Help...Nintendo DS or DSi For DD?

[westbrja]

My oldest DD is 5 1/2 years. I can't decide on which to get her for Christmas. She is a very smart kid so I'm sure she'll be able to figure them both out with no problems and she does pretty good taking care of her things. I just don't know if it would be worth the extra for the DSi. Anyone have any advice?

 

[MrsBop]

My son has a DS and he desperately wants a DSi because it does more and has a camera on it or something, he's going to get one for his 6th birthday so personally I would get her the DSi now. xx

 

[westbrja]

I was noticing the price isn't that much different, especially with all the black Friday deals goin on now.

 

[amazed]

I would get dsi my son is 3 and is getting a ds but only cause he's heavy handed and I doubt it will last long we've been through 4 ds already

 

[westbrja]

Now I have another question. Thinking we were going to get her a DS I bought a few DS games. Can she play DS games in the DSi or should I return them?

 

[kimberleyski]

DS Games and DSi games are exactly the same, you don't buy separate ones for each, so the games you have will be fine.

 

[amylw1]

the only snag with a DSi is that you are able to "chat" to people. my neighbour found her son chatting to some random person!!! and she hasnt found a way to disable this facility. so please be careful.

 

[westbrja]

the only snag with a DSi is that you are able to "chat" to people. my neighbour found her son chatting to some random person!!! and she hasnt found a way to disable this facility. so please be careful.

Although she is very smart I would hope that she's not quite with it enough to learn how to chat but thanks for the heads up. Is there internet access on those or something. I'm completely clueless

 

[kimberleyski]

I don't think there is 'normal' internet access so she wouldn't be able to surf the web etc. But you can connect up to other people through wi-fi to play games against each other and chat etc.....