New DS confirmed

[Raven Darkheart]

Yes matte as in no fingerprints....and it's regular SD, not micorSD..

sd cards come in bigger memory sizes then micro. just wait till someone hacks it so that we dont need cards

 

[LoneSyn]

Oh yeah, another nice thing about it is that it's matte...but I have a case on my DSL anyway.

matte? u mean fingerprints won't show rite? i have an onyx, and its a bitch >.<

btw, when it says sd, i assume it means microsd....rite?

Yes matte as in no fingerprints....and it's regular SD, not micorSD..

regular sd? ok fuck this then xD i'm stickin with my flashkart

Just get an adaptor for your microsd and it technically becomes an SD....

 

[saxamo]

Yeah, the hack potential for this thing is amazing. Whatever, though, I'm not too impressed. It prints more moneys!!!!!

 

[Giga_Gaia]

The DS lite is still better than this ...

 

[Gamer]

Ok, it has a built-in Browser.

Does that could mean this version has more RAM? (I mean the Nintendo DS Browser needed that expansion pack thing)

 

[shaunj66]

Is it just me or does this photo of the DSi
make it seem like the d-pad has been improved? Compare it to the DS Lite sat next to it and the one on the DSi looks flatter, and more like the phat DS d-pad which was A HELL of alot better for diagonals, because it was clicky! The new one looks flatter, and seems like it would have to be clicky for it to work, as compared to the lite sat next to it, there's not enough depth to the dpad for it to be "squishy".

If this is the case, I'll buy a DSi instantly as I hate the Lite dpad with a passion.

 

[Raven Darkheart]

the qustion now is.......si the sd slot sdhc? i would have to think so

 

[The rate of noth]

Do not want. Esspecialy since there's no GBA support. DS Ware sounds nice however.

 

[msa]

i dont mind the missing gba-slot. dont have any gba-games anyway, and i dont care about them.

but too bad that i have to keep my dsl to play guitar hero... xD

 

[Master Mo]

Is it just me or does this photo of the DSi
make it seem like the d-pad has been improved? Compare it to the DS Lite sat next to it and the one on the DSi looks flatter, and more like the phat DS d-pad which was A HELL of alot better for diagonals, because it was clicky! The new one looks flatter, and seems like it would have to be clicky for it to work, as compared to the lite sat next to it, there's not enough depth to the dpad for it to be "squishy".

If this is the case, I'll buy a DSi instantly as I hate the Lite dpad with a passion.

I think they improved this within the lite-shipments. My first lite had a horrible d-pad and now after I got an exchange (L-button broke...) the new d-pad is really good. So one can assume, that they have this on their new redesign...

 

[Rock Raiyu]

Ok, it has a built-in Browser.

Does that could mean this version has more RAM? (I mean the Nintendo DS Browser needed that expansion pack thing)

Thats a good point. That might be the reason for the lack of a GBA Slot. And if that is the case, it might be possible for GBA Emulation on the DS without the need for a Slot-2.

 

[alfatreze]

I believe it is safe to assume that the card will be a standard SD for several reasons:

1 - Compatible with the Wii, just pop out the DSi and in the Wii, you can possibly even download stuff from the wii for it, who knows, but it opens a lot of possibilities. Because of this it will have to stick with being Standard SD (unless they update the wii to support SDHC).

2 - It is an SD also because it's harder to lose and easier to handle, since a lot of DS owners are children or old people.

3 - 2Gb is a lot of space for many things, even music, unless you want to carry a good lot of music, in wich case you're better off getting an mp3 player. Or just buying more SD cards, wich by now are very very cheap.

4 - This is nintendo we're talking about, and they serve a very broad market, so they try to appeal/satisfy everyone, so the rule keep it simple stupid applies. Easy to find, easy to handle, compatible with a lot of systems/devices, media is not nº1 priority, 2gb is a lot of space, they're not in the business of mp3 players.

 

[playallday]

This is really, really, really bad news for me! I hope on selling 3 DS (2 Lite's and one phat) in about 4 weeks! I was hopeing on getting like $300 for all of them (so I made $200) but now I'll get like $200!!!

I hope you die Nintendo! Why didn't you say this after I sold them!?

 

[Sendoh]

Didn't bother to read all 33 pages, so I don't know if this has already been proposed before, but:

Since the DSi is missing the gba slot, and they did announce an online shop for games, do you think they could sell gba games online, and use the DSi's inbuilt PSRAM or NOR memory to play it? (if it's something like this). If this is true, this implies that you are able to boot GBA games from your slot 1 without having to use EZ flash 3 in 1 or something.

The gba slot news was a big turn off for me though. I would keep my DS lite for the sake of EZ flash 3 in 1.

 

[Trukkle]

Not particularly thrilled with this release. Jamming a camera into something doesn't make it new, jamming two in there (one with terrible resolution, probably designed for more ubisoft IMAGINE game gimmicks) makes it worse.
The rest, including the light and power button placement, return of the clicky D-Pad, internal storage/browser/mp3 player and bigger screens should've all been in the Lite.
Being even thinner isn't an advantage either, just means your hands will cramp up sooner.

Unless there are some real hardware improvements that lead to new possibilities in games, there is no point in this other than to print some more money.

:edit: Everyone getting hopeful about being able to play GBA games from the Slot1 or SD slot. It's possible they removed the GBA processor from the board, meaning no GBA games at all.

 

[playallday]

Not particularly thrilled with this release. Jamming a camera into something doesn't make it new, jamming two in there (one with terrible resolution, probably designed for more ubisoft IMAGINE game gimmicks) makes it worse.
The rest, including the light and power button placement, return of the clicky D-Pad, internal storage/browser/mp3 player and bigger screens should've all been in the Lite.
Being even thinner isn't an advantage either, just means your hands will cramp up sooner.

Unless there are some real hardware improvements that lead to new possibilities in games, there is no point in this other than to print some more money.

I love that...

 

[Rock Raiyu]

Oh yeah, some bad news for all of you thinking about getting a price cut for DSL/Wii. Nintendo confirmed they won't be getting price cuts.

 

[Trukkle]

clicky D-pad

That and the power-button and lights are the only positive things about it, to me.

Until it gets cracked, that is.

 

[Tyralyon]

I love this

None of the features got me very excited, but the fact that the hardware did NOT get an upgrade was the best news ever for me. It means there will still be released good 2D games for a couple more years.

Something I noticed, maybe some have already posted it, but the DS logo has been removed from the cover of the DS. Not that important, but I liked that little detail on the DSL.

 

[Deleted member 76381]

Oh yeah, some bad news for all of you thinking about getting a price cut for DSL/Wii. Nintendo confirmed they won't be getting price cuts.

Well, that's most certainly lame. Paying full-price for outdated hardware? Joy to the world indeed.