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Nintendo DS Lite
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Nintendo DS Lite (Metallic Rose) review

The Nintendo DS Lite is slimmer and much sleeker that the original DS. The device employs innovative dual-screen and microphone-enabled gameplay as well as Wi-Fi multiplayer capabilities, allowing for a growing list of original and fun games that you ...

Playing online games via Wi-Fi can be a hassle. The darker models are just as susceptible to scratches and smudges as the Sony PSP and the iPod, and its multimedia potential remains exclusive to Japan.

With a slick new design, brighter screens, and a growing library of fun and innovative games, the Nintendo DS Lite is an impressive improvement over the original DS.

The Nintendo DS Lite, like the original Nintendo DS, is a portable gaming system with two vertically tiered screens. The layout of the DS Lite is largely similar to that of the Nintendo DS, with some slight, beneficial changes. FalconeReviewed on:...

April, 2006

Rating

80

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cnet.com
US

Nintendo DS Lite (red) review

The Nintendo DS Lite is slimmer and much sleeker that the original DS. The device employs innovative dual-screen and microphone-enabled gameplay as well as Wi-Fi multiplayer capabilities, allowing for a growing list of original and fun games that you ...

Playing online games via Wi-Fi can be a hassle. The darker models are just as susceptible to scratches and smudges as the Sony PSP and the iPod, and its multimedia potential remains exclusive to Japan

With a slick new design, brighter screens, and a growing library of fun and innovative games, the Nintendo DS Lite is an impressive improvement over the original DS.

April, 2006

Rating

73

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cnet.com
US

Nintendo DS Lite

By Matt Bertz

Nintendo strikes gold with the DS Lite.

• Sleeker, smaller design • Brighter screen • Bigger stylus • Superior game library

• Minuscule Start and Select buttons

Taking a page out of Apple's playbook, Nintendo transformed the DS Lite into a sleek and stylish pocketable device less than 66 percent the size of the original with a cool Polar white finish, rounded edges, and a raised DS logo. Viewed in...

September, 2006

Rating

80

laptopmag.com
US

Nintendo DS Lite

By Chris Chiarella

Music, movies, and other multimedia applications aside, no one can touch Nintendo in the world of portable gaming. From the first Game Boy in 1989, the intuitive user interface, the addictive gameplay, and the cutting-edge hardware design ensured that ...

August, 2006

No rating

hometheatermag.com
US

Nintendo DS Lite

By Carol A. Mangis

Award: Editor's Choice!

The Nintendo DS Lite ($129.99 list), announced in January, has finally arrived in the U.S. It's not so much a revolutionary device as it is a better version of the Nintendo DS (for dual screen), which was a pretty terrific portable game device already.

Bright screens. Lighter and slimmer than original DS.

Inserted Game Boy Advance cartridges stick out at the top slightly ; Watch the Nintendo DS Lite Video Review

The new, improved Nintendo DS Lite is worth the cost of the upgrade for fans of the original DS portable gaming device. It retains all the qualities that made the DS so much fun, and the bright new screens make a significant difference in the look of ...

I played some of my favorite games on both the original DS and the DS Lite; after experiencing the look of the Lite's screens, I'm not sure I could go back to the old DS. If you're a DS fan already and are thinking of upgrading, I'd recommend it;...

June, 2006

Rating

90

pcmag.com
US

Nintendo DS Lite

By Scott Steinberg

Everyone's trying to slim down in time for summer - Nintendo included. Witness the newly debuted DS Lite ($129.99), a smaller, sleeker and generally better designed model of the popular...

Enhanced portability ; Brighter screen ; Revamped button layout ; Slimmer weight

Case prone to smudging ; GBA games stick out ; Where's the light switch

June, 2006

Rating

80

digitaltrends.com
US

Review: Nintendo DS Lite Polar White

The Nintendo DS Lite launched today! Whether you ventured out at midnight or you picked up your pre-order at...

June, 2006

No rating

US

Nintendo DS Lite

By Ben Kuchera

Nintendo's popular dual-screen handheld goes on a diet and gets a makeover. Do we really need another Nintendo DS already, or is the smaller, sleeker DS Lite truly the new hotness?

Much smaller, easier to carry, Sleek, sexy design, Beautiful, bright screen, Long battery life           , Thicker, sturdier stylus

GBA carts stick out, Bottom screen has some vertical movement, Small buttons, tight placement

June, 2006

No rating

arstechnica.com
US

Nintendo DS Lite

By Brian Lam

It may look like it hasn't been refreshed in four years, but the new PSP-3000 has a brighter screen and is 33 percent lighter and 19 percent thinner than the original model. You can download and play classic titles from your PS3, browse the Web over ...

Best games. Most creative interface. 19-hour battery life. WiFi multiplayer action is easy to set up.

Web browser is available only on a cartridge - sold separately. No multimedia playback.

Rating

80

wired.com
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Nintendo DS Lite

Award: Hot Product!

One year on and the Nintendo DS has been shrunk, not in features, but in size. 39% smaller and 21% lighter than the original handheld console launched last year, the company's latest effort results in...

Slimmer, brighter screen, shiny case, better looks all round

Still not as powerful or multimedia focused as the PSP

For those not sure what on earth we are talking about but keen to know, the DS lite is Nintendo's latest handheld games console will a strong emphasis on gaming rather than being anything but. The DS Lite now has four brightness settings, up from...

July, 2006

Rating

90

Partner Source
pocket-lint.com

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