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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
10-23-2008 @ 9:06AM
Matt G. said...
hahaha, I guess that puts me in the "massively underwhelmed" category, lol.
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10-23-2008 @ 9:14AM
Praesil said...
I think people are underwhelmed because Nintendo didn't really listen to the fanbase needs.
Fans I think wanted larger screens, longer battery life, maybe some sort of form factor change to make it comfortable, possibly storage and about the same price.
No one was asking for a camera, but they added 2. We also get shorter battery life and higher prices.
I don't want it, I like my DS lite. Just drop the price. (mine is 2 years old and the touchscreen is a bit wonky)
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10-23-2008 @ 3:01PM
Roto13 said...
Keep in mind that it's only like $30 more than a Lite in Japan. It could very well be that much more than a Lite in North America when it releases.
10-23-2008 @ 9:53AM
JJin said...
haha, same here. I could honestly care MUCH less for the cameras, the download services, and the entire thing in general.
I just bought my lite, and despite the crappy L-button, i love it. no way i'm spending money on this.
I'll save up for the next upgrade. or next DS, even.
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10-23-2008 @ 10:02AM
elsng said...
It's not surprising considering a large portion of the population, those who WANTED a DS in the first place, would already have one. The DSi doesn't feel like a big enough change to the DS name to warrant an upgrade.
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10-23-2008 @ 10:10AM
Feba said...
Yes, and look at how much the fanbase hated Wii when we first heard about it. Nintendo has a long history of making stuff that people absolutely hate until they give it a try, and they don't have very many flops in there. When they do flop, it's usually something completely and totally bizarre (R.O.B., Virtual Boy).
As I've said before, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt on this until the product is out for us to judge if they've really screwed up or not. I'm guessing that the DSi isn't really FOR the people who already have DS, though, they're probably to try to lure in people with PSPs, or people that would appeal to; people who WANT a media device, and for whom having a gaming device would be a BONUS, not the main (sole) attraction. That would also explain why nobody here cares.
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10-23-2008 @ 6:14PM
GrungeSpoo said...
Unlike the Wii which has an experimental interface, the new features of the DSi (camera, memory card slot, slightly bigger screen, Opera, etc) are all feature we're familiar with, and in many cases already have in the form of a cell phone. Perhaps Nintendo will do something interesting with them even something the collective cell phone industry hasn't done. But I'm a bit pessimistic.
10-23-2008 @ 10:24AM
s.mario said...
I think its time Nintendo gave us a more powerful handheld....I hate playing games that look like they were made in 2000...good "gameplay" or not...
The DS has larger potential for good games than the PSP, but I play the PSP more often because I can actually see what the hell is going on in game because of its graphical superiority...
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10-23-2008 @ 12:50PM
aj said...
And I play my DS more because the games are actually fun.
I was just playing something the other day which was actually IMPOSSIBLE to play because of the graphics. It was one of those 3D platformer games that really are fantastic fun, but when the level design and puzzle design is based entirely on the fact that it is in 3D and not, you know, FUN or CHALLENGING, and you end up just walking off of cliffs 99% of the time, then I would certainly say that good gameplay trumps good graphics every time. Jesus, the Izuna games on DS could be NES games, but they are FUN. I still play NES games, actually, because they are FUN. Fun in ways that modern games just aren't, for some reason.
10-23-2008 @ 10:40AM
Brandisis said...
I'm sort of between the two sides of this. I like the new design of the handhold, lighter and thinner, plus larger screens are great. But I could completely care less about having a camera on my DS.
And being able to download games directly to my DS seems sort of cool, but what will the quality be of those titles. A whole heck of a lot of DS games are complete shovelware, I can imagine what the downloadable games will be like.
Plus, how can they get rid of the Gameboy Advance slot. You can still buy GBA games in stores, plus there are peripherals for the DS that require it.
I guess I'm not really really on the side of this being a good thing after all.
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10-23-2008 @ 10:40AM
Triptych said...
It's difficult to get excited about something that looks a heck of a lot like what you already have now, especially if you know you're not going to get a chance to try it out until next year. I'm biding my time to make judgment, but I'm also still perfectly happy with my Lite.
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10-23-2008 @ 10:57AM
SkyKnight said...
It will be a tough sell for those who already have a DS (either the old or Lite) and plenty of GBA games; but for those who don't have one or are new to gaming (think your ma & pa and your kid siblings), it may sell enough (to satisfy Sudoku, Crosswords, and other puzzle games).
GBA games have stopped for about a year now, and the DS wasn't truly 100% compatible with GBA, ie no longer to play GB/GBC games, unable to play multiplayer (Zelda: the four swords was a good one).
Besides, with the 2 digital cameras, there are numerous potential for gaming design that we haven't think of yet.
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10-23-2008 @ 11:31AM
WalkingCarpet said...
I think that the buzz for the thing will get to be higher when the American release gets nearer and commercials and stuff start airing.
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10-23-2008 @ 11:41AM
MarkShark said...
I'd say I'm on the fence. If I do get it, it won't be on release, but I'm not entirely underwhelmed.
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10-23-2008 @ 12:46PM
aj said...
I think the GameBoy Micro flopped because they announced the DS then released that. Of course no one wanted a new GBA with something like the DS on the horizon.
This time, there is no DS2 or GameBoy Whatever announced, so who knows what the DSi will do?
But count me in for "massively underwhelmed". I'd say "apathetic", in all honesty.
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10-23-2008 @ 3:03PM
Roto13 said...
I think the Micro flopped (if it did indeed flop) because it was pretty pointless. :P It was smaller than the already small SP. Wow. "Hey, you can put your new handheld in your butt! Don't you want one?"
I still want to have one as a keychain, though.
10-23-2008 @ 1:08PM
s.mario said...
Nothing on the DS can compare to God of War: Chains of Olympus or Syphon Filter...
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10-23-2008 @ 1:45PM
chispito said...
Did you just decide to cross the tracks and pick a fight in the other side of town today?
Anyway, screw those two games, I just want Patapon and Loco Roco.
10-23-2008 @ 1:41PM
chispito said...
I don't think it will flop, even if it doesn't set sales on fire. I can almost guarantee it won't repeat the Lite's amazing sales and re-sales, counting people who had already bought a phat.
But I think the DSi will have its own appeal, and its own niche.
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10-23-2008 @ 1:51PM
s.mario said...
I ditched my DS a long time ago when the games comming out for it stopped being fun...The same can be said about the Wii...
Yeah, I like to crap on other people's lawn...
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