Now is the time to ask: When WILL The nintendo DSi get its NA launch?

[GreatGonzales106]

I might get one for my birthday, I need to read up on the new features and stuff though.

No GBA slot = probably not worth it

I really don't see the appeal of the gba slot. The only thing I find the GBA slot worth is the pokemon/Guitar hero stuff.

It's for people who want to play GBA games but don't have a GBA.

Plus, if I already have an older DS, I can't sell it because then I wouldn't have the capability of the GBA slot. Two DS's seems pointless to me.

[Indigo]

I have a feeling this isn't NS2 Huelen from various hints, and I'm guessing this is one of the other Huelens.

Yeah, I am HUELEN10 the fourth, aka the one who likes a good hearty discussion of gaming and loves NeoGAF and the one who formally left NS2 like a year a go due to stupidity of NS2 and having a slightly-soiled name due to prior deeds from the others who once shared this name. Nice to see ya!

Yes, I speak to Carlos more so, who acts nothing like you  :D

Anyways, I see the DS as a Marketing Gimmick. A Good one at that, partially due to the fact they've got some pretty worthwhile applications added onto this bit of cyber-candy. It's easy to say I'll likely get one eventually, when and where may be a better question however  :D Anyways, I think of the DSi as a good redesign of the timeless and amazing handheld. A worthwhile successor to the DS name regardless or not if it is in fact a new handheld or rather a redesign.

                I'm looking forward to it relatively well.  ~ SCB = SuperCoolBros

it is interesting that you brought up the point of the gimmicks. If you look at the box, you will see some media icons quite similar to those found in the packaging of PSP systems. Once Nintendo was not into media at all, but to me it seems that if they are gonna push it, they better market it as a media system, alongside the DS Lite. This strategy could work for a while, at least until they phase out the DS Lite in the North American region. Quite strange for me to see Ninty do this, what with pushing media even in the boxart of the system, but things change!

          I'm glad we're not getting ripped off like when they released the Color Gameboy, and no. Not the Gameboy Color, the Color Gameboy was a regular Gameboy Pocket I believe that was simply colored and sold in the millions I believe. This shows that we could have gotten a less reasonable deal on our part simply due to the fact they did that alone  :D

                 

[Mutilator7]

I probably will get one, i got the original ds and not a lite so i might as well upgrade to a dsi