Nintendo DSi dated for Europe Comments by Tom Bramwell

Hmm.

Just bougt meself a Light... Better skip this one. Not too expensive though...

BP 149 is GBP 50 too much.

I guess the strong yen to is blame; many electronis are expected to get more expensive this year. :(

That said, I am sure Nintendo is making a killing at that price.

149 Pounds = 212 US Dollars

And the US is getting the DSi for 170 US Dollars (119 Pounds).

It's the usual rip-off.

I worked $170 to be £119 also. Good to see we're still being fleeced while in the middle of a recession.

You have to take the VAT off at our end if you want a US/UK comparison though, so it's £129.57 to the US's £119 so it's not *that* bad

Great black or white woopy! :(

Gah, I want blue!

"BP 149 is GBP 50 too much.

I guess the strong yen to is blame; many electronis are expected to get more expensive this year. :(

That said, I am sure Nintendo is making a killing at that price."


They aren't replacing the DS Lite, only launching a different console. DS Lites will still be available after April, this is why they couldn't sell the DSi for GBP 99.99 (Lite RRP)

I bet this will translate to 179€ over here. Higher price, shorter batter life, no GBA slot... better stick to the Lite.

I think they look shite tbh. And I regard the DS Lite as the best designed handhelds ever.

No thanks. My DS is collecting dust and don't need another one.

Fuck you Nintendo (if the rumour is true).

@ CB.Gamestation

True, though the Lite should also be getting a price-cut, don't you think?

DS Lite @ £85 and DSi @ £95-105 should be fine IMO. As it is the DSi will be more expensive than the PSP!

erm.... no one going to praise nintndo for releasing it, you know, not 6 months later than anywhere else.....

Indeed, I'll have a go. Thnaks very much Nintendo for not royally shafting us with both price and release date, and putting us before America. That means I can have one for my birthday on the 4th, and still be playing Pokemon with slightly larger, brighter screen before the US :)

no colours? nooooo I don't want black or white. where is blue

However, a report on The Times website claims it will cost "around GBP 149".

Strange! I thought reports suggested that Nintendo could go f*&k themselves with this region locked DSi functionality nonsense.

"No thanks. My DS is collecting dust and don't need another one."

Mine used to collect dust for quite some time but then I got Mario & Luigi, Professor Layton and Pokemon and now I play it very regularly. But maybe in a couple of months time it will go back to dust-collect mode...

Hmm, I have to be honest here and say this sounds like the most pointless revision of hardware ever - Nintendo only did it because Lite sales were stagnating in Japan.

I think it is shocking that for the first time in the history of handheld gaming (bar the PC Engine GT, but that was a different story) they have region locked the games - I would suggest if you are planning on getting one of these, import the US one, then you won't get screwed by Nintendo never releasing titles, and those they do 6-9 months later!

What the hell is the point of a 0.3MP camera in 2009, all that cheap technology nonesense does not wash, how much can a 2MP camera cost when they are entry level in every mobile phone in the world?

Lastly, How are they going to get developers to shun the 99% of DS owners who currently own a regular DS, many of whom will never upgrade to the DSi, and release specific software for the system? - It's not going to happen outside of gimmicks, is it?!

After the monstrosity that was the original DS, I think they got it spot on with the Lite and it needed no update (outside of swelling Nintendo's coffers)...

the point of the 0.3MP camera is that it's already way more than the screen on the DS can display. The camera is to be used for games and fun, not to replace a proper camera (this seems pretty obvious to me?).

I expect a 'virtual handheld' service announcement at E3.

Worst. Update. Ever.

wants for DSware games.

/looks at bank balance. cries.

I have had almost every single Gameboy update, right from the first big white brick. And I think they peaked with the Advance SP and games like advance wars/zelda/pokemon/castlevania/metroid/other RPGs .. it was cuter, lighter, cheaper, and without the cheap-looking aliased 3D, or pen-holding cramps.

Edit: I say this because now, instead of being excited about new Gameboy Hardware, I feel like a PC user being forced to update to Windows Vista.

"the point of the 0.3MP camera is that it's already way more than the screen on the DS can display. The camera is to be used for games and fun, not to replace a proper camera (this seems pretty obvious to me?). "

Indeed..and 0.3MP is the same resolution as the Wii....so you take them on the DS and display them on the Wii's photochannel if you wish.

Game have the preorder price set at £159

We should send an email to Nintendo, with a link to Currency Converter.

REGION LOCKED

DSI titles only?

As the great thing re DS is that i often import titles that are released months later in Europe (or never), so what impact for us European gamers who have zero patience?

removal of the GBA slot

region lock

looks ugly

fooking shit-ass camera (0.3 MP)

And now a gay price

= me not interested :/

This must be a candidate for least graphically able device released in 2009, most phones can do better than the DS. They better have an absolutely amazing DSi-only game ready for release if they intend to sell it at all. I can only presume that they will silently replace the DS with this and hope that parents don't notice.

Was planning on getting the US version as I pretty much import every game I get. But with the GBP so low, an EU version might be more attractive games-wise. Though I expect the dollar to get weaker in the long run and the pound to recover eventually. Damn, speculation has even infiltrated gaming these days...

"Hmm, I have to be honest here and say this sounds like the most pointless revision of hardware ever - Nintendo only did it because Lite sales were stagnating in Japan."

Isn't that a perfectly reasonable action from the POV of Nintendo?

Don't like the fact that it's region locked either though. Not region locking PS3 made sure I got one, otherwise would still be playing PS2 games. Don't really see why it's necessary for the online distribution as PS3 manages multiple regional stores without imposing region locks on software.

You're a bunch of moaning cunts.

@Toadie48
And now a gay price

= me not interested :/

Wait, £149.99 is gay? Do his parents (£139.99 and £129.99) know?

Oh well, whatever £149.99 gets up to on the weekend is his own business.

lol sneetch

Dear Nintendo.

Fuck off you rip off bastards.

/orders dsi

/cries

Get bent Nintendo.
p.s I love you.

Good old Ninty. Peddling dated hardware in a shiny new case for an inflated price.

And STILL finding millions of suckers in the process!!

About £24.99 too much tbh, but then Nintendo dont like selling their consoles at a loss do they?!

Amazon got it for preorder now.

Play.com have it listed for £149.99 with a free accessory pack

Gotta say i'm really looking forward to this, the motion-sensing cameras have some potential... as always down to developers to make something of it!

About £26.43 too much in my opinion

The Australian site has this info.

An upgrade to the Nintendo DS® hand held console – will hit shelves in Australia and New Zealand, and you can get your hands on one on 2 April 2009.

No price yet though.

The picture of the woman in the following link would be enough to scare your chooks.

http://gamesites.nintendo.com.au/DSi/

Just bought a macho light blue DS to play Chrono Trigger. I knew the DSi was on it's way but didn't care....still don't.

The list of features do not make the DSi worth £50 more than the bog standard jobby.

To get one of these would be a bit of a luxury. I was hoping the DS Lite would come down in price and this be more reasonable. Ah well...

"The list of features do not make the DSi worth £50 more than the bog standard jobby."

Still have the fat one, so for me it actually adds a thing or two. Though it's a shame it also takes something in the form of region-freeness.

No. It. Does. Not.


You can't use the US/Jap DSi shopping channel from it, only the UK one. Actual Jap/US DS games will still work.

Why is this such a fucking hard concept for people to grasp.

"Why is this such a fucking hard concept for people to grasp."

Well, contradicting news reports might have something to do with it… As a concept itself it is no doubt very straightforward. Would be nice if Nintendo cleared up all the confusion with an unambiguous statement.

If you have a source that claims that the region lock only has impact on which store you’ll be able to visit but no effect whatsoever on any DSi specific software you buy on a cartridge, I’d love to know about it.

Me DS (well my cousins DS) has broken in two like 7 monts ago I dont cared. Nintendo always do the same. Release the good
games an the starting and once you played the marios better sell it.

Its come down a lot in price: Nintendo DSi prices