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04/20/09
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It'd be nice if the "huge dongle thingy" would turn your DS into a Nintendo Wi-Fi hot-spot. I hate the fact that my portable game-playing device stops being playable online the second I leave the house and use it as a portable game-playing device. A little Mario Kart online on the bus ride to work or the long drive to the cabin on the weekend would be better than a 3-pound bag full of Gummy Bears.
04/20/09
04/20/09
Are we to assume that you're unaware of the development of simulated GPS that uses proximity to local WiFi hotspots to figure out where you (probably) are? My guess is that's what the OP was referring to, since it, you know, exists.
04/20/09
04/21/09
[en.wikipedia.org]
It's all explained, from the how to the why. Now, how would you like your crow cooked this evening?
04/20/09
04/20/09
From the article linked to above:
"it has its own built in rechargeable batteries, it won't put added strain on your NDS' power supply."
04/20/09
All those poor kids who want to import their Pokemon into PalPark with Pokemon Platinum, or Guitar Hero kids with a DS won't be able to upgrade to the DSi without sacrificing something else.
It's funny in a mean kind of way.
04/20/09
I think the DSi is going to sell far below expectations after the first month of early-adopters all have theirs in hand and the general public ("late-adopters?") needs to carry the system forward. I can't imagine someone who didn't own a DS or DS Lite choosing the DSi over the Lite when it doesn't include the GBA cartridge slot. It's like losing an entire handheld and paying more for the privilege.
All I own is the original DS Phat, but if it breaks or I decide to pick up a new one that isn't so silver and ugly looking, I'd definitely go with the Lite over the DSi. And then I'd take the money I saved and use it to buy a few GBA carts on the cheap or maybe a GPS attachment, just because I could.
04/20/09
sad but true (I'm keeping my DS lite, btw)
04/20/09
If I even heard someone mention that the difference between the two systems was that I had to pick between having two systems vs being able to take low quality pictures with a built in camera, (something I can do with my cell phone) I'll go with two video game systems. Forget SD card support and bigger screens (with the same resolution, worse image quality?).
In my opinion, if anything, they should have stripped the DS Lite down and made it cost even less than the Lite.
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