Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Light?

Question

I have been a Nintendo freak! I even have the old nintendo counsole that brings those big plastic games. I love it. But im thinking about getting a Nintendo DS. But I know there are two type of models. Which one is better quality and just better over all? Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Light? Let me know.

Answer 1

DS Lite by far. It's smaller, lighter and costs the same exact price so there is no reason to get the old version of the DS.

Answer 2

Nintendo DS lite is a lot greater chic, much less cumbersome, an more suitable backlite, and a few video games can in basic terms play on the nintendo ds lite. A ds could be a waste of money. A nintendo ds lite even however is a vast improve and worth your money.

Answer 3

As for the size, lite is much smaller and weights so much smaller as it fits in the pocket and it looks way better.
As for gameplay, you can play up to 15 hours using the same battery charge.

[Nintendo DS Lite Features List]
Weight: 218 g (21% lighter than the original Nintendo DS).
Dimensions: 133 mm × 73.9 mm × 21.5 mm (vs. 148.7 mm × 84.7 mm × 28.9 mm - 42% less volume than the original DS). In Imperial units, the DS Lite is 5.24 in. × 2.9 in. × 0.85 in.

Larger stylus but easier to hold.[4] (Stylus Dimensions: Length 87.5 mm × 4.9 mm vs 75.0 mm × 4.0 mm of the original Nintendo DS)
A much more durable, scratch-resistant touch screen.[4]
In Japan, the wrist strap no longer includes a thumb stylus; in North America, Australia and Europe, the wrist strap is omitted entirely (But there is still a place to tie it on).

The D-pad was reduced to 18.6 mm across (16% smaller than the original Nintendo DS), but the A/B/X/Y buttons retain same dimensions and are also softer to the touch feeling much like the start/select buttons on the original Game Boy Advance.

Improved screens with four levels of brightness, all of which are brighter than the original Nintendo DS.[4] However, the Nintendo DS Lite's backlight can be switched off completely; if done in-game, the screen will appear dark and nearly impossible to see. The Nintendo DS Lite's screen, in technological terms, can go as high as 200 cd/m².

Battery life: 12–16 hours on the lowest brightness setting, 5 - 7 hours on the highest (times reflect non-active use).

Retains the Game Boy Advance game connector ("Slot 2"), otherwise known as the Expansion Port. However, due to the reduced size, Game Boy Advance cartridges protrude by 1 cm at the front of the unit. To preserve a seamless surface, a hollow cartridge to fill the port is included.

The Nintendo DS Lite mimics some of the design features of the Wii: a D-pad with lines (also shared by the Game Boy Micro) and the typeface (Century Gothic) on the buttons.

Five colors: Ice Blue, Enamel Navy, Polar White (Crystal White in Japan), Coral Pink (Noble Pink in Japan) and Onyx / Black (see Colors below).

Capable of receiving Wi-Fi signals from the original Nintendo DS system, Nintendo DS Lites and Nintendo's Wii console.

New External Extension Connection, rendering it incompatible to accessories for the Game Boy Advance EXT2 port (Power cords and headphone adapters).

Pictochat: (Also available in the original Nintendo DS) Draw pictures using the DS stylus, you can also make a painting room where you can exchange text and paints with another DS or DS Lite user.

Answer 4

The only reason I could see for purchasing a DS over a DSLite is at a place like EBGames that sells used games and accessories. Regardless of the price being the same for them both new, there is a difference when purchasing them used. The DS' is always cheaper by a few bucks than the DSLite when buying it used.

Answer 5

DS lite.
It is the DS update, there is no downside, it's better in every way.
Unless it's too thin and you have huge hands, like the Big Show, than handheld gaming may not be your bag, baby.

Answer 6

nintendo DS lite is better

Answer 7

ds lite is better... search it on wikipedia

it's smaller and looks cooler

Answer 8

lites rock and their more smaller than the older kind