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Radioactive IT Nintendo defies critics again
Radioactive IT Nintendo defies critics again | Nintendo defies critics again |
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| by Mike Bantick | |
| Sunday, 19 April 2009 | |
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This, despite repeated impending doom and the probability of failure from those people supposedly “in the know”; like me I guess. The Nintendo DSi is a case in point, another revision of the ubiquitous hand-held dual screen phenomenon. The DSi is currently on sale along side its forebear the DS, and brings a slightly larger screen, a thinner form factor, two cameras (one inside, one out), the ability to play AAC format sound files plus a slightly faster processor and heaps more RAM (about four times that of previous models), and a new online shop to download DSiWare games from. The Game Boy Advance slot has been sacrificed, reducing your playable library of games if you are a long term Nintendoite, or -more relevant – a fan of Guitar Hero: On Tour. Battery life is quoted as lasting from close to, to about half of that of the DS lite, depending on brightness settings. All this for a 25% price increase. So, given the lack of a killer launch app, is it not a natural assumption that consumers would take a wait and see approach to this hardware revision? Given the price range and firmly established market for the DS Lite that would seem sensible, but there are a few factors working in Nintendo’s favour. March Video Game sales and more from page 2 |
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