[Exodian Review] Nintendo DS Lite

[Exodyus]

Ahh, the Nintendo DS L. A refreshing step up from the GameBoy series that Nintendo has been clinging too for so long now. The blessed, dual screen rectangle is a marvel of modern technology and ingenuity, showing us Americans once again that Japan will have robots that end worlds before we can figure out how to make a fuel-efficient car. Lawls. ^_^!

Now, the DS comes in a variety of colors for each of its users and even launched special editions of the hand held console such as Mario Kart DS and Nintendogs, where they had limited edition skins and came in a bundle with the system.

The DS has also had 2 versions - soon to be 3.
The Original DS was a bulky piece of poorly thought up, non-back lite piece of junk that looked closer to an enema than a hand held console!
The DS Lite is the sleek beauty to behold now.

The DSi is the newest advancement to the Nintendo DS that should be out sometime this year and features a 3mp camera, No GBA slot, and a larger screen!
Joyous!
It also allows you to hop online through its great WiFi connection and purchase games online and store them in your brand new SD slot! Woot! I can't wait until this new product comes out - probably priced around $150 ~ $180.


¦» Maker
¦----» Nintendo
¦» Ease of Use - 8/10
¦----» It's extremely kid friendly and ergonomic. It's a simple, open and play device. After a lot of use though, your wrists start to ache.
¦» Durability - 6/10
¦----» It's square shape and hard shell make it durable to small falls (< 1 ft), but I wouldn't bank on dropping it from any higher positions, due to the fact that it's still electronic and it has a glass LCD face.
¦» Battery Life - 10/10
¦----» Outstanding! The Hibernation mode is simply amazing. You can turn the system on, play, and then close it whenever you want to - and the game freezes where you closed it, and awaits you to reopen it again. This does not work with GBA games. It doesn't drain the battery, from what I've seen and I've had mine Hibernate for weeks at a time.
¦» Features - 8/10
¦----» Microphone.
¦----» Dual Screens for adventurous game play.
¦----» One touch screen for point-to-click action.
¦----» Pressure sensitive face and great DPI readability.
¦----» GameBoy Advance compatible.
¦----» Back Lit screens allow for great Day time and Night time play!
¦----» WiFi connectible. Play with close friends or over your Wireless Internet!
¦----» Lithium Ion Battery - that extensive life!

DS Lite



DSi

Console Received: 9/10 Exodian Rating.
Graphical Output: 9/10 Excellent quality for a hand held!