March 30th, 2009

Are you still wondering how the new Nintendo DSi is compared against the Nintendo DS Lite. Read this. It is a side by side comparison of a white Nintendo DS Lite that is priced $129.99 versus the new Nintendo DSi in Matte Black costing $169.99.

The new features of the Nintendo DS series with the DSi are as mentioned below:

- The screens are larger
- It is thinner
- There are 2 cameras. One on the external body and another in the inside hinge points at you.
- There are ten different interactive “lenses” that manipulate your photos through software.
- Nintendo DSi Shop: Nintendo DSiWare just like Wii Shop will also support downloadable games that starts at 200 points (it means $2).
- Nintendo DSi Sound application: gamers can record their voice and even alter it.
- An SD card slot is there.
- Plays AAC format audio off any standard SD Card.
- The DS cards are now hot-swappable. Gamers don’t need to shut down to switch cartridges.

The missing features from the DSi, which is on the DS Lite hardware:

- There is no Game Boy Advance slot (that means it cannot play GBA games).
- There is no rumble/vibration. With no Game Boy Advance slot, the Rumble Pak cannot be used in it. Moreover, it is not built into the DSi hardware either.

One more thing to not is that the DSi is not compatible with import DSi games.

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