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Friday, October 03, 2008...
Opinion: The Nintendo DSi
Nah. Don't need it.
Well, I think you've all heard. If not, then Nintendo announced their new DS iteration yesterday. The Nintendo DSi. It's a DS plus camera and music playback, minus the GBA Slot-2.

This means I can no longer:
  • Play GBA titles (I don't have many)
  • Transfer Pokémon over from cart to card (not that I ever did)
  • Play Guitar Hero: On Tour with the Guitar Grip (not that I'll ever feel the urge to)
  • Play Taito games that use the paddle controller (import-only...)
  • Enable vibration in games with the Rumble Pak (can't find it in stores...)


    • Now. This new device has a whole bunch of new software to go with it. Including the addition of something called DSiWare, downloadable games and/or applications that will run on the DS. This puts it on par with the PSP's PSP Store and the iPhone's App Store. I was interested in that. Having a camera sounds good too and it has music playback and bigger screens. But! The thing that lost my vote was the lack of a GBA slot.

    The above are 5 good reasons why the DS may still surpass the DSi. Oh, and the DS Lite still has a better battery life. So. I think I'll hold on to my DSes for now. I'm sure Mario and Luigi RPG 3 and the new WarioWare will be made for all DS types anyway. My DS and my DS Lite are still in good working condition. Well, my DS Lite's R button's a bit wonky, but it's still good nonetheless.

    (The picture is just my DS Lite with a bunch of stickers I drew and pasted on.)

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