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New Nintendo DS, called DSi
New Nintendo DS, called DSi
Nintendo - October 1, 2008
Submitted by mrahaju (9) at 9:53PM PST on October 1, 2008
Size is reduced by 12% and 2.6 mm thinner. GBA slot is gone. Larger screen, 300K camera, SD card memory slot, included Web Browser. Have onboard memory to support NDSWare. Launch on November 1 for 18900 yen (about $180). Official website : http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsi.html.
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1otis9999 posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 8:49AM PST on February 10, 2009. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSibids
1mrahaju posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 5:31PM PST on October 2, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSi@lstormy10,
Thanks for finding the errate on 2 Touch screen. I have revised the article summary.[ Oracle ] [ Level 23 ] [ Rank: 9 ]bids
3lstormy10 posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 4:03PM PST on October 2, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSi@kspraydad,
However, the DSi is a more meaningful device to Nintendo than the GB Micro was. The DSi is extending the lifespan of a portable that has no other internal competition unlike the GB Micro which launched after the DS. If the two situations were to be the same, then we would have already had to see the next-gen Nintendo portable.
The DSi actually adds hardware features and a new revenue stream altogether for Nintendo (DS Ware) unlike the GB Micro which was literally just a shrinkage of existing old hardware to squeeze a bit more money out of the GBA brand.
As you can see, the GB Micro and the DSi are quite different in their situations.[ Oracle ] [ Level 20 ] [ Rank: 294 ]bids
1Animate posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 3:06PM PST on October 2, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSi@lstormy10,
Oh ok. Yes, I agree with DSi not coming to NA until late 2009, the earliest we should see a new portable from Nintendo could be sometime in 2011. Though as kspraydad shows, they are not afraid of overlap. So there is definitely potential for a new portable before then.
I think the Wii will actually have an influence too. Once Nintendo is content with how Wii is doing and not having to spend so many resources on Wii games, they will be able to shift some resources towards their new portable. So perhaps when Wii is just past its prime years, they will launch their next portable.[ Oracle ] [ Level 26 ] [ Rank: 241 ]bids
1kspraydad posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 2:20PM PST on October 2, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSi@lstormy10,The GB Micro...the 3rd GB (Advance,SP,Micro) launched in the US Sept 2005...the DS launched Nov 2004.
As the DSi is the 3rd DS...it is possible that we will once again see an overlap or close launch between DSi and the Next Gen Nintendo Handheld.
My 'guess' would be Christmas 2010 with sales of the DSi/DS dropping off by 2012.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 475 ]bids
2lstormy10 posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 1:57PM PST on October 2, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSi@Joe80,
I never said it will be the only portable - just that it will be available in stores to consumers most likely until March 2010. The release of the DSi gives extra life to the DS family of hardware.
However, based on the info coming out of the San Francisco Nintendo conference that the DSi won't be launching in the U.S. until late 2009, I am sure it is pretty safe to say that Nintendo will not be launching another portable right after they launch the DSi in late 2009 in the U.S. Thus I would peg the earliest time frame for another portable console as early 2011 - not that I am saying that there will be one launched at the time.[ Oracle ] [ Level 20 ] [ Rank: 294 ]bids
1Animate posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 1:01PM PST on October 2, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSi@lstormy10,
I don't think the points expiration date should be held as a reason to say DS hardware will last that long, in terms of being Nintendo's only portable on the market.
Yet, I still think the DS will be their main portable for another 1.5-3 years, I just wouldn't make that direct correlation and bet on it.[ Oracle ] [ Level 26 ] [ Rank: 241 ]bids
2lstormy10 posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 11:59AM PST on October 2, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSi@apujanata,
I figured out what happened. People originally saw the Tokyo press event first and there was mistranslations of what was said on the English gaming news sites that said that both screens were touch screens.
However, they all figured out that they had mistranslated what had happened at the Tokyo conference after attending the San Francisco conference.
For example, IGN originally reported that there were dual touch screens, but they then modified their report with this statement: "We originally translated that DSi's screens were both touch compatible, but that is reportedly incorrect."
So as the DSi is not an entirely new platform but merely a confirmed DS Lite-style upgrade, I imagine that it will be included in the sales that this GLS represents.[ Oracle ] [ Level 20 ] [ Rank: 294 ]bids
3apujanata posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 7:11AM PST on October 2, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSi@lstormy10,
I remember reading in NeoGAF forum about 2 Touch screen confirmation. But it seems that in the referenced liveblog, there is no mention of it. Possibilities :
- Liveblog didn't capture the 2 touch screen feature
- Some forum poster erroneously convert the "rumor of 2 Touch screen" into "confirmed 2 Touch Screen".
- I have a hazy/faulty memory.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
2kspraydad posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 5:45AM PST on October 2, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSi@lstormy10,On many of the liveblogs at 1am est (or what ever time I was up!) they were saying dual touch...seems that isn't the case.
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4lstormy10 posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 4:04AM PST on October 2, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSi@deftangel,
@kspraydad,
@mrahaju,
Where did Nintendo say that it has dual touch screens? Because I can't find anywhere where they said that.
Also, as the DSi is still of the original breed of DS (like the DS Lite was), we now know that the DS family of hardware will last until at least past March 2010 due to the free points that each purchaser of the DSi receives being good until then.[ Oracle ] [ Level 20 ] [ Rank: 294 ]bids
1deftangel posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 1:35AM PST on October 2, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSi@mrahaju,
DS games won't take nearly as long to develop as that. If the internal hardware specs aren't all that different and the dual touch screen is made accessible by an extension of the API then we'll see dual touch screen games very soon.
There won't be a shedload of course because of the existing DS userbase vs the DSi userbase but many games will be able to offer two modes.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 291 ]bids
2JoshuaJSlone posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 11:59PM PST on October 1, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSibids
1mrahaju posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 10:47PM PST on October 1, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSi@kspraydad,
Time to short DS GLS ? I personally believe that no game will utilize those 2 touch screen feature in 2009. It could happen in 2010, but maybe only 10% of all game released in that year. In addition to the fact that game development take time, there is also a factor that not all game released in 2008 utilize DS touch screen.[ Oracle ] [ Level 23 ] [ Rank: 9 ]bids
1kspraydad posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 10:29PM PST on October 1, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSibids
1mrahaju posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 10:22PM PST on October 1, 2008. RE: New Nintendo DS, called DSibids
39mrahaju posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 9:53PM PST on October 1, 2008. Article: New Nintendo DS, called DSiSize is reduced by 12% and 2.6 mm thinner. GBA slot is gone. Larger screen, 300K camera, SD card memory slot, included Web Browser. Have onboard memory to support NDSWare. Launch on November 1 for 18900 yen (about $180). Official website : http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsi.html.[ Oracle ] [ Level 23 ] [ Rank: 9 ]
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