought that me and my friends thought it was a random thing to get signed. I bought it the first month DS's were available. Soon I expect I will be saying goodbye to an old friend if the touch screen gets any worse tot he point where it catches my stylus.

I'm surprised the hinge is still tight. I expected it to be limp by now.
RogueHiyru
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RogueHiyru
3 things turned me off right away.

if i wanted to be a glamor gal and have everything one, i'd either go with a SK or an iphone, but a DS? i dun see it, PSP can maybe pull, but this area is NOT their forte.

Battery life destroyed

and No more gba slot, which is stupid, because in the ratio between awesome gba and ds games? GBA has A LOT more good games, IMO

and their shooting themselves in the foot, it's gonna make it that much easier to pirate games with the SD card slot :P
darkstar1006
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Neo@lex
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessa ... c=46288714
Oh, flashcarts do not work on it.
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

Edit: Disregard that, only self-booting flashcarts (R4, and apparently...Action Replay...) don't work.
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hunnykilla
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Loginer
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neo@lex wrote:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=925329&topic=46288714
Oh, flashcarts do not work on it.
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

Edit: Disregard that, only self-booting flashcarts (R4, and apparently...Action Replay...) don't work.

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=112857

Nakao wrote:

Im sure when the dsi hits america or europe there'll be a new firmware for existing flashcarts or new flashcarts for the dsi. Now lets just hope they make a new firmware for the r4. :)
Auto-booting is handled by the hardware, so you'll have to buy a new flash cart or eventually flash your DS.
Atmey
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Atmey
The only thing I see better is the screen size, it'd be easier to play EBA/OTO.
doubt I'll be getting any one anytime soon.
Loginer
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No one likes the DSi, so let's guess the date it finally gets hacked. If your guess is the closest one, you win. If they all turn out to be wrong, it ends with a tie.
I put my money on November 14.
RogueHiyru
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Loginer wrote:

No one likes the DSi, so let's guess the date it finally gets hacked. If your guess is the closest one, you win. If they all turn out to be wrong, it ends with a tie.
I put my money on November 14.
I'll guess on dec or so. hell half of the technology to hack it is allready out. and i'll say it again, with them adding that sd card slot? basically means their commiting suicide
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devkit4384
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CycloDS - Failed
G6 DS Real - Failed
M3 DS Real - Failed
Supercard DS One - Failed
iTouch DS - Failed
FCard - Failed
NCard - Failed
M3 DS Simply - Failed
U2DS - Failed
Loginer
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devkit4384 wrote:

CycloDS - Failed
G6 DS Real - Failed
M3 DS Real - Failed
Supercard DS One - Failed
iTouch DS - Failed
FCard - Failed
NCard - Failed
M3 DS Simply - Failed
U2DS - Failed
Yes, you're being relevant.
awp
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what about the CycloDS Evolution? That's never failed me in the past <3

just forced me to update firmware every so often
Loginer
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awp wrote:

what about the CycloDS Evolution? That's never failed me in the past <3

just forced me to update firmware every so often
CycloDS - Failed
G6 DS Real - Failed
M3 DS Real - Failed
Supercard DS One - Failed
iTouch DS - Failed
FCard - Failed
NCard - Failed
M3 DS Simply - Failed
U2DS - Failed
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Atmey
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I heard on kotaku somebody hacked it.
agentgamma
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Loginer
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Loginer
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http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=116332
Damn, off by 3 days.
Neo@lex
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Hey Loginer, http://www.acekard.com/news.php
Commence lulzing.
Pokebis
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Loginer
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About time, I was almost afraid Nintendo pulled a PS3.
anonymous_old
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I have been looking these up (as I am obsessed with Japanese games and consoles) and it looks like the price is about $300.00 (my prices are always from E-bay unless otherwise stated), so they will be a bit pricey... but I am looking forward to it! ^_^
Pokebis
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Ouendan2 wrote:

I have been looking these up (as I am obsessed with Japanese games and consoles) and it looks like the price is about $300.00 (my prices are always from E-bay unless otherwise stated), so they will be a bit pricey... but I am looking forward to it! ^_^
Unless the DSis are different, DSes are region free and will run your English games on it. I'm also willing to bet you could already run a English menu on an imported DSi right now; as my DS had like every language except Chinese in it.
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