February 21, 2006

Pictures comparing the Nintendo Gameboy DS and the upcoming DS Lite. I've never considered myself in the market for a DS, and I believe this is partly due to how big it is: a big handheld looks like a big investment. The DS Lite looks like something I can just keep in my bag and play with whenever—even though it's only a little bit smaller. Same effect with the Gameboy Micro, though the size difference there is much more substantial. I believe the smaller size will actually contribute to broadening the user base, not just provide a nicer form factor for existing users.

Big improvement on the screen brightness, glad to see that.