Nintendo DSi Console

DSi Games From DSi Shop

The new iteration of Nintendo’s DS handheld gaming machine, it is simply inevitable that it would be a surefire hit with the masses. In accordance to high demand in additional media and features, Nintendo opened up the DSi shop. The DSi has only been released in Japan for now. Although you can purchase one, you can only play DS games specific from Japan only, you can also play the downloadable games listed.

The online store is dedicated to the new handheld console. The Nintendo DSi console has been perfected for use with people that enjoy games. With additional content that are available online, it is a great addition to the DSi experience. In Japan, here are some of the available DSiWare Games:

A Little Magic Tournament
AQUARIO
Birds and Beans
Chotto Asobi Taizen
Chotto Asobi Taizen Jikkuri Trump
Chotto Asobi Taizen Onajimi Table
Chotto Bungaku Zenshu: Sekai no Bungaku 20
Chotto Dr. Mario
Chotto Panel de Pon
Chotto Suujin Taisen
DECODE
HACOLIFE
Koroga Puzzle Katamari Damacy
Ide Yousuke?s Healthy Mahjong DSi
Mr. Driller
NALAKU
Paper Airplane
PiCOPiCT
Solitaire DSi
SOMNIUM
Tōhoku Daigaku Karei Igaku Kenkyūjo Kawashima Ryuta Kyōju Kanshū Chotto Nō wo Kitaeru Otona no DSi Training: Literature Edition
Tōhoku Daigaku Karei Igaku Kenkyūjo Kawashima Ryuta Kyōju Kanshū Chotto Nō wo Kitaeru Otona no DSi Training: Science Edition
UNO
WarioWare: Snapped!

With just a small amount of games available, it will get better in time. The games offered are all playable in the Japanese DSi console. There are also games mentioned here that are also compatible with the DSi Lite in Northern America. The price ranges from 200 to 800 Nintendo points.

DSiWAre applications:

Hobo Nichi Rosenzu
Mojipittan Shiritori Clock
Moving Notepad
Nintendo DSi Calculator (Animal Crossing)
Nintendo DSi Calculator (Super Mario Bros.)
Nintendo DSi Clock Photo Stand Type
Opera Browser

The applications range from a browser to clocks. There can be downloaded to add the functionality of the DSi console. Applications are range from 200 to 500 Nintendo points.

With the purpose of the online store, all of the content can be downloaded to the SD card or the DSi system memory. As a bonus, any DSi that accesses the online store prior to March 2010 can get a free 1,000 Nintendo points.

With the downloadable content, it would be also nice to play this on a DSi console. The new modifications of the handheld console have many added abilities and hardware revisions to make the experience better. For example, the screen is bigger, formerly 3 inches but now 3.25 inches in size; this can make gaming better to look at. The sound has also been upgraded and there is the ability to play audio music although only in AAC format. There is also an added camera which now has one in the screen and one in the back.

The Nintendo DSi will be coming out in the rest of the world in April 2-5, 2009. Luckily, you can get yourself a blue color as an added bonus.

As time goes by, handheld consoles are being recreated to perfection, often having many modifications to suit the needs of its users. The Nintendo DSi console has been one of the company’s pride and been positively embraced by the public. Revisions are all the rage in handhelds these days, but with all of the neat features, there is something that needs to be sacrificed.

With the release of the DSi console in Japan, its initial sales skyrocketed, even after just two days of being on store shelves; it sold 170,000+ units of the 200,000 units shipped. That’s a pretty feat that is synonymous to a good product.

The Nintendo DSi has been remodeled to have many hardware features. One of which is the addition of another camera. The .3 megapixel cameras found of either side of the console can be used in games and taking pictures. The images can then be manipulated and added with effects directly from the DSi. There is also the option to sync the images on the Wii, making it rich in features.

The size of the Nintendo DSi console has been lessened. It is now 12% smaller compared to previous a mode which translates to 2.6mm.

Another modification is the upgraded sound quality of the speakers. It may still sound less but it is definitely upped in quality because audio playback has been implemented. AAC music tracks can be played from the handheld console, doubling it as a music player.

Next are the bigger screen sizes of the DSi consoles. The size of the screen is noticeably bigger than its past models. The unit has now 3.25 inches of screen size compared to the 3 inches on older models.

There is also a significant relocation of the power switch. The switch also offers an additional feature in which it can be used to soft reset the console and switch games on the fly, making it better to swap games without powering it off.

Ram has now been upgraded to 16 MB. This figure is four times bigger than the previous models. There is also the storage of 256mb to store downloaded content, images, and firmware update which is anew to this model of Nintendo’s DS handhelds.

Although not a good feature in itself, all of the added enhancements can lead to more power drain, the battery life is not significantly lesser. The normal DS Lite battery life is 15-19 hours of gameplay but the new Nintendo DSi only plays 9-14 hours. This may be a bad aftertaste of good features but it can be negligible enough considering its rival, the Sony PSP only has a miniscule battery endurance of about 5 hours.

Great things can come at the right time. Although you can purchase a Japanese DSi consoles, the rest of the world still doesn’t have official regional versions which means you need to purchase the games specified for its region, in this case, you can only play Japanese games. All of these great features can be had in just a few months away. The worldwide launch of the Nintendo DSi will be on April 2-5, 2009.

Gaming on the new handheld model has never been better. There are numerous tweaks to the hardware and complimented by better software to make sure the DSi console experience will be greater than compared to its previous models.

Whether you are playing Mario Kart, Diddy Kong Racing, Super Mario DS, and many more, it is better to play on the new Nintendo DSi mainly to its screen size. It has now been upgraded to 3.25 inches compared to the previous 3 inches screen size. If you are playing Indiana Jones, Star Wars Complete Saga, Zelda phantom hourglass, and many games, you can easily have more space on the screen as making use of the touch screen features can be better due to the screen size.

All of the previous games that are released are compatible on the new DSi console. Also with the addition of improved speakers, the games audio effects can be clearer and crisper. Gaming with the Nintendo DS is also better when played outdoors due to its 5 settings of brightness as opposed to 4 settings on previous models.

Games can also come from downloadable content. With the new DSi online store, users can now purchase applications and games directly from the net and save the content though the SD card on in the internal 256MB memory.

With pertaining to a greater gaming experience, there is an additional camera added which can then be used on games that require them. Nintendo has been known for its gamble on new input features as opposed to traditional input controls. This is evident on the Wii consoles’ nunchucks and the DS’s touch screen. Presently, Nintendo has been the best that have been making use of the new feature to be implemented in games.

With its rivals such as the Sony PSP and albeit not being a real handheld console, the iPhone, both are miles away from the gameplay features of the DS handhelds. With this edge over other handheld gaming platforms, they have constantly improving their best product to be used for a better gaming experience.

Whether you want to play Final Fantasy series of games, Pokemon games, Castlevania series of games, or even Cake Mania, the gaming experience is simply better and more enjoyable with a good speaker, brighter and bigger screen, and other enhancements.

There are also downsides to the new iteration of DS handhelds. One this is that there is a significant reduction in battery life but still longer than its rival, the Sony PSP. Also the Game Boy cartridge slot has now been removed, you can now say goodbye to your past games and you will be forced to play newer ones.

Gaming with the Nintendo DSi console is only months away from the release; you can also purchase an import Japanese version that only plays games on its designated region. But if you really want English-language games, you can wait till April 2-5, 2009 for the worldwide release of the best handheld gaming console to date.