The Nintendo DS thread v.2

General Discussion
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Have you guys seen the trade-in deal at Gamestop? Trade in your DS Lite and you’ll get $70 towards a DSi. Not bad, I think it brings the price of the DSi down to about $100. So if anyone was planning on picking up the DSi I’d look into that. I’m looking to trade in my lite because the L and R button work sporadically, and I’m sure they won’t test it, I’m a jerk like that.

I was also told that you could trade in multiple DS DS Lites towards this offer, so potentially bring two DS Lites and get a DSi for around $40-$50, well, that’s if you’re weird like me and have a couple just sort of laying around.

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One thing you might want to do if your shoulder buttons aren’t working all the time: Lift the button a little with your thumb and forefinger, then blow in it. Sometimes dirt gets trapped in there and that’s all you have to do to fix it. My L button stopped pressing down and I freaked out, but then I blew inside the button a few minutes later and it was fine.

I was planning on doing the Gamestop trade in with mine, but the plastic on the left hinge broke off. Works fine and it won’t fall apart, I just don’t know if they’ll accept it. Someone might be buying mine though, so either way, I should have funds to upgrade.

I thought the DSi was kinda dumb when they first announced it, but for some reason, I’m kind of hyped for it now. Rhythm Heaven (Rhythm Tengoku Gold) comes out the same day, hope you guys pick it up.

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this works, a friend told me about it and now my L button works pretty well, though I do need to do it every now and again

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Is anyone playing the new Suikoden game or Valkyrie Profile? How are they?

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Havent gotten far in suikoden, but the voiceovers are ridiculously quick. theres no pauses in between sentences :amazed:

the game uses mp rather than the previous games’ stock system

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Phantasy Star coming to DSi ware:

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I will likely be able to pick up a DSi pretty easily.
the closest store to me only has 6 reserves. And they aren’t even paid in full.

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…dealing coke and acid on the DS has never been so much fun! :smokin:

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Is there any homebrew app or actual game where I can make flashcards? like, a custom notecard editor so I can get my learn on? I know they have a japanese kanji flashcard type of game for DS

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Not sure, but there’s a real handy commercial (japanese) kanji-dictionary software that even lets you draw a kanji and it tries to look it up for you.

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what’s with this dsi i keep hearing about? there’s only a camera feature to it that’s new? i never got into the whole micro sd thing with my dslite. should i look into getting a card for it?

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There are also going to be downloadable games for DSi (similar to WiiWare for Wii). I believe it has a flash memory port to accommodate that?

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Yup. Slightly bigger screens and better sound. They removed the GBA slot and added an SD card slot. You won’t be able to use the SD cards the way that they’re used on the DS/DS Lite (which is for homebrew and piracy), supposedly, but you will be able to play music, store photos and download DSiWare games.

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I might have to look in to that. I have a DSL and a old DS (red) so if i trade in the DSL ill still have something to play my GBA games on.

edit: about Rhythm Heaven. do you guys know if it is the same version as rhythm tengoku, or did they change stuff like the language of the mini games?

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I heard some of the songs are actually different in the american version. Its a localized version of Rhythm Tengoku Gold, so the games are the same, except english-friendly.

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^ awww, that makes me sad. ive watched a few of the jap vids, and i just think rhythm games sound better in JAP. I mean elite beat agents was fun, but it had nothing on ouendan. also, is the DSI region free for DS games?

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I wouldn’t be playing the monkey-clapping game with an localized song. It just wouldn’t fit.

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I also heard the illumination is not as bright as the DS Lite versions. Someone confirm this.

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I just recently started playing the new Valkyrie Profile game, it’s a good game, kind of a mix of strategy RPGs and the traditional Valkyrie profile battles. So far I’m liking it. Haven’t played the new Suikoden but I’ll probably check it out over the next few days.

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According to 1up, the DSi’s second brightest setting is equal to the brightest on the DS Lite. But the colors suffer a bit. Check out this comparison of the japanese models.