Nintendo DSi

While the DS Lite was just a visual makeover of the original DS, the new DSi offers a lot of new features. First off, lets talk about the specs. You've 2 LCD screens on the DSi, as with the other DS models, but this time the screens are even brighter and are 3.25 inches! The system itself is slightly larger than the DS Lite, even though this one doesn't even have a port for Gameboy Advanced games anymore. The battery charges a bit more quickly with this model and depending on the level of brightness you select, you can have anywhere from 3-12 hours of gameplay before you need to recharge it. You can use SD memory cards on this to store ...  Read the complete review

The Nintendo DSi is an update of the earlier Nintendo DS, a portable gaming device which allows you to play games on the move. I'm not going to go into a load of technical detail about the console, partly because I don't understand it and partly because you can get that elsewhere. Instead, having had one for a good few months now, I'm hoping to give you some idea of what it's actually like to use. The DSi is pretty well designed. It's around the length of two standard mobile phones, although slightly thinner. It has a flip-lid and opens up to reveal two LCD screens - one in the base and one in the lid, which allows for a bigger display than a single screen. ...  Read the complete review

My first impression of the Dsi was that it looked so much nicer than my original DS that I had got on import from Japan back when it was first released. The new iteration of Nintendo's popular handheld boasts an upgraded screen size and certainly when playing games like Phantom Hour Glass and Mario Kart, it is nice to have the added size. Importantly though the increased screen size doesn't come at the expense of added weight or harder to hold. The Dsi actually feels lighter than the DS lite and is more comfortable to hold in your hand due to the matte finish, which is much easier to grip even when your palms are sweaty after some intense gaming. One area that I am ...  Read the complete review

This is the third year on the trot that my daughter has requested a new Nintendo DS light, the first time as a novelty item and the fact that they could be bought in pink. The second year due to the fact she has knackered the screen or at least the sensitivity of it and the third year due to the fact that you can know take pictures! This time I refused to buy her it myself, making her save her birthday money to buy the unit, unfortunately she is seemingly very spoilt and had enough money to buy this and two games, so much for teaching her the value of money! The product I will now review is the Nintendo Dsi computer. The unit itself looks ...  Read the complete review

We've seen the Initial DS console, a greatly improved DS Lite console, and now Nintendo has once again upped the specs and released the third upgrade called the DSi. The DSi's major improvements are as follows: Increased Screen Size The screen has been made slightly bigger, and also slightly brighter. This is not a major upgrade, and isn't WOW, as the graphics are the same as predecessors. It is nice, but not nice enough. 2 Integrated Cameras One camera is located on the bottom right of the lid, whilst the second is on the hinge, as you flip it up. These are currently only used as cameras, for their integrated picture ...  Read the complete review