The one reason I really want to buy Nintendo DSi is the internet part. My DS Lite will let me do a couple things, like uplinking with other DS Lite players as long as they are really close, and the chat part that I can use to basically instant message with my friend who lives next door after I’m supposed to be asleep. The DSi is totally going to take that to the next level- full internet access, man! I’ll be able to play with people all over the world now, just like with the Wii. If I knew where to buy DSi right now, I’d be down there in a wink to get mine. Especially since all the games that I have now for my Lite are going to work in the DSi. What will be really good is if they have a whole bunch of new games that are games- imagine what they can do with games that are intended to be played on the internet. It’s like the best parts of the DS and the PC gaming sites all in one little box that I can carry in my pocket. The reviews I’ve read are all really great and they make me want to get one right now.
I was really thinking about getting my gramps one of the games too- I think he’ll like it if I get one for him to play with. He’s just got moved into a nursing home, and my gram is gone, so he has to spend quite a bit of time in that place. I go to see him three or four times a week, but that’s really not enough to keep him from getting all bored and depressed. I think it will work really well for him because the screens are supposed to be quite a bit bigger. He still sees ok, but it would just be that much easier for him to play it with the bigger screens. I have seen the commercials about the brain games that are supposed to keep your brain working and keep you sharp- he might like one of those, but I was also thinking of getting him one of those virtual pets like a dog.
The internet part is the big reason why I’d want to get one for my gramps, because we could play games together and that would be great. That way when I can’t get there to see him, we can still sort of hang out. I really think it would be easy for him to use as soon as I show him how. He hasn’t had much experience with electronics, but the Nintendo games are pretty user friendly. I guess if I get him a Nintendo DSi system, I’ll probably have to do the downloading games and stuff at my house because they don’t have any computers at the home for the folks to use. That’s no problem though; I’d do anything for my gramps.
Marcus - Omaha, NE
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