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CardJoe · 2nd Oct 2008, 09:52

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/10...-unveils-dsi/1

Nintendo has just unveiled the new DS handheld, dubbed the DSi, which comes with a whole load of improvements over the DS.

proxess · 2nd Oct 2008, 10:11

I honestly find the Pandora much more exciting. Pandora's hardware is over the top compared to this, even tho its a little bulky.

Fod · 2nd Oct 2008, 10:12

ooh, ~~shiny~~matte

also the battery life has taken a massive turn for the suck.
oh who am i kidding, i'll be buying at launch. hell, i'll probably import.

Blademrk · 2nd Oct 2008, 10:21

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it no longer has a slot for accepting GBA games. We'd be upset about that, but we never really used it anyway.

so no Guitar Hero DS then

Mentai · 2nd Oct 2008, 10:26

I have a few friends with a DS... Maybe I'll get one with this update

DougEdey · 2nd Oct 2008, 10:43

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Originally Posted by Blademrk

so no Guitar Hero DS then

Probably the opposite, SD interface cards are easier to develop

PhenomRed · 2nd Oct 2008, 10:58

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Originally Posted by DougEdey

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Originally Posted by Blademrk

so no Guitar Hero DS then

Probably the opposite, SD interface cards are easier to develop

I think he's talking about the controller for it

Sebbo · 2nd Oct 2008, 11:36

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I think he's talking about the controller for it

so was doug, the new controller would plug in through the SD card slot

also, other sites are reporting two touch-screens, whereas the bit-tech article says it still only has one?

Arkanrais · 2nd Oct 2008, 12:00

it would be cool if they release a GBA cartridge reader add-on for this as I have a bunch of GBA games and my old standard GBA is damn near impossible to play a good RPG on with its lack of a backlight (I've been meaning to grab a new handheld for ages). I wonder how long it will take people to crack the SD card reader to run emulated games off it (or homebrew apps).

CardJoe · 2nd Oct 2008, 12:05

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Originally Posted by Arkanrais

it would be cool if they release a GBA cartridge reader add-on for this as I have a bunch of GBA games and my old standard GBA is damn near impossible to play a good RPG on with its lack of a backlight (I've been meaning to grab a new handheld for ages). I wonder how long it will take people to crack the SD card reader to run emulated games off it (or homebrew apps).

M'eh - when this baby hits then DS Lite prices will take a knock and you can grab one of them instead.

pendragon · 2nd Oct 2008, 18:06

looks good to me.. too bad the camera is so low-res.. can't have everything I suppose

step in the right direction though

M4RTIN · 2nd Oct 2008, 18:11

hmm no ram upgrade pak any more either..

also people talking about guitar hero, how would it work with the sd slot, it plugs into the gba slot and no one has said anything about an adaptor. is there something im missing here

Ending Credits · 2nd Oct 2008, 18:53

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I wonder how long it will take people to crack the SD card reader to run emulated games off it (or homebrew apps).

Pretty pointless since you can just use a slot 1 SD card reader such as an R4.

DXR_13KE · 2nd Oct 2008, 23:57

pandora cheesecake!!!

dr-strangelove · 3rd Oct 2008, 00:21

Am I the only one who thinks the 'i' being tacked on to names these days is old and extremely cheesy?

LordPyrinc · 3rd Oct 2008, 01:19

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Am I the only one who thinks the 'i' being tacked on to names these days is old and extremely cheesy?

Nope... I feel the same way. But, I guess in this case since it has a built in browser, whereas the previous model did not, the 'i' is fitting.

NoahFuLing · 3rd Oct 2008, 05:01

This looks fantastic, I may actually get a DSi!

Bit-Tech editors, just FYI, there are 2 cameras, one on the outside and one on the inside. The one on the outside is 3 megapixels, while the one on the inside is the one with .3 megapixels. Also, the screens are definitely larger (3.25" vs. 3").

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