Nintendo DSi Matte – Blue
by hotgames on July 5, 2011
- Enjoy the largest screen size, best audio quality and thinnest design of any system in the Nintendo DS family
- Download exclusive games, clocks and calendars via the Nintendo DSi Shop
- Take pictures using either an inward or outward facing camera and chose from 11 different lenses to customize your shots
- Connect wirelessly to browse the internet, share photos and play with others
- Access your music in the AAC format off any standard SD Card
Nintendo DSi is a new hand held portable game system for anytime, anywhere fun and more. Enjoy the largest screen size, best audio quality and thinnest design of any system in the Nintendo DS family. Download exclusive games, clocks and calendars via the Nintendo DSi Shop. Take pictures using either an inward or outward facing camera and chose from 11 different lenses to customize your shots. Connect wirelessly to browse the internet, share photos and play with others. Access your music in
List Price: $ 149.99
Price: $ 149.99
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A nice upgrade!,
I’ve had a DS Lite for YEARS and it was getting pretty beat up so I was ready for an upgrade…was planning to wait until the DSi had been out for a few months, but a great trade-in deal lured me in yesterday. So, here are my first impressions:
BIGGER/BRIGHTER SCREEN: I didn’t think this would matter very much, but it actually looks great. My old DS games look brand new, I’m noticing background details that I never paid attention to before. Yes, keeping it super bright will wear out the battery much faster than the DS Lite. BUT, unlike the DS Lite, it is easily adjustable. I sometimes play in a dark room (i.e. before going to bed) and turning down to the darkest setting is easier on the eyes plus wears out the battery much slower.
CAMERA: It’s not a powerful camera, it’s a toy. Which is fine, I have a camera for taking photos and don’t need another one. I like having personal photos to greet me when I open it up to play a game, but I probably won’t use the distortion & sticker features. Might be fun for kids, nothing more than a novelty for adults.
SOUND: It definitely has better speakers, which I like for the My Language Coach games and things like Let’s Yoga which was hard to hear on the DS Lite (yeah, I can use headphones, I’m just too lazy). I haven’t yet tried putting my own music on an SD card and using the DSi as a player; that’s why I have an iPod. Could be fun if you don’t have another music player though.
INTERNET: Since I don’t have a smartphone, this is my first handheld web-surfing device and I LOVE IT. The browser is a FREE download and works better than expected It does not support a flash player so you won’t be able to watch any videos, and some websites (Facebook, boo hoo!) are memory hogs that don’t load properly. But I’ve been surprised at the number of sites I can visit! I can check my email, the weather, play online sudoku, shop, twitter, etc. VERY impressed at the interface, it is very easy to use.
DSiWARE SHOP: So far there aren’t a ton of options available, but there will be lots games in the future! They are inexpensive and easy to download so far. Through the end of June, Nintendo is giving 1000 points for anyone to use for downloading games (games “cost” anywhere from 200 pts to 800 pts) which is a nice way to try out the current offerings. I downloaded Aquia yesterday and can’t put it down; Dr. Mario Express is due out today so I’ll be even more obsessed.
MISSING GBA SLOT: I don’t have any GBA games so it’s not an issue for me, I understand it is an issue for some. Hopefully they will eventually offer some classics in the DSi Shop in the future for all of us to enjoy. I never used it before so I won’t miss it now.
I was very hesitant to jump on the upgrade bandwagon too early, but I couldn’t be happier with the DSi. It has some great features and great potential, it is a LOT of fun and I just adore it!!! So glad I bought it!
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|I love it.(:,
I am a 14 year old girl & I got my DSi yesterday.
I’m usually not a big “gamer.”
The DSi is the ONLY gaming system I have.
I love it.
So far, I only have one game: New Super Mario Bros.
I have had so many laughs already with the distorting tool on the camera. The camera takes really great pictures.
I love the blue color of the DSi.
I love the texture of it too.
So far, I have no complaints. I love it. I’m so glad I got it, and would reccomend it to anyone, and any age.
Good job Nintendo (:
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|Is the DSi for you?,
The DSi comes out a few years after the second DS model, the DS Lite. Unlike the DS Lite, which had a lot of obvious improvements over the original model, the DSi’s changes are less obvious. The major one is the ability to download games over the Nintendo shop. Some games might be free, other starting at 2 bucks and up, this really has a chance of being the best feature on the system. Add that to another hidden change, the CPU is twice and fast and has 4 times the Ram of the DS and DS lite. This means newer games can be enhanced and offer anything from better graphics to bigger levels.
The cameras are fun even if they are low res (.3 megapixels) but can be manipulated in many funny ways. It can also record voice and play back music, but not in .mp3 format, you’ll have to use .acc files. Another thing that might not be obvious but is an improvement is the sound. The new speaker are way better than the old ones.
The lack of a Game Boy Advance slot is kinda bad if you have a lot of GBA games, but personally whenever I want to play those games I use my older systems. Just know that some games like Guitar Hero on DS won’t work on the DSi (for now).
So if you don’t have a DS, you should really consider getting this version. It has many things that could change the way we play games and will be around for a while.
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