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Discover The Attraction Of The Nintendo DSi

By Kevin Littles


The Nintendo DSi was released in order to attract a wider and more varied audience. As the third extension to the DS series it needed modifications and a certain amount of new ideas to attract attention.

After listening to what their customers wanted Nintendo made the DSi about 12% thinner that the Lite version. Consequently, it had to lose the slot for Gameboy Advance software. The size of the screen was also an issue, so the newer version was given a 3.25 inch display which meant gamers got their bigger screen but also retained the lighter weight associated with the DS Lite.

One of the DSi's new features is the camera. Although it can't really be rated for it's definition at only 0.3 megapixels, the camera does have some fun software. With eleven different types of lens, there are quite a few special effects available including framing and face merge which works on a face recognition ability.

Audio play is another new ability. This has the added bonus of being able to alter the pitch and speed of any given sound. It goes without saying that this together with the addition of a microphone has the potential for hours of fun in a room full of family and friends yet it also has a more practical use. Having to trawl through a podcast for an exact place is now a thing of the past as DSi will let you find it easily with the speedy fast forwarding function.

The launch of this console also saw the start of the DSi browser which gave users instant access to the internet and more specifically the DSi shop

Even the DSi, however, can be improved upon and a fourth member of the DS series has arrived in the form of the 3DS. In keeping with the recent trends in the cinema, the 3DS lets you play and take images in 3D. This in itself is something of a breakthrough for hand held consoles but, in addition to this, gamers do not have to wear the glasses which up until now have been obligatory if you wanted to enjoy any effects. A motion sensor allows for 3D game usage and an analogue joystick gives greater control.

Nintendo always like to keep their fingers on the pulse when it concerns new trends and the Nintendo DSi is proof of this as a wider and wider range of people are starting to have fun with it.




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