NINTENDO DSi US $170, AUD $0d0my
Nintendo has announced the pricing of the DSi for western markets. US$169 for the States. CA$199 up north. 149 pounds for the UK, AU$300 for Australia. Its a tale of woe and exchange rates up ending themselves because although many currencies have lost value against the US dollar, they’ve also lost ground again Asian currencies so new product launches are being used to “fix” up the exchange rate. Hence I now have the option of paying $300 to replace my dead and dusty PSP or $300 to replace my still working and still no less dusty DSPhat.
What do you get for the extra money of a DSLite, which still sells for $190 around here? Bigger screens. Two cameras, not Panavision widescreen but welcome nonetheless. An SD card slot in lieu of the GBA cart slot so its even easier to mod, media player anilities out of the box, firmware updates so its even harder to keep modded and DSWare. DSware is obviously limited to the DSi but if you don’t use it, the lite may still be a better investment. Or an iPhone, which adds a flexible mini computer and a telephone into the mix.
