That'd be a dick move, since I just bought a DSi. | |
Capitalism being awesome as always. | |
I got the White DSi. So maybe I'll buy this one for the hell of it. | |
Im hoping i can get a dsi but why nintendo? why milk your new handheld already, the psp go isnt much of a threat so why bother? | |
They made it (The DSI) smaller than a DSLite in the first place. | |
Wow a DSi that's like 4% better for us to buy instead of our current one at full price! Forget taking a couple years to make real innovation, every few months just paint the damn thing a different color and advertise it as something new! THANKS NINTENDO! | |
I'm annoyed. Will they stop making rubbish, tiny little upgrades and actually REVOLUTIONISE? The DS came out 3 years after the GBA. That means a new console could have come out in '07, and it's nearly 2010. Plus the new DSi will just look a helluva lot more pixelated, not a graphics update. | |
So let me get this straight, people have decided to make things bigger again? I already own a DSi, so getting one with a slightly larger touch screen isn't exactly on my to-do list, but thank you for the interesting article. | |
What's wrong with their faces?! Oh, and I might've bought a DSi. If they gave backward compatibility. | |
This is why I stopped buying nintend products. I buy a wii only to find out I have to wait almost two years for it to work right. They really need to stop making all these pointless peripherals. (The woman on the right scares me...) | |
Hey guys you still do realize it's a rumor right? | |
Yeah I remember how I had absolutely no fun with any of the games I got for it before WiiMotion Plus. Which is why I kept buying games and played Brawl for hundreds of hours. So painful. and in case you missed the sarcasm: "what?" | |
damn the fucking thing isnt even out for a year and they are already replacing it! | |
So it would be a DSi that has a slightly larger screen but still sucks in every other way? Wow. | |
Er, how does a larger screen size with the same resolution mean lower picture quality? All those fools that bought 50" 1080p TVs must be kicking themselves for not buying their smaller 40" cousins. ;-) | |
Er. ...brainfart on my part, apologies. The post has been edited to reflect me not having a moment of "durrr" | |
Hmm, color me intrigued.... I'm thinking about buying a portable system, maybe this will push me to do so | |
You want me shelling out for a new DS, it's not screen size that will do it. An analog stick in-place-of or below the D-Pad, yes. Dual touch-screens, better (louder, powered and less tinny) speakers, and/or a near-seamless transition between top and bottom screen (as opposed to the 3/8 to 1/2 inch gap of black plastic)... These are the things that would get me to trade up my DS Lite for another model. Oh, and removing that gods-damned safety splash screen on startup, that would be a plus. | |
I didn't even like brawl so that never sold me on the consol. Granted I did love Twilight Princess and Mario Galaxy but other than that and a list of maybe 20 or so games the wii doesn't have much going for it. I do however like the DS I'm just sick of Nintendo releasing and endless amount of attachments. Seriously my cousin just bought Wii fit and now Wii fit plus is coming out. (And what the hell is the vitality sensor for?) I don't hate Nintendo games I love my Gamecube and N64 but the wii feels like a sellout. That is why I play my 360 and my cousins PS3. | |
I scooped you on this by a day...http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.151988 | |
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Rumor: Nintendo to Release Bigger DSi?
Rumors are circulating the internet after a Nikkei Shimbun report stated that Nintendo was manufacturing a DSi with a larger 4" screen (compared to the current 3.25" one).
Now, I can't actually read Japanese, so as far as reading the Nikkei Shimbun article in question goes, I'm going to just have to take the Internet's word on this:
According to the article, Nintendo will be releasing a new DSi with a larger screen (4 inches as opposed to 3.25) "in response to requests of older users." It's unlikely that the new screen would feature a higher resolution, so - if true - it'll just be a slightly bigger picture. The overall specs of the model would be the same, and it would retail for the same price - ¥18900 ($205.25, €138.54, £125.28) - as the current DSi.
The article says that Nintendo would be releasing this new DSi before the end of the year in Japan (is there a holiday season shopping rush in Japan? I honestly don't know), though there is no word on whether the device would ever see an official release in other countries.
Of course, this is completely unconfirmed as of yet, so as always take it with a grain or ten of salt: "We think it's a speculative article," a Nintendo representative told Famitsu, with Nintendo of America dismissing it as a mere rumor. So, I wouldn't start lining up to buy your new larger-screen DSis just yet.
(Via Game|Life)
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