A Bad Rant About the Nintendo DSi
Current flu status: I have a bad case of bleeeegh. It’s an official medical term. Ask your doctorb.
I’ve pointed out some good articles on Kombo.com, so it’s with head-scratching regret that I speak about a mess on Kombo.com. I wholly admit that I’m not very excited about the Nintendo DSi (yet), but I also believe that the reasons I offer are well thought-out, or, at the very least, coherent.
If you’re sick of sane arguments though, have at you.
I was hoping for something from Nintendo that would restore my faith in them as a company who cares about hardcore gamers, instead what I got was yet another toy that was made with preteen girls in mind.
This is intriguing. With so many sites in a stumbling rush to scream about how Nintendo has abandoned the hardcore gamer, at least one was bound to say something completely idiotic.
We’ve seen pictures of the Nintendo DSi. It doesn’t look very different from the DS Lite. It’s a bit slimmer, the screen’s a bit bigger and there’s a hole that you can use to take magic pictures. Or you can stick your finger in it and excite the DSi and yourself.
Yet the article’s author dismisses the DSi as “another toy” that will appeal to “preteen audiences.” In comparison to what? The original DS Phat/DS Lite? There’s a whole lot of DS ownership going on out there and it ain’t just restricted to pre-teens.
Thanks, Nintendo, I can’t wait to fire up the next Nintendogs and take pictures of all my super-hunky crushes.
Because only preteens take pictures with cellphones or mp3 players. Oh, and Nintendogs is awesome–although I haven’t walked Shiro in a few years.
Moving on–oops, I skipped right to the end of the rant. How about that.
I end this angry rant by asking a simple question, why on earth should I give the DSi any of my attention whatsoever? I already have a camera, I can take pictures. I already have an iPod, I can listen to music. I already have a DS, I can play games. In short, the DSi has nothing to offer me, and it has nothing to offer any of you either.
Thank God I have the Internet to tell me what I need and what I don’t need. I was worried I might start thinking about picking up a DSi since I never did get a DS Lite. Or maybe some clever developer will find a useful way to integrate the camera into gameplay. Oh wait, shame on Nintendo for innovating. Next they’ll be coming out with crazy ideas like stylus controls.
(Image copyright Nintendo. Source: CIO Today)
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