Nintendo DSi Captures Strong Initial Sales, Prints Money

Posted by Nelson Williams | April 6, 2009

The latest generation of the endlessly upgraded Nintendo DS handheld has come to pass with the release of the DSi in North America on April 5th. Sales of the new unit, priced above the regular, and now utterly dull, DS model, have shown that gamers are easily tempted by shiny objects. To be fair, the DSi does offer some impressive features over its lesser brother, such as larger screens and a pair of digital cameras to further empower the upskirt photo industry. On the other hand, the one that isn’t casually held under the seats on the subway, the DSi doesn’t accept Gameboy Advanced games, which is a damn shame since that’s where all the best Pokemon lives.

Used retailer and necessary evil, Gamestop, has reported that DSi preorders are coming in at double the rate of those for the launch of the now useless and …

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