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The meaning of &quote;i&quote; in DSi

What is exactly up with ye olde lower case 'i' all of a sudden being the latest in fashion? Apparently there's more to it than Nintendo simply following Apple's lead of placing a lowercase 'i' in front of every white shiny device to ensure millions of sales.

A Nintendo of America rep has stated that the "i" in DSi is symbolic of the subjective term "I" with it's personal aspect as in "I went for a walk" (or I overused I in that sentence). It also refers to the fact that the "two cameras gives the system its own eye on things."

Remember these are the people that renamed their home console from the awesome sounding "revolution" to "Wii" and that seemed to work for them.

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jons2ann
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ridge-kh said: Its cause Apple and Nintendo are working as one now. duh.

LOLOL just kidding.

Who is getting a DSi anyways?



It would be cool to have a few DS games ported to the iPhone.
03/04/2009
Taiko no Tatsujin DS Touch de Doko don
Clayton, Melbourne, Victoria
naruto9169
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the i stands for wii cause the dsi is a portable wii
03/04/2009
Pokemon Diamond
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XxmadmanxX
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DSi
28/02/2009
Perth
ridge-kh
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Its cause Apple and Nintendo are working as one now. duh.



LOLOL just kidding.


Who is getting a DSi anyways?
27/02/2009
The World Ends With You
Sydney
Matteh
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When I first saw the i in DSi, I instantly thought of the way I went for a walk way, I didn't even think of the eye way, also. I thought of the Apple's i a while after the first way I thought of it.

Well it is cool that they have little reasons behind it.

=D
27/02/2009
GTA: Chinatown Wars
DSi FTW!! =D
ICC_06
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slicingman said: They could be a little more inventive... i mean... Wii....



It's true, but Wii is a god awful name, but it worked. Everyone remembers it, like my mum knows what a Wii is but before that everything was just a 'gamestation' or 'gamebox' which was clearly just a terrible mash together of all the last gen system.
27/02/2009
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
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slicingman
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They could be a little more inventive... i mean... Wii....
26/02/2009
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Here is not realy here... its just there without a t...
dossaer
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Guyver said: Worst description of a letter EVER! The "i" in DSi is for casual gamer impulse buy or gimmick.



Says you who just pre-ordered yours! I saw you... o_0
26/02/2009
GTA: Chinatown Wars
Sydney, NSW
G-Ramsey
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Remember these are the people that renamed their home console from the awesome sounding "revolution" to "Wii" and that seemed to work for them



lol. when they changed the name to Wii i thought everyone would hate it.
26/02/2009
Final Fantasy: Echoes of Time
Where the fish are. :3
spyke
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Guyver said: Worst description of a letter EVER! The "i" in DSi is for casual gamer impulse buy or gimmick.

I was thinking more along the lines of: illogical purchase, inferior specifications & pricey.
25/02/2009
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nyltiak
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Guyver said: Worst description of a letter EVER! The "i" in DSi is for casual gamer impulse buy or gimmick.


Agreed.
25/02/2009
Canberra, ACT
Guyver
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Worst description of a letter EVER! The "i" in DSi is for casual gamer impulse buy or gimmick.
25/02/2009
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insidious
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123delta98 said: lol thats cool but dsl and dsphat FTW



agreed.. dsi is lame.
25/02/2009
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123delta98
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lol thats cool but dsl and dsphat FTW
25/02/2009
Pokemon Platinum
Toowoomba / S.A soon :D
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