Video review: Nintendo Dsi

T3 got to grips with Nintendo’s DSi recently, the Mario-and-Zelda-factory’s latest iteration of its stupidly popular DS handheld - out now in Japan and ‘tbc’ for the rest of us. And while it is nowhere close to the revolution in handheld gaming inspired by the old brick that was the original, hulking, gunmetal grey DS (unveiled to widespread confusion and jeers of derision way back at E3 2004) the DSi still rocks. Hard. It was hard to imagine how our much-loved DS Lite (launched to near-universal acclaim at E3 2006) could be improved upon. What is clear is that Ninty’s product designers have taken a ‘baby-steps’ approach to developing the console’s winning form factor. Aside from rocking a rather fetching, fingerprint-free matte finish, the DSi is ever-so-slightly thinner with a quarter-inch larger, brighter screen than its older sibling. Great news for quick blasts on our beloved Wario on the ski lifts this season. Not so great news for ... (link)