Nintendo DSi

The first thing I notice about my Nintendo DSi is it's texture. It feels like... a dried emulsioned wall. I open it up, turn it on and it asks for the basic settings. Date, time, your user name, your birthday. It doesn't initially ask you for your wireless settings, you have to click on the wrench icon to set wireless up. Now our wireless network is set to WPA-PSK and I wasn't sure that the DSi allowed connection to this type of secure network. (You see, the DS Lite doesn't.) So I was pleased when the DSi noticed my security settings and told me I'd need to go to ADVANCED to set it up. OOhhherrrrrr I thought (expecting it to ask for all sorts of ...  Read the complete review

Hardware: The DSi is a little bit longer and a slightly thinner than the standard DS, but you wouldn't really notice. The matte finish in my opinion is much nicer than the glossy finish of the old DS Lite, thankfully there will be no more finger prints, but it is kind of prone to becoming dirty easily. The screens are 0.25 inches bigger, which does not sound like a lot, but it is definitely noticeable when you step from the DS lite to the DSi. There is no longer a Game Boy Advanced slot, but that doesn't really matter to much to me. The volume controls are now buttons, which is much better for keeping sound quiet in public areas, but not so much so that YOU can't ...  Read the complete review

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