New DS confirmed

[tinymonkeyt]

6:37 : New Nintendo DS announced by Iwata, it's called Nintendo DSi.


http://www.gamekyo.com/newsen29157_nintend...e-in-japan.html

As expected, Nintendo just announced the DSi at its fall presentation -- we're getting more details by the second. The company is calling it a "third platform," which means it's complementing the existing DS Lite, not necessarily replacing it. Lookswise it's almost exactly the same, but it's some 12 percent thinner, partly because it doesn't have a GBA cartridge slot. The screens are also slightly larger, at 3.25 inches, and there are two cameras, at least one of which is VGA res. The SD slot is retained, but there's now also internal storage -- we're not sure how much at the moment. Photos can be synced with the Wii Photo channel. Nintendo's also launching an online DSi shop, which will sell content directly over WiFi -- including a free browser app. Wii Points are being renamed Nintendo Points so as to work across platforms and content will be priced in 0 / 200 / 500 / 800 point brackets. ¥189,000 ($178), launching on November 1st in black and white. Breaking...

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Nintendo just announced the DSi at its fall presentation -- we're getting more details by the second. The company is calling it a "third platform," which means it's complementing existing DS, not necessarily replacing it. The new unit is some 12 percent thinner than the DS Lite, partly because it doesn't have a GBA cartridge slot. Breaking...


via engadget

 

[CockroachMan]

You could have waited a little more to post a more complete news tinyt >_>

 

[tinymonkeyt]

dui bu qi :[
i shall edit. or something.

 

[JPH]

Sorry, was making a portal topic as we speak.

Tinymonkeyt - want me to close this and use portal for topic or just link to this?

 

[CockroachMan]

Sorry, was making a portal topic as we speak.

Tinymonkeyt - want me to close this and use portal for topic or just link to this?

I think you should wait for the end of the conference and make a more complete portal topic.. maybe with more stuff they could reveal..

 

[JPH]

Awesome!

@CockroachMan - Too late!

 

[Joe88]

wonder bad the camera quality is

 

[coolbho3000]

Fuck it, nintendodsi.com is already taken MINUTES after this was announced, that was such a missed opportunity

 

[MR_COW]

I bet the Ram pack is built in, but what about the guitar grip?

 

[papyrus]

DSi!!!!!!! I guess its the same nonetheless with extra features. Hope flashcarts will work on this.

 

[skyman113]

wtf? It looks like they took a DS Lite and exchanged the GBA slot for a Camera. A big let-down IMO.

 

[JPH]

Oh yay -

 

[Brian117]

I am so pissed off about this new DS...

Nintendo needs to just fucking stop already.

Here we go again with them charging a fucking fortune.

 

[tinymonkeyt]

oh, i dont care what you do with this >.<
im updating as engadget updates
larger screens
2 Cameras? wtf? why do we need 2??
and internal memory?

 

[mysticwaterfall]

edit - I decided to nevermind on this post...

 

[link459]

DS Lite with a camera! D:< THAT'S IT?!

You know what Nintendo, f*ck you.

 

[CockroachMan]

It has bigger screens, and TWO cameras.. and both screens are touch now!

 

[papyrus]

3 mp camera???? 300,000 pixels?? Is my conversion correct?

 

[science]

3 megapixel camera and a VGA camera.