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« on: April 05, 2009, 10:01:29 PM »
Since the DSi came out today, and I was dumb enough to wait until midnight to buy one, I thought I would post a review about it.
Be catious. This is the first review I've done in a while.
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The Nintendo DSi: A review.
The DSi is slightly smaller than the DS Lite, but it's also slightly wider. Due to that wideness, the screens are also slightly, but noticeably bigger. The finish of the DSi, while not as smooth as the Lite, doesn't collect smudges and handprints like the Lite does. In fact, I would go as far as to say that holding the DSi feels better than the Lite.
Unlike it's older brothers, the DSi features three lights: One for when it's charging, One for when Wireless Connection (Which you can turn off in the DSi system settings), and one for when it's on. For when it's on there are three things you need to look for regarding to how much battery you have left: When it's blue, that means it has a good portion of its battery left. When it's red, the battery is low, but you can still play. When the red light is blinking, then you know it's really low.
Now, onto how things actually work. The camera and sound recorder work like you would expect and have been told it works. The picture quaility on the DSi is nice and smooth, so much unlike cameras on cell phones. You can mess with the picture while and after taking it. Sadly, you can't mess with the sound while you're recording it, but it's funny to hear myself as a trumpet.
The DSi is still region free, meaning if you've got import games then it'll still play. However, there was this one time where I tried to load up Ouendan and it wouldn't let me play. I tried the import copy of Phoenix Wright 2, which worked, and every import game after that worked like nothing had happened.
I don't know if it's a coincidence, but I felt I should report it.
The touch screen is also a little big more responsive. At least I think it is. If it's not, then I've been tapping my Lite and Phat way too hard. Still, I'll have to get used to playing Ouendan on it.
Onto the internet connection. I had to do a little effort to get mine working (I don't know if you do or not, it probably depends on your home network) but when it worked, it worked. I even made a post on the "What are you thinking now?" thread with it.
The internet browser is free, but everything else costs points. However, connecting to the DSi shop nets you 1000 free points. I'll be spending those later as things come out.
So overall the DSi is a pretty good system. Would I tell you to be as dumb as me and buy it right away? Depends on if you had the cash.
If you did, then I'd say "Yes, get it."
If you didn't, then I'd say "Wait a bit and get it anyways."
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