MasterChafe.com: April 2006

DSlite Navy Impressions. Loads of pictures inside!

10 comments Published 4.29.2006 by Dexter.

Ho ho! It arrived yesterday, any guesses as to how I spent my night?

Good old Lik-Sang got my DSlite to my in no more than a mere three days with DHL Shipping. The machine itself is perfect. No stuck pixels, no problems charging in the UK thanks to a USB Charger sold at the same place - and the build quality is superb - no slack-Alice-hinges.

Even though the machine looks a rather attractive blue here, in poor lighting conditions, the DSlite actually looks black. If you're holding out for a black DSlite, then Navy is the closest thing available. A DS that changes colour in different lighting conditions. Who'd have thought it?

To say the DSlite oozes quality is an understatement. It's a joy to hold, a joy to look at, and a joy to show off. Especially in the grass...

The four brightness levels are a godsend. The brightest option can surpass the PSP's high level of light, even in the sun, the DSlite's screen doesn't really wash out at all. Pictured is brightness level two.

I can't complain with my Navy. Well, I suppose I can. It does show finger prints on the back of the unit, but inside, there's no glossy finish, so no finger prints on the buttons, which more than makes up for the grease-magnet gloss on the outside. Still, PSP owners should be used to seeing their thumb marks on their machines. Lik-Sang was fantastic. They bundled in instructions on how to turn the unit into English - which is a life saver, as I would never have figured it out on my own. I suggest you buy one right now, from there, here. Click my pictures for enlargements - and ask me any questions below using the comment box. I'll get back to you ASAP!

The DSlite has restored once again my faith in Nintendo. After the Wii ordeal, and all.

Nintendo causes a big SPLASH with their Wii! Cyber-Squatters and all.

1 comments Published 4.27.2006 by Dexter.

Now that's just taking the piss.

Complete chaos has broken out across all the Nintendo forums, as the new name for the Revolution is revealed. Fanboys are actually threatening never to touch a Nintendo product again. Not hours after the name was changed, greedy Cyber-Squatters stole all the best domains, including wiivolution.com, wiigamer, wiibay, and wiionyourshoes.com - and if you take a look on eBay, you can already find various domains and gmail addresses, and Wii-related.

As Wii3 aproaches, people are speculating all sorts of things. Will the Nintendo Wii and the DS-Shite have some kind of link up features?

Joking aside, I'm actually busting for a Wii - come November, hopefully I'll be able to relieve myself.

Was Nintendo right to rename it Wii? I guess Wii shall see...

Are you ready for a Nintendo Wii? Media Explosion Inside!

0 comments Published by Dexter.

Nintendo Wii (previously known as Nintendo Revolution) just dragged MasterChafe out of a mini-retirement!

Apart from toilet related jokes, what does Wii have over Revolution? Wii isn't Revolutionary - not to the average person who has no difficulty going to the toilet anyway. A Nintendo spokesperson didn't have anything to say at the time of going to press, but if they would have had something to say, it might have been "I didn't want to piss on your chips or anything, but..."