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Not caring so much about the camera over here. I have a camera that’s just a camera, I have
a camera on my cell phone, I even have a webcam. I really don’t think I need another camera.
Another addition to the DSi is the SD card slot which I assume will be where you’ll store
pictures, music, and downloadable content. But I notice the distinct lack of a GameBoy
Advance slot for older games. Maybe I’m the only hold out but I have a decent library of GBA
games that still see considerable play time on long trips or doctor visits so the loss of the
slot doesn’t thrill me.
I understand that Nintendo wants to increase their dominance over the PSP. I understand
that they want to play in the field being dominated by Apple’s iPod market. I even understand
that they’re trying to give DS owners new toys with the music and photo editor that is
supposedly built in to the DSi. My problem here is that I would like to see them build in some
functionality with the Wii.
There, I said it. I’d like to see a version of the DS that builds on the ingenuity of the Wii. I want
to see card games on the Wii that let me and my friends gather around the TV with our DS
systems and see our hands on them, and never on the TV, without having to buy a separate
game on the DS. I want to see games for the Wii that use the DS as the controller allowing
me to manage inventory or look at maps on my DS without ever pulling anything up on the
main screen.
I want to use my DS to send secret messages to a friend in the same room when we’re
playing a competitive game against other players in that same room. I want to be able to
walk away from the Wii and play mini-games on my DS that help build up my character in an
RPG. It doesn’t seem like that much of a stretch to me.
So why aren’t they trying to build a connection between the two systems? It isn’t like you
would have to use your DS as a controller. It isn’t as if they didn’t take a big enough gamble
on the Wii-mote controllers as the main controller for their games. Take that extra step, go
that extra mile, give us the DS-Wii compatibility. Call it a DWiib.
I respect what they’re trying to do and I want them to continue to build on the DS platform but I
think it’s time to take a serious look at integrating the DS with their home console and give us
the functionality in that department.
Of course, I might be the only one. [read more & comment]
a camera on my cell phone, I even have a webcam. I really don’t think I need another camera.
Another addition to the DSi is the SD card slot which I assume will be where you’ll store
pictures, music, and downloadable content. But I notice the distinct lack of a GameBoy
Advance slot for older games. Maybe I’m the only hold out but I have a decent library of GBA
games that still see considerable play time on long trips or doctor visits so the loss of the
slot doesn’t thrill me.
I understand that Nintendo wants to increase their dominance over the PSP. I understand
that they want to play in the field being dominated by Apple’s iPod market. I even understand
that they’re trying to give DS owners new toys with the music and photo editor that is
supposedly built in to the DSi. My problem here is that I would like to see them build in some
functionality with the Wii.
There, I said it. I’d like to see a version of the DS that builds on the ingenuity of the Wii. I want
to see card games on the Wii that let me and my friends gather around the TV with our DS
systems and see our hands on them, and never on the TV, without having to buy a separate
game on the DS. I want to see games for the Wii that use the DS as the controller allowing
me to manage inventory or look at maps on my DS without ever pulling anything up on the
main screen.
I want to use my DS to send secret messages to a friend in the same room when we’re
playing a competitive game against other players in that same room. I want to be able to
walk away from the Wii and play mini-games on my DS that help build up my character in an
RPG. It doesn’t seem like that much of a stretch to me.
So why aren’t they trying to build a connection between the two systems? It isn’t like you
would have to use your DS as a controller. It isn’t as if they didn’t take a big enough gamble
on the Wii-mote controllers as the main controller for their games. Take that extra step, go
that extra mile, give us the DS-Wii compatibility. Call it a DWiib.
I respect what they’re trying to do and I want them to continue to build on the DS platform but I
think it’s time to take a serious look at integrating the DS with their home console and give us
the functionality in that department.
Of course, I might be the only one. [read more & comment]
By Gritskrieg
Unless you just don’t care about handheld
gaming or you’ve been in an internet-less hole
for a while, the big news last week was Nintendo’
s announcement of the upcoming Nintendo DSi.
Among the list of improvements listed were
bigger screens, which I like, a music player,
which I think is kind of cool, and a… camera.
Unless you just don’t care about handheld
gaming or you’ve been in an internet-less hole
for a while, the big news last week was Nintendo’
s announcement of the upcoming Nintendo DSi.
Among the list of improvements listed were
bigger screens, which I like, a music player,
which I think is kind of cool, and a… camera.
New Nintendo DSi on the way