For those that picked up a DS Lite already, let us know what your initial thoughts on the system are. More than you expected? Less? Did you have a hard time finding one? I still can’t get over the brightness and shiny goodness of this thing. Now back to New Super Mario Bros!
For those that picked up a DS Lite already, let us know what your initial thoughts on the system are. More than you expected? Less? Did you have a hard time finding one? I still can’t get over the brightness and shiny goodness of this thing.
Now back to New Super Mario Bros!
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The shit is obviously slick. Nintendo makes good hardware. Enough said.
I got mine at midnight Sunday morning (first time I've ever geeked out like that). And after a side-by-side comparison between it and my brother's DS Phat, I've come to the conclusion that there is no comparison. They took every single way that they could've improved the DS and did it in the Lite, except tech specs, which don't matter, as long as it runs the glorious games.My only gripe with it so far has been the start/select buttons. They seem easy to get to, but they're not so much, and there's no way to differentiate between the two by feel. Also, the LCDs' colors bleed a tiny bit in motion–which I guess always happened, i just never noticed it because I couldn't actually see what was going on.The whole thing though has been a revitalizing experience. I mean, I re-love my DS. And all the games with it. Those screens are just…amazing. They alone are worth the upgrade.
It's not really the shiny-ness and brightness I can't get over, it's how damn small it is. It's freakin' tiny! Also, the only downside is that I have a dead pixel. 🙁 But my eb is giving me a perfect one today, so all is good.
LOVE IT. I was seriously planning on camping out in front of Target Sunday morning at 7am to get in the line. Well luckily I woke up at 8am because that wouldn't have been necessary. There were maybe five or six left when I got there around 9ish.I didn't get the classic DS because I've been cautious of the DS until around last November and decided to wait it out upon hearing rumors about a DS unit refresh.The battery charge on this thing is ridiculous (still running on first charge). The brightness is blinding when playing in pitch black (good thing). As far as size, this is how I'm looking at it: it's actually not as small as some emphasize it to be, meaning some people make it sound like it's iPod size. Exaggeration, yes, but you get my point. So I'm now assuming the classic DS was just… GIFRIGGINORMOUS and am glad I didn't jump on it before Lite. Either way, this thing is small. I'm not complaining.Only gripe would be the button placement to unit size ratio. My hands cramp up a little bit because of it. But that's all. I just wish I had waited a few more hours to get Brain Age free from Circuit City/Best Buy. New SMB is awesome. Brain Age is cool.. and slightly intimidating ^_^. I'm stoked for Metroid Pinball (and to be honest, it was Metroid Pinball that told me to get a DS back in November.. hahah).
Man I am loving my white DS Lite. I can't believe how bright the screen is. I feel Nintendo put this piece together quite well. There is not one flaw in the design. I did have a pixel problem on my first one; I exchanged it and seem to be having no problems. As for availability, it didn't sell out to fast in some areas of Hamilton Ontario. I went to an EB games and of course the 15 systems they got in were sold like medicine needed for a plague. My next stop was future shop they had around 7 or so left, so it was not too hard to find one. I never owned the original but I played it for a bit before buying the DS lite and the difference in how it feels is unimaginable. Why didn't Nintendo make the DS lite in the first place…oh yea…money. I only had 2 small problems, I didn't like the GBA games don't sit flush, bit of a piss off, and the piece that fits in to cover the GBA slot should have been a white rumble pack. I think they will release a piece like that later on to make more money.I am happy as a pig in shit with my DS Lite, it goes everywhere with me and I play it everywhere.
I'm happy as well, although there are rumblings of a pixel problem with this batch. I can attest too, my top screen has one dead one in the top corner, but it's hidden with most of the games i own, just not when the screen is dark or black. I can easily get it replaced by Nintendo, but that's a few weeks without the Lite.
I never had a DS, but I got a DS Lite yesterday along with Mario Kart, SMB, and Brain Age. I love it!Question: Does anyone out there recommend a specific case? I need something to carry this bad boy in.
IRT famicom83 talking about a flush white rumble pack for the lite, they have already released one in japan, I am pretty sure you will be able to import it and if not it will probably make its way to american shores by crimbo.Us here in the great british isles, however, will prob have to wait till 2010 if its anything like usual :-p
Beautiful.
Hexit meet more than i expected.and im loving every moment again and again.its a work of art(Beautiful).
Sadly, I was not able to get one. I am saving my money for Wii and was kind of banking on the FREE DS Lite video contest (which I did not win or even be a runner up on, but oh well), but the way I see it is even though the Lite is a fair upgrade, at least I still have a DS, which provides enough for what I need.Still, a Lite would be nice, but I dont have the money right now. Oh well.
is there a price drop on the giant DS?
I decided to buy the Dark Blue one from Liksang, and I love it.It is such an improvement over the 1st DS that the purchase truly is justified.I flashed to firmware 7 so I can run homebrew, and now Im extra happy. Also, Im gonna test to see if this new firmware allows me to download from american kiosks…
Got my Lite on Sunday morning… It is everything I expected! Having been using the micro since the week it came out, I was already used to the incredible brightness of the screen.The only thing I was worried about was keeping all my Wi-Fi Friends and settings… no problem! Nintendo makes incredibly easy to transfer all your Wi-Fi settings to the new DS!
I got mine at Best Buy on Sunday. So far, it's working great with no dead pixels! Games never looked better on a handheld, and this system is damn sexy!
THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME I GO EXCHANGE IT AT MY LOCAL GAMECRAZY, I'VE YET TO FIND ONE WITHOUT DEAD PIXELS, IM SO FUCKING FRUSTRATED, I MIGHT JUST END UP WITH MY CURRENT GRAY PHAT DS….. IVE BEEN WAITING SINCE MARCH FOR THIS THING JUST SO I COULD HAVE THE WORST FUCKING LUCK,,,,, 1ST ONE HAD 3 DEAD PIXELS, SECOND ONE HAD ONE IN THE TOUCH SCREEN, AND ONE IN THE TOP SCREEN, AND THIRD HAS ONE IN THE TOUCH SCREEN,,,, I'VE YET TO OPEN MY 4TH, BUT I KNOW WHERE ITS LEADING, AND I MIGHT HAVE TO GET MY MONEY BACKK DAMMET,,,, THE OLD DS ISNT THAT BAD ANYWAYS RIGHT ??:::(
Oh man…that DS Lite looks SO awesome. I cant wait, and I mean CANT wait to get my self one…:D:D:D
re: davidI totally recommend this case:Intec Nintendo DSâ„¢ Lite Aluminum Safe Case (G1860)it fits it really nice and has a couple mesh pockets on the inside to hold some games. It's not really for pocket use, but i'd rather carry mine than have my beautiful DS Lite get scratched.
I agree with everyone above who seem to love the DSL. I carefully planned my purchase of a DS forty days ago so that the estimated DSL release date would fall within my local Target store's 90 day exchange policy. Two days after I bought it, the June 11 date was announced, and I waited patiently for the day to come when I could exchange my big rugged blue DS for a sleek white one. (I kept buying games like crazy, of course.) I had a chance to get to know my old DS before I "upgraded" to the Lite and I must say that as great as the DS was, the Lite is way, way, way, way better in almost every respect. The brighter screen, first and foremost, is amazing. I didn't realize what a difference it would make, but it does: I can no longer see my face reflected in the screen when I play during daylight. The decreased mass is likewise wonderful–a very noticeable improvement. The color change is fine, if you care about that sort of thing, and the button placement is good too, though I didn't really have a beef with the old placement. The bigger stylus is perfect for my hand. The power switch was well moved to the side. The glossy plastic casing is also way better than the matte blue I used to have.Seriously, this may be the best system I've ever owned. The industrial design is astounding–I want to play it just because it's so pretty. There is something completely satisfying and pleasant about the DS Lite, a drastic improvement on an already outstanding system.
Is it just me or is the ds lite volume no where near as loud as the original ds?
Got it. It had dead pixels, so I got another.The brightness is great and now I can see what I'm doing outside.I wish it had a button like the GBASP2 that could adjust the brightness on the game rather than having to restart and go through the dashboard menu – that sucks.I also don't like the position of the start and select. It's too hard to get to when trying to stop in the middle of Mario Kart race.Finally, I want a wrist strap with thumbpad to come with it like the Phat DS