White DSi

Yesterday, we reviewed the black DSi console and today we will take a look at the white DSi console. It is important to note that there is no difference between the two consoles apart from the colour, so instead of repeating yesterday’s discussion we will instead look more in depth at some of the key features of the Nintendo DSi.

One of the main new features which improves on the Nintendo DS is the audio player. This is an often overlooked feature, but one which can add a great deal of fun as well as allowing you to use your DSi console as your own personal stereo. Nintendo have opted not to allow the use of MP3 files on the console, insisting that AAC files are of higher quality. The main benefit though is that as a result of the console being geared up to play music, the sound output is significantly better and you will notice this when playing your games.

With the music software you can do place a variety of effects over your tracks to make some interesting or fun interactions with your music. For example you can play drum sound effects over your tracks or sounds from Mario games such as the jump sound. You can also use a slider as you listen to the tracks to adjust the pitch and speed of the music. I suppose that by connecting two Nintendo DSi consoles to a mixer, you could beat match and perform a DJ set. There are also filters which can change the whole way the track sounds. You can make tracks sound like are being played through a tinny old radio or even better, as if they are coming out of a Nintendo Entertainment System. There is also a karaoke mode which attempts to remove the vocals from any track although it doesn’t always come out sounding great.

Linked to this is the addition of a microphone which allows you to record clips of up to 10 seconds – letting you get your voice onto the console. This opens up a wide range of possibilities for game developers and could lead to you becoming an even bigger part of your favourite games!  What’s more, you can apply various filters to manipulate your voice, making you sound like a robot, a parrot among other things. As always, Nintendo remains the fun choice for video gamers!

An exciting prospect is the online DSi shop. This will be like the Wii shop channel where you can buy and download new applications and games using the wireless Internet connection. Anything you download will be added to the new menu screen as an icon for you to tap with your stylus.

Nintendo White DSi Console

As the very first software title to be offered through DSi Shop, Nintendo will start distributing the DSi Browser free of charge simultaneously with the launch of DSi. The DSi Browser is an Internet browser, co-developed by Opera and Nintendo and comprehensively tuned exclusively for Nintendo DSi. This tuning made the browser faster, and now that it can be incorporated into the device, the utility aspect has been significantly enhanced.

The first thing you’ll notice when you turn the white DSi on is that there is a new menu for selecting what you want to do. Before you there were a static number of items on each DS, slot 1 cart, slot 2 pictochat or your wifi settings. Now that new applications can be downloaded from the DSi shop the menu needed a way of expanding. Because of this the new menu is on a single scrollable line. To begin with you are given the following options; settings, game, memory card, music, network, camera, pictochat and shop followed by any applications you install.

If you are a serious gamer, the Nintendo DSi console is a must purchase!  So now all that’s left is to check the best price Nintendo DSi console online!