Nintendo DSi XL?

[mnbren05]

Just saw this on Yahoo, anyone else hear anything about this? Sounds interesting and just like something Nintendo would do to break the status quo.
http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/p...ped-ds/1368589

[Sonicwolf]

I hope the D-pad is fixed. Im using DSlite right now and its pretty lame.

[kupomogli]

The DS Lite is a piece of shit. Extremely poorly made.

Phat DS ftw. Contra, Mega Man, Castlevania. Far better to control on the Phat DS than the Lite. I even had problems playing Dragon Quest Monsters Joker because when switching directions from diagonal it would like to keep the same direction until you let go and then repressed another direction. Not a big problem because DQMJ is an RPG, but still an annoyance. I can guarantee that would suck for when playing fighting games on the system(remembers never to try Jump Ultimate Stars on the DS Lite.)

Oh, and here. http://www.digitpress.com/forum/show...=132106&page=2 Not an official DSi large model topic, but it's been posted about on the bottom of page one.

[GarrettCRW]

The DS Lite is a piece of shit. Extremely poorly made.

*cough*PSP Go*cough*

[Icarus Moonsight]

Brand without shitty hardware may cast the first troll?

[BetaWolf47]

I think newer DS Lites fixed the dpad. I got one last year and it's fine. Anyways, I just read this on IGN and am still kind of upset that I got a DS Lite and didn't just wait longer. I'd love to have a system with bigger screens and styli, but I'm not going to bother when I just got a new one last year.

[Sonicwolf]

The DS Lite is a piece of shit. Extremely poorly made..

*cough*PSP Go*cough*

I smell something burning...

COULD IT SOON BE A FLAME WAR?

[kupomogli]

*cough*PSP Go*cough*

I'm not going to deny that. Out of quite a few people here I didn't buy one did I? From everything I've heard though, the PSP Go has good controls though, it doesn't have a flimsy control pad like the DS Lite. I think all the reviews stated that the PSP Go actually feels like a premium system.

[Raedon]

after spending time with the PSP, I want bigger screens!

[Ed Oscuro]

*cough*PSP Go*cough*

Kupo's still correct. It is still a badly-made thing.

As for the "will Nintendo kill more flash cards?!" - absolutely. They won't be able to kill all piracy, but as always the goal is to make it just expensive and annoying enough (by continually moving the bar upwards and obsoleting old products) that somebody who might have gone to piracy will decide against it, or quit after feeling that they are throwing money down a hole buying new flash cards every other generation (that can't be many people, mainly it seems this would hit people who sell such products).

Also, the title of this thing makes me think of the Canon XSi and XTi DSLRs. Every time...

[kedawa]

Kupo's still correct. It is still a badly-made thing.

As for the "will Nintendo kill more flash cards?!" - absolutely. They won't be able to kill all piracy, but as always the goal is to make it just expensive and annoying enough (by continually moving the bar upwards and obsoleting old products) that somebody who might have gone to piracy will decide against it, or quit after feeling that they are throwing money down a hole buying new flash cards every other generation (that can't be many people, mainly it seems this would hit people who sell such products).

Also, the title of this thing makes me think of the Canon XSi and XTi DSLRs. Every time...

That's pretty much the opposite of how it plays out. Most of the cards are cheap enough to replace that people keep upgrading/ They don't have to replace the actual flash RAM, so the cost to upgrade is between $10 and $25 depending on which card you prefer. That's a lot less than any new DS game. The manufacturers of the card get plenty of repeat customers, and are laughing all the way to the bank. Many flash carts have firmware that can be upgraded to beat the new detection schemes, too, but even those cards make a good profit as they are generally more expensive.

[BetaWolf47]

Kupo's still correct. It is still a badly-made thing.

True, DS Lite is by far Nintendo's crappiest built system since NES. I really can't believe how apologetic people are about the POS.

[maxlords]

Man that would piss me off after having JUST bought a DSi for the larger screen....

[kupomogli]

Man that would piss me off after having JUST bought a DSi for the larger screen....

Did you open it yet? Can you take it back? Are the DSi buttons like the Phat DS buttons or closer to those of the DS Lite?

[BetaWolf47]

I really actually hope it fails, so I can snag one for cheap down the road. I still regret not getting a GB micro when they were $39.99 new. $200 really is too much for a handheld with DS's limitations. The original launched at $149.99. We should be able to get systems for about half of what DSi XL costs now.

[WanganRunner]

I think this is a great idea.

I carry my DS (Phat) in a backpack, so the extra size is fine. I can't wait to play DQIX on this thing. It will make my text-heavy games more bearable on a portable.

[jcalder8]

I really like the sound of this.

I've got big hands and I'd love it if the DS was larger.

[Jorpho]

The spambots are getting downright insidious these days.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Slap Chop > R4

You're gonna love my ROMs and nutz.

[Poofta!]

The DS Lite is a piece of shit. Extremely poorly made.

Phat DS ftw. Contra, Mega Man, Castlevania. Far better to control on the Phat DS than the Lite. I even had problems playing Dragon Quest Monsters Joker because when switching directions from diagonal it would like to keep the same direction until you let go and then repressed another direction. Not a big problem because DQMJ is an RPG, but still an annoyance. I can guarantee that would suck for when playing fighting games on the system(remembers never to try Jump Ultimate Stars on the DS Lite.)

Oh, and here. http://www.digitpress.com/forum/show...=132106&page=2 Not an official DSi large model topic, but it's been posted about on the bottom of page one.

omg please stop talking/ posting

Just saw this on Yahoo, anyone else hear anything about this? Sounds interesting and just like something Nintendo would do to break the status quo.
http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/p...ped-ds/1368589

I didn't buy a DSi yet, so I am totally down for this. I will wait for reviews of course, but definitely "want!"