Nintendo DSi Handheld console

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Score: 9.0/10

114 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This games console scores very high on compatibility. - It has no outstanding negative points. “Cameras are good. the screen size is quite noticeably larger when compared to the ds lite.” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 114 real customer reviews

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114 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
94% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (113)
Compatibility9.5
Design9.5
Design/build quality9.2
Ease of use9.3
Graphics8.8
Multilmedia functionality8.5
Performance10.0
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.2
Overall rating9.0
 

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ small and mobile

- low quality camera

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7 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Cameras are good. The screen size is quite noticeably larger when compared to the DS Lite.

- he material used as the DSi's cover isnt great as it is easily scratched so would recommend getting a hard case, which came within the bundle that I bought.
Also for now the colours are only black or white so it would be good to see mroe colours come out like the DS Lite.

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6 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Sallie, Bicester, Oxon

+ It is light in weight, very easy to use and the camera facility is excellent.

- I found it difficult to connect to the internet but after I rang the helpline a very friendly advisor called Luke talked me through the process.

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4 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Built in cameras, memory card slot, web access, light weight, download extra games

- Slightly overpriced, lack of colour choice

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Mar 2009

Score 7.0/10

caz, croydon , “fun and enjoyable”

+ good to take pictures and fun

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Martina, Kempston

+ good design, great functions

- depends, when using the braintraining the voice recognition isnt that great but that may be a problem with that program rather than the console, similarly it doesn't recognise the handwriting that well

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “not a techie..”

+ WIFI Connection and the ability to store informaton on SD cards

- No other colours out yet

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3 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ durable

- sd card can be used to play games

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “over sixty”

+ good feel & a pleasure to use.

- none at the moment.

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Dave, Burntwood

+ Bigger, better screens
Dsi Ware + the 100 points u get free
The nicely styled menus
Supports WPA + WPA2 encryption
Very sleek and suttle
the camera and sound application are fun to use
You can play your own music

- It only supports your music in AAC format

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Russell, ockendon

+ every thing

- I bought it for my wife for the mind games nd she loves it so there are none.

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Caz, Gloucestershire

+ Great portable entertainment for the children, keep them quiet for hours, good for travelling, waiting rooms etc

- Can't play the old gameboy games.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jun 2009

Score 8.0/10

Thomas, London , “No please”

+ Better features than DS lite. Great machine.

- None. Its for my son

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

MICHELLE, DRIFFIELD

+ MY DAUGHTER LOVES IT NOT JUST FOR PLAYING GAMES.

- NONE

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

sez, brighton

+ Its great, easy to use, light making it portable for those long, road, train, plain trips. My son love the camera features on it and has hours of fun with it.

- I found it slightly difficult to work out and got a little confused, but i am 32 and not very tech so not much to moan about at all

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3 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Apr 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ i love that it has a camera on it and a sd card slot

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

michelle, middlesbrough , “working mother”

+ great value for money! good sounds great graphics.

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Daughter enjoys playing the games and also using the voice recording

- none so far

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

kirsty, fife , “parent of 2 kids ”

+ keeps kids all ages occupied for hours

- a bit pricey

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ the dual cameras realy add alot of extra use to the system along with the much improved menu screen.

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ clever design

- after 10 minites it gets a bit boring!!!!

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2 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Kathy, Northern Ireland

+ Light weight and easy to use; suitable for all ages, my neice is 3 and my mother is 56 and they both play it.

- It's addictive!

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purchased 26 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

idaleen, ringwood , “ penshioner with playtime”

+ easy to use.

- time waster.ha ha

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purchased 01 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I bought this as I spend a lot of time in hospital with my father, never been interested in games before. Never used any 'game station' etc.
But thoroughly enjoy using this - I found the camera a bit awkward to focus at first, but only because I wasn't use to it. Haven't tried the music facility as I need to purchase an SD card. Had problems finding a case to fit, as I would like to protect it. Though the case is very tough - overall a sturdy built 'toy'.
The sound and picture quality 10/10.

- Can't think of any bad points.

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purchased 03 Apr 2009

Megan, Gateshead , “ds fan ”

+ Style Size fab but photo quality poor But Fun to use !

- Not straight forward to connect to Internet cost of games still high!

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purchased 05 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

May, Swindon

+ Easy to use and useful when travelling by train or bus

- None

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purchased 29 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Daniel, Salford , “Asian Nintendo Hardcore Fan”

+ Fun use for the New camera, getting applications from DSi Shop.

- Battery tends to run out quicker than the DSi. Not being able to play GBA games.

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purchased 20 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Fun

- None

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purchased 19 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

liz, falkirk

+ the size of the screen and overall design.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 15 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

wendy, bristol

+ Graphics are amazing and the camera is brilliant so much more you can do with it when you compare to the ds lite!!!

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 28 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Photo effect functionality is fab. Bought as birthday pressie for my hubby so he can learn Spanish on it - he loves it. Very clever little thing, great fun!

- Not found any.

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purchased 05 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Paul, London

+ nice design inclusion of SD card slot and DSI Points concept like wiiware is a good idea

- bit over priced in relation to DS Lite when you consider the changes they have made are not that exceptional

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purchased 24 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Its fun and not too difficult to use and has a good battery life .

- none

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purchased 27 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

Mel, Berkshire

+ bigger screen, plays music, camera options are fun and entertaining

- slow internet connection, no GBA port, dislike the matt black finish, no games as yet for just the DSi

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purchased 01 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

heidi, Blackpool

+ camera & effects

- None idenitified

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purchased 27 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

clair, flintshire

+ camera is good fun and bigger screens a great for games

- none

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purchased 19 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Gill, Colchester

+ easy to set up & great fun!

- none

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purchased 06 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

J, Leeds

+ It entertains my kids for hours and hours

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 08 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

teresa , cannock

+ i have brought for some for christmas

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 21 Oct 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great graphics and easy to carry around.

- Have had to re-boot a couple of times as the screen wouldn't take the pen commands.

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purchased 22 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

jez , HULL

+ great fun

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 13 Jun 2009

Score 7.0/10

darren, bristol , “fun camera mode”

+ the matt finish is easy grip and non slip fun camera mode

- very complicated for children to understand.

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purchased 25 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

gerry, london

+ easy to use good graphics

- could be a little bigger

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purchased 27 Oct 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “I'm over 90”

+ Compact. Well lit.

- Short life on battery charge. Initial intoduction by leaflet could be improved. Had some difficulty getting the games started.

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purchased 02 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

David, Goole

+ Well built and looks very stylish. Easy to use. Camera and internet features are brilliant.

- Camera could be a better quality. The pictures are quite low res.

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purchased 26 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The product is really good. Nice size screen and the ability to be able to customize it is good too. I like the 2 cameras on it as it enables you to take pictures of yourself as well as others.
My children have all the other versions of the DS but still want to get this one!

- Only that my children keep "borrowing" it from me.

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

carla , liverpool

+ fantastic piece of equipment excellent graphics and functionality

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 21 Oct 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Parent”

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Bundled games are bad

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Dillon, Whitley Bay , “Boy of 10”

+ Dsi is great for taking photos & you can alter them/ You can make cool sounds & distort voices on it/ It has better quality sounds & pictures than the DS lite

- Can take some time to set up at first but like any new product, once you're used to it- it becomes simple!

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Sep 2009

chris., gravesend,kent , “father to impressionable daughter”

+ daughter very happy!!

- to me the "are you related " function is useless. it tells a child they are not related to their mother,father or siblings!!!

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Jess, Marlow

+ Better than DS - screen and also graphics

- The douple photo option to see if related is very flaky and doesn't think me and my mum are!!!!

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0 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Apr 2009

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Expert reviews for Nintendo DSi

PC Advisor expert review - by Darren Gladstone

With the Nintendo DSi, Nintendo has added some smart nips and tucks to its already svelte handheld games console, while adding a raft of useful multimedia features.

This Nintendo DSi review continued on PC Advisor

reviewed 02 Apr 2009

Product Features

System of Console DS
Type of System Handheld
Number of Controllers 1
Release Date 3 Apr 2009

Also known as: NINTENDO, DSi

 

Manufacturer's Description

Packed with interactive features in a sleek folding design, Nintendo DSi enhances your gaming experience like never before.

Nintendo DSi Camera

Snap photos with two built-in cameras, then tweak them and share with friends.

Nintendo DSi Sound

Record and play with your own sounds and music with the microphone and enhanced speakers. (Sound/song files from the SD Card that have been manipulated are not saved).

Play Online

Nintendo DSi connects directly to the Internet. Download exclusive software, surf the Internet and play games with friends near and far… Without ever plugging into a cable or computer.

Hundreds of Games

Get your game on with hundreds of new and existing Nintendo DS titles, and downloadable DSiWare games and applications.

Touch Technology

Tap into unique and intuitive touch screen technology, and get hands-on using the included stylus or your fingertip.

Dual Screens

Expand your world with the 3.25" dual screen display.

Brighten Up

See the light with five brightness settings.

Battery Power

Play on with battery life of up to 14 hours.

SD Card

Power up with the SD card expansion slot (SD and SDHC cards sold separately)

  • Save up to 3,000 photos taken with the Nintendo DSi Camera application and transfer them to your PC
  • Play AAC-format audio files saved on the SD Card from your PC
  • Back up your downloadable software and its save data to the SD Card.

PictoChat™

Create drawings and text messages with your stylus to send to friends who also have a Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi system via local wireless connection. Write your message in black, or a new rainbow color pen!

Parental Controls

Manage access to Nintendo DSi content that may be inappropriate for some members of your household.


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