New Nintendo DSi

It is here! After waiting for 2 months for Nintendo to release a US version of the Nintendo DSi, Xianelle finally got her hands on her DSi. She has now been tweaking her and her moms’ photos for 20 minutes, making clowns, adding hearts and stamps, distorting and just playing with the photos. She also spent time recording her voice and playing with it. She hasn’t even really played with the games yet!

I think the new Nintendo DSi is a great upgrade. The 2 cameras are ok but don’t expect to get a printable photo from a .3 MP camera. Yeah, that’s lousy for standard photos but good enough for DSi users to spend hours playing with their photos. Sound is much louder than the previous DS Lite. Screen is .5 inches bigger though I can’t really see any difference in the color and sharpness of the new screen and the DS Lite. Other major differences would be the Matte Casing instead of the glossy one. I haven’t tried the Web browser yet but would try it later.

And you know what’s good about having the new DSi? A special gamecard is already available that lets you play your favorite and new Nintendo DS Roms! And with a 4Gb microSD card, you can already place more than 80 games; from the ever favorite Mario Kart to the just released Pokemon Platinum.

I’m not sure if stores in Doha already have the US Version of the DSi. Last I checked, TCC has a Japanese version which they are selling at about QR1200. I’m expecting that they’ll be selling the US DSi at about the same price or probably a hundred lower.  I also don’t think that they’ll lower the price of the DS Lite anytime soon. It might still remain at 650QR as we don’t see any price cuts in the US.
Anyway, I’ll try to get my hands on the DSi later tonight when Xiane is already sleeping and try out the thing, especially the browser. Would keep you updated.

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