DS or DSi

[George]

I've had a look at the similarities and differences between the two, but I can't seem to make up my mind. Normally, I'd be all for the DSi, but currently, my only qualm with the new handheld is the incompatibility with GBA games. I'm not really worried about the price or the battery life - they're small things.

Has anyone already bought a DSi? Because I'd like to have any opinions on how much better one is compared to the other before I go out and buy one myself.

[Luminaflare]

Honestly, Get a DS lite and wait a bit before buying a DSi, you may not want to play guitar hero on tour or other random DS games which use the GBA slot but you never know what's going to come around the corner (I mean hell a GPS attachment was announced recently). So yeah either wait till after E3 and choose then or get a DS lite now and wait. Besides you can always sell the lite for money for a DSi. Although honestly the only thing i would ever get DSi for is the SD card slot, although I essentially have one due to having a flash cartridge so it's no buy for me.

Oh and pirated games don't work (Not just flash carts I mean the kind you buy when on holiday to somewhere like spain or turkey).

[TheSeer]

Only DSi enhanced + DSiWare are region locked. DSi flash carts are available if you're so inclined.

WPA2 support (only for new games though) is what clinched it for me. :D

[Chase]

There is a new Guitar Hero adaptor which works like old AR carts, put it in the DS Slot and put the game in the adaptor. And all 3 games will work with this new adaptor.

Personally it's your choice. Go with your gut feeling

[George]

Wait, what's this about Guitar Hero? I only ever wanted GBA compatibility to play a couple of my old games. It's merely a convenience thing, as I've still got my SP.

I'll probably make the final decision tomorrow or something. I don't really want to wait until June for E3 to happen.

[a happy song]

Wait, what's this about Guitar Hero? I only ever wanted GBA compatibility to play a couple of my old games. It's merely a convenience thing, as I've still got my SP.

I'll probably make the final decision tomorrow or something. I don't really want to wait until June for E3 to happen.

Guitar Hero DS needs the cart slot for the peripheral fret control. I think a few other games make use of it too, I'd read up a little to make sure you won't be missing anything you care about.

After that, if you don't care about physical backwards compatibility, I'd go for the DSi.

[Tunco]

DSi is better than DS at some points, but there is a thing you are missing.
DSi's has lots of specilities than DS, nearly all of them is for personalizing your hand-console.
Other than that, there are performance upgrades too, like;
-2 cameras
-bigger screen ( %17-%18 )
-SD card slot
-faster web
-built in programs ( animation- photography, exc... )
-DSi Ware

These are some I can think of.

[Animator]

What bothers me about the DSi is it's limitation of colors. I remember (DS wise) that it had red, blue, and silver, and then the same thing with the addition of the DS lite with black and pink. DSi only has an almost aqua-ish blue and black (obviously, I'd go with black), now with reading this, I'm bothered with this:

Normally, I'd be all for the DSi, but currently, my only qualm with the new handheld is the incompatibility with GBA games.

Predictably, it's very likely they'd feature GBA games on DSiWare, within the same gimmic the WiiWare underwent. It's only a matter of time, though. I'm very inclined to get it. And now I hide in my hole. *disappears*

[T3chno]

DS Lite all the way.

[Ad]

My DSi says DSi is better than DS Lite.
The music function is very handy, but the screen size is the best update.

Oh, and if you do get a DSi, get the Art Styles, Aquite and Code, with your free 1000 DSi points. WarioWare: Snapped just isn't worth it. =\

[faemir]

Oh and pirated games don't work (Not just flash carts I mean the kind you buy when on holiday to somewhere like spain or turkey).

I thought the region restriction was on the dsi specific stuff only, not DS games etc.

[Luminaflare]

Oh and pirated games don't work (Not just flash carts I mean the kind you buy when on holiday to somewhere like spain or turkey).

I thought the region restriction was on the dsi specific stuff only, not DS games etc.

90% of DS games in turkey are pirate copies (And I know you can get pirate copies in spain).

[Zivilyn]

I don't see why DS's Guitar Hero even plays into these discussions. It's terrible, and you should feel bad for playing it. If anything, the fact that it requires a GBA slot is a selling point for the DSi.
But seriously, there really aren't any others. Go with the Lite. More colors, sleeker design, cheaper, plays your GBA games. All DSi really has going for it is DSiWare and slightly larger screens. Otherwise everything about it is a total nightmare from an aesthetic point of view. It'll take at least a year for the DSiWare game library to fill up enough to make it worth sacrificing a GBA slot. And by then the price will have dropped. But if you just want something that will play DS games, stick with Lite.

[Ad]

I don't see why DS's Guitar Hero even plays into these discussions. It's terrible, and you should feel bad for playing it. If anything, the fact that it requires a GBA slot is a selling point for the DSi.
But seriously, there really aren't any others. Go with the Lite. More colors, sleeker design, cheaper, plays your GBA games. All DSi really has going for it is DSiWare and slightly larger screens. Otherwise everything about it is a total nightmare from an aesthetic point of view. It'll take at least a year for the DSiWare game library to fill up enough to make it worth sacrificing a GBA slot. And by then the price will have dropped. But if you just want something that will play DS games, stick with Lite.

A) Guitar Hero on Tour isn't THAT bad. It would've been a lot better if the DS could be held in the usual orientation, a lot better on the wrist.

B) The DS Lite looks better?! It's clunkier, has sharp edges, and a finish that will keep your grubby little paw prints as a lifetime momentum.

C) There'll be a GBA peripheral soon enough, if you need one.

D) Nintendo rarely drop their prices.

[blackbelmoral]

I've had a look at the similarities and differences between the two, but I can't seem to make up my mind. Normally, I'd be all for the DSi, but currently, my only qualm with the new handheld is the incompatibility with GBA games. I'm not really worried about the price or the battery life - they're small things.

Has anyone already bought a DSi? Because I'd like to have any opinions on how much better one is compared to the other before I go out and buy one myself.

simple - i planned ahead and have bought a GBA SP for my color and gba games.
i will buy my dsi soon enough...
i will post from therealn on my ds :) cant wait

[Zivilyn]

C) There'll be a GBA peripheral soon enough, if you need one.

D) Nintendo rarely drop their prices.

Remember how the Color had that IR port on the top? Well, some games actually used it, and to placate fans of those games an announcement was made saying that an IR port peripheral would be made for the GBA. Japan might have gotten it, I don't remember, but we certainly never did. And unlike a simple little IR sensor, there is really no natural place to put such a peripheral. There are too many cameras in the way. The only way you'll be playing GBA games on a DSi is select titles through DSiWare in like two years, or with an emulator on a flashcart.

You could also say that Nintendo rarely come out with new systems. As such, the two typically go hand-in-hand. Lite will see a price drop long before they stop producing them.

[George]

I'm going to settle on a DSi with the Acekard to boot. I'll probably get it in a week or two.

[Nonoke]

-2 cameras
-bigger screen ( %17-%18 )
-SD card slot
-faster web
-built in programs ( animation- photography, exc... )
-DSi Ware

Pointless, unresponsive cameras, bad Internet browsers, lackluster downloadables, and pointless programs don't really add much, and isn't worth the extra money. Neither is a bigger screen or the lack of the second slot, which seems just plain pointless to me.

[Chase]

Lackluster at the moment. You don't know what Nintendo could be releasing on DSi Ware, they've already announced a 'Virtual Console' game selection of original GB games.

[Geti]

the fact that the hardware is also more powerful i assume would have also been weighed up. id like a DSi now, but i have my retro DS until then. or just my laptop :P

[George]

Wooo! I finally got myself a DSi!

[Chase]

Yay George, what colour? Black I presume. America gets retarded Blue while we get smexy White.

[Ad]

GEORGE = AUSTRALIA.

[Chase]

GEORGE = AUSTRALIA.

ME = FAIL then. I forgot again.

So do Aus get the White or Blue?

[29403]

Obviously Teal