[CheatingSoi]

I noticed that when its your birthday, the the boot screen isn't high pitched like in previous models. Wonder why. I always liked it.

[a2h]

This needs to be stickied.

Also, I recommend media-convert.com for media conversion if you don't want to download the horrible bloat that is iTunes for Windows.

Edited by a2h, 08 April 2009 - 07:12 AM.

[Sephi]

This needs to be stickied.

Also, I recommend media-convert.com for media conversion if you don't want to download the horrible bloat that is iTunes for Windows.

I found Switch to be a good conversion program. http://www.nch.com.au/switch/

[DeltaBurnt]

the new screens are 17% larger than the original ds and ds lite screens.

2.6" (w) x 1.95" (h) [3.25" diagonal] compared to 2.4" (w) x 1.8" (h) [3.0" diagonal]

Ok thanks I'll add in some of that later today.

[Malboro]

I think that you should add this:


http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=146...p;#entry1887188

EDIT:

Q: How do I organize my channels?
A: Hold down the stylus on the channel your want to move, slide it up, move it to the place you want it to go and slide it down.

Also D-pad works. By pressing Up...

Edited by Malboro, 08 April 2009 - 02:31 PM.

[DeltaBurnt]

I think that you should add this:


http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=146...p;#entry1887188

EDIT:

Q: How do I organize my channels?
A: Hold down the stylus on the channel your want to move, slide it up, move it to the place you want it to go and slide it down.

Also D-pad works. By pressing Up...

Wow thanks, I'll add in both of those ^^

[raep]

u said that nintendo anounced only carts that will have special features on the dsi but will still work on dsl but nintendo also comfirmed that there will be dsi only carts that will not work on dsl or ds phat

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/25/gdc09-ds...ards-announced/

[DeltaBurnt]

I don't remember mentioning that Nintendo will only make DSi Enhanced games.

[ball2012003]

u said that nintendo anounced only carts that will have special features on the dsi but will still work on dsl but nintendo also comfirmed that there will be dsi only carts that will not work on dsl or ds phat

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/25/gdc09-ds...ards-announced/

this is great news for me
unless they cant be played if you download them
hope they can though and i wonder what the games are going to be

[DeltaBurnt]

u said that nintendo anounced only carts that will have special features on the dsi but will still work on dsl but nintendo also comfirmed that there will be dsi only carts that will not work on dsl or ds phat

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/25/gdc09-ds...ards-announced/

this is great news for me
unless they cant be played if you download them
hope they can though and i wonder what the games are going to be

Well seeing as how flashcarts emulate Slot-1 games...and these new cards are for the Slot-1 then in theory the most we would probably have to do is patch the game (we may need to update our flashcarts firmware...but that would only be a one time thing...).

[Sychophantom]

Currently, the Action Replay and the Codebreaker will not work on the DSi.

[wolfmanz51]

Hi here are some Corrections/Improvements to a few of your Questions


Q: Wait so with this new amounts of power on the DSi, does that mean we could have an N64 emulator?
A: NO

Q: Why?
A: :Sigh: Take the PSP for example, the PSP 3000 (the latest model) has 64 MB of Ram and a 333 Mhz processor, and it can only emulate N64 games at 1/2 the speed they're meant to be paid...AT BEST. And don't even bring up the Super Mario 64 port. That was a port, "so they dumbed down the graphics."
Correction: No they recoded the game from the ground up and improved the Graphics have you played both games?

Q: Well if they dumbed down the Super Mario 64 port...why is there so much more stuff in the DS version?
A: That proves nothing besides the fact that DS Cards can hold more files than N64 cards.
Correction: no DS carts go up to 256MB so do N64 Carts. there is more stuff because it was a remake

Q: Well then could the DSi run PS1 games?
A: The PS1 is basically the same thing as the N64 just a little bit less (or maybe more...not sure). So the answer still stays as a no.
Correction: wrong The ps1s processor ran at 33.8688 MHz the N64 was clocked at 93.75 MHz

Q: Well how bout PSP emulation on a DS?
A: No. A DSi playing a PSP is basically the same case as the PS1 or N64. The PSP is basically the portable PS1. So if it can't play PS1 games it definitely can't play PSP games.
Correction: The psp is not basically a portable ps1 more like a portable ps2 PSP is clocked at 333MHz playstation is 33.8688 MHz

Q: What does the words DS stand for anyways?
A: There are two meaning, Dual Screen (since it has two screens) and Dolphin System (this was the code name for the DS in it's early stages).
Correction: The code name for the ds in its early stages was Project Nitro "Dolphin" as you call it is the GameCubes project name The DS was also known as Developers System though

Q: Why call it the DSi?
A: Honestly I have no idea.
Improvement: Because its a personal Device one for the Individual for personal use as where the wii it a group thing. so the short answer is the I in DSi stands for individual this was discussed in the Iwata asks segment on the DSi

Q: I heard Nintendo will start making DSi only games, does this mean the DS Lite and Phat will be obsolete?
A: There's a very slim chance of that. Nintendo never said anything about stopping the production of normal DS games, and they also announced they'd be making games that work on the DS Lite and Phat but have some features only accessible if you're on the DSi. So that means they're planning on keeping the DS Lite and Phat for awhile.
Improvement: Well technically yes the DS and DSL are obsolete because the DSi has twice the processing power and 4x the ram.

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Edited by wolfmanz51, 08 April 2009 - 11:54 PM.

[bobfernando]

Q: Is the DSi's charger incompatible with the other two DS's just like the DS Lite was with the Phat?
A: Yes

Might want to rephrase this to "Is the DSi charger compatible with the two other DS models?", and switch the answer.

Q: In camera mode when I am moving my DSi the view of the camera seems to move very slow...why is this?
A: They are .3 Megapixel cameras...so they're only as good as about cell phone cameras.

Im fairly sure this doesnt have to do with the resolution of the cameras as it does the processor load. The more image that is moving through the eyes of the lens, the slower it will move.

Q: What are the current colors out?
A: In all regions there are 5 colors (that I know of), Matte Black, White, Lime Green (Japan Only Currently), Pink(Japan Only Currently), Metallic Blue. Wikipedia said the blue one was Japan only but I don't know alot of people say their gamestops have had the blue.

Yes, North America gets both Black and the cyan Blue DSi's.

Q: Why call it the DSi?
A: Honestly I have no idea.

Im pretty sure that in the latest "Iwata Asks" (or in some interview) , the president stated that the 'i' stands for the cameras, as in 'eye'. Kinda lame if you ask me. This whole 'i' craze is getting a bit redundant.

[DeltaBurnt]

Hi here are some Corrections/Improvements to a few of your Questions


Q: Wait so with this new amounts of power on the DSi, does that mean we could have an N64 emulator?
A: NO

Q: Why?
A: :Sigh: Take the PSP for example, the PSP 3000 (the latest model) has 64 MB of Ram and a 333 Mhz processor, and it can only emulate N64 games at 1/2 the speed they're meant to be paid...AT BEST. And don't even bring up the Super Mario 64 port. That was a port, "so they dumbed down the graphics."
Correction: No they recoded the game from the ground up and improved the Graphics have you played both games?

Q: Well if they dumbed down the Super Mario 64 port...why is there so much more stuff in the DS version?
A: That proves nothing besides the fact that DS Cards can hold more files than N64 cards.
Correction: no DS carts go up to 256MB so do N64 Carts. there is more stuff because it was a remake

Q: Well then could the DSi run PS1 games?
A: The PS1 is basically the same thing as the N64 just a little bit less (or maybe more...not sure). So the answer still stays as a no.
Correction: wrong The ps1s processor ran at 33.8688 MHz the N64 was clocked at 93.75 MHz

Q: Well how bout PSP emulation on a DS?
A: No. A DSi playing a PSP is basically the same case as the PS1 or N64. The PSP is basically the portable PS1. So if it can't play PS1 games it definitely can't play PSP games.
Correction: The psp is not basically a portable ps1 more like a portable ps2 PSP is clocked at 333MHz playstation is 33.8688 MHz

Q: What does the words DS stand for anyways?
A: There are two meaning, Dual Screen (since it has two screens) and Dolphin System (this was the code name for the DS in it's early stages).
Correction: The code name for the ds in its early stages was Project Nitro "Dolphin" as you call it is the GameCubes project name The DS was also known as Developers System though

Q: Why call it the DSi?
A: Honestly I have no idea.
Improvement: Because its a personal Device one for the Individual for personal use as where the wii it a group thing. so the short answer is the I in DSi stands for individual this was discussed in the Iwata asks segment on the DSi

Q: I heard Nintendo will start making DSi only games, does this mean the DS Lite and Phat will be obsolete?
A: There's a very slim chance of that. Nintendo never said anything about stopping the production of normal DS games, and they also announced they'd be making games that work on the DS Lite and Phat but have some features only accessible if you're on the DSi. So that means they're planning on keeping the DS Lite and Phat for awhile.
Improvement: Well technically yes the DS and DSL are obsolete because the DSi has twice the processing power and 4x the ram.

1. I have played both games.

2. A remake doesn't always mean they'll add things.

3. I was not talking about how much their processor's were clocked for. If you compare a Ps1 game to an N64 game, you will notice the N64 is better by a bit...but they are still pretty close.

4. I realize how much a PSP is clocked at, I also realize that they can run better games than a PS1. I was just calling it the portable PS1 because it's simpler to just say that than explain "No the PSP is actually more powerful than a PS1, but almost equal to the N64". Remember this FAQs mainly for people who are new at this and it's best to just keep some things simple. I'm not going to include this because this is a FAQ for a DSi not a PSP...

5. Well from what I've heard and read in Nintendo Power (basically Nintendo's Magazine, even though they are not directly owned by Nintendo) it was Dual Screen, Dolphin System, and some other techinical phrase that made up DS.

6. Ok thanks for that.

7. No, just because a remake of a system is better doesn't mean the original one is obsolete. The fact that Nintendo and other third party gaming companies will continue to make cards that work on the older systems says that they are not obsolete.

EDIT:

@bobfernando
Ok, thanks. I will update the FAQ with that information (also I figured out that there are two types of blacks, we have the cyan black your mentioned and Japan has a darker Metallic Black).

Edited by DeltaBurnt, 09 April 2009 - 12:13 AM.

[Ballistic]

Here's a things I found out while using the DSi:

The DSi's sound function can play music when closed only when a headphone is inserted.
The DSi can read a limited number of files in a folder - so 400 AAC songs in one folder is a no-no (at least for sounds).