Comments on: Sony thinks the DSi is for 12 year olds http://www.addictedgamer.net/2008/10/07/sony-thinks-the-dsi-is-for-12-year-olds/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:25:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kinadian http://www.addictedgamer.net/2008/10/07/sony-thinks-the-dsi-is-for-12-year-olds/#comment-423 kinadian Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:57:27 +0000 http://www.addictedgamer.net/?p=803#comment-423 The DS user base is definitely more than just "under 12". It seems like every time I see my 36-year old cousin he's playing on a DS. Granted, he's playing his niece's system but he is playing it. He has mentioned he will likely get one of his own soon. I have a DS and my fiancee has a DS (25). My roommate has one and my fiancee's mother has one. I agree that the amount of changes/additions probably doesn't warrant a re-buy. But on the other side neither did the changes from the PSP to the PSP-2000. And neither does the PSP-3000 warrant a PSP-2000 upgrade. It might if you own an original PSP. But that's a bigger jump. I suspect that the DSi will sell very well. Nintendo has been able to sell their systems like they're addictive. The additions will likely send a lot of DS (or DS Lite) owners running to the store to buy the DSi. And somehow Nintendo will find even more people sell their new system to. The DS user base is definitely more than just “under 12″. It seems like every time I see my 36-year old cousin he’s playing on a DS. Granted, he’s playing his niece’s system but he is playing it. He has mentioned he will likely get one of his own soon.

I have a DS and my fiancee has a DS (25). My roommate has one and my fiancee’s mother has one.

I agree that the amount of changes/additions probably doesn’t warrant a re-buy. But on the other side neither did the changes from the PSP to the PSP-2000. And neither does the PSP-3000 warrant a PSP-2000 upgrade. It might if you own an original PSP. But that’s a bigger jump.

I suspect that the DSi will sell very well. Nintendo has been able to sell their systems like they’re addictive. The additions will likely send a lot of DS (or DS Lite) owners running to the store to buy the DSi. And somehow Nintendo will find even more people sell their new system to.

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