Post by: NWR_Lindy on April 05, 2009, 06:33:34 AM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=18118
The Nintendo DSi is officially available in North America as of today, and Nintendo had a party at the Universal CityWalk GameStop in Los Angeles to commemorate the occasion. Nintendo Executive VP of Sales and Marketing Cammie Dunaway was there to personally hand a DSi to the first purchaser in line, and the band Gym Class Heroes also made an appearance. That Mario guy was around too.
Do you have any DSi launch stories? Were you able to get one? What do you think of the new DSiWare games and the system's new features? Discuss it all in Talkback!
Post by: NWR_pap64 on April 05, 2009, 02:22:24 PM
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Post by: KDR_11k on April 05, 2009, 03:58:03 PM
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Post by: Plugabugz on April 05, 2009, 04:57:51 PM
Of coarse not, but they tend to focus on what they think will appeal to casual users most. It's the same way Apple only mentions the App Store in their current iPhone/iPod Touch commercials.
So why not advertise the DSi Store?
Post by: KDR_11k on April 05, 2009, 06:02:30 PM
Post by: Shecky on April 05, 2009, 06:18:51 PM
WPA/WPA2 Support Clarified (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=27803.0)
Post by: UncleBob on April 05, 2009, 09:13:58 PM
At midnight, I was the only one there.
FIRST!
Then, 12 hours later, around Noon today, I had talked my wife into letting me buy her one (she wanted my old DS Lite. HA.). We went back to Walmart. Bought the third one.
Post by: Mop it up on April 05, 2009, 09:17:45 PM
Post by: NWR_Lindy on April 05, 2009, 10:10:13 PM
Dare I say that the DSi almost reminds of the PS3 and PSP in the sense that it has several new features that tech nerds cream over, but mean nothing to the average person.
My router at home supports WPA/WPA2, so I'll fool around with the settings. Thanks for the heads-up, Shecky.
Post by: Tuxedo.Bond on April 06, 2009, 12:00:08 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on April 06, 2009, 03:38:00 AM
Then, 12 hours later, around Noon today, I had talked my wife into letting me buy her one (she wanted my old DS Lite. HA.). We went back to Walmart. Bought the third one.
But... WHY?
Post by: BeautifulShy on April 06, 2009, 04:14:54 AM
I wonder if you can play GBA games from a flash card with a modification. Have key components (other than the slot of course) for the GBA backward compatibility been stripped?
As far as I know nothing else has been removed aside from the GBA slot.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on April 06, 2009, 04:46:10 AM
Post by: UncleBob on April 06, 2009, 09:22:19 AM
But... WHY?
She really wanted one. Once I showed her the ability to download games so she wouldn't have to carry multiple games with her (and risk losing one - and my wrath!), she was sold. She spent most the day yesterday playing the Brain Age Express and Elite Beat Agents.
