When my daughter wanted me to buy DSi for her, I actually laughed at her! I knew that she wanted it, but when doesn’t she want something? Our children have gotten a bit spoiled, especially when it comes to video games. I remember when the only video games we used to be able to play had to stay in an arcade because they were so big, and now kids can get a video game on their cell phone if they want to!
Anyway, I couldn’t see myself going out to get one for her, especially since she’s only 13. Then a friend of hers got one and brought it over to show us. I was actually very surprised! I have never seen a Nintendo DS, but I’ve been told that it’s a decent video game system. The DSi, however, is an excellent video game system, from what I can tell.
The Camera
My daughter’s favorite thing about the DSi, so far, is the camera. She and her friend have taken pictures of each other for hours and have used the internal software to change up the pictures. I love knowing that it takes a few steps to get the pictures online (ie you have to put them on the SD card and then download them on the computer), unlike how it works with a cell phone. I feel like it will take a lot more for her to be irresponsible with the Nintendo DSi system’s camera than it would for her to be irresponsible with a camera cell phone.
What I have found that I really like is that she can take pictures during her day and can make notes on the pictures. Before the DSi, it was like pulling teeth to get her to tell me what happened during her day. Now, however, she’ll take pictures during the day, write on them with the stylus, and tell us a story over dinner about what happened at school. I know now who is dating who and which teacher is extremely annoying.
When you buy Nintendo DSi you are informed that it can go online from the owner’s manual, and I was a bit worried about that, until I realized that the internet is extremely slow on the DSi, and that it would be quite difficult for her to go onto any unsafe sites.
After I saw her friend’s DSi, and got to try it, you can imagine that I went online to figure out where to get one, because it just makes sense for a kid her age. She has spent hours playing with it and with some of the intelligent software, has actually learned things, which is great. The reviews are all true when they say that it’s a great machine for a family to won, and I’m really glad that her friend brought over the DSi for us to try.
Sandra P. – Anchorage, Alaska
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