Iwata Announces the Nintendo DSi

[Gemakei News Poster]

Satoru Iwata wasted no time today at the Nintendo Conference in Japan.  After taking stage, the president of NCL revealed the new Nintendo DS model, DSi.  More details soon.

[Sie Tao]

Nintendo Wii "We" Nintendo DSi "I"

[Metalluminated]

Thats right...it tomorrow in Japan already.

Wow...its like a news report from the future.

[Eddy "D_S" Fettig]

Wow, only a month until this launches in Japan?
Nice.

What about HERE, though? In time for Christmas?

Damn, I would really enjoy one of these...only gripe is the lack of GBA slot, but MAN, all of those other features could potentially make it really really sweet and worth the tradeup. I've been wanting a music player AND a digital camera for a while...it'd be sweet to combine my DS, digital camera and music player all into one...

[kngdmhrts2]

O.o i think i just wet myself...jk jk

but oh wow, despite me having 1 DSPhat and 4 DSLite's....im so gonna buy this...its like a dream come true

[Komodo_Zero]

I really don't like the look of it.  Looks a bit cheaply made to me.

None of the new features really bother me, as I can't even take my CURRENT DS online at my home.  

It all seems negative to me...

[whybanme]

Looks amazing, I'll definitely look forward to getting one of these. I wish it would come out in the states before Christmas though.

A camera and a free browser? This is awesome!

[Sonicboom]

Yes, I'll definitely have to look into this babeh.  I'm glad they're not mixing it up too much, though I wish they weren't removing the GBA slot.  Probably allows them to have internal memory and whatnot though, so I guess it's a necessary evil.

[WHGB]

Looks like I'll pick one up on 1st November. Having never owned a GBA or any games for it (I played them on my friends' systems), I don't bemoan the loss of that slot. I wonder a lot about the wireless access. Will it run WPA? I hate downgrading my wireless security to play Mario Kart DS online. I am looking forward to the improved screens and speakers, and the included browser. (I was looking around for a browser but couldn't find it in local shops.) I guess the other big thing for me will be software that uses the new features, including the DS Ware. And it's a shame there's no silver version. I love my current silver DS from June last year.

Overall, I'm very happy with this announcement, and indeed the whole press conference. This is what E3 should have been! There are so many core gamer announcements (storage! Sin & Punishment 2! etc.) that it's exactly what I think many people have been waiting for. Is anyone disappointed by the announcements? Because let me say: I'm not.

[Stephen J. Weber]

Nice. Very nice. I think that 2nd gen iPod Touch just got completely canned. Hello new X-Mas list topper.

[Komodo_Zero]

To answer your question, there is one announcment I'm dissapointed with.

This one.

[Wayfarer]

The DSi? Are you kidding me? What's does the "i" stand for? Yeah it's an improvement, but I see no real innovation from Nintendo. It seems they definitely took some cues from Apple's iPod Touch/iPhone...

[ebuch♫]

I can now laugh at the person who laughed at me for saying they should come up with WiiWare for DS...  In your face!  That would be the only real reason I would buy it, for the storage space that can be used for games, but I'm not going to buy one until I see something I really like.

[Keja]

I can now laugh at the person who laughed at me for saying they should come up with WiiWare for DS...  In your face!  That would be the only real reason I would buy it, for the storage space that can be used for games, but I'm not going to buy one until I see something I really like.

Yeah I agree though if that's right away that's fine. And I'll still have my original DS, GBA and Gameboy Player to play GB games so I guess it's ok that the GB slot is gone.

[Komodo_Zero]

The DSi? Are you kidding me? What's does the "i" stand for? Yeah it's an improvement, but I see no real innovation from Nintendo. It seems they definitely took some cues from Apple's iPod Touch/iPhone...

Give this person a medal!

My thoughts exactly!

[Okoa]

I like it, actually. I think it's a great idea, and the new WiiWare for the DS is a cool feature. The only feature that ruins it for me is the lack of backwards compatibility. This is especially a problem for me, because it makes importing Pokemon from my GBA games to my Diamond version impossible. I can't see myself buying one now, but we'll see later on.

In terms of features, it definitely gives the PSP a run for its money, but I really don't think I need a DS that can do everything that a camera, iPod, and cell phone can do already. But you never know. I might buy it just for that WiiWare option.

[Fiend Kraken III]

Prettier than a lite, but likely expensive and with a reduced battery life.

Also the camera sucks. Still, better than the PSP overall for utility, and Nintendo already had better games.

[Komodo_Zero]

Prettier?

The images shown make it look like 2 chunks of pastic stuck together!

[Spindyboy]

This looks alright. The camera might be usefull, and "DS Ware" could be cool. I do like the bigger screens however.

Prettier?

The images shown make it look like 2 chunks of pastic stuck together!

That's what the DS Lite, DS, and GBA SP were...

[Santuli]

K_Z, it looks the same as Lite...except that it doesnt have the glossy look on the outside. That's the onyl different. It looks just as cheaply made as the Lite.

Seems we were all wrong to say these were rumors. Craziest thing is that I actually want it...

"The DSi? Are you kidding me? What's does the "i" stand for? Yeah it's an improvement, but I see no real innovation from Nintendo. It seems they definitely took some cues from Apple's iPod Touch/iPhone..."

Even though I'm eating my words afterall, how is that a bad thing? They need to compete right? And though I did say I do not need a multimedia device, if I were to get one, I'd have one :P
And the thing is, I would not get it for the camera or whatever...

DSWare! XD

Man, why did we not think of this before? We shoudl have expected this to come eventually.
I think overall the redesign of the DS is to taked advantage of features that proved very successful for the Wii.

I am in fact interested, despite my earlier thoughts. Hypocrisy thy name is me...

And yea, totally surprised at the launch date...they've been working their asses off on this for a long time...