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Tag: dsi

3DS XL Time Lapse Battery Test

July 16, 2012Andy Robertson

With the 3DS XL coming with a bigger battery and lasting longer than the original 3DS, my family got talking one breakfast time about which DS console would last the longest. My daughter thought that her DS Lite would outperform …

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3DS XL Review: The Share Size 3DS

July 12, 2012Andy Robertson

Something you learn to expect with any popular gadget is a yearly round of revisions. With the 3DS launch last year on March 27th we were due an update for Nintendo’s new handheld. On August 19th the 3DS XL arrives …

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Mom’s Nintendo 3DS Guided Tour

December 12, 2011Andy Robertson

It’s not until you start to explain the different features of the 3DS that you realize how complicated this stuff is if you haven’t got a long history with gaming. As one console builds on features of the previous one, …

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Relive 16-bit Glory Days With DSi-ware

January 16, 2011Andy Robertson

Perhaps the worst thing about the Nintendo DSi is the built in online store for download games. It’s slow at the best of times and fiddly to navigate. So I thought I’d save you trawling through games on that tiny …

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Rediscovering DSi-ware

December 23, 2010Andy Robertson

Sometimes the best gifts are re-discovering what we already have. So I thought in the spirit of the season I’d try and bring some of that joy your way. If you are like me, you bought a DSi when it …

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The Nintendo 3DS Isn’t Just a 3D DS

October 6, 2010Andy Robertson

Living in a family awash with Nintendo hardware makes a new clamshell gaming product significant and exciting for me. But having been stung with a string of attractive yet largely unimproved updates to the DS lineup (DSlite and DSXL both …

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DSi Ware’s Game and What?

April 23, 2010Andy Robertson

Game and Watch games are what formed the heart of Nintendo. Zelda, Mario, Donkey Kong, they all started as little Liquid Crystal Burned outlines on these diminutive handheld devices. It’s no bad thing then that these are getting a fresh …

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Family Time with the DSi XL

March 11, 2010Andy Robertson

The new DSi XL ticked my early adopter button and I decided to get one at launch. Having had one in hand now for a few days I’m surprised at the aspects I like and those features that don’t make …

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Hair Salon Pictures You in the Chair

November 11, 2009December 13, 2017Andy Robertson

Having purchased a DSi at launch I’ve been eagerly awaiting games that make use of it’s new features. Hair Salon is the first. Games Basement provided us a copy of Hair Salon recently, so I thought I’d share our thoughts. …

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3 Ways to Make the PSP Go a Must-Buy

June 24, 2009Z

I don’t so much want a PSP Go as I want to want a PSP Go. I applaud Sony’s dedication to supporting the brand and their willingness to change the formula, but I find myself wondering if they’ve made the …

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