R4DS is completely outdated, so you can't count it as a good feature. Besides there are flashcarts compatible with DSi, so homebrew is a possibility. And you'll pay US$40 more for some new features and a upgraded hardware, so it's not that expensive. I still think that DSi is a good choice for those people who don't own any DS.The DSi is totally NOT worth it!Reasons:* Crappy sound quality* Improved graphics? Really?* 0.3 MP Camera! 0.3MP... that's like worse than VGA!* All the store features just makes it more complicated and is a waste of time!* Expensive for the features.* No place for the safe old R4DS* No homebrews* No GBA games! Over all DSi is CRAP! Just think about it! Wasting about AUD$300 on this thing is NOT WORTH IT! STICK TO DS LITE!
[OFFICIAL] DSi
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 04:33 AM
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 08:04 PM
Hmm, I may not agree with you on the word "crap". Anyways, when I first saw the advert on tv, it mainly focused on the new functions and not the gameware it self; people who is new to this console may not know that it is a gaming console, but a music/photo hardware instead. The price may be expensive for what it is, but it is nice to buy for those Nintendo fans. I would buy the Nintendo Dual Screeni, but I own a NDS already; hence I don't really need a console which is quite comparison.
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Posted 13 July 2009 - 11:14 AM
I have a DSI, and tbh - I don't care about not being able to play GBA games <.<
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Posted 13 July 2009 - 10:26 PM
I would say that the dsi is only worth it if you don't have a fully working DS LITE other wise i would get it.things you would prob need to make it play/sound wellR4is are not great but they do work get a good pair of earphones ( sennheisers or sony) a 4-32 gb memory card( micro sd for r4i and/or normal sd card for dsi)I have all these things for it and im am enjoying play illegal game on it 
makes me feel better cause i brought £32 headphones lol
makes me feel better cause i brought £32 headphones lol
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 11:22 PM
I have never owned a ds before but i am planning to buy a dsi...but after watching a review i had second thoughts...i just have four questions1.Is the battery life really much of a problem?2.If i really buy it for moslty gaming...( fan of Megaman pokemon fInal fantasy and all those other rpgs) should i just buy a ds lite?3.Is the wifi features better than the ds lite and is the browser working good?4.I have a wireless network but no wep or whatever...can i be able to easily access the internet easy?Thanks a milllion in advance
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Posted 18 July 2009 - 12:07 PM
Well I have a DSi now Got it for my birthday as my DSL screen was partly no longer working I didn't expect it I though I was getting another DSL but my lovely man got me one and its wicked well worth the extra cash the camera and sound editor a great little extras and I like surfing the web on here. I can even use Facebook. So glad I have this now, my son still has the old DSL so its all good...
Its official, currently listed information about it are:
Hopefully flashcarts will still remain compatibleOfficial Site---Currently supported flash carts: http://www.dgemu.com...w...t&p=4485828Official US Release Date: April 5th, 2009Listed Price (USD): $169.99Preorders are available at Gamestop and Amazon.
- No GBA Slot (No guitar hero)
- SD Slot
- Internal storage space
- Two built-in cameras (0.3MP)
- Music player (seems like a built-in Play-Yan)
- Bigger screens
- Slightly thinner than the DS Lite
- Just ONE Touch Screen (Same as DS/Lite)
- Built in web browser
- "DS Ware" to be available for purchase (including free apps/games like the Apple App store)
- Will be available in Japan on November 1st for $179.99
- A new firmware and DS Channel/App interface
- Mii support on DS
Edited by pinkfoxyone, 18 July 2009 - 12:08 PM.
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Posted 24 July 2009 - 08:58 AM
I don't think it is worth to be bought because it just has a camera and it doesn't has the GBA slot which means we can't play much games.
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Posted 25 July 2009 - 12:09 AM
the low battery of the dsi make me crazy.., :x
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Posted 25 July 2009 - 12:33 AM
Apparantly I'd have to change my mind if I were you. If I recall correctly, I believe future DS games will be DSi exclusive. If this is supposedly true, than Nintendo pulled off a smart stunt.But I do agree with you on the fact that DSi is not worthy of being appraised very highly. They just put in few gimmicks.The only problem I have with DSi, and I guess you could add this to other DSes, is that wifi only works with WEP security settings, which sucks. So there goes my plans for Pokemon wifi.To Silex:1. I don't think it's THAT big much of a deal. But then again, I've never played my DSi outside my house, so I wouldn't know. But I did play it for at least 2 hours and the battery didn't seem to be anywhere near dead yet.2. Up to you, but you should read what I posted few sentences ago about buying DSi.3. From what I've heard, DSi will now support not just WEP, but WPA as well, but this fact applies to only the games that came AFTER DSi. Pre-DSi games still need WEP only; and the browser sucks. Not only it takes hours to load a page, but some good sites (i.e. youtube, etc) won't work. But then again, I don't even know why you would wanna use internet for youtube or other sites through your DSi for anyway, since you should be using your computer for those stuffs.4. You'll obviously be able to access the internet and apps that goes with them like DSi shop, but wifi is guaranteed to not work if you're playing any Pre-DSi games.Also, to pinkfoxyone, what's wrong with having only one touch screen? I think it's better that way than having two touchscreens, because that would be overdoing it, would it not?Link here.It's an mp3 player, a camera, and a DS. It's about $180 USD. Worth it? I don't think so since I already have all those things.Edit: Made this the official topic.
Edited by justinwrz, 27 July 2009 - 08:50 PM.
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Posted 29 July 2009 - 06:04 AM
A quick note of thanks to justin wrz but this sentence troubles me...The only problem I have with DSi, and I guess you could add this to other DSes, is that wifi only works with WEP security settings, which sucks. So there goes my plans for Pokemon wifi.
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Posted 29 July 2009 - 10:52 PM
I have to disagree with you here - for Nintendo to intentionally shut out 101 MILLION current owners of original DS's & DS lites would be downright STUPID (number of units sold taken from Wikipedia). I don't disagree they will produce at LEAST one major franchise game that will only be compatible with the DSi, but I can also see them doing the same thing they did with Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess; fancy-pants 'real' version for the DSi & not as pretty, less features for the regular DS. Completely leaving perhaps their most popularly selling console in the cold for a new one that the average casual gamer sees as just another version of the DS would be a huge 'jump the shark' move, like Sega did with the Saturn & Dreamcast.Your points defending the DSi's merits are also rather weak. 1) A portable console needs to be just that - portable. You shouldn't feel tied to an electrical socket, which is the case now, since our handhelds no longer take regular old double A batteries. The DSi's battery life is not acceptable though, imo, at 9-14 hours on the lowest brightness setting, compared to the DS lite's 15-19. That's fine for daily bus rides or whatever, but a long plane/car/camping/whatever trip? Absolutely abyssal. 2) DSi will offer WEP & WPA, as well as WPA2, if the game allows it. Another weak excuse from you on the DSi's part of not supporting some pages & being slow. Yes, we all know a computer is preferable. But, they're trying to offer us a portable browsing device that's competing with browsers on cellphones & other devices. That means it needs to work. If you want to market a jack-of-all-trade device, it needs to be impressive in all categories, because as stated elsewhere, we all have cellphones, MP3 players (oh, & the DSi won't even play MP3s...), & a DS. Think the Swiss Army knife would sell well if some of it's gadgets only kind of worked?All in all, I think the DSi is a rather wasted effort on Nintendo's part. Not as much as an outright flop as the Virtual Boy, but still completely unnecessary in their continued domination of the handheld market. The DS didn't need an update to continue to sell like hot cakes, & I think their time & energy should of went towards an entirely new handheld in a few years than a DS v1.5.Apparantly I'd have to change my mind if I were you. If I recall correctly, I believe future DS games will be DSi exclusive. If this is supposedly true, than Nintendo pulled off a smart stunt.
Edited by fahsky, 29 July 2009 - 10:55 PM.
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Posted 03 August 2009 - 04:38 PM
I'm fussy about picture quality.
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Posted 07 August 2009 - 05:36 AM
Well it's August and I heard another new filmware for the DSi has appeared. I bought the DSi August 5th and the regular R4 doesn't work. I also hear the new DSi patch makes it so the other ROM systems do not work. Can somebody please confirm it?
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Posted 07 August 2009 - 01:03 PM
normal flashcarts were originally blocked from the DSi, the 1.4 firmware released recently blocks flashcarts that were working on the previous firmware.
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Posted 09 August 2009 - 03:32 PM
i have got the ds lite and a camera so i do not really need it
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Posted 10 August 2009 - 11:42 PM
I don't think it's worth it. I rather buy a DS lite which is way cheaper. The DSi only has a few more features. Also, there is no gameboy slot, so if you want to play a gameboy game, you can't. The camera isn't that good and the camera is the one of the major parts of the DSi. I think it is better to wait for new kinds of DS to come out. They might be way better.
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Posted 12 August 2009 - 02:21 AM
I don't think it's that great since there's not much of a difference. Camera, internet, dsiware, no gameboy slot. I would just keep my ds lite until the prices go down.
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Posted 12 August 2009 - 10:29 PM
I would like to have one of those right away no more holding backhahaha (lol)
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Posted 15 August 2009 - 05:33 PM
Actually, I quite liked this thing when I played it,Even if you didn't have a game on this DSi you would just do random things with it like recording sounds or taking random pictures, but my cousin said it's not really worth buying it (YET if there is gna be a NEWER version of DSi) because of the PICTURE QUALITY.He said it is very low and it's not rly pretty... Well I dont know about this but I think it looks COOLER, but I am not going to buy it since I am not really interested taking pictures by a NDSi... ^^ I would recommend it for ppl that DOESN'T Have a DS from the start :wtf:Am I writing too much? ^^;;
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Posted 16 August 2009 - 11:22 AM
it's not really worth it for me because i like my photos to be really really REALLY good quality so the camera is useless. i also have a ipod touch that i carry with me everywhere so the mp3 feature is not needed either. my ds lite is all i need!
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Posted 19 August 2009 - 02:44 AM
its competion with the iPhone! does this sound familiar:appsgamescameraplays music Nintendo has officially run out of ideas
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Posted 20 August 2009 - 11:12 PM
I love the DSi I have it and its pretty good for its worth to me that is
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Posted 21 August 2009 - 06:26 PM
YOU SHUT YOUR FILTHY MOUTH. Do NOT group Nintendo in with those...Well. Let me put it this way:Apple = Umbrella Corp.Also, DSi FTW.its competion with the iPhone! does this sound familiar:appsgamescameraplays music Nintendo has officially run out of ideas
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Posted 22 August 2009 - 05:55 AM
I found this post ironic, because you're pinning these characteristics down on a devilish entity, and I was certain that you'd be steadfastly against the DSi because of this, but then you go ahead and go "DSi FTW." Honestly, did you lose focus halfway through your post?YOU SHUT YOUR FILTHY MOUTH. Do NOT group Nintendo in with those...Well. Let me put it this way:Apple = Umbrella Corp.Also, DSi FTW.
