Coffee Talk: Would You Buy A 3G DSi?
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata recently evoked his interest in a 3G Nintendo DSi in an interview with the Financial Times. His inspiration is the Kindle approach to 3G, which is to include the price of the network technology in the initial cost of the handheld rather than charge a monthly fee. Pocket Gamer feels Iwata’s goal seems to be to compete with the always-on connection of the iPhone, which is steadily becoming a competitor in the handheld games market with hit titles like Rolando and Doom: Resurrection along with some titles having online play.
So, would this addition (while increasing the price of the DSi) be what puts you over the fence to finally purchase a DSi or soon a DSi XL? Would this be a smart move for Nintendo to remain a competitor? If Nintendo were to implement 3G tech into the DSi, what would you like to see done differently (i.e. no friend codes) or do you think Nintendo may simply add the tech and be done with it? Not to be overly optimistic, but this is a chance for Nintendo to upgrade its internet functionality. Let’s talk about the possibilities in the comments!
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It’s certainly a great idea, but I’ve become so jaded with the DS and their constant system upgrades.
Is it really so difficult to just unleash everything on one awesome handheld, rather than force us consumers to upgrade every year?
I’d have to agree with you there, Eric. This is exactly why I haven’t bought into the whole DSi shebang yet. It doesn’t even have games that utilize the upgraded processor/cameras/ SD functionality yet.
This possibility of 3G plus what I already mentioned would be what puts me over the fence. Oh yeah, and no more friend codes, please (a little friends list system would be nice, too)?
I absolutely would, just because of Flipnote Studio. That thing has eaten up all of my free time, and being able to browse notes and post from anywhere would be amazing.
I’ve heard of Flipnote Studio and it looks like the possibilities are nearly limitless with it. Now if it had the function of being able to export those mini films via the SD card, I would totally be down for that. I’m super excited to see how Ghostwire pans out.
You actually can export them to the SD card! The only drawback is that it does it as animated GIFs rather than movie files, so the sound doesn’t go with it. But I think being able to post full notes with sound to the Flipnote website is a great bonus and has been more than entertaining.