Posts Tagged ‘nintendo dsi’

Pros and Cons of DSi

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

rolls out of its latest iteration of the DS, the this April on 5th. The new one is a bunch of cool little features that includes two digital camera lenses, internal storage, and SDHC card support. The new also manages to look and feel even better than the . But, the question arises: Do drop $170 on this new gaming handheld?

Here is some one pro and one big con, and then can easily make out.

The Pro: The extra features of the tacked on to this iteration make it a gaming- and gadget-lover’s plaything.

The Con: As much as it is noticed what is trying to do here, most of it is in half-steps. It means that just 256MB of internal memory. can find that inside cereal boxes at this point. The memory is cheap, and yes, the space is not such. In running the game off of an SDHC card if are trying to save money, but don’t tease the action with that slot and say that it is only good for stashing photos, unused apps, and AAC music files. No MP3 and also No WMA No….WAV. In short, it is noticed that the is very much one system update shy of greatness.

Posted in Nintendo DS Lite | No Comments »

Health control timer in Nintendo DSi

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

May the have launched today, but here is something unique that the owners of may take advantage of: a Health Control Game Timer that flicks the off switch for when they have been playing for too long.

This new feature of Health Control Game Timer by the owners of in DS is ideal if end up playing Ace Attorney for hours on end. Slot the game in to the and set the timer for 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes or even to 120 minutes and carry on gaming as normal.

As get closer to the time limit, an LED light will start glowing in the gadget, and the will start vibrating and also beeping. If manage to play through all that and hit the time limit then this gaming gadget will simply switch off, without saving the current game.

Unfortunately, since the does not have a , will still be able to go overboard on it.

This feature of is certainly ideal if don’t know when to stop - and of course know how to import goods from Japan. could now simply take it out before playing if they have some real addiction.

Posted in Nintendo DS Lite Games | No Comments »

Nintendo DSi Vs Nintendo DS Lite

Monday, March 30th, 2009

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

The new features of the DS series with the 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.
- Shop: DSiWare just like Shop will also support downloadable games that starts at 200 points (it means $2).
- Sound application: 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. don’t need to shut down to switch cartridges.

The missing features from the , which is on the 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 hardware either.

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

Posted in Nintendo DS Lite | No Comments »

Compare the old and new Nintendo… new features are cool

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

Old white if compared with the new . Then what happens. Just read on.
The brand new one has some cool new features. Yes, the camera and SD card slot is not there.

But it pinches to force yourself to purchase all new hardware to enjoy the new games. Now, hope so, it seems that could be working on games that play on both the DS and the . These “ Enhanced” game cards of will be playing normally on a regular DS or of . The additional features of these games are inserted into a .

Hardware Group project leader told to the media recently that of may be able to “create textures from photographs taken with the camera. If play the same game on the DS, they won’t be able to do that, but still be able to play the game.

Take for example this… can now find a “ Enhanced” version of Animal Crossing: Wild World where can take a picture of a pattern and of course it can be translated as new clothing for the characters or new wallpaper for the virtual home.

Yes, going forward… may also now be able to partake in face-mapping for custom characters. This feature adds to the game experience but is not a required element.

Posted in Nintendo DS Lite | No Comments »

Celebrate the 100 millionth DS

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Statistics as on 6 March 2009 reveals that 100 millionth of DS was shipped to a distributor or a retailer. This sale figure of 100 million of has been achieved in just 5 years. The combined total consists of the three version of i.e. DS, and sales.

was originally launched in late 2004. The system has dual screens, touch screen and voice-recognition capabilities that revolutionized the gaming industry. Many of them were skeptical of ’s plans, convinced that it would also go the way of ’s failed . But, fortunately for The Big N, globally loved the unique gaming experiences of the system and the rest, as all say, is history.

Statistics revealed on December 31, 2008 that there were 83 DS titles whose global shipment exceeded one million. 7 of these titles topped on 10 million. New games such as and Brain Age quickly traveled northward in the sales charts where as the traditional games such as New Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart DS showed why they are still relevant even after all these years.

Posted in General | No Comments »

DS platform again tops Japanese sales

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

It is again good news for . ’s once again tops the hardware sales of . This is revealed from the data provided by Media Create. The data is for the week ended February 1.

The latest iteration on the touch screen handheld shifted more than 55 thousand units. It was 55,613 units. When it was combined with the sales of 15,147 then the total rose to 70,760 units.

The unique Portable of Sony was only 44,135 units sold. The took the lead in home console market. It sold 23,278 units.

did a balancing act. It maintained a lead over the of Microsoft in the region. It’s sales was 17,405. Its rival was at 8107.

2 sold 5334 units.

Posted in General | 2 Comments »