Earlier this year NWR reported that Nintendo is planning Nintendo DSi enhanced game cards. As of now, DSi exclusive games have been bound to the DSi Shop, though this may be changing in the fall.
Currently, a rumor is circulating that various third party publishers will be releasing games that can only be played on the DSi this fall. These games differ from regular DS games in that they will take use of certain DSi exclusive features.
In order to distinguish these games, they will be packaged in a white game case instead of a standard black DS game case. The game cases will also have a warning letting consumers know that these games can only be played on the DSi. The DSi game cards will also have a white plastic enclosure matching the exterior packaging.
Presumably these games will take advantage of the DSi's stronger processors and increased RAM. It is currently unknown if the games will take advantage of the DSi cameras or SD card slot.
The biggest DSi enhanced game (playable on both DS and DSi) is KORG DS-10 Plus
The DSi has double the processor speed and four times the RAM.
The DSi has double the processor speed and four times the RAM. So there may be some exciting things to come out of this. DSi is truly the next GameBoy Color.
Seems like another case of Wii vs. GameCube. Any Wii game which doesn't use Wii controls, Miis, or online features is no different than a GameCube game. Any DSi game which doesn't use the camera or SD card slot is no different than a DS game.
Professor Layton would suffer massively from being on the GBA, especially for puzzles that require answering in unusual ways (e.g. "which do you light first?"). I think many of the later Cvs use effects the GBA couldn't use to have stuff like Abadon's swarms.
Kirby Canvas Curse could not be done on the GBA. Neither could Henry Hatsworth--the ability to see the puzzle screen while playing on the action screen is too important.
You said the DS Kirby games could be done on GBA. There are two Kirby games for DS. Half of them couldn't be done on the GBA. You, ma'am, were wrong.
The Kirby games, Henry Hatsworth. I'm just saying that Ian's statement about a system having to do so much more then the previous one is ridiculous. Many of the best 2D games could be done on it (though with slightly scaled back visuals for the most part)
PHOENIX WRIGHT COULDN'T BE DONE ON GBA
Actually Phoenix Wright was originally a GBA game in Japan. The first three games are enhanced ports of Japan-only GBA games.
Actually Phoenix Wright was originally a GBA game in Japan. The first three games are enhanced ports of Japan-only GBA games.
Thank you for a) assuming I'm ignorant and b) ruining the joke.
All the DSi really has over the DS is the camera (which is why I see it more like the GBC) and if portables were better able to handle accessories like a console does THAT could have been a DS accessory (and maybe still could have, using the GBA cartridge slot).
