What secrets does the DSi have left to reveal?

[Fraser]

The DSi has been thoroughly uncloaked and will be in our hands soon, but what about those mysterious DSi only titles that are yet to be announced. If the DSi really does pack more graphical punch than the current DS, will we get a chance to see that extra oomph soon? If we do, will those titles be strongly tied to the DSi's camera? If they aren't, will DS Lite owners start a riot?

[OutRun]

For me the real interesting angle is the camera element. If Nintendo (and it'll no doubt be Nintendo, in typical 'in-house-will-exploit-console-specific-function-better-than-other-less-interested-third-parties' fashion) can integrate this into the right game in the right manner, the potential is significant. And the company will no doubt be looking to do this quick - it wants Lite owners to 'upgrade', after all.

Graphical improvements are always welcome, but hardware performance is so at the back of Nintendo's mind these days that I can't expect it'll be anything of any consequence.

As ever, happy to be proved wrong.

[Fraser]

If anyone can do it Nintendo can. I remember thinking that the Wiimote, the DS's touchscreen and the Wii Fit balance board would all fail to be utilized beyond a short initial wave of first party games and I was very wrong indeed. I had the same gut reaction to the DSi's camera, so hopefully my trend of being wrong all the time will continue.