Nintendo DS or DSi?

[kavanagh]

Hi chap and chapettes!.Is there any or many advantages to purchasing the latter.I know the main difference is a camera.Which ive been informed will only be used in a small minority of games.Ive heard that its possible to download games onto ds or dsi.Can you confirm if/which ds is able to download games onto it please and your general view on this topic.Thanks

[lestag]

kavanagh said:

Hi chap and chapettes!.Is there any or many advantages to purchasing the latter.I know the main difference is a camera.Which ive been informed will only be used in a small minority of games.Ive heard that its possible to download games onto ds or dsi.Can you confirm if/which ds is able to download games onto it please and your general view on this topic.Thanks

A subject would be good...

[Man-At-Arms]

kavanagh said:

purchasing the latter

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[Podie]

Nintendo DS or DSi I think he's asking.

[AB]

Made sense to me... but I don't know the answer.

[FraserLFA]

I didn't think the camera was used for games. Just modifying your own face like game boys of old that you could buy a camera attachment for. I'd go for the DS. just as fun and cheaper.

[eps]

FraserLFA said:

I didn't think the camera was used for games. Just modifying your own face like game boys of old that you could buy a camera attachment for. I'd go for the DS. just as fun and cheaper.

Agreed, the camera is aimed at children, adults (should) soon become bored of it.. They only big issue will be if/when DSi specific releases start. The DS is not region locked, whereas the DSi is. The DSi has two touch screens (afaik), the DS has only one. The DS seems to do all I want in a handheld at the moment and at £80 (black only) from Argos seemed a good value purchase...

from here : http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/DS/Nintendo+DSi/fea...

Verdict
So there you have it. That's what DSi has to offer when it's released – which is November 1st in Japan and spring 2009 for Europe. But if you're still undecided on whether or not you want to trade in your DS Lite just yet, then consider the following handy list of the pros and cons.

PROS
Great new interface
Two built-in cameras
Slimmer, lighter design
Downloadable 'DS Ware' games – means a new, cheap-to-develop-for outlet for small developers and possibly a surge in creativity
Built-in flash memory
SD card support
Larger screens
Built-in web browser
Music playback
Stylus is 4.5 millimetres longer!

CONS
No GBA slot means no peripheral support for games like Guitar Hero
(it also means you can't play your GBA game on it, obviously)
Reduced battery life
It's not an MP3 player
The camera isn't good enough quality for taking general photos
Screen resolution/quality remains the same as DS Lite
Will probably cost slightly more than DS Lite

[cottonfoo]

The DSi only has one touchscreen.

[GreenDog]

kavanagh said:

Ive heard that its possible to download games onto ds or dsi.Can you confirm if/which ds is able to download games onto it

You'd need to purchase a TTDS or R4 card (or similar) and then download the NDS ROMs from a torrent site, although this constitutes copyright theft and I obviously couldn't condone it.

[randomtom]

you cant use existing r4s cos they have been blocked but i believe you can now get an r4i card

[Nolar Dog]

I hava a virtually unused DSi in black that you can buy for £100.

PM me if you want it.