Nintendo DSi Matte Black Console

Pros: Nice bit of kit, good sound and a larger screen.
Cons: The photo and sound functionality little more than a gimmick.

It's not too often I get suckered by good marketing, but the recent spate of Brain Train adverts on UK TV made me realise that the Nintendo DSi system isn't just for hard core gamers. Following a chat with my elderly and fairly socially isolated ...

Pros: Two digital cameras, wireless web browser, SDHC card port.
Cons: You have to find $169, just sell your old handhelds!

The Nintendo DSi has all the features we could ever expect from a portable gaming console at the time of its release.  No other portable gaming console can offer all the fun because they either lack a digital camera or in the case of the Apple ...

Pros: Direct downloading of games and firmware from Internet.
music player
Cons: no GBA slot !?! what were they thinking?

The Nintendo DSi is a hardware revision Nintendo has made to the current line of Nintendo DS handheld game systems.  Originally, I was going to wait to post this review until the DSi was released on the North American market,  but, since ...

Pros: Screen size, internet browser, button improvements, and menu.
Cons: No GB/GBA game slot, AAC for music, camera resolution is OK.

Update 06/24/09I logged 5 cross-country trips with the DSi and it's really growing on me.  The camera/music features are surprisingly handy and fun to use.  Neither will keep you entertained for hours, but they work like a champ in ...

Pros: Plays DS games, backlitscreens, reasonably priced.
Cons: No GBA slot.  What the hell was Nintendo thinking?!? 

Nintendo decided to remove a very important piece of functionality -- the GBA game slot -- to make room for some silly stupid functionality (camera and photo-manipulation features) that would only appeal to Japanese schoolgirls. Stock up on DS Lites while you can still get them.