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    Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi

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    Image of Kris Kris
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    Alright, I like Nintendo, and I love my DS. But this business practice of theirs, where they release "revised" versions of their products like...6 months after the original (or "original") came out is really ridiculous. And it's a huge slap in the face to consumers.

    Surely these requests for a larger screen were floating around well before the DSi came out. #top
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    Kris was starred Kris was unstarred
    Image of Qui-GonJim Qui-GonJim
    10/31/09

    @Kris: Good thing no other company, such as Apple, has found similar success. #top
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    Kris promoted this comment Qui-GonJim was starred Qui-GonJim was unstarred
    Image of Kris Kris
    11/02/09

    @Qui-GonJim:
    Yeah, but I'm not tech-whorish enough to bother with Apple. I don't have, nor do I ever plan to have, and Apple product. #top
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    Kris was starred Kris was unstarred
    Image of MetalOverlord0001 MetalOverlord0001
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    It is a good thing I waited because this is both cool and complete bullshit. It's neat that they made the screen bigger and a much bigger stylus but it would be bullshit to those people who bought the first generation DSi. #top
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    thespyderboy promoted this comment MetalOverlord0001 was starred MetalOverlord0001 was unstarred
    Image of NeoAkira NeoAkira
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    "The redesign comes at the request of customers who said they wanted a larger screen"

    How about the customers who said they wanted a DS2? #top
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    Image of Tim Brady Tim Brady
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    three words.

    gameboy advanced micro.
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    NeoAkira promoted this comment Edited by Tim Brady at 10/29/09 9:12 AM Tim Brady was starred Tim Brady was unstarred
    Image of kjmori kjmori
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    Many of the US articles are failing to note that, while a touch expensive at $200, the DSi LL has 2 brain games and a dictionary embedded within it. I can understand the brain games, as they are popular with the elderly, but not sure about the dictionary, because, well, most old people I know have a really good vocabulary which one can only assume is proportional to the number of years they've lived.

    Plus, the DSi LL has DS Lite-like battery life. For example, at "high" contrast, the Lite was 7-11 hours vs the DSi at 4-6 hours. The DSi LL is 6-8 hours.
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    NeoAkira promoted this comment kjmori was starred kjmori was unstarred
    Image of NeoAkira NeoAkira
    10/29/09

    @kjmori:

    Unless you know every word imaginable, your vocabulary will never put you beyond needing a dictionary. #top
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    Image of robpe36 robpe36
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    Won't games look crappy on this big of a screen since they were designed for a smaller one? #top
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    NeoAkira promoted this comment robpe36 was starred robpe36 was unstarred
    Image of bondspy bondspy
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    Give Nintendo a break. They heard the cries of the people and gave them what they wanted, without going all out with a whole new successor to the DS. It's too early for a new DS, anything above a bigger screen would count as new DS-material, and it will gain them profit from those who have yet to pick up the DSi. Deal. #top
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    Image of Tim Brady Tim Brady
    10/29/09

    @bondspy: how is it too early? 5 years seems like a long enough run for the DS. it's gettin' to be time to move on. #top
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    NeoAkira promoted this comment Tim Brady was starred Tim Brady was unstarred
    Image of ph15h ph15h
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    $220... only thing that's an improvement is the size, and not the resolution. Count me out. :(

    Hit me up when DS2 or a new GB comes out. #top
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    Image of Andrew Wyatt Andrew Wyatt
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    Hey look, it even comes in old-people colors. #top
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    Image of kyoshizen kyoshizen
    10/29/09

    @andrewwyatt: I was liking the colors. But now you made me sad... #top
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    andrewwyatt promoted this comment kyoshizen was starred kyoshizen was unstarred
    Image of Andrew Wyatt Andrew Wyatt
    10/29/09

    @kyoshizen: Oh... um... there, there. I'm sure Natural White will be okay. And maybe you could get Dark Brown to match your suitcase. #top
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    Image of ArtemusWolfwood ArtemusWolfwood
    10/29/09

    @andrewwyatt: I believe the word you're looking for is "sophisticated". They are sophisticated colors. #top
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    andrewwyatt promoted this comment ArtemusWolfwood was starred ArtemusWolfwood was unstarred
    Image of Andrew Wyatt Andrew Wyatt
    10/29/09

    @ArtemusWolfwood: Right, right. Sophisticated. Or... "Advanced". "Experienced". "Wise". #top
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    Andrew Wyatt was starred Andrew Wyatt was unstarred
    Image of tazfan5040 tazfan5040
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    So they're just gonna keep adding letters? I can't wait for the Nintendo DSi LL XS OMG WTF BBQ IV. #top
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    Sonira - Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more. promoted this comment tazfan5040 was starred tazfan5040 was unstarred
    Image of Sonira - Just like one of my Japanese animes Sonira - Just like one of my Japanese animes
    10/29/09

    @tazfan5040: Exactly my thoughts. #top
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    Image of BrainBubble BrainBubble
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    So hang on a sec. There was:

    The DS
    The DS Lite
    The DSi
    The DS LL

    Have I missed any? Anyone else think this is a cynical business model from Nintendo? I'm all for refining and enhancing a product but I think it might be nice to have something new that's actually, y'know, new...

    I really wish I'd held onto my old DS fats but I sold them both on. Maybe nows the time to think about getting a new big screen one. #top
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    shouryuuken promoted this comment BrainBubble was starred BrainBubble was unstarred
    Image of shouryuuken shouryuuken
    10/29/09

    @BrainBubble: welcome to this generation..

    psp 1000, psp 2000, psp 3000, psp go

    xbox 360 core (wired contr, no hdmi) xbox 360 arcade (wireless contr, hdmi port), xbox 360 premium (no hdmi), xbox 360 pro (hdmi), xbox 360 elite (120 gig, hdmi cable), elite without hdmi..

    ps3s with thier 7 skus, soon to be 8.. slim systems, no backwards compat, backwards compat hardware or software only, wifi, card readers, 4 usb on the front...

    and if you want to include the ipod touch... that thing has numerous models as well.

    its just how things are man.. they try to be all things to everybody due to a larger audience.. but it sure is annoying.

    even the gameboy was crazy.. but it was out for over a decade.. #top
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    Image of chrisgordon chrisgordon
    10/29/09

    @shouryuuken:
    The XBOX 360 is a completely different issue. They are esentially the same systems, just bundled with different things. The DS are vastly different shapes and sizes from one another. #top
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    shouryuuken promoted this comment chrisgordon was starred chrisgordon was unstarred
    Image of shouryuuken shouryuuken
    10/29/09

    @chrisgordon: 720p and 1080p is a bundle issue? i think not. i was mad when i had to sell my first 360 pro for one with an hdmi slot. #top
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    Image of BrainBubble BrainBubble
    10/29/09

    @shouryuuken: Hell, I remember having the same concerns over the Commodore 64, the Commodore 128 and the Commodore Amiga...

    At least these things are constantly improving, I guess. #top
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    BrainBubble was starred BrainBubble was unstarred
    Image of bobtheduck in Korea bobtheduck in Korea
    10/29/09

    In reply to New Super Mario Bros. Wii Dated For North America
    The fact that it's 2 toads instead of one of them being the princess sort of diminishes any excitement I would have had for this. #newsupermariobroswii
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    Image of dicesukeinuzuka dicesukeinuzuka
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    Will it have the same pixel count? #top
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    Brian Ashcraft promoted this comment dicesukeinuzuka was starred dicesukeinuzuka was unstarred
    Image of Brian Ashcraft Brian Ashcraft
    10/29/09

    @dicesukeinuzuka: Yes. #top
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    Image of Sloopydrew Sloopydrew
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    To those who bought a DSi and are feeling very ripped off right now: Remember those of us who bought a GameBoy Advance when it didn't have a backlight and was literally next to unplayable. Then Nintendo "discovered" a way to make battery life "possible" even with a light (GASP!) and we all had to buy another GBA - or risk going blind straining our eyes to see the action taking place on a dark black screen. It gets to the point where I start wondering why people (myself included) don't just give up on corporations like Nintendo and Apple who can't stop with the constant revisions they planned in the first place but held off on for extra dollars.
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    Edited by Sloopydrew at 10/29/09 3:22 AM Sloopydrew was starred Sloopydrew was unstarred
    Image of ThisCharmingMan ThisCharmingMan
    10/29/09

    @Sloopydrew: Early adoption always comes with a heavy price tag in that, you know you're only going to be on top of the world for 6 months to a year with your gadgets. By now as a fan of both Apple and Nintendo I can make a more educated decision on when to buy. #top
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    Image of chamoo232 chamoo232
    10/29/09

    @Sloopydrew: it remind me of the ram expension for the n64 and the rumble pack. if those thing were not planned from the start when the console was designed there wouldnt have been slots on the console and controler for them to fit in so it was obliously a way to make people buy some big nintendo games (donkeykong and starfox) to get the addons. #top
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    Sloopydrew promoted this comment chamoo232 was starred chamoo232 was unstarred
    Image of Sloopydrew Sloopydrew
    10/29/09

    @chamoo232: I may be remembering wrong, but I think Donkey Kong came with the memory expansion at no extra charge. It was people who bought it early for games like Turok that ended up getting screwed. Wow ... that's starting to seem like a long time ago now.

    Since we're speaking of RAM in a DS thread, I'm going to ask again if anyone knows if the extra RAM in the DSi is going to be put toward games? A new Mario or something with a boost in graphics on the DS would finally get me to move past the DS Phat. And where's a new, side-scrolling Donkey Kong Country, already?!? #top
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    10/29/09

    @Sloopydrew:
    I got burned on that, but I made do with it and I LOVED my sp. This DS thing is ridiculous to me, and it just makes me believe more and more that Nintendo is focusing on hardware rather than software, and that is horrible. #top
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    Demonbird was starred Demonbird was unstarred
    Image of thewafflecult thewafflecult
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    This is starting to get a little, dare I say it, fucking stupid. #top
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    Antiterra promoted this comment thewafflecult was starred thewafflecult was unstarred
    Image of Antiterra Antiterra
    10/29/09

    @thewafflecult: Go ahead, dare away, son, dare away - nobody here will clip your wings... #top
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    10/29/09

    @thewafflecult:
    I laughed. Well put. #top
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    Demonbird was starred Demonbird was unstarred
    Image of WhatTheFrag WhatTheFrag
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    So the Nintendo DS brand of hardware will be using the Apple strategy of quick revisions perhaps even as little as 11 months in the near future (as we've seen with the iphone).

    Also what in blazes is the LL stand for? Limited Liability? #top
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    Image of peteer02 peteer02
    10/29/09

    @WhatTheFrag: LL is Usually used in Japan in place of XL. #top
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    WhatTheFrag promoted this comment peteer02 was starred peteer02 was unstarred
    Image of WhatTheFrag WhatTheFrag
    10/29/09

    @peteer02: You're right. It's actually going to be called DSi XL in the UK (Q1 2010 release) and it will be priced higher than the DSi according to Nintendo UK. #top
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    Image of bean bean
    10/29/09

    @peteer02: "erueru"... makes me think of "Language Lab". #top
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    Image of Paradox me Paradox me
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    I'd probably buy this. I'm not old, but I sure don't game on the go, so the larger size isn't going to be an inconvenience to me sitting on my couch. #top
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    Image of meowmixx meowmixx
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    Anyone else thinks it's funny that Nintendo's new DS won't fit your pocket, while all the past generations of DS did (more or less) and Sony just did the exact opposite? #top
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    Image of Atomsk88 Atomsk88
    10/29/09

    @meowmixx: If this is a device geared more towards an older generation, I'd reason that they didn't expect pocket size to be an issue. The general impression that I get about the older DS users is that they keep their DS at home, like it's a lift-able home console. #top
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    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    10/29/09

    @meowmixx: Are your pockets minuscule? I guess it pays to have semi-baggy/loose jeans. #top
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    Image of Szin Szin
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    I think this sound effect is appropriate! #top
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    spiderweb1986 promoted this comment Szin was starred Szin was unstarred
    Image of penciledcookie penciledcookie
    10/29/09

    In reply to Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi
    Hey, that Wine Red is a pretty snazzy color. I wonder what the Natural White looks like?
    Now that I think of it, those earthy kind of colors sounds like something geared towards a more mature audience that you'd find sipping coffee at the Starbucks while doing work on their laptop or something. Hmn. #top
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