Did anyone get the new DS

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Well, what do you think so far?

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I am behind. What is new about it? I never play the DS but both my kids have one and play them all day.

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Does the new version not play GBA games, or are you just saying that they wouldn't look good on it?

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I got mine on Midnight last Saturday, right when it launched. As my other DS appreciation sorta thread states, the DS is one of my favorite systems of all time, so I had to have this. I love the potential of DSiWare and the bigger screens are nice. I kept my DS Lite as well, thought it would be nice to have 2 for a second player or just as a backup.

For people who are new to the DS, the DSi is the way to go now. If you have a DS already then the upgrade is probably more questionable. Seems to be selling well already thuogh, so someone is definately buying them.

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Im a huge Nintendo fan but I will say DSI is sooooooooo bad it doesn't play GBA games, which I think is not good but the DSL should've let all GB games work on the DSL.

I didn't like it. THe original DS is fine. The DSLite all it was was a brighter screen.

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I don't agree. I still use the Gamecube-Gameboy converter to play Gameboy and GB Advance games on my TV (23") and they look fine.

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I got DSi today. Camera, sound and other options are "fun", but for me the most interesting aspects are internal memory, SD support and "DSi Shop". And of course good games.

There are some "DSiWare"-games already available ( List of DSiWare games and applications - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ), but nothing that special. BUT - my hope (nothing is confirmed by Nintendo - so don´t quote me) is, that these old GB/GBA-games would start to appear in the online-store at some point in time. If (when?) that happens, then I don´t really miss that GBA slot (my first DS, so I don´t really have GBA games at the moment).

But for the people with "DS lite" and GBA games, missing that slot is a bummer for sure.. And yes, some of these older GBA are not bad at all (Mario, Zelda, Metroid, etc etc), since let´s face it - DS (Lite nor DSi) is not a huge achievement when it comes to graphics. If you want superior graphics, then you probably get the PSP.

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My friend bought it. But his R4 game won't work on The new DSI. If people have those things they won't take it.

He kept it cause he likes that its got a nice cover matte finish. no fingerprints etc....... and he likes the black. And the option to take photos.

He has alot of games he bought for the DS anyways. But his GBA games will now be used on his ds.

Nintendo is already coming out with a new version: DSi LL, with much larger screens.  Coming this soon after the DSi, they should have called it the DSi Lulz, as they are having a laugh on their fans.

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsiLL/index.html

On the second circle, you can drag the image to see the difference in screen size.

I'm probably in the minority here, but I am excited about the new DSi XL as it will be called in the US, which it is coming here early next year according to the gaming sites.

A DS Lite was my first DS system, which I had for a good 2 years. When the DSi was announced, I knew I would have to have one, mostly for the downloadable content option. I admit I'm shocked they are making another iteration of a DSi so soon, but I can't pass up the bigger screens. The DS is most likely my favorite gaming system of all time. But having said that, if they release ANOTHER DS system after this one that isn't actually new inside, I'll probably pass.

People on the net are already bitching up a storm about how big the XL is. My first thought is, don't buy it if you don't want it. It is in fact only an inch wider and taller...is that really that tragic? I enjoy the DS not because it's portable, but because I just enjoy the quality of games. I play at home 98% of the time, so I welcome a bigger screen version.

I wonder if Nintendo is going to keep 3 DS iterations on shelves. I can see 2,  but not 3. Maybe they will phase out the DS Lite with the intro of the XL. But then again, with games needing the GBA slot, who knows. I love the DS as I said, but it needs a price drop, at least in light of the Wii's drop to $199. The Wii and DSi are only $30 difference in price. That's almost as silly as the PSP Go being $250 while a PS3 is $299!

I think something like:

DS Lite $99
DSi $129.99
DSi XL Maybe $149

would be nice. Just thinking outloud.

I have a Lite and have more games for it than just about any system I've owned.  Since I didn't buy the DSi, I might be interested in this.  I play it at home 100% of the time, so I don't care about the size or portability.  

Weird that they would make this known now, just in time to cut into Christmas sales.  I wish they'd do the same for the Wii followup.  As it is, I plan to buy one right after Christmas and be crushed when the new one is announced.

I'm interested in getting one of the XLs (have a regular DS) but I only have about a dozen games for my DS, most of which I bought a long time ago.  I'm not really sure how much time I would invest in the games for it, but the hardware does look nice.

Greg, that's exactly my situation. Of all the systems I've owned over the years, form the old Nintendo till now, I have more DS games than I ever had for a single system. I think with the old NES I might of got into the 30's, but last week I just got my 50th DS game, which was Nostalgia. I'm happy to add I like (or love) every single DS game I own. I usually heavily research what i want with reviews and stuff so i know what I'm getting. Nostalgia though was one of the few I wanted where I ddin't wait for the reviews, I just bought it blindly so to speak. I had been following it though since E3 and knew what it was about and thought I would like it, which I do.

Next week is a game I've really been looking forward to, C.O.P. The Recruit. It's an open workd GTA style game but in full on 3D. I don't know how the gameplay is yet, but from a technical standpoint on the DS, the game looks amazing. May just have to be another blind buy for me. I hope the reviewers like it though!

So if you need some DS game recommendations, I most certainly have some opionions. =)

I'll look into Nostalgia.  My favorite games on the system are the Mario RPGs, so if you know any other RPG Lite games like those, I'd be interested.  I thought Sonic RPG might be the one, but it's gotten pretty negative reviews.

I'd say Nostalgia qualfies as a light RPG. That's actually what some of the negative things reviews have said, that's it's basically too basic but I like the game for it's setting in 19th Century Earth. Not a lot of RPGs take place on Earth!

I gotta agree with you about the Mario RPGs. I just completed Bowser, which was my first game of the series. I then went and found a copy of Partners in Time and have been enjoying that one now, but it's not quite up to Bowser's Inside Story.

I actually have the Sonic RPG and like it, I don't know why others don't. I admittedly have not finished it yet, but that's because I buy more games than I have time to play. It's sort of an addiction. But in a way it's nice to know I always have a backup of games incase there is ever a lull in good DS games coming out. (Yeah right.) Give Sonic RPG a chance, I often see it for $20 now. That's worth the price for a risk I'd think.

Maybe not "Lite" RPGs, but if you like action RPGs, where you attack in real time ALA Zelda, try, the Crystal Chronicles games. You can;t go wrong with either one.

I love the Zelda games, so that's worth checking out.  By the way, don't miss the GBA Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga.  If you like the others, you'll like it as well.  I'm currently buying a few Wii games in preparation of owning that system, but I'll probably give Sonic RPG a go.  I was very interested in it during devlopment.

You're buying a few Wii games in preparation for getting a Wii? Did I understand that right?

I happen to have a DS Lite so I can still play GBA games, and I have the original Mario and Luigi RPG on my To-Do list so to speak. I never owned a GBA so when I got my Lite, it was like 2 new systems for me and I picked up all the best GBA games like the Metroids and Zelda.

Phantom Hourglass was the main reason I originally bought a Nintendo DS Spirit Tracks in December can't come fast enough. I just had to smile when they announced a second Zelda in a row for the DS.

Yeah, I don't know why everyone thinks that's weird.  I am using my money for Christmas gifts, so I am waiting to buy the Wii.  But, I know a family member is giving me three Wii games, and I've supplemented it with some others lest they disappear from the shelves (Trauma Center/Zack and Wiki pretty much already have).  I'll get the Wii with Christmas money as a supplement and have several games right out of the gate. 

I also bought my DS for PH. 

Oh I don't think it's weird, I just wasn't sure if I understood if that's what you meant is all. Sounds smart to get the games that might be gone soon. I've gotten a Ton of DS games from GameStop used because I just happened upon them and a lot are hard to find. Not too long ago I got Mega Max ZX basically on a whim, it was like $8 used, box and all so I snatched it up. Turned out to be a great game.

I remember right before I got my first DVD player, I bought a DVD. I REALLY wanted a player and nothing was going to stand in my way. I figured if I got the movie, I had to get a player!

Funny we are alot alike, you got a DS for Phantom Hourglass too huh? I meant it when I said that. At that time, I wasn't into video games AT ALL, but there is something about the Zelda games that I have to have them, whereas I'll even buy a system to play them on if I don't have it. I had gotten a Wii before all this and enjoyed Twilight Princess, but also The Wind Waker since the Wii was basically my first time owning a GameCube as well. I thought Wind Waker was WONDERFUL so when a sequel was announced, on the DS no less, I had to play it. I got a Ds awhile before PH actually came out, probably 6 months before. DS had this little side effect I didn't expect: It turned out to be a fantastic system with a ton of games I would like.

And here I am today with 50 games and 2 DS systems!

This is kind of random, but the Professor Layton games are must-haves. They are extremely well done and fun. I can't believe how long I hesitated to buy the first one, with how much I love it now.

I probably would have bought a DS anyway, since I'm into Nintendo's games like Zelda and Mario, but Phantom Hourglass is what made the decision for me.  I got it right around the time the first previews hit, so I also had it in advance of the game's release.  I think my first game was New Super Mario Bros, which would have been enough for me to buy the system on its own.

I had a GameCube at the time, but decided to pass on that version of Twilight Princess.  So, I've been waiting a long time to play that one.  I think the system seller for me, though, is Super Paper Mario.  The GC Paper Mario is one of my favorite games of all time.  I know Super isn't turn-based, but I expect I'll still have a lot of fun with it.

I've wanted the Prof. Layton games, too.  I've put off Brain Age as well.  I have a whole list of DS games I want.  Right now, though, I'm playing Contra 4.  It's tough, and you have to start over from the beginning every time you start, but it makes me an expert at each level by the time I move on.

New Super Mario Bros WAS my first DS game and it sort of set the stage for what I was in for with the DS. The game was purely and simply FUN to me, and reminded me of the Nintendo days of Old. With it being an old school side-scroller, I imagine that was the point, but it worked in any case. I didn't get a damn that this game wasn't some flashy 3D thing, it was just FUN as hell. I remember having a job around that time and I would have my DS on with New Mario Bros and comstantly sneak off to breaks, flip the game open out of suspend and play for a few moments.

This will probably come as no surprise, but Twilight Princess the game I came home with along with my Wii the day I bought it.

Look online or on YouTube for a 99 lives trick in Contra 4. It's not the easiest thing to do, but sure helps if you can. That is one of my unfinisihed games I've sort of given up on for the time being. Fun but hard.

I'd recommend Henry Hatsworth to you, as it's also a very fun and funny game, it has this rediculous humor I can't describe but that game gets HARD too. But unlike Contra you can save and eventually beat it. It's also cheap now, $20, so add it to your to-get list. =)

New Super Mario Wii was another factor in my wanting the system.  They could just keep making those games ad infinitum and I'd keep buying them.

 

I've heard of Henry Hatsworth and will probably get it eventually.  Next up is Metal Slug 7 and maybe I'll finally try to track down Apollo Justice.  I loved the first Phoenix Wright games, but I never finished the third.  I think I played them too close together.  I'll probably start it completely over at some point.

I got the new Zelda today.  I've already played it for a while and it's fantastic.  There were a couple of things that kept Phantom Hourglass from feeling completely like a Zelda game, but they seem to have been addressed.  There are a lot more funny townpeople to talk to, for one thing.  Also, the dungeons are classic Zelda.

There was one thing I was a little concerned about that worked out fine:

Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
I don't think it's a spoiler to say . . . well, I'll not assume anything.  There's an item you get early on that favorably harkens back to past Zeldas:

Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show) All of the spoilers here are what I would consider very minor, but I don't want to take any chances. 

I got it too, day it came out as I knew I would the second it was announced. I more or less bought my first DS because a Zelda game was coming out, so this was an instant purchase for me simply because it's Zelda, my favorite series of all time.

Glad to hear people here like it. Other boards have people griping about the train or stylus control or something. People on the internet love to bitch, I swear. I rather just...enjoy things! =)

I agree with the item in your spoiler, I think it's done wonderfully on the DS and I missed having a Zelda game with one of THOSE type of objects.

Yeah, people love to complain.  I'm having a lot of fun.  I love the first quest item.  That's always the cool part about a Zelda game: getting a new toy with every dungeon.

Have you finished the game, Adam?  Do you know if you can continue playing after you win?  I've got a handful of rabbits that are eluding me and I need to know if I better get them while I can or if I can get them later.

The endgame is pretty much open to me, and I'm finding the whole thing to be marvelous.  One thing I didn't like about Phantom Hourglass was the lack of side quests and the fact that the villagers you did meet were mainly there to provide clues to the puzzle (or, at least, that's how I remember it).  Here, I'm doing all kinds of things for the villagers.  That's the best part of Zelda for me.  Well, that and the temples, which are really good this time around. 

What I really like is the fact that

Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show) And, in just a few days, I'll have a Wii and will be able to finally play Twilight Princess!  I may take a break from Zelda for a while and try some different games first, however.