Let's be serious here guys
the ds is basically the exact same as the DSi except for the camera and SD slot.
and the no gameboy advanced slot
... so no difference until the DSi has been suficiantly jailbrokenComputer Science Canada DSI vs DS |
| Author: | T.O [ Tue May 26, 2009 6:56 am ] |
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Tell us why u voted for ds or dsi |
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| Author: | ashiphire [ Tue May 26, 2009 7:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:DSI vs DS |
yeah, both are horrible, so I'm not going to vote |
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| Author: | [Gandalf] [ Tue May 26, 2009 9:26 am ] |
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I'm guessing DS stands for data storage and DSI refers to digital signal interface... But how are we supposed to compare these two? |
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| Author: | StealthArcher [ Tue May 26, 2009 9:40 am ] |
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lol Gandalf, he needs some peelz. Nintendo Dual Screen or Dual Screen (Insert Mac Ripoff Here) I dislike both anyway. |
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| Author: | rdrake [ Tue May 26, 2009 10:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:DSI vs DS |
Clearly none of you have played a round of Mario Party with some friends. |
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| Author: | StealthArcher [ Tue May 26, 2009 11:16 am ] |
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I have. I got bored. I'm a loner. So sue me. |
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| Author: | Dan [ Tue May 26, 2009 12:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:DSI vs DS |
I have them both and i think they are both good qaulity nintendo products and the DS has a masive catalog of games for it (esptaly if you count the advanced games it is backwords comptable with). The bigest negtive for both is that alot of games over use some of the new features such as the mic, and try to use both the screen and the buttons at the same time witch makes for ocword game play. I still think they are the best handled console on the market right now. As for DS vs DSi, the DSi is not a magor upgrade but it dose add a hard drive, 2 web cams, a smaller design and higher resoultion screens. The new smaller design has some issues tho. As it is smaller it no longer has a place for game boy advaced catrages so it is not backwords comptable and the design it's self dose not feel as natrual to hold as the orginal DS (tho this is also a problem with the DS lite). There are also miner upgrades to the speakers and mic. One big thing that got to me was the new OS in the DSi supports WPA2 Encryption and downloading of games witch is great but the auctal games you play that have online modes only support WEP and WPA1 Encryption. It seems that parts of the old DS OS are embeded in the games (at least the wifi connection manager) so old DS games use the old DS manger with no WPA2. The camara on the DSi is not bad, it supports several filiters and effects you can put on the images you take with can be entertaing for a few minitues. The down side is it makes an anyoing cmara clicking sound when you take a picture and there is no way to turn it off (it seems nintendo dose not want you to secretaly take pictures of peoleop). The reason for the 2nd camara pointed at the player is that games can use it much like the EyeToy for the PS2. Right now the only game i know that uses it is Wario Ware Snapped witch is a set of minigames played using the web cam. It is a donwloadable game for the DSi, witch you can get for free with the free DSi Download points that come with the DSi. It is aucataly supersiing enterning and funny when you are watching the clips of you playing at the end. The is also the option to trafser music to the DSi and play it back or record your own voice and modfy it. The dispointing thing about this is that it dose not support MP3s. As i mentioned before the DSi has an upgraded OS that works much more like the Wii with a channel system displying the downloaded games and features you have as well as the bulit in ones. This is porably the bigest reason to get a DSi, the downloadable content as the camara and music options are some what limited. So i would say if you allready have a DS keep it and don't buy a DSi but if you have neither and want to get in to handheld games then buying the DSi make sence. The real test of the DSi will be what kind of downloadable content comes out and how far they will push the new hardware (they had voice chat over an internet connection with the DS maybe video chat for the DSi?). |
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| Author: | BigBear [ Tue May 26, 2009 2:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:DSI vs DS |
What about itouch? or iphone? |
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| Author: | rdrake [ Tue May 26, 2009 2:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:DSI vs DS |
I'll wait for my DS to break before I upgrade to a DSi. Sadly I have never had a Nintendo product actually break, so it might be a while. BigBear @ Tue May 26, 2009 2:25 pm wrote: What about itouch? or iphone? Silly BigBear, iPod Touches and iPhones are (not) for kids! |
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| Author: | leafs23 [ Tue May 26, 2009 8:40 pm ] |
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ds is better |
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| Author: | SJ [ Tue May 26, 2009 9:51 pm ] |
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nintendo ran out of ideas. they thought installing a camera in their device was creative. psh. |
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| Author: | yumrum [ Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:27 pm ] |
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Let's be serious here guys the ds is basically the exact same as the DSi except for the camera and SD slot. and the no gameboy advanced slot ... so no difference until the DSi has been suficiantly jailbroken |
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| Author: | SNIPERDUDE [ Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DSI vs DS |
I'm still going to stick to my Gameboy Pocket   |
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| Author: | andrew. [ Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:31 pm ] |
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yumrum @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:27 pm wrote: Let's be serious here guys
I was just on DealExtreme.com and they are actually selling R4s for DSis. According to the one review I read, it works (at least in the UK).the ds is basically the exact same as the DSi except for the camera and SD slot. and the no gameboy advanced slot ... so no difference until the DSi has been suficiantly jailbroken |
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| Author: | yumrum [ Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:DSI vs DS |
so it's been broken sick.. but they need to figure out how to download free apps custom made to the dsi |
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| Author: | Dan [ Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:DSI vs DS |
yumrum @ 11th June 2009, 7:36 am wrote: so it's been broken sick.. but they need to figure out how to download free apps custom made to the dsi
Thats been done since before the DSi was out on the DS. The DS can temparly download games and store them in the RAM memory, and it has been broken. As for the DSi spefictly the curent state is homebrew is posible but it can only run in DS mode (much like eraly hombrew on the wii witch could only run in game cube mode). However there are some teams working on a homebrew channel for the DSi and some claim to have an expolite to allow homebrew to access the DSi mode. |
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| Author: | andrew. [ Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:DSI vs DS |
It would be cool if they made a VOIP app. The mic is there, the speakers are there, the WiFi is there, and they can even use the new camera (if accessing the DSi mode is possible). |
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| Author: | Dan [ Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:DSI vs DS |
There has been voice chat threw the DS in serveral DS games (pokemon is one). I have a fealing that we will see a video confercing type app on the DSi Ware Store some time soon. |
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| Author: | ecookman [ Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:DSI vs DS |
the way i see it, Waste of money (ds) there are only little kiddy games that look like sonethign out of a N64 bigger waste (dsi) just spend $50 for a mod chip cartrage for the ds and you have almost the same thing. What do you all think of the new rumored PSP |
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| Author: | andrew. [ Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:39 am ] |
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ecookman @ Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:04 am wrote: Waste of money (ds) there are only little kiddy games that look like sonethign out of a N64 About the new PSP, I think they should just come out with a brand new design. They need something new, not another rehash of the slim. (I'm assuming you're talking about the Go) |
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| Author: | rdrake [ Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:DSI vs DS |
ecookman @ Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:04 am wrote: the way i see it,
I thought this too. I then played some multiplayer games with some friends and realized it was a lot of fun.
Waste of money (ds) there are only little kiddy games that look like sonethign out of a N64 bigger waste (dsi) just spend $50 for a mod chip cartrage for the ds and you have almost the same thing. ecookman @ Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:04 am wrote: What do you all think of the new rumored PSP Looks dumb. |
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| Author: | Dan [ Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:DSI vs DS |
ecookman @ 12th June 2009, 7:04 am wrote: bigger waste (dsi) just spend $50 for a mod chip cartrage for the ds and you have almost the same thing. A mod chip is the same as having access to the DSi ware store? I dought there is any way you could make a noraml DS run DSi ware applications as the DS simply lacks the hardware needed. Also i wonder if all the peoleop who are saying the DSi's webcam is just a silly gimick think the same about xbox's project natal? Nintendo is not just using the webcam for taking funny pictures (witch actutaly is fun with there filiters) but it is used in new games like the EyeToy was for the play station or a 2D handheld version of natal. I peronsaly had a great time playing wario ware snaped, and i sucpsed most peoleop saying the DSi is just a cheap copy of the DS have not. The DSi is not meant to be Nintendos next generation of handheld but only a upgrade over the DS to add what peoleop have been demanding since the Wii came out. Downloadbale content for the DS. Witch confuses me more about how the DS can be "better" then the DSi. The only way i can see the DS as been "better" then the DSi is if you like the pysical feal of the DS unit over the DSi becues in all other ways the DSi is an upgrade (bigger screens, better wifi, better speakers, better mic, and some add features).[quote="ecookman"] the way i see it, ecookman wrote: Waste of money (ds) there are only little kiddy games that look like sonethign out of a N64 The DS has a very very large libbary of games (esptaly if you include all the GBA games it can play) so either you are making a masive generalistation grouping them all as kiddy games or realy have not looked in to it at all. Also as rdrake mentioned some tiems it is more about game play then the amount of swearing and gore contained in the game. Again i would say that game play is more valubale then graphics however the DS aucataly has rather good graphics for a handheld unit being some where inbetween a N64 and GC. Some of the games on the DS are ports of N64 games so i question what you would want them to look like other then somthing out of the N64? I don't mean to say DS or DSi is the best i just think some poeleop in this topic have over looked them with out aucataly playing them or invenstaging the titles out for them becues of nintendos more kid finredely image. |
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| Author: | andrew. [ Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:DSI vs DS |
Off-topic, but they need to make a Goldeneye port for DS with Wifi online play. |
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| Author: | Dan [ Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:DSI vs DS |
andrew. @ 13th June 2009, 3:01 pm wrote: Off-topic, but they need to make a Goldeneye port for DS with Wifi online play.
There is GoldenEye: Rogue Agent for the DS witch has local single-card multiplayer (multiplayer on more then one DS unit with one copy of the game). |
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| Author: | SNIPERDUDE [ Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:DSI vs DS |
Rogue Agent wasn't nearly as good as the others, I was kind of disappointed when I played it. Just my opinion. |
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| Author: | Regneva [ Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DSI vs DS |
I'd Say the DS is better, although they added new stuff to the DSi, you dont really need a camera to a DS, its kind of stupid. The DS is fine as it is i find, although some of the components may be handy in the DSi, the ds will still be always better |
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| Author: | Dan [ Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DSI vs DS |
Regneva @ 17th October 2009, 10:17 am wrote: you dont really need a camera to a DS,
Unless you want to play one of the new games that uses it..... |
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| Author: | ecookman [ Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:DSI vs DS |
really what game uses teh camera...Oh wait lemme guess. take random pictures and load them onto flickr. |
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| Author: | S_Grimm [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DSI vs DS |
SNIPERDUDE @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:55 pm wrote: I'm still going to stick to my Gameboy Pocket
i agree. Though I'm at Gameboy Color. And I voted DS because of the cost. I hate spending more money then I have to |
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| Author: | TheGuardian001 [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:DSI vs DS |
ecookman @ Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:27 pm wrote: really what game uses teh camera
this one. I'd still vote for the DS though, as the DSI didn't add enough for me to care. If I wanted it to do stuff other than games I'd get myself an R4. |
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| Author: | Dan [ Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:DSI vs DS |
Wario snapped uses the DSi camera some what like the iToy is used on the play station. The DSi has alot of potentail but it is up to nintendo to use it to make the DSi worth your while. |
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| Author: | Megaman_Zero [ Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DSI vs DS |
I voted for the DS as I'm just happy with my DS Lite. I find all the new features on the DSi a little useless. |
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