Nintendo DSi see what you did there
I decided to take the plunge and drop some bones to get a Nintendo DSi. I have a Nintendo DS Phat (the old DS) but no Lite, so I thought I'd make the leap from one iteration to the next. I've been pretty impressed with it so far.
The screens are bigger and much brighter than my old DS, which is expected but still nice. There's a lot more to the new UI compared to the previous one. It's like the Wii browser with various boxes on-screen filled with different applications, except on the DSi, everything is on one line that can scroll left and right. Whenever you download something new from the DSi shop, it shows up as a present that fills up a slot on the bar. You then tap it to open it. Pretty awesome. It seems as if the DSi was designed with a broad audience in mind, outside of "hardcore" gamers. Everything is very bright, user friendly, and eye catching. Two interesting feature are the two cameras. One is on the cover to take pictures of things in front of you, and one is embedded in the hinge on the inside to take a picture of yourself. Thus you won't have to rely on the stupid holding-camera-at-arm's-length-to-try-and-take-a-picture-of-myself pose. I'm not really sure why Nintendo decided to include cameras, but eh, whatever. They're nifty to play around with, and the quality isn't too bad. The most intriguing addition is the DSi shop. There you can buy games using DS points, which are similar (and separate) from Wii points. Right now the selection is rather sparse, but if it can match what the Wii is doing with Virtual Console and Wii Ware, then it will be extremely cool. I look forward to the day when I can play Pokemon Red once again on a portable system.
(From Friday) Andres Torres is a fast man
Playing around with the "emote" filter where you can adjust your own facial expression. Yeah...
On another note, why is it so bloody hot?
The screens are bigger and much brighter than my old DS, which is expected but still nice. There's a lot more to the new UI compared to the previous one. It's like the Wii browser with various boxes on-screen filled with different applications, except on the DSi, everything is on one line that can scroll left and right. Whenever you download something new from the DSi shop, it shows up as a present that fills up a slot on the bar. You then tap it to open it. Pretty awesome. It seems as if the DSi was designed with a broad audience in mind, outside of "hardcore" gamers. Everything is very bright, user friendly, and eye catching. Two interesting feature are the two cameras. One is on the cover to take pictures of things in front of you, and one is embedded in the hinge on the inside to take a picture of yourself. Thus you won't have to rely on the stupid holding-camera-at-arm's-length-to-try-and-take-a-picture-of-myself pose. I'm not really sure why Nintendo decided to include cameras, but eh, whatever. They're nifty to play around with, and the quality isn't too bad. The most intriguing addition is the DSi shop. There you can buy games using DS points, which are similar (and separate) from Wii points. Right now the selection is rather sparse, but if it can match what the Wii is doing with Virtual Console and Wii Ware, then it will be extremely cool. I look forward to the day when I can play Pokemon Red once again on a portable system.
(From Friday) Andres Torres is a fast man
Playing around with the "emote" filter where you can adjust your own facial expression. Yeah...
On another note, why is it so bloody hot?