Nintendo DSi Handheld Console
April 3rd, 2009
The newly upgraded Nintendo DSi released today the 3rd April 2009 in the United Kingdom it’s current RRP £149.99 £139.99 is the third generation of the ever so popular handheld console.
This modification from previous models is that it’s 12% slimmer than the previous model the Nintendo DS Lite. Combined with two VGA 0.3 mega pixel cameras in-built, also has a larger screen with an extra 0.25 inches making the visible screen size of 3.25 inches compared to the previous models, hence it’s a little longer in length and they have also included a SD memory card slot for saving.
Apparently the device has more improved sound quality and they have replaced the sliding power button on the right-hand side of the console with a power button located at the bottom left-hand side of the touch screen.
One improvement I like the sound of is the soft reboot, where the power button now allows you to return to the menu and play a new game by hot swapping without having to shutdown the whole console every time. The DSi casing is covered in a new matte finish rather than its shiny predecessor, which showed up annoying fingerprints. Currently the only colours available at the moment are Black/White.
The console comes with five brightness levels and for a slimmer design Nintendo has removed the GBA slot from the front, however this obviously affects backward compatibility with games and accessories so beware you would be downgrading in this way. The specification of the system holds a CPU 133MHz, RAM 16MB, storage 256MB internal flash memory and wireless connectivity IEEE 802.11.
So does this warrant an upgrade from my previous model Nintendo DS Lite or is it too early to say yet. What’s you’re thoughts on the matter?
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2 Comments Add your own
1. Donna Fraser | April 3rd, 2009 at 1:16 pm
A question that popped into my head while writing this article was what does the “i” mean in DSi you’re probably wondering?
Well here is the answer:
Nintendo’s take on it’s meaning is that the “i” is a symbolic reference to “me”, “I” and its personal aspect as a console for one.
So the console would probably be “Nintendo Dual Screen i” abbreviated to Nintendo DSi or NDSi, well that’s my assumption anyway.
2. Keith | August 11th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
I’m quite happy with my regular DS Lite, nothing so far has convinced me to upgrade. It’s pretty much the same story as the PSP, I still have the original 1000 series. I admin the GO looks cool but the price tag is too high at the moment
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