This week, Eurogamer joins in on the rather one-sided battle that is the original DS versus the swanky DS Lite. Their conclusions are strikingly similar to the ones shared by most sane people, in that Nintendo's revision boasts a more compact design, sleeker looks, a better stylus and much brighter screens."We never really complained about the old DS screen, but put next to its younger sibling it draws howls of derision. Really, howls - we're not showing it to girls any more, they hurt our ears."
If you find yourself swelling with hatred and jealousy after reading the rest of the excellent article and realizing that your import Lite has yet to find its way to you (join the ever-growing club), at least find some solace in the fact that, unlike Eurogamer, you didn't opt for the Arctic Blue Lite.
We're joking. Don't kill us, Blue fans. Seriously though, it's the worst one.
(Yes, still joking.)
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1. i really couldn't agree more - the lite is a huge improvement over phatty, the sheer awesomeness of the screens aside - the new stylus is the most important improvement.
let me put it this way - metroid prime: hunters is completely unplayable with the original stylus, but with the new one, i've found i actually prefer using the stylus over the wrist strap boot (which is omitted from the lite's strap).
i also had a terrible habit of tilting phatty to a point of losing any visibilty of the action on the LCD. with the lite, i have less need to contort my hands in order to stay comfortable, but even if i do, the viewing angle is much more generous.
...and that blue one isn't so bad, but i did give the ice blue one to my wife, keeping the 'less gay' crystal white one for myself:-)
Posted at 5:18PM on Mar 21st 2006 by kappappaslapp