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DSi Compatibility Issues?

An unnamed developer is having problems getting their unnamed game approved by Nintendo for the DS. Yes it is all very secretive but it cites reasons for concern over the compatibility of games on all versions of the Nintendo DS. The game had freezing issues when being played on the Nintendo DSi. As a result Nintendo have refused to give the title permission to be published on the DS.

If a game currently in development is needed to be re-coded in order to be compatible on the DSi does this mean there may be issues with existing titles on the system? In response to the issue Nintendo has stated "All DS titles are compatible with DSi, with the exception of those that require use of the GBA slot." So far this has been the only case of this happening so lets hope for the best, but it does sound like quite the dealy.

The DSi is set to debut in Japan this Saturday the 1st of November, if there are issues with existing titles you'll no doubt be hearing about it sooner rather than later. The DSi does not yet have an Australian release date, although it is expected to make it's way down under and to the US in late 2009.

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skids-undi
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I wonder if the DSi will have an internet browers inbuilt??

any suggestions?

31/10/2008
Padstow heights,Sydney,Australia
ridge-kh
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Jeez
Theyre really rushing things lately...
Take your time will you Nintendo?
And make better things for us lol
31/10/2008
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Raven6666
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iamtom said: Does that mean you can't play GH?


Games that heavily use the GBA slot will be disabled on the DSi apparently. Unknown as to whether any game that has a use for the GBA slot will be disabled though.

Sid, I think the DSi is definitely a gimmick unless some of the DSWare would be really great, but i'm doubting it. Also, does WiiWare allow like things which are 3rd party?(don't have a Wii *yet*, so no idea.)

The Gameboy Micro is so gimmicky that I don't even attempt to remember it.
31/10/2008
Sydney
insidious
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pokemon12 said: I think the DSi will get the big Thumbs down. Its just a camera and an SD slot, We're paying $200 just for 2 new features.

Nintendo, Fail



my point exactly.

the gba, ok it got back lighting with the sp, then the micro was abit gimmicky.. nds: ok was made smaller, lighter, and brighter.. dsi gimmicky.
31/10/2008
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iamtom
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Does that mean you can't play GH?
31/10/2008
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/sarcasm - Overlord Tom, Llama Fuhrer, PokeGeek. - 127.0.0.1
Raven6666
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It might be sold at $250+ in aus, considering the USD price of a DSlite is $130, DSI RRP to be 180 (or was it 200.)
The camera quality is to suit the screen, and we all know the DS screen isn't that great.
31/10/2008
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pokemon12
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I think the DSi will get the big Thumbs down. Its just a camera and an SD slot, We're paying $200 just for 2 new features.


Nintendo, Fail
30/10/2008
Pokemon Pearl
DR. OCTAGONAPUS BWAHHHHH!!!!!
Yay
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And this is why the DSi is pointless
30/10/2008
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ICC_06
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nyltiak said: 'dealy' lol nice work Ben



I gave you a definition
30/10/2008
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Raven6666
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To think of it, the DSi would be bad for some homebrew that rely on the movement cards.
At least we're getting more info on this now, but it's a bit close to the release date.
30/10/2008
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nyltiak
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'dealy' lol nice work Ben
30/10/2008
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Canberra, ACT
insidious
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tut tut tut lack of gba slot coming back to haunt.
30/10/2008
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dossaer
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Uncool, although I expect that this is likely to be a simple bit of code (possibly borrowed from one of the developers previous projects) that makes reference to missing hardware functions (gba slot) in the DSi.

I hope that's all it is.
30/10/2008
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