Just letting you guys know, Nintendo has just announced the DSi.

IGN: New DS Model Announced

Just an update to the DS hardware, such as the GBA>SP>micro and DS>Lite.

The DSi features:

Larger Screens (17%)
Thinner (12%)
SD card Slot
Improved speaker quality
Pictures, movies, and music playback
3 Megapixel exterior camera
.3 Megapixel interior camera
Built in internet browser/nintendo zone.
NDSiWare

Compatibility with GBA games, and GBA peripherals are gone. The GBA slot has been taken out in this model.

Wii points are now called Nintendo points, for Wii and DSi use.
The NDSiWare price will be ranging from 200, 500 and 800 Nintendo points
First time NDSi users who visit the NDSi online store will receive 1000 Nintendo Points for free, offer ends March 2010.
Nintendo and McDonald will launch a new "Nintendo Zone" information network service
Nintendo Zone will be built-in to the NDSi, user can launch it without additional settings

Discuss.

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It looks cool, but i still have my old DS "Phat" so i probably won't get this one. :( Also, my old Ds is in great shape.

Whats that hole on the front? A camera or something?

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originally posted by Prophet

I may have to update since my old one is the original and it is about to fall apart in any second

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It's the little changes to electronics that keep people coming back for more, but I am not intrigued. I have my DS Lite, and I only need it for playing my DS games and nothing more.

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Agreed. I always considered the DS as a 'gaming only' device (and an alarm clock ). I don't need stuff like cameras and music players. There are way better devices out there which do the same thing, only better.

Although DSWare does sound interesting, wonder if they can also offer it on the old DS (Lite).

It looks interesting... I wonder if you'll still be able to play games with (or against) your friends who have the older models.. And, what was that small white thing, a remote?

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I'll stick to my DS lite, thanks. Looks cool though.

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The hole on the outside is a .3 megapixel camera, and the inside hole is a lower resolution camera.

I'm pretty sure that this will only appeal to those who don't have a DS or want to upgrade. (I don't need to though, I bought my dslite a couple of months ago.)

I agree, the upgrades aren't necessary, but who knows, people might appreciate it. I can already do music playback using homebrew, but a camera might be a cool addition.

As for the remote thing, I'm guessing it's to control the music player. Maybe even for the camera. Oh and I don't think there's a need to worry about connecting with older models... it's just a slight upgrade, and is still pretty much a dslite.

NDSiWare will only be available to the DSi though. Theres no internal memory, or any way to store games onto the older models.

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It's interesting, but I'll stick with my Lite, I play GBA games on it anyway and the DS is a games-only thing for me. I use the internet with my Wii, but I'd be reluctant to do the same with a DS.

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I just noticed that the new NDSiWare has the possibility of adding virtual console games to the DS. Possibly GB/GBC/GBA emulation? That would be pretty sweet.

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