Its so kool that it has a camera,music,internet,and a hole lot of other things!!!! :)
I'm getting one mostly because I'm tired of my old fat DS. The DSiWare stuff looks interesting, too. Pre-ordered on amazon already.
me too!!!
I'm still skeptical about them...
Half the time I play my DS, it's for GBA games..
really???
Have my preorder in too. I never got around to getting a DS yet, so I'm getting pretty excited about it.
I'll get one for my birthday.
...in October. :(
Pre-ordered and coming on april 3# :D
too bad my R4 wont work on it :(
There's another reason they suck. No R4 support.
New version of R4 works with it, so do some other SD Loading type cards.
DSi doesn't support M3 or R4 because Nintendo made it that way. Theoretically, you could run them with some hacking.
I'm sure there will be a way for you guys to pirate DS and DSiWare games on the DSi. No doubt about that one.
Of course. I give it 'til school ends before they work around 100%.
Im gonna buy this one for sure!!! ;D
Maybe for my birthday.
Buying day one!
i am getting one...because.....NINTENDO DSI = HACKS lol xD
Yup, they have confirmed that the DSi firmware is upgradeable like the PSP. And if it can be upgraded, it can be hacked.
I'm gonna move our DSi conversation to the DSi thread :P
Anyway,
Quote from: 133MHz on April 05, 2009, 11:41:51 am
Technology needs to go forward, my friend.
You're right, the GBA games had an extremely long lifespan, I think they should call it quits soon...the downloadable games are presented in a more present-day form. Plus, they're cheaper because Nintendo doesn't have to manufacture carts, which saves everyone money, and the games are full games!
And they don't have to make a box, print instructions on paper, or fight for shelf space.
Well, the DSi definitely plays import DS carts without issue. Loaded up my copy of Jump Super Stars just fine.
Nothing I have really takes much advantage of the hardware yet. Used some of my free points to get the Wario Ware game that's completely based on the camera, but haven't tried it.
I've heard the WarioWare game isn't very good. I'll probably buy it anyway.
Amazon shipped my DSi on the 4th from New Castle. That's like 45 miles away from me. It still hasn't arrived :(
I've heard Birds and Beans is good, but who knows, I don't own a DSi.
They're supposed to be the same exact thing as the two unlockable Pyori games from the original WarioWare.
Gotten to play with it a bit more. The interface is very Wii-like. It even has similar sounds as you move around the menu system. The current selection of DSi Ware is pretty underwhelming, but I imagine that will be growing. I hope they release at a faster rate than they do the WiiWare though, since there will be non-game "applications" as well. It would really suck if the two releases for the week were a tip calculator and a movie review app. They'll really have to open the floodgates if they hope to compete with the iPhone/iPod Touch.
Speaking of Apple, the camera application reminds me a lot of Photo Booth on the Mac. You can do some more interesting things with it than you can with Photo Booth thanks to the touch screen, but it really only makes the novelty last a minute or two more. I haven't messed with the audio program yet.
The browser is OK, I guess. It's certainly better than the "mobile" browsers on most cell phones, but it's still a real pain in the ass to move that little magnifying box around. It's also really, really slow to render. I guess it's better than nothing, and would do in a pinch, but it's nothing I'm likely to whip out frequently. Also, it doesn't come preinstalled, it's a free download. I guess this is so parents could opt not to put it on, but still that's irritating.
I think I'd be a lot more impressed with it if I didn't already have an iPhone. Despite Nintendo's apparent intent with this whole "applications" thing, they will not be beating Apple in that space. If they focus on delivering good, downloadable games, I think they can repulse the iPhone muscling into that territory though. Primarily I bought the DSi because I wanted a DS to play games, and it made sense in the long run to buy the newest hardware. In that respect, I love it. Been playing Jump Super Stars, Retro Game Challenge and Pokemon Platinum. All great. I should've bought a DS years ago. I'm not sure the DSi is a worthy upgrade for existing DS Lite users though, at least not yet. We'll see what kind of downloadable content we get.
Well eventually they will come out with dsi cartridge games.
I did try out the Warioware Snapped game,its ok but its not that great.
Now they bringing out VC game to download GB & GBA Games on it..Nintendo dosrn't need anymore money
Well, this way, it's more cost-effective...like I said earlier they don't have to do any of the other stuff. All Nintendo has to do is make the game itself and send it off to the DSiWare store. Plus, since DSI games start at 500 points, I don't think GB(A) games will cost more than that to download.
I heard the newer R4 cards don't actually work, but there is another card that works - I've ordered one and will check it out when it arrives.
Oh, Nintendo pretty much gave away that they are in fact doing region locked virtual console on the DSi, similar to how the wii one works, so you can still run GBA games in time I think.
The old DS lite won't run them from storage as it needs the ram in the boards, I guess the DSi will run an emulator of sorts so hopefully I can go back and finish minish cap with my save from my psp :)
Quote from: nintendodork on April 07, 2009, 04:14:29 pm
Well, this way, it's more cost-effective...like I said earlier they don't have to do any of the other stuff. All Nintendo has to do is make the game itself and send it off to the DSiWare store. Plus, since DSI games start at 500 points, I don't think GB(A) games will cost more than that to download.
The cheapest DSiWare games, "Master of Illusion Express: Funny Face" and "Birds & Beans" are actually only 200 points, so they may be even that cheap.
Has anyone been able to use Action Replay on the DSi? I can't get mine to work with it.
Nintendo probably thought of that. Wait until Datel releases a new version.
I would just like to say a few things about the DSi
WarioWare: Snapped! isn't a great game...it's very short...and you can only play 3 of the 4 challenges if you have one person, and it's sort of hard to start, because, apparently, I blend in too much with my white background in order to get the camera calibrated correctly..so that sucks...
And Bird and Beans is, indeed, both of the Pyoro games..except it feels like they upped the difficulty from when it was on the first WarioWare game, as I can't even get the CPU high score.
Also, while I'm editing this post, I might as well include a distorted picture of myself.... I'm tempted to make my own thread for this
(http://i43.tinypic.com/o8fq0k.jpg)
Oh, and the microphone is GREAT!! I can't stress enough how great the sound quality on the DSi is, and how you don't have to put the microphone directly in front of your mouth for it to pick up ANY sound!
All in all, I'm happy I got this instead of another DS lite, even if the launch DSi Ware games aren't that great, they will make better ones. I recommend it
Quote from: nintendodork on April 10, 2009, 12:52:13 pm
WarioWare: Snapped! isn't a great game...it's very short...and you can only play 3 of the 4 challenges if you have one person, and it's sort of hard to start, because, apparently, I blend in too much with my white background in order to get the camera calibrated correctly..so that sucks...
It plays much more like an EyeToy game than a WarioWare title. I thought it was brilliant, though. I mean, setting the DSi on a table and sitting back far enough that you and your arms/hands are in view of the camera -- I never would have thought to use the camera that way. Instead of a gimmicky "we put your face onto a game texture", they set it up so that you can control the game by moving your hands around in the air. For a handheld system, that's amazing.
As far as the actual
game part of it, it's really more about seeing the pictures it took of you while playing than actually playing. The snapshots are classic. Calibration wasn't too big of a deal to me except for the Jimmy stages (for some reason...). The Kat & Anna stages require two people (also a great idea!), but I'm a loser with no friends so I couldn't play them.
So, yeah, as a WarioWare
game, it's a letdown. I think, though, that it maintains the tradition of using a simple piece of hardware in ways that no one else thinks of using them (ala Twisted! and the tilt-sensor and Touched! with the touchscreen
and microphone).
Hmm...you're right. I like the games, but they aren't anywhere close to a WarioWare standard. I haven't been able to play the Jimmy stage yet, because it couldn't calibrate my background, even though it was the same as when I played Wario and Mona's...
I have one more complaint...
No 9-Volt!! I was hoping for some classic gaming action here, but nope :P It would have been cool to have a game where you had to, like, hit the Goombas out of Mario's way for example. It would have made me laugh. The snapshot movie thing took care of that though, I liked the frames they put over your pictures to make them look like you were doing something different. It's a very unique game...just not WarioWare unique.
No one told me the new WarioWare needed two people.
I don't think I'm going to get it now. ND, what DSI games would you recommend I get?
Well, WarioWare doesn't require 2 people for the whole thing, it`s just for 1 game. You can play the other 3 by yourself. As for recommendations, the only things I bought were WarioWare and Bird and Beans...which I both recommend. B&B reminds me of a G&W, and I think it`s worth $2. Right now, there are only like 5 or 6 games...and those two seem like the only good ones. Don't take my word for it though, as the others may be fun too... I just don't wanna waste my free points on them if they aren't. So I'd get WW, B&B, and the (free) browser. The two screens make it easy to navigate. Hope this helps :)
Aquia is a good game, too, if you like action-puzzle games. The presentation is very nice (as expected from the Art Style series). It's my favorite purchase thus far.
B+B is Pyoro 1 & 2 and is easily worth $2.
Brain Age Math is a rehash of the math games from BA 1 and 2, with a little bit of added content. It's only worth it if you enjoy Brain Age and want a lite version that doesn't require a cart.
(note: I liked that, before you confirm your purchase on those two, the DSiWare store explicitly tells you that the games are nearly identical to the mini games found in WW and Brain Age -- they're not hiding that fact at all).
The web browser is free, so why not? It has no flash and is too slow for any fast javascript games, but it works well for text-based games (like Browser Zork and Alter-Ego). Either switch to column mode or turn on word-wrap to make them more playable.
I don't like puzzle games that much...and right now, I'm watching gameplay videos on the new Master of Illusion game, since no one has seemed to talk much about that...
It doesn't look good :( But I'm confident in the DSi Ware store. It will have cool stuff eventually. I wonder how often and when Nintendo will start adding more games...
And when will my Walmart start carrying Nintendo Points cards?? Stay tuned ;)
I won't be able to get one until my birthday in June...
My launch DS Lite will have to do until then.
I have decided to get Aquia, Birds and Beans, and save the 300 points leftover for something else.
And, of course I'm getting the browser. I'm getting anything on the DSi Shop that's free.
I just played the WarioWare game again. The credits button is another game!
Does the DSi store applications in flash memory, or on SD cards?
I don't think you can move the apps anywhere, so it saves it all in it's internal memory.
Yeah, that would make sense.
Also, if anyone wants to know, you can move the icons in your menu around; for organization if you have lots of apps or something. All you have to do is move your stylus over an icon, drag it up over the rest, and put it where you want it.
Ah, I was wondering how to do that. It's probably in the manual, but damn that is the biggest instruction manual I've gotten with a console... I think ever.
But it's in several languages.
Posting this from my shiny new DSi. :)
Cool, what color did you get? Have you downloaded any of the DSi Ware games you wanted yet?
Mine is black. I got Aquia, and Snapped. Aquia is good, but I regret Snapped. Sorry Nintendo. Better luck with the next one (which I look forward to).
Wooty. I just found out you can use Meebo mobile to instant message from the DSi:
http://www.meebo.com/mobile/index-en.html (http://www.meebo.com/mobile/index-en.html)
That would be nice, but it won't let me sign on my MSN account!! >:( It says to "try again" but I put in my email and my password...and it doesn't work! I can use my Google Chat account...WHICH IS THE SAME THING, but no one is ever on that...
EDIT** Wait..I just remembered something
MSN USERS HAVE MSN WEBMESSENGER!! WOOT
I wonder if they will still have the free 1000 points thing by the time I buy one....
Nintendo will have the 1,000 free points promotion going until October 5th, 2009
Sweet, I'm getting mine for my birthday in June. :)
Does anyone know if the DSi supports tabbed browsing?
There's no tabbed browsing built into the browser. There are pages for the Wii browser that facilitate tabbed browsing via frames. I'll try and whip something up that will work on the DSi's browser (since the Wii one uses Flash for the tabs...).
edit: Proof of concept shows that it's possible! I need to tweak it before releasing it, though. Also keep in mind that there's only so much memory on the DSi, so I doubt it could handle more than two or three tabs.
2 or 3 tabs is all I need! One for FW, one for MSN, and one for whatever else
How much does the DSi cost?
Looked it up.
If it could play MP3 files instead of AAC, I'd sell this stupid ipod and buy one of those :)
Tabbed browsing on the Wii? Where?
Oh, and DSi is $170.
My DSi tabs code: http://ximwix.net/storage/dsitab/ (http://ximwix.net/storage/dsitab/)
It works well enough to post it here now, but I'm not done with it. If there's any page that breaks out of frames (like a Yahoo search result...), it'll kill all the tabs. I don't have any way of getting around that (it's a javascript security thing), so try to avoid those sites. It seems to work on both Column and Overview mode, with or without wordwrap turned on. If you have any suggestions, post them here.
Quote from: Blue Protoman on April 11, 2009, 05:59:16 pm
Tabbed browsing on the Wii? Where?
http://brentalan.com/wiitabs/ (http://brentalan.com/wiitabs/)
Nice tab system UglyJoe! I post this from my DSi running 2 other tabs. Works great!
Quote from: nurd on April 11, 2009, 05:57:37 pm
How much does the DSi cost?
Looked it up.
If it could play MP3 files instead of AAC, I'd sell this stupid ipod and buy one of those :)
I haven't figured out how to do this yet...I converted them, then I put the card in my DSi...and it says SD process error or something like that.
SD process error? Try loading your SD card on another platform, like your Wii or your computer. The problem could be the card.
Nope, it isn't. A few minutes later, I made a video and took a few pictures on the same card.
Hm. Use www.zamzar.com to convert your files.
Let's not go through this again....either way, they turn into the same thing, so I don't think another website will work.
Well, not necessarily. Just because it churned out an "AAC" file doesn't mean it's the same as what another software will produce. Some converters are using open source codecs that may or may not be completely in spec. What did you use to convert them?
I bought a Points Card and Retro Game Challenge a few days ago. Pyoro is probably the best value item, and Art Style: AQUIA is too. They're fun in short bursts. I also got Brain Age and WarioWare (which is pretty boring).
There are several different types of AAC... try converting it through iTunes. I don't use iTunes nor have I tried playing AAC on my DSi, but I'd imagine iTunes would produce a usable format.
Is Retro Game Challenge good?
I am enjoying it. There are a bunch of spin-off games of real classic games that you're forced to play and beat certain challenges (as the name implies), and it's proved to be pretty fun so far. It's almost like one of those arcade classic compilation games, but more intuitive. You can read through magazines and skim through the manual of the games for more hints and stuff, and once you've beaten the challenges you can play the games as much as you want.
There's also plenty of references to other game-related things. For example, the main character of the racing game is "Holland Mackray". And I'm pretty sure there was a reference to the movie "The Wizard" at some point.
How much money is it?
27.99$ on amazon.com.
This search took me 3 seconds and I encourage you to do something like that, too in the future.
Well, if I had known that I could do that, I would've. I don't check online for games of this generation because they're too recent to be cheap and/or loose. Thanks, though.
Retro Game Challenge is fantastic. Each of the new "old" games is great. My personal favorite so far being Star Prince. I've yet to unlock Haggle Man 3 though. You don't need to have seen GameCenter CX to play it, but it does make it funnier. I love the "Game Computer" which looks strangely like a Famicom, and the very familiar cart shape...
Is GameCenter CX in English?
There's a group subtitling it here:
http://www.tvnihon.com/tracker/browse.php?cat=79 (http://www.tvnihon.com/tracker/browse.php?cat=79)
There's also an ongoing possibility of it being released on DVD in the US.
Once I get some more money, I'll buy RGC. Can't pirate it, though, 'cause my M3DS Real won't work on my DSi. :(
Once again,
Quote from: manuel on April 12, 2009, 07:18:58 pm
This search took me 3 seconds and I encourage you to do something like that, too in the future.
But, Retro Game Challenge is the English version of GameCenter CX. I can't imagine there is much text in either, though.
No, I mean the anime. GameCenter CX was an anime, and since the game looks interesting, I wanna check out the show.
Game Center CX isn't anime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHww4yaFIrM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHww4yaFIrM)
Whoops. Wrong again. I hate being wrong. :(
I'm getting it this week :)
I'm getting it for my birthday wooot!
Yes I finally got one
We might have gotten one, but my wife bought a DSlite on her birthday last year, so we'll sit this one out.
I can't justify buying 3 of the same system. Maybe in 10-15 years for the collection when they're cheap used, like the Wonderswans ;)
Don't know if this applies in Japan, but in the States you can trade in your DS Lite for $70 off a DSi. Also, you're missing the Art Style series.