Comments on: How the DSi holds up against other Handhelds

By: Mr. Neutral

Mr. Neutral — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:27:09 +0000

Don’t you love it!?

By: Mr. Neutral

Mr. Neutral — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:26:37 +0000

Check this out!!!

New Nintendo Hand-Held Set to Shake Up the Market
By Oliver Davies

The new Nintendo DSi is the 3rd generation of Nintendo’s popular handheld Nintendo DS videogame device.
The DSi has a large amount of new features, such as the cameras, online marketplace, customizable startup, and better wireless range and reception.
It will also feature an online shop, and will be 12% thinner than the DS Lite, as well as the ability to take in an SD card for some of your own items.
“I am glad that Nintendo released the DSi because Nintendo needed something fresh in the mix,” said freshman Austin S.
Even though the DSi has a few noticeable improvements, it also has a few downsides, such as the missing GameBoy Advance slot (which says good bye to Guitar Hero: On Tour and the Rumble Pak), and many other features and that require the GBA Slot (GBA means GameBoy Advance).

In the online marketplace, it is rumored that users will be able to buy their favorite GBA, Original GameBoy and GameBoy Color games, though Nintendo has not confirmed the rumors.
Because the DSi is able to take SD cards (unlike the other DS models) it will give you the ability to play music (and potentially your own games) on the DSi, as well as upload pictures and videos.
It is not confirmed, but it is rumored that the online shop will give you 1000 free Nintendo Points, and the option to download a free web browser.
At Nintendo’s Autumn Conference in San Francisco on the 2nd of October, Nintendo’s CEO, Satoru Iwata claimed that they were releasing the DSi at that point because “the DS is losing momentum.”
It goes on sale in Japan on November 1st, and there is an extremely high chance that it will be bundled with the upcoming games, the much wanted Fire Emblem DS, and the highly anticipated sequel in the Diamond and Pearl series, Pokémon Platinum.

By: PSP LOVER

PSP LOVER — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:53:26 +0000

How da F*** can you say that the DSi will be better den da PSP 3000

By: Mr. Neutral

Mr. Neutral — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:41:14 +0000

I have a DS (original, titanium colour scheme) and sure, the graphics aren’t always great, but 99.99999% of the games are so immersive and fun (even Pokemon, can you believe it! Oh, and LONG LIVE SAMUS ARAN) that I would by a DS over a PSP anytime. I am grateful, however, that Nintendo is releasing an Internet browser, and a good audio system. And might I add, can you add your own touches to an image on the PSP or iPhone? See link at http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/151781/hands_on_with_nintendos_dsi.html

By: Lance

Lance — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:58:42 +0000

Honestly I don’t buy a system for the specs. Sure they tell you how pretty a game can look on the system, big deal. I bought my DS and PSP for the games. Sure my PSP don’t get as much love but that’s because the system doesn’t have as many good games as the DS. I really can’t say much for the iPhone though, I don’t own one. But as far as gaming goes I love the DS. It does what it’s meant to do, play games. I didn’t buy my PSP to watch movies and listen to music. The browser is nice though because of the fact that I can jump out of the game look up a guide if needed and hop back in. As for the iPhone, it is NOT a dedicated gaming machine. In order for it to be considered a handheld gaming machine it has to be dedicated to games. That’s why the PSP in my opinion as well as the iPhone are both just fancy multimedia devices.

By: AC

AC — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:24:57 +0000

yes specs tell one side of the story. but how about unique hardware features? that’s why nintendo is winning the DS and Wii hardware competition. there’s unique abilities each hardware has that the competitor doesn’t, and therefore totally unique and immersive game experiences. it also doesn’t hurt that nintendo itself besides being a hardware maker is a top 5 software company in the world in the realm of video games. competitors cannot match. specs are factor, but its not everything. and i agree that the iphone should be included in comparisons. reason, is because it doesn’t just play generic phone games that can play on any phone. it will have exclusives, and also games that cannot only be played because of its unique hardware features. besides that, there are signs that there is going to be some real developer muscle coming to the machine.

By: Ady

Ady — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:33:10 +0000

The specs are a non-issue. Nintendo handhelds have always been been outclassed by their rivals in terms of specs, but it’s the games, the accessibility and what is done with what’s available that makes Nintendo’s handhelds stand out from the others.

I don’t even know why the DS is compared to the iPhone anyway…

By: Joltman

Joltman — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:05:19 +0000

Yeah, but my Zune’s battery dries up pretty quick after playing Hexic for 10-15 minutes.

By: InvisibleMan

InvisibleMan — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:25:51 +0000

I can play Hexic on my Zune!

(What? No love for Zune here?)

By: Blue Rocks

Blue Rocks — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:25:18 +0000

Sorry Daverage, I disagree. I spend over an hour on the bus every day to and from work and I totally get into immersive and pick-up-and-play games on my DS.

I also own a 3G phone, the Blackberry Bold, which although it has games (Brickbreak is a classic and WordMole is good too), I never see it as a gaming platform. Unless it comes out with a killer game, it will only ever be used for gaming if my Bold battery is low!