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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Should you upgrade to the Nintendo DSi?


This thing's been on sale in Japan for awhile now with great results, and will be coming over to America soon. The thing is-- should you go and upgrade?

The DSi is a tad bit slimmer-- but the change isn't as noticeable as the DS to DS Lite change.
The DSi's screen is a quarter of an inch bigger.
The Gameboy Advance slot is not on the DSi.
The DSi will cost $40 more than the DS Lite.

"What the DSi does introduce is an SD card slot, two 0.3 megapixel cameras, and a brand new menu system. The new upgradeable firmware will be exclusive to the DSi and offers a DSi Shop online store, photo editor, music player (sorry MP3 fans, it only supports AAC files), audio recorder, and PictoChat. The DSi Shop is basically the portable equivalent of WiiWare, the online store found on the Nintendo Wii. From the DSi Shop you'll be able to download applications and games directly to the device's internal 256 MB of storage or an SD card. The DSi also features speedier hardware than its predecessors--its main processor doubles the speed of the DS Lite's and has four times the RAM, as well. Whether or not this will make a drastic change in performance remains to be seen. What we do know is that the DSi's battery life won't last as long as the DS Lite's."

The people over at CNet are saying no, it's not worth upgrading if you're already an owner of a Lite. On the other hand, if you've been wanting a DS for a long time now, the DSi is a great start. Oh. And if you're an owner of a "fat" DS and don't mind losing the Gameboy Advance slot-- go ahead and get it too. The features may seem great and all, but it seems that if you've already got some sort of media player, it doesn't really matter.
Whew. My sister owns a Lite (which I conveniently get to play with whenever I want), and I've been wondering this myself for awhile. o3o



Bakaler, J (2009, February 20). Gaming preview: Who should buy the
Nintendo DSi and who shouldn't. CNet, Retrieved February 28, 2009,
from http://news.cnet.com/gaming-preview-who-should-buy-the-nintendo-dsi-and-who-shouldnt/?tag=TOCmoreStories.0

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