Awkwardly, the configuration option labeled “Wireless Communications” merely turns the Wi-Fi radio on or off to actually find networks and configure connection settings you need to delve a couple of layers deeper to “Internet.” Getting the DSi online via its built-in Wi-Fi can be somewhat cumbersome, as it requires a fair amount of spelunking down in the settings menu.
The DSi includes 256 MB of internal storage which you can supplement with SD/SDHC cards to store game data and/or things like photos and audio.
The DSi will run most existing DS titles (as well as future “DSi-enhanced” software), but the Game Boy Advance slot found on earlier DS models has been jettisoned. Not sure what a particular term means? Check out the searchable PracticallyNetworked Glossary. New to the DSi are a pair of integrated 0.3 megapixel cameras one facing the user (and mounted in the hinge) and another in the upper corner of the top lid facing out towards the world. As before, a built-in stylus can be used to manipulate the lower, touch-enabled screen. When you open the DSi’s clamshell, you’re greeted by twin 3.25-inch screens (up from 3-inchers on the Lite) flanked by a D-pad and button controls. Available in either black or blue, the DSi has a matte finish rather than the glossy one of the Lite, and one that is more prone to showing scuff marks or picking up detritus during handling. 7 inches (W x D x H), the former is a tick longer, but also slightly thinner when closed. The 7.5 ounce DSi has the same basic footprint as the DS Lite - at 5.4 x 3 x.
While the third and latest iteration of the DS, the $169.99 DSi, doesn’t stray too far from the original concept, it packs in a lot more capability than its predecessor, the compact DS Lite. When Nintendo first debuted its DS handheld game console back in 2004, its dual screens - one of them touch-enabled - were arguably a revolutionary feature.
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