Reggie: DSi release not until 'well into 2009'

Fucking Nintendo, way to get me excited and break my hopes.

Just gonna have my cousin ship this to me for christmas, lol.

Woooow..... thats all I have to say..

They couldn't just say that they wish to produce enough to cover the high volume of expected sales.. noooo.. they just want to sell off its current stock for oooh... like 6 months.... especially with the holiday season coming up with everyone buying it up only to have a new one come out like 3 months later. Nice job big N.. I was hoping to grab one for christmas coming up but you had to be jerks and stiff us for the sole reason that you want even more money. )':

Great time for new consumers to pick up a DS, but I just don't see the logic in a current DS owner to pick one up, even for the most rabid fanboy.

While it is pretty clear that Nintendo's strategy is very profitable and successful, I just don't like it.

Releasing slightly upgraded hardware with more bells and whistles just pisses me off. Apple and Nintendo can kiss my ass.

I want evolutionary leaps forward not baby steps.

If it's region free... well, you might be able to import one.

I'm actually relieved...now I don't have try and decide bewteen this and a new ipod for christmas

I read "well into 2009" as Q2 or later. Announcing a new version of your product well before it will be available in the market is a sure way to kill sales of your existing hardware. Sounds like it's a production issue, they can't make enough product to satisfy both markets (not to mention the EU)

What is it with Nintendo and poor manufacturing capacity? They're leaving money on the table.

I don't get it is this a next gen portable or is it just a DS remodel? Is DSi games compatible with the DS? Does it have improved graphics?

WOW I was this close to forgiving you Nintendo for the E3 incident but F*CK YOU!

Makes sense. They are in no rush to release this thing since DSlite sales are still doing very well. Though I wouldn't be surprise if sales start to slow because of the official announcement of the DSi.

Mos def worth an import.

Regarding the loss of sales due to the announcement of the DSi, I think that you're all blowing it out of proportion.

Though we may be have forgotten Nintendo's primary audience, Nintendo sure hasn't. As hardcore gamers, we are in the vast minority of current Nintendo customers. You think that the casual market, the market that has recently made Nintendo rich, pays any attention to these media summits?
Parents will still buy thousands of DS Lites for their kids this holiday season, blissfully unaware that an upgraded version is on the way next year. Hell, even if they do know, does that stop their kid from asking for a DS Lite for Christmas this year?

We should boycott Nintendo DS and show them that we are all interested in getting this new DS. Ever since I remember early this year that they're making a bigger screen, I waited patiently for it to be in production. Now that they did release it and even added more stuff than I expected, I have to wait longer for it to come? not fair! Please bring it here in the US ASAP!

The gameboy is the only system that i can think of that has survived a 10 year plan while still going strong. I see this upgrade as something like the gameboy color. It's not necessarily going to over shadow the DS, but it's a decent device to hold everyone over before the successor to the DS comes out.

Besides, no point in releasing information when the DS is doing a hell of a job as it is. As long as the new DS can download the same games as virtual console can, then i'll be more interested. I just wish they would release a DS Card so i can do it now.

I really wish they had made the touch screen capacitive instead of pressure sensitive.

Must find out about region locking on DS Ware...Does it exist or not...

Assholes. I was hoping we would see it right after the new year. My wife needs a new one since she has worn out the touch screen on hers and we've been holding off buying one due to all the rumors about this hardware revision. Now they reveal it and then say we won't get until well into next year? Fuck them. Seriously, I hate Nintendo more every day.

So, their only reason is: "Because you're still buying the old one"? Nice!
How hard is it to organize a boycott? Like, really hard?

That's a dick move. Lucky for me i have no interest in getting one. Still rolling with my November 04 Phat.

The DSi, like the DS, will be region-free, yes?

that is the DUMBEST "business" decision i've ever heard. obviously sales are gonna to slow down now that people know a new one is coming out. i bet they are gonna end up moving up the release date when they realize no one is going to buy the old DS.

There's a simple solution to the problem. If you work at a retail store, start posting signs , taking pre-orders for the new unit, thus damaging their holiday sales with the "casual gamer" which will force them to release the DSi Quicker...

They're preying on the ignorance of buyers not to know that a new unit is coming...

Oh how wonderful it would be to live in Japan and get products a MONTH after they're announced

As a business move its good and logical, the big relevant market wont know and wont care about this.

But because of who I am, I do care.Fuck you nintendo, nice way to treat those on america,europe or just everyone not niponese.

Found a pre-order here : www. dfj-store.com

DSi will be released in Europe during Spring 2009

Source: www.nintendo.co.uk

That thing is ugly and I don't want one.

GOD the wait!! I have a DS Lite and it's a bit screwed up... basically the touch screen won't calibrate. When I touch anywhere horizontally it is off by about a half an inch. Now I'm playing Etrian Odyssey II which means I can deal with it because it's not so action oriented where you need precise touches like Under the Knife... umm.. but when I call Big N to get this thing fixed, they said I'd have to ship it to them and it will take weeks and like $80 to fix??? WTF? I could just buy another DS Lite!

I heard this news and thought YAY, I'll just get the new system... but 6 freakin' months??? Ugh.. guess I just play Advance Wars to death where I just use the buttons. Or if anyone elsed here knows how to crack open this thing and fix the calibration issue LOL! :)

i want it to be released on 1 november in the whole world cuz i'm sick of my DS lite even though it has no problems at all......

Hm, I had to come back here after reading comments a couple years ago on this, to see what people had to say now that much more information has been released. I personally am not looking forward to the release of the DSi only because I would miss my GBA slot. Of course, I don't need the SD slot as I already use a MicroSD card on my DS Lite, and the camera...I can live without. I admit the new textured skin is attractive, as I actually bought a similar cover for my DS Lite. Still, I was SO excited about this until I found out that they removed the GBA slot, and bakwards compatability is pretty important to me, which is part of why I'd never buy the PS3 and lose back-comp with the awesome PS1 games, and I refuse to have to home consoles, lol.

Granted, I do own a GBA SP that works great and is used sparingly so I suppose I don't NEED my DS Lite's GBA slot, but...for the loss of it, I don't need to buy a new system either. Maybe in another 2 years they'll make changes to the DS worth upgrading for. However, for phat owners whom don't have a very expansive GBA library, I think this is probably a good time to get a new version. most good GBA games may be offered on the VC anyway, so...go for it! Or not, but just don't miss out thinking you MUST NOT by this, or waste money thinking you HAVE to.