I'm going to contend with Arcanine first, I think his points are more flawed then Ichas.
Frankly it's none of your business if I spend my money on a DSLite or not. I don't need a better video card, my RAM is maxed out on my laptop, there's no good games out that I want, and I hate books.
That's true. Which is why I said, "But it's your money, waste it to your hearts content." Please read before responding. I can see you have an exceptional computer, good for you. But your loathing of books troubles me, Arcanine. Personally, I believe books outdo video games in many ways if written correctly, such as the Wheel of Time series. While I won't force you, or even suggest, to swallow my opinion as your own, I hope you give that particular series a try. They're really quite great.
I'll tell you what, for me buying a PSP is more stupid then buying a DSLite when having a DS.
Why do you feel you need to buy one of them in the first place? If you have nothing else to spend money on, you feel it necessary to just go and buy some luxury instead of storing your cash for a time you might need it? Well, if that's how you want to live your life, have at it.
It's no friggen attempt, it's the flat out truth. Look at it this way, how many GBA owners that played their GBA a good bit didn't have a worm light or some other light for their GBA? Everyone I know that had a normal GBA had a light for it. Everyone had a light for their GBA so what was the need for someone to get an SP? It had a brighter light and was smaller, isn't that what you're talking about with the DS and DSLite *shocked*? So the analogy still stands, so what if the light was on the outside, it was still a light.
You honestly need to calm down, Arcanine. This isn't some fury-stoked arena where the angriest will emerge victorious, foes blood staining his hands. We're talking about game consoles here, not the fate of a small country.
*I* for one had no GBA light, nor did anybody I knew but one friend, who found it walking about one day and claimed it. Perhaps the people you know have wallets gorged with extra bills, some of us aren't so fortunate. And by the way, the SP was at least HALF the size of the GBA. No so with DS/Lite. If you're so strung up about it, I'll recognize your analogy as okay, alright? No need to get angry over a spat with someone a forum about such trivial things.
And if the DSLite is such a stupid thing for DS owners to buy then how come the DSLite has sold 136,000 in two days? How many of them 136K do you think is DS owners? I can bet a good many of them. So that's a lot of stupid people.
Yes. Or spoiled. Or maybe their DS was flawed beyond repair. But probably stupid and/or spoiled (the two seem to go hand in hand).
Now, Ichas, your argument is a lot more rational, and I enjoyed reading it.
For one thing, it's been a while since the DS was released, and I bet there are some people whose DS's batteries are losing their ability to charge. This obviously kills what you called the " brilliant glow of a normal DS can pierce any darkness and allow for gaming easily". This gives said player two choices (assuming the dimmed light is unacceptable): either purchase a new battery and replace it or, if that is not a valid option, buy a new system. And if you're going to buy a new system, then why not go for the smaller, brighter one at no extra cost?
If you absolutely feel the need that you MUST purchase a new DS, then yes, by all means get the DS Lite. If I could not find a new battery, I would just play with a flashlight spilling a pool of light onto the screens, or just a flick a lamp on if possible. But if you really need to get a new one…
There's also the cosmetic issue. There are quite a few DS owners out there that have noticed by now that the original DS is a bit chunky to carry. The DS Lite, however, fits much nicer into carrying bags/pockets (hence why the Game Boy Pocket was such a hit way back when). Oh, and let's not forget those scuffs/CRACKS that those DSs might have sustained from being dropped.
The carrying issue should not matter. I tested my own DS, and I estimate I could easily fit two in my pocket, and these are mildly old pants. If you want to be a gamer, it's a given that your pants should have large pockets for carrying things. IF the crack was across a screen, replace it. If you POSITIVELY could not find someone to replace it for whatever odd circumstance, then buy a new one. Just having a scratch on the surface does not constitute spending 100 dollars, in my opinion. I care little for if my DS looks good, I want to play it, not goggle it.
However, I have another reason: Diamond & Pearl. I plan on getting BOTH of these games, and am going to need a second system to be able to trade between the two (as I have for R/B, G/S, R/S, & FR/LG).
Wow. I wish I had the money to spend of frivolous whims that some of you guys do.
Oh, I almost forgot: there's also the design flaws in the DS that are fixed in the Lite. The Power button is moved away from the control pad, meaning that there are no more accidental switch-offs when you're just trying to go up somewhere. The stylus is also larger and easier to get a grip on, which is nice for large hands or just plain butterfingers. Oh, and let's not forget the fact that the middle hinge is now one solid joint instead of two seperate joints, removing the possibility of breaking part of it and having the top half start moving out if place freely.
The power button issue vanished after three or four days of play, and you'd have to be mighty distracted to not notice you were pressing a button that feels COMPLETELY different than the D-pad and is separated from it in time to pull away. It gives you a few seconds. You can merely buy a pack of stylus' meant for the Lite that will surely come into production shortly and use it. I never had a problem with the hinge, but it sounds reasonable enough of a problem.
Now, here's a question for you: have you even TRIED the new DS Lite yet?
I'm the only person I know who has a DS in the first place, so no. And I don't plan to anytime in the near future.
