Nintendo to announce a new DS with camera and music player?

[sikkinixx]

DSi! Wow it's was true... And it looks ugly

 

[Aranince]

DSi! Wow it's was true... And it looks ugly

Looks ugly?

Live blogs:

http://kotaku.com/5057867/liveblogg...erence-liveblog?cpage=1&sort=ASC#viewcomments

http://gonintendo.com/?p=57999

 

[Aranince]

Looks a lot like the current DS.

 

[sikkinixx]

The camera lens looks out of place and the stylus is part black.. I like the simpleness of the now old DS. A billon people are goNna throw their cash at nintendough so I doubt they care. Yeah it's being nit picky but wuatevr

 

[SBik2]

Looks a lot like the current DS.

but ditches the gba slot and adds camera and internal storage...

 

[Aranince]

Both screens are now touch, pictures can be manipulated through the touch screens, the system has much better audio/speakers.

Kotaku is reporting that one of the screens is VGA. Interesting.

 

[JackAxe]

It was one of the cameras that's VGA. :]

I really hope they bumped the screen rez. I'm really glad they bumped up the screen size though, because I've been squinting while playing Metroid Hunters.

 

[Aranince]

I really hope they bumped the screen rez. I'm really glad they bumped up the screen size though, because I've been squinting while playing Metroid Hunters.

What size is the DS Lite screens?

 

[JackAxe]

I think 3"s? I don't have a ruler handy, so I used a business card.

MORE INFO. Must have a 320x240 screen.

They're going to offer DSiware, like WiiWare.

 

[MRU]

Well Nintendo have done it again...


DSi Software WILL BE REGION LOCKED official

Frig them.....

Software specifically created for the Nintendo DSi will be region-locked, meaning that European software will only work on European consoles, and more importantly US and Japanese software won't.

Previous DS handhelds - and GameBoys before them - had been region-free, meaning that software purchased in the US or Japan could be played on European hardware.

However, Nintendo told Eurogamer this afternoon that DSi is region-locked "because DSi embeds net communication functionality within itself and we are intending to provide net services specifically tailored for each region".

"Also because we are including parental control functionality for Nintendo DSi and each region has its unique age limit made by different independent bodies."

The good news is that this only applies to software that is compatible exclusively with the DSi, and that existing DS software remains region-free. Internet browsing and photo sharing also works globally.

Also, Nintendo's statement specifically refers to "software" rather than "games". We've asked for clarification as to whether this is likely to affect a lot of game releases going forward, but, assuming the platform holder hopes to continue selling DS Lites in large numbers, we'd be surprised if it does.

What a heap of rubbish excuses. PS3 and majority of 360 titles are region free and offer full parental control protections and such. They are just BS!!ing big time.