Nintendo DS Lite

Taking a short break from playing Final Fantast XII, Revenant Wings (Its hard but I succeeded). Thought of including the technical specification of the Nintendo DS Lite to those who are interested. So, here goes:

• Size (closed): 133 millimeters (5.2 inches) wide, 73.9 millimeters (2.9 inches) long, 21.5 millimeters (0.85 inches) tall.
• Top Screen: A backlit, 3-inch, transmissive TFT color LCD with 256 x 192 pixel resolution and .24 mm dot pitch, capable of displaying 260,000 colors.
• Touch Screen: Same specs as top screen, but with a transparent analog touch screen.
• Wireless Communication: IEEE 802.11 and Nintendo’s proprietary format; wireless range is 30 to 100 feet, depending on circumstances; multiple users can play multiplayer games using just one DS game card.
• Controls: Touch screen, embedded microphone for voice recognition, A/B/X/Y face buttons, plus control pad, L/R shoulder buttons, Start and Select buttons. The stylus is 1 centimeter longer and 2 millimeters thicker than the stylus of the original Nintendo DS.
• Input/Output: Ports for both Nintendo DS game cards and Game Boy Advance game paks, terminals for stereo headphones and microphone. A removable cover for the Game Boy Advance game pak slot provides added protection from dust and other foreign materials.
• Other Features: Embedded PictoChat software that allows up to 16 users within local range of one another to chat at once; embedded real-time clock; date, time and alarm; touch-screen calibration.
• CPUs: One ARM9 and one ARM7.
• Sound: Stereo speakers providing virtual surround sound, depending on the software.
• Battery: Lithium ion battery delivering five to 19 hours of play on a four-hour charge, depending on use; power-saving sleep mode; AC adapter.
• Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian.
• Hardware Color: Polar White, Jet Black, Enamel Navy, Ice Blue & Coral Pink

The Nintendo DS Lite was launched at 20th March 2006 in Japan. Around 20 million has been sold since. I will try to list all the limited editions there are to date. Please stay tuned.

*Thanks to Nintendo! All information and picture were leeched from http://www.nintendo.com.

Check out my new toy!!

Wow wow wow, guess what? I just receive my another DS Lite. A limited edition too! This time it is the Nintendo DS Lite, Winning Eleven Limited Edition. Can you imagine my excitement when I finally receive it after it has gone through so many hands... Although I do not know why I will want to purchase 2 DS Lites, I just did. Guess I wanted to start a DS Lite collection, heh heh. For a start, I really loved the black glossy look of the DS Lite. Then its the imprinted design, having make it seems like someone has just scribble on the DS Lite on the tactics to use in a soccer game was really an ingenious idea(Err.. it was ingenious to me, not really sure about how others think of it but well, I was the one who bought it so..... who cares!) , though I will have like it better if the imprinted design will be a little more obvious. Look at the picture, I almost cannot tell that there was anything printed on it. I wonder why Nintendo could not make the design stand out abit more... Well, guess I cannot complain too much about it, I was the one who chose to purchase it afterall. And now, back to my Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings.

*Many thanks to Alvis, Cheong Mei Kaey, Joanne (and many many more whose names are either too long or I am not sure on how to present it out) for making this import possible!

WOOT!!!

All righty, I have just receive my brand new Nintendo DS Lite: Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings, Sky Pirate LIMITED EDITION from Japan!! What a beauty it is... I cannot wait to start playing on my new handheld console. Hmm, since I am here, I might as well tell you the difference between a normal DS Lite and a limited edition DS Lite. As everyone know(or should know), a DS Lite comes in many different colours. Theres white, pink, blue, black and etc. However, everynow and then, Nintendo comes out with these DS lites to accompany a new game release. And these DS Lite comes imprint with some pictures to be it associate with the game. A good example will be the picture of MY DS Lite on the left. So what makes me so happy about it? Well.... After the batch is sold out, they are sold out! And for all cases, they are. And unless you are willing to pay more, you will not be able to get it once its sold out(You can get one from here if want, got to pay more like I said). Ok, enough talk, gotta have some fun with my new gadget. Later...

*Many thanks to Candice Cheong, Furuta Hiroyuki & Sugimoto san for making this import possible!