DS Daily: DSindifference

[wraggster]

Here's an unthinkable thought: could the DSi actually flop? Earlier this week, GamePro speculated that there was a distinct lack of buzz around the upgraded handheld. This viewpoint was based on the fact that DSi reservation tickets (essentially guarantees that you'll get your desired product on launch day without the need to queue for hours) have hardly been setting Japanese auction sites alight.

We'd personally offer one of our limbs for a Japanese DSi at launch, but we also know that our reader's views on the DSi vary from wildly excited to massively underwhelmed. For what it's worth, we fully expect DSi to be a rip-roaring success, but it hasn't been that long since another upgraded Nintendo handheld met a frosty reaction at market. Could the DSi also fail?

http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/23/ds-daily-dsindifference/

[davidcrew]

I was personally expecting a new handheld, not yet another revision. But since the PSP seems to be getting revisions, it seemed like the DS should get one too.

You also have to remember that maybe completely new hardware for gaming consoles and handhelds may be slow to market compared to the regular life cycle of say an Xbox or Gamecube, due to the economic turbulence. Why launch something new if you're not sure people will buy it? Maybe this is why we get so many revisions :P

[Failedartifact]

Sounds true David.

[trugamer]

No one is going to buy it until there is something worth buying on it, the internal memory/sd could be great but only if there is something worth downloading.

Personally I have high hopes for its homebrew capabilities (more RAM hopefully) but everything else is pretty average.