Video Review of the Nintendo DSi – Is it worth the upgrade?

Posted By Mr.Gadget  Published in Gaming

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Apr

The question that most Nintendo DS owners is “Is worth upgrading to the new Nintendo DSi?”

In the Youtube video review below, the guys from GameOn seem to think not.

Their reasoning is based on their opinion that the new enhancements on the Nintendo DSi are not big enough to warrant an upgrade.

What are the improvements to the new Nintendo DSi?

Check out the Nintendo DSi feature list below:

Some features that will be built into the system and ready to enjoy upon purchase include the Nintendo DSi Camera, Nintendo DSi Sound and Nintendo DSi Shop. The most noticeable feature of the slim Nintendo DSi system is its two cameras – one camera is on the external body, and the second one points at the user when the device is flipped open. As the first truly interactive digital camera in a video game system with 10 different interactive “lenses” that can manipulate your photos, the Nintendo DSi Camera offers an easy way to take and share your photos with family and friends. The cameras also present people with unprecedented ways to interact with their games while giving developers a new tool to devise creative games and experiences. If the touch screen gave Nintendo DS a sense of feel and the microphone allowed it to hear, the two cameras give Nintendo DSi the sense of sight.

Another enhanced feature is the Nintendo DSi Sound application, which serves as both an interactive voice recorder and music player that allows users to play with their music while they listen to it. Users can access different audio filters or control the pitch and speed of recorded voice or music files to alter voices or change the tempo of a song. The mic is located between the two screens when the device is flipped open, and there is also a stereo headphone output that lets users listen to music saved on an SD card, even with the screen shut.

In the world of software, Nintendo DSi will be the platform for the most relevant and fun on-the-go games and applications. The Nintendo DSiWare application will populate Nintendo DSi with software that can be downloaded using Nintendo DSi Points directly to the portable system, just as WiiWare has with Nintendo’s Wii console. Developers big and small are invited to create software that makes use of the properties and functions of the hardware. Nintendo DSiWare games and applications will be available at a range of values, starting at 200 points.

What are your thoughts? Will you upgrade?

YouTube – Review of the Nintendo DSi

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5 Responses to “Video Review of the Nintendo DSi – Is it worth the upgrade?”
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Dwayne Black Says, in 4-9-2009 at 15:28:08    

I still believe this will be a massive flop! Just like the eyetoy (for playstation) just another gimick that will get old! There is only so much you can do with a camera to before it gets boring.

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George Says, in 4-16-2009 at 07:21:55    

Thanks for the information.

Just about to tweet this story.

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Holly Says, in 5-26-2009 at 05:48:44    

Lol Dwayne, I think the DS Lite would like to have a word with you. I don’t think anyone really cares about the camera, I sure don’t. DSi is already more successful than previous models.

I noticed the review mentions the RAM upgrade but not the Processors? I don’t see the point of mentioning some hardware instead of all or none.

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Mobile Depot Says, in 2-12-2010 at 17:28:25    

You have an informative write-up my buddy. Keep up churning out useful article like this. Cheers!

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the moulin rouge costume Says, in 2-22-2010 at 23:17:54    

The big problem with the DS is that it has to be backwards compatible and a huge part of the market is people who own the “DS” or the “DS Lite”. The features for the DSi must be compelling enough to upgrade – the question is are they?

The best point is that the DSi can use WPA which is a more secure wireless algorithm but legacy programs (i.e. hundreds of titles) are not automatically enhanced to this protocol.

So for old games you still can not run the DSi over a network in a secure manner – bit of a shame as I would think adding a protocol converter from WEP to WAP is not impossible – it’s really just a bit of hardware and software.

Of course what Nintendo really wants you to do is buy a new unit and new games – all over again!

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