If you can remember the days when the Game Boy was still the king of handhelds, you can count on Nintendo to do the same again with its new revision of its handheld console. The Nintendo DSi seems unstoppable, although it has yet to be released in other parts of the world apart from Japan.
During the launch of the DSi in Japan, Nintendo shipped a total of 200,000 units of the new console. In two days on the shelves of the stores, 170, 779 disappeared. With massive public acceptance of a great handheld console, the Nintendo DSi has proven unstoppable.
Even with some features from the previous version, DS, it still proves to triumph over the competition. Its rival, Sony’s PSP, has been on a bumpy ride as it has issues with developers not wanting to make games for it due to piracy issues. There is also no denying that the DS was easily hackable as well. In short, the DS can use third-party carts to play downloaded games, but the public still wanted a piece of the new hardware regardless of the aforementioned feature.
The new Nintendo DSi has some notable differences from its previous version. Aside from the touchscreen support on DS consoles, there are now two cameras, front and rear. The power switch was also relocated to improve the handling of the console.
In keeping with the display, it has been increased in size and added a quarter of an inch from its previous 3-inch size. The screen brightness now has 5 presets compared to 4 on the DS Lite. Although the battery life was significantly low, which is 9 to 14 hours compared to the previous 15 to 19 hours of its previous iteration.
Returning to its sales, after a month of being for sale in Japan, it sold half a million units and sold 1.28 million units during its first month according to Enterbrain. With people from other parts of the world, they can also enjoy the new features of the new and improved DS franchise on April 5, 2009 in North America, April 3, 2009 in Europe, and April 2 in Australia.
The Nintendo DSi was the product of customer feedback. But Masato Kuwahara, who is responsible for the modifications to the new DSi, said it is not easy to make sure the public accepts the new features. He then made plans to add another camera, one size slimmer than the DS Lite, and to remove the Game Boy’s cartridge slot.
Even for a more powerful handheld console, the PSP was lagging behind and can’t seem to get a bigger market share than Nintendo. The main goal of the DSi is to target a wider range of people, making it more possible for non-gamers to snag a new console regardless of experience. With so many games like Mario Kart, the Super Mario DS series, it can always be an enjoyable experience for anyone who plays them.