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Nintendo has been very successful in producing great gadgets for the portable gamers. From the release of ’Famicom’ in 1980s in Japan, the company has released many home consoles such as Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube. The company has released many handheld systems as well including the Nintendo DS followed by Nintendo DS Lite.
Satoru Iwata last year revealed the Nintendo DSi, the direct successor to the DS Lite which comes packed with new features and style. The new system is expected to grab gamer’s market due to some cool features at this portability and price point, which is going to win many hearts. The new console includes two cameras, expanded screens, music playback functions, an SD card slot, and a whole new, DSi-specific download service. Although it’s a new system, it’s not a replacement for the Nintendo DS Lite, but simply an improvement.
These are the modifications in the Nintendo DSi :
- Two screens expanded to 3.25 inches TFT LCDs with 260,000 colors
- An external 0.3 Megapixel Camera, along with a VGA Camera built on the hinge. It also offers picture editing software.
- Playback of music with advanced controls along with voice recording.
- Built-in Web Browser by Nintendo allowing nice browsing experience.
- 12 % slimmer design than Nintendo Lite.
- Memory can be extended through SD Card slot.
The new version also has a complete new firmware, the internal software that drives the system, which makes navigation through the console easier. It will also make developing easy for new games and better looking games are expected for the new system, however, the previous games are also fully compatible, with the exception of Game Boy Advance titles due to the lack of a slot for such games that was dropped from previous models of the Nintendo DS. Although the music player is a cool addition, it doesn’t support the playback of MP3 audio files. It can only play AAC files, which might be enough for some, but of course, it’s not competing with mobile phones or music players. The SD Card slot is a very nice addition. It also offers 256 MB of onboard memory which can be used to store games, songs and pictures, which is plenty for some. The memory space however can be upgraded easily with cheap SD cards.
The new system also sports two large 3.5 inches screens, which is about 8 % larger than the Lite version. The brightness is also slightly better with sharp edges. The whole body of the console has matte finish, which feels really good to hold and also reduces fingerprints. The new system gives better browsing experience through the Wi-Fi wireless connection giving a drastic performance improvement over the DS Lite. The Power Button is moved to the bottom, which prevents accidental usage.
Overall, the Nintendo DSi gives solid improvements, moving more features to the portable game-player. Its availability is expanding to Europe and Americas, where it’ll surely grab a large market base.
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