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What We Love About the Nintendo DSi: Camera

Buy Nintendo DSi — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:05:03 +0000

The brand new Nintendo DSi has lots of new features that are above and beyond the DS Lite, the previous version DS game system. We love the internet feature, we love the music player and the improved speakers and backlighting. But most of all, we love the built in digital camera feature, which we are simply calling the Nintendo DSi camera. We think this is a really great addition, and one that makes it a combination device- we love those. You carry one device and it functions as several different devices all in one.

There are actually two cameras integrated into the new Nintendo DSi. One lens faces the user, so that the face can be seen and it can be used sort of like a webcam. The other camera is actually a camera, and users can point and click a picture. This picture is then saved on either the 256 MB of internal memory or the external SD memory card. The Nintendo DSi camera does not come equipped with a memory card, so it has to be purchased separately.

We love the fact that kids can not only play any DS game they want on the DSi system, but they can also tuck it into a pocket and carry it around with them so that when they see something they want to take a picture of, they can just take out their DSi and snap a picture. Then they can take the DSi and hook it up to a computer and email the pictures to family and friends if they want to. We might normally have a few reservations about a kids’ camera, but the DS game systems are quite durable. They are clearly built to last, which it a great thing in a time when toys tend to break easily or wear out quickly.

We were actually surprised at the picture quality of the pictures taken with the Nintendo DSi camera. Honestly, with the camera being an auxiliary feature, we didn’t expect the picture quality to be that good. But after snapping a few pictures and viewing them on both the DSi and the computer and then getting them printed out at a picture kiosk, we realized that the picture quality is nearly as good as some of the advanced digital camera pictures that you can take with a regular digital cameras. There are even features in the camera that can let you edit pictures in fun ways- although perhaps not in ways that you’d want to use for a family portrait. Just fun features.

We were already sold on the Nintendo DSi just for the screens and the game play quality, as well as the internet feature. We were sold before we played with the camera feature. But now we are convinced that this is the best portable Nintendo game system yet. We can’t imagine how Nintendo would ever be able to come up with an improvement on this system. We feel that the digital camera feature alone makes up for the slight hike in price of the DSi over the DS Lite.

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What We Love About the Nintendo DSi: Screen Size

Buy Nintendo DSi — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:25:04 +0000

One of the many new features of the newly released Nintendo DSi is the new, increased screen size. The size of both screens on the older Nintendo DS Lite was three inches. On the brand new DSi, however, the screens are a generous three and a quarter inches, which takes up most of the room provided by both halves of the folding unit. On the bottom half of the unit, there is only room for the buttons and the screen- there is very little room left that doesn’t have either screen or button on it. While the extra quarter inch added to the DSi screen might not seem like much, it makes a world of difference when you’re actually playing a game. It’s always helpful to have a bigger screen so that all the graphics are easier to see.

Because there is an extra one quarter inch added to the Nintendo DSi screen size, the graphics in every game are larger and clearer. Games that have many small characters is a large background playing area are easier to see, and it is easier to get the character where it is supposed to go because with higher visibility, it is easier to perform jumps and other maneuvers and land in the right place. Sometimes, with the older DS Lite game system, it can be a little hard to see the fine details of the game setting, especially when the character itself it covering up strategic points on the game background. With a larger screen size, it makes this problem a thing of the past.

The increased screen size is also great for those who may have had a hard time seeing because of eyesight problems. Some people simply have trouble seeing, and they may wear corrective glasses to address the eyesight problems. But when playing video games, especially portable or hand held video games, eyesight problems can cause an obvious problem. But with the bigger screen, there doesn’t seem to be any problem with visibility. Kids love the larger screen simply because they can see the action better, while adults like the increased size because it makes it easier to see, especially for those who have a hard time doing any kind of close work, like reading or perhaps sewing. Not being able to see what is going on can cause enough frustration that a person might simply put the video game down and never look at it again. We are confident that this will not happen with the DSi. The bigger screens and improved speakers can also make a DSi the perfect holiday gift for retired persons. They could really enjoy playing brain exercise games or some of the traditional puzzle games. One good choice could be a game like Tetris, although there are also computerized versions of the traditional tiled puzzle games. These types of games are easier to play as well on the DSi because they are easier to see. You can tell where to put puzzle pieces, which makes it easier to play without frustration.