Mmmm ... DS Lite

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-06-11 10:01am

I just bought one from Target along with Brain Age and NSMB. It's pretty sweet.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2006-06-11 10:06am

I really like Nintendo, I do, but this habit of releasing drastically improved versions of their handhelds is starting to bother me. Why couldn't they have made the DS sleeker to begin with ? Why couldn't they add a brighter LCD in '05 ?

That said - holy fuck, that's one sexy machine

Elaro · Post by **Elaro** » 2006-06-11 10:11am

Well, maybe they're perfectionists. Maybe they have some sort of code of honor among Nintendo engineers that doesn't let them stop working on a handheld until they've reached an acceptable level of perfection.

Or maybe they're double-dipping the people who must every new thing.

Who knows the darkness that lurks in the heart of Nintendo?

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2006-06-11 11:58am

Bounty wrote:I really like Nintendo, I do, but this habit of releasing drastically improved versions of their handhelds is starting to bother me. Why couldn't they have made the DS sleeker to begin with ? Why couldn't they add a brighter LCD in '05 ?

Why didn't Apple make the ipod nano in 2001?

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Technology Improves in time, and miniaturizations lets us improve somethings designe once we have smaller components and the ability to shrink the device as well as improved familiarity with the components as well as improved versions of them

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2006-06-11 12:07pm

Technology Improves in time, and miniaturizations lets us improve somethings designe once we have smaller components and the ability to shrink the device as well as improved familiarity with the components as well as improved versions of them

Suuure, there's been loads of technological advancements between June 2005 and March 2006. And backlit screens ? Clamshell design ? Those didn't even exist before 2001.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2006-06-11 12:37pm

Bounty wrote:
Technology Improves in time, and miniaturizations lets us improve somethings designe once we have smaller components and the ability to shrink the device as well as improved familiarity with the components as well as improved versions of them
Suuure, there's been loads of technological advancements between June 2005 and March 2006. And backlit screens ? Clamshell design ? Those didn't even exist before 2001.

Didn't the DS launch in November 2004?

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2006-06-11 12:38pm

It did ?

Statement retracted, then. I thought there was just nine months between the versions.

Loner · Post by **Loner** » 2006-06-11 03:47pm

I got a an enamel navy one on thursday.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2006-06-11 04:45pm

Bounty wrote:It did ?

Statement retracted, then. I thought there was just nine months between the versions.

According to CNET, the DS was released 11/21/04.

Post by **Dalton** » 2006-06-11 05:44pm

I have one on preorder at GameStop, but I thought they only came in Polar White?

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2006-06-11 05:48pm

I crave the DS Lite.

Can't decide on white or black though. Only 20 days to choose, too!

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-06-11 06:51pm

Dalton wrote:I have one on preorder at GameStop, but I thought they only came in Polar White?

You can import the blue one from Lik Sang.

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2006-06-11 07:26pm

Am I the only one who doesn't give a shit about this? It's just the same DS with a new look and some new features. I didn't want one in '04, and I don't want one now. If I already had a DS, I certainly wouldn't consider buying something I already had just because of a sleek new look.

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2006-06-11 08:33pm

I tried a display one at Walmart the other day, and I don't know, but I find the old version more comfortable in my hands... though the brighter backlight is nice.

Maybe when it hits a price drop, if my old DS's touch screen isn't quite up to perfection.