Yea, but as people said, no GBA slot. I have a rumble pack and the opera browser, so that just screws me over.

this (iirc) has a built in browser, and i don't really know why anyone needs a rumble pack

this (iirc) has a built in browser, and i don't really know why anyone needs a rumble pack

DSi doesn't have a built in browser (at least mine doesn't) but you can download one free from nintendos DSi shop. And yeah rumble packs are kinda pointless.

DSi doesn't have a built in browser (at least mine doesn't) but you can download one free from nintendos DSi shop.

i meant to say one that doesn't require extra hardware but whatever this still means you don't need a gba slot

You wanna know what the DSi camera is good for here it is.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47654.html
I have zero interest in this DSi thing.

So basically more casual shovelware? Sounds just like what we all need more of! Who needs good, fun games to play, when we can pay to make funny faces in front of a camera!???

Anyway, I've only got a very old, fat DS, and I see no good reason to buy a new DS Lite or DSi. I am particularly avoiding the DSi because apparently flash cards don't work on it, and I have never bought a single DS game ever, and have no intention of doing so anytime soon.

flash cards don't work on it, and I have never bought a single DS game ever, and have no intention of doing so anytime soon.

Acekard 2i

http://www.acekard.com/product.php?type=ak2i

The Game Boy Camera was a worthless peripheral, why would they want to repeat that mistake?

idk maybe because
a) this can actually take pictures you can identify
b) it can be used for in-game things
c) it's not something you buy separately
d) are you seriously comparing this to the game boy camera?
e) what is wrong with you
f) do you use the same argument when phones have cameras???

I'm sure the new ideas will come. I'd like to se a grafitti game where, as an extra mode, you could take photos of real life graf and add it to your black book. You would be given tasks based on the pictures you've taken.

Well, it does indeed print money. Really, recession my arse.

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/blogs/london-calling/909183773/26839110/dsi-storms-uk-retail.html

This worsens my opinion of British that little bit more.

CONFUSED'S EMAIL ENDS IN A .CO.UK TOO. HOLY SHIT.
you limeys and your nintendo suck-uppery. fo' shame.

I'm not actually british. I am eddish. As in I belong to the republic of ed. Therefore I am not covered by your sweeping generalisations about the British and I don't feel remotely annoyed.

In Edistan there have been zero sales of DSi, we are a pretty cool country.

hell, a camera going in the GBA slot would have been amazing, because then when im not using the camera I STILL HAVE A GBA SLOT

They should've made a fricking peripheral for their camera instead.

Why?  If you wanted a DSi, you're buying one, and it's just a nice a built-in feature on top of the other additional things that are either worth or not worth your money depending on how bad you want DSiware or whether or not you had a DS already or what have you.  But buying a separate camera JUST for your DS?  Do you not see why this is a thousand times less useful?  If your phone didn't have a camera, you wouldn't go buy some addon camera for your phone.  You'd buy an actual camera.  Digital cameras the same quality as the DSi's cameras are cheap nowadays, there are no reasons whatsoever to buy one for the DS.  It's just a nice thing if it's already there.

You, sir, are automatic win.

I've got to say though that this is still a bad move for nintendo. They should've made a fricking peripheral for their camera instead. I was pissed that I couldn't even play my old GB games on the DS. But now that they've taken my slot away, wtf am I supposed to do with my Advance Wars and GoldenSun carts? At any rate, they should've kept this in the concepting ideas of the newer/better console a few years down the road (preferably a long time, seeing as how their original game boy lasted at least 10).

Obviously, you can still play Advanced Wars and Golden Sun... Provided you buy them (at full price) and download them using this new WiiWare thingy.

But yeah, I would have definately preffered this camera just be an addon. Then again, I guess we should have expected this. The only thing Nintendo are innovative at doing is making you buy the same thing, again and again.
$50 says that within 1-2 years there will be a new DSi. It will be slightly smaller, or a new colour, fix a few minor issues and maybe have a few very minor upgrades. You'll still get charged full price for it however.

Also, Velfarre. There is a fairly good reason for wanting the camera as an addon. Two actually.
1. I don't want to have to buy yet another god dam D$ just to use the camera. The camera has about the same quality as one of those cheap $5 webcams, but I have to pay like... $200 to actually buy the camera? Obviously, I may never want, or need the camera, but if in the future a game is released that uses the camera, that I want to play, then I need the camera, which means buying a DSi, not just a camera addon.
2. The camera addon decreases the battery life of the DSi. It is always on, even if it is not being used. (Also, the bigger screen on the DSi also decreases battery life). Again, having it as an addon that I can simply unplug when not using would have made this issue a moot point. But you know, it is only a portable console, it's not like people actually use it unless it is connected to a powersupply.

Also, Velfarre. There is a fairly good reason for wanting the camera as an addon. Two actually.
1. I don't want to have to buy yet another god dam D$ just to use the camera. The camera has about the same quality as one of those cheap $5 webcams, but I have to pay like... $200 to actually buy the camera? Obviously, I may never want, or need the camera, but if in the future a game is released that uses the camera, that I want to play, then I need the camera, which means buying a DSi, not just a camera addon.
2. The camera addon decreases the battery life of the DSi. It is always on, even if it is not being used. (Also, the bigger screen on the DSi also decreases battery life). Again, having it as an addon that I can simply unplug when not using would have made this issue a moot point. But you know, it is only a portable console, it's not like people actually use it unless it is connected to a powersupply.

1) Those guys were saying they wanted it as an addon for the GBA slot, thus on a regular DS.  Therefore, what you're saying isn't the same argument I was replying to.  However, games released that use the camera will be DSi only, so you're buying a DSi anyway.  An addon is not likely to work since the games using the camera rely on the exact positioning of the camera (dead center) where it is on the DSi.
2) I'm not sure about it always being on (did you read this somewhere?  I'd like to see it), but in that case it would be much easier just to change the system to save power by not leaving the camera on instead of making some dumb addon that won't work properly.