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[lovegod703]

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Screen Quality: 10/10
Great images, there really isn't much else to say, other than the screens don't scratch easily (so far) and they're bigger than the DS Lite's screens.

Features: 10/10
It's like a pocket-Wii. It's great. The camera quality is amazing, and you can play on it for hours. The DSi store doesn't have a very wide selection, as of yet, but it will have more, soon. The DSi Sound feature is very cool, you can record sounds and morph them in all different ways. You can even play music from a SD-Card! The only problem is the lack of a GBA slot, so you can't play games like Guitar Hero, and you can't do things like Pal Park in Pokémon.

Software: 7/10
The software is almost all the same as a normal DS, or DS Lite, with the exception of DSiWare. So far, the only good game I have from the DSi Shop is WarioWare: Snapped!, which is 500 points (you get 1000 free points for buying a DSi). In WariWare: Snapped! you take different poses, and you play with motion, sort of like EyeToy for the PS2. This game is a steal for 5 bucks. There will be some DSI-specific games, but none in the foreseeable future.

Button Layout: 4/10
Nothing to write home about. The L and R buttons are kinda funny shaped, but I think it's because so many DSs and DS Lites' shoulder buttons broke, and these seem sturdier. The volume control is on the opposite side of the power button on the DS Lite, so it doesn't feel natural to control the volume. And when you're holding the stylus between the DSi and your hand as you play, be prepared for a volume drop. The power button is on the same side as the control pad, and in the same location as the Start and Select buttons, so at least I'd turn it off by accident, as SOME point. Everything else (A, B, Y, X, Mic, Headphone jack, etc) is in the same place.

Feel: 8/10
It feels kinda rigid when you hold it. The DS Lite felt smooth, and nice, but this feels... Different. It's hard to explain. Also, the buttons feel a little odd when you press them, but that's most likely something you'll get used to over time.

Overall: 9/10
It's definitely a must-buy, especially for $170! Even though it doesn't have the GBA slot, it's worth getting. If you trade in a DS Lite, is $70 off, so if you don't have GUitar Hero or Pokémon, you should do that to save money. You won't regret buying this system.

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[Count Blumiere]

good review. Sounds awesome!

[Small Sammer Guy]

No its not.
You think the camera quality is amazing? 2 megapixel is not even close to amazing.
In my opinion, the only good thing about the DSi is the DSi shop online.
Everything else, meh its the same ol' DS.

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[lovegod703]

[Super Maiq the Liar]

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[King Harkinian]

I still prefer the classic, bulky DS. I don't need a camera on my DS (a cell phone camera is fine by me) and WiiWare/DSi Ware isn't all its cracked up to be. (Though WarioWare Snapped sounds pretty cool.) It's also a shame they had to give up the GBA slot for a camera. The whole point of Pokemon Platinum (or Diamond and Pearl) is to Pal Park all your ubers from the GBA games and destroy everyone in your path. Also, is there separate DSi games only for DSi? (Do regular DS games work on the DSi? Do DSi games work on the DS Classic or DS Lite?)

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[lovegod703]

[BAMFing ARCHER]

Oh, by the way, I bet you that, sooner or later, Nintendo will release a GBA slot add-on for the DSi that lets you play GBA games with it for a lowly cost of 10 dollars!

They might, or someone will eventually make it. Either way, the fact doesn't change that's it's just a DS with in-built R4 capability, a sub-par camera, a fairly portable image editor, and a portable version of Audacity with a new User Interface. Oh, and their DSiWare store.

[lovegod703]

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[lovegod703]

Ok, what's an R4? Is that what lets you play GB games on a DSi?

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[Count Blumiere]

Two words: Virtual Handheld.
Yep it's been annouced, you can download GB, GBA and Game Gear, but no games annouced as of yet. Isn't that enough for the Dsi to be ultimatly awesome?