Nintendo DS Lite - Black reviews

It's smaller, thinner and lighter than the regular old Grey Nintendo DS.

The buttons and control pad have changed. The buttons and d-pad now have a spongy feel to them. The Start and Select buttons have been moved, and they are very tiny, which I didn't like. Even the power button has been moved to the side, and it's no longer a button, it's a sliding springed switch like on the PSP.

The new screens are excellent and are pretty much the only reason to get a DS Lite if you own the older DS. The lowest level of brightness is the same as the old DS. The highest level of brightness is more than adequate.

The one curiosity I noticed is that colour reproduction on the news screens is different than the older screens. Colours appear to be bolder and brighter than before, even if you have the brightness set at it's lowest level. A lot of DS games that had a pastel colour palette look to them, no longer do. One thing is clear though, and thats that games look BETTER on the DS LITE.

Get the black one.

I have always believed in Nintendo, they always release well priced and very enjoyable gaming consoles.

The DS Lite is a perfect travel companion, it is small, carries a good battery life (depending on screen brightness), and its games you can play for hours! This doesn't mean you should only use it for travel, you'll find your DS Lite is prefect for all occasions!

The touch screen is a great add-on too, for example in Pokemon HeartGold the touch screen is well integrated into the game (you play games, improve inventory browsing etc) which adds another level to the game.

The screen sizes are also good considering the size of the console.I believe there has also been a step up in the graphics capabilites too (not significantly, but still there), which is always a bonus.

Overall a very enjoyable console, for a good price, and with plently of fun games at your disposal it's a must have!

Your forgetting the fact that you can only use the Browser on a DS Lite which you need to accept the Terms and Services (or whatever it is) to use WiFi games.

For parents who may not be willing to shell out the cost of the ever-updating PS3, Xbox, Wii consoles this one is a great alternative. It has enabled me as being the parent of a 7 year old who is crazy about Pokemon to be able to purchase those games for my son to play ( almost all the other popular games from the latest childs movies also come out in DS version as well). Its portability is handy, the battery charge lasts a good distance. Not being totally into the technical side of what consoles can and cant do I find that this one satisfies all that a smaller child should need until he is considered old enough and responsible enough to engage in more technical consoles.