First came the DS Fat (Yes even Nintendo of America's vice president of marketing Cammie Dunnaway calls it that!) then the DS Lite. Sure the DS Fat looked like a prototype but the DS Lite really launched the system into hyper-space. Now we have the DSi, essentially a DS Lite with several newly implemented features for a 4 year old platform.
The first major additions to the DSi come in the form of two built in camera's (One located on the inside and one on the outside of the DSi). These camera's allow gamers to take photographs and use them to play in specific games such as a new Warioware DSi title. Now back to the other major improvements, SD card support and Dsiware.
The system now has an SD card slot which is handy for saving photographs or playing music files via the built in music player. Hopefully it wont be too long until some hacks the DSi for homebrew applications via the SD card slot (I mean seriously Nintendo! your just asking for it this time!). The final major addition if a shopping channel. Using any available wifi connection allows for paid and free downloads of software. This software ranges from micro versions of already existing DS games (Such as Brain Training or Planet Puzzle League) to new titles such as Warioware Snapped and Azurio. These games require Nintendo points just like on the Wii's shopping channel.
Other improvements include as a new menu navigation system, slightly larger screens and a new plastic matt finish making the DSi a fantastic evolution of the brand. Currently in the UK a store that rhymes with "lame" are offering big discounts when gamers trade in a DS Lite against the DSi.
Happy Easter everyone and go easy on those eggs!
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