Inside of the DSi Shop you'll find DSi Ware. DSi Ware encompasses both software and games for the Nintendo DSi. At launch, Nintendo will have five games in the DSi Shop: WarioWare: Snapped, Bird & Beans, Brain Age Express: Math, Master of Illusion Express: Funny Face, and Art Style: AQUIA. Nintendo will also have the Nintendo DSi Web browser powered by Opera available as a free download.
You can purchase DSi Ware titles by using Nintendo DSi points. Nintendo DSi point cards will be sold in increments of 2,000 points with an MSRP of $19.99. Credit card users will be able to purchase points directly from the DSi Shop. All users will be given 1,000 free points if they log on to the DSi Shop by October 5, 2009. Software titles in the DSi Shop will be free or will cost 200, 500, or 800-plus points.
At the 2009 Game Developers Conference, Nintendo let it slip that the company might release games specifically tailored to the DSi and allow developers to add extra functionality to games. Nintendo has already incorporated the use of the camera in the DSi Shop title WarioWare: Snapped. Whether the company will introduce DSi-specific advancements via DS cartridge-based games has yet to be seen.
A quick test of the DSi and DS Lite showed that the Lite boots games slightly faster than the DSi when coming from a fully powered-off state. We suspect that the added hardware and software requirements of the DSi give it a few more things to do. Since the DSi now supports the ability to hot swap cartridges, the cold boot time figure is pretty much thrown out the window. Loading from the DSi's menu screen almost cut the load time in half for Mario Kart DS, and shaved off a fair amount in GTA Chinatown Wars.
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
The Nintendo DSi brings an adequate blend of improvements and new features that deserve a look. Many of the minor improvements add up to make the DSi a worthy successor to the DS Lite. We've seen only the beginning for the DSi Shop, and its prospects seem bright. Through it, Nintendo could breathe life into many older games in much the same way WiiWare does for the Wii. Keep an eye out for the console on April 5.
Posted Aug 10, 2009 2:58 pm PT
to moonlightbass it helps to go this link http://www.askvg.com/how-to-convert-mp3-wav-and-other-media-files-into-aac-or-m4a-formats-using-itunes/ it will tell you how to use itunes to turn your library of music from mp3 to AAC, hope it helps.
p.s Just got my dsi it really is a cool system that I can see myself playing for a while.
Posted Apr 24, 2009 12:43 pm PT
I'm happy with my DSi, it feels much easier to hold for me and the different screen brightness settings are great. I'm a little disappointed about the fact that current DS games don't work with the WPA2 encryption which means I'm still using the USB adapter.
Posted Apr 20, 2009 3:43 am PT
I'm honestly happy with the original DS. I know the Lite has a brighter screen and longer battery life, and the DSi has all these brand-new updated features, but when you think about it, the Lite is too small for some people (like myself), and the DSi's battery won't last nearly as long. Add to that the fact that the DSi removes the GBA slot (what will happen to Guitar Hero?), and I've concluded that neither are worth buying to me right now.
Posted Apr 19, 2009 4:30 pm PT
dsi vs. ds lite/orginal ds? i had my hands-on feel and look and experience on the dsi from my cousin, who owns it, and i was a tid bit impressed. i looked all around, and felt the dsi. i think this system has no change other than the new apps. there are some good things about the dsi. one of those things are the new features added on the dsi such as the two cameras, voice recognition/music, nintendo ds shop.im especially impressed with the ds shop. now, in my opinion, there may not be anymore R-4's to redistribute. the camera. another thing is that the screen is much bigger and wider.many people can not see the good quality it has now. the last good thing is the power button is not a slider anymore and is located at the lower left of the touch screen. i never liked those sliders. anything can happen. the bad thing is the power button is too small, is no gba slot. most of the good games are on the gba.... why take that out nintendo. now pokemon fans cannot get magby or elekid anymore since the gba slot is gone, unless you could buy leafgreen and firered on the ds store. and for the power button, its too small my fingers cant turn it on. its like for small handed people. all in all, i think that the dsi is for people who do not have a wii and not planning to buy one because of the ds store.... thats what i think.
Posted Apr 13, 2009 5:22 am PT
The only reason I may consider buying a DSi would be for the new games that incorporate the "fancy" camera(s). Other than that, it just looks like another money making brick for Nintendo.
If it could boast a processing power and graphical capabilities equal to a PSP then by all means buy it. Otherwise, fanboys should just be happy with their Lite, or Chunky DS.
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Posted Apr 10, 2009 10:02 am PT
the only thing that im going to worry about is teh boosted ram and processor, because that means it will be able to handle more in gaming. people are already saying they are going to put zelda OoT and zelda MM on the line and it should be able to with 16mb ram. the only reason i would really even bother getting this is to mod the hell out of it xD but im happy with my crimson black lite and my original silver i got first release, i think i can wait awhile before ill need to bother getting this and by that time teh price will fall and a new ds will be out fixign the things this one should of fixed and added but they always need something for the next release to make it at least APPEAL to be more - Camra: pfft, who doesnt have a cell, and it goes higher res - wii shop thinger?: cool but you've been able to do that with certain cards for years on normal ds's, and they play mp3's not just those crappy itune formats. just doesnt seem like i should bother because theres just going to be another one in a year or two, might as well wait for the better and hope its BETTER
Posted Apr 10, 2009 4:11 am PT
OK, I see everyone's point. To the cell phone comment, you will pay 300 to 400 for a cell plus the fees pre month to the cell company. So this is a cheaper alternative to that. Yes, it freezing but every new system has it bugs. You can surf the internet, for quick thing. I'm going on a trip i really don't want to lug my laptop around to be just checking email and surfing the internet. I upgraded from the old (fat ds) to this one and i'm very happy.
Posted Apr 9, 2009 9:03 pm PT
Generally I consider Nintendo innovative, but with this I would have to say it's nothing amazing. Most cell phones have internet, camera, and/or music playability. The small modifications you can do to media is limited and really isn't worth the \\\$170 dollars it costs in the United States. Maybe the shop will show some enlightenment for me, but as it stands its not worth upgrading if a DS I already have lasts longer in battery life and still plays DS games (which is what you buy a gaming system for)
freakbabyblues-- "So far I've yet to see an unsatisfied customer"
thedragon99-- "i agree with MasterKarl i mean i got mine yesterday and its like a rubish pc that keeps freezing i can play games but use the internet i dont think so come on nintendo the DS was better than this"
I would have to say that you didn't read lower freakbabyblues.
Posted Apr 9, 2009 10:51 am PT
@vincentga
Wow, did you just call Bill Gates miserly? The man quit his job at Microsoft to do philanthropy work full time. He's given half his net worth (\$28 bil) to charity according to Business Week.
http://bwnt.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/philanthropy_individual/
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