Wildnuts:
But I HD, more inputs, upscaling, etc - then we're talking entirely different reasons for an upgrade. Like if this Lite had an analog stick. That would segment the market, which to me seems more worthwhile to be pissed off about.
And while I can understand why people think they are screwed, I think their justification/validation/whatever is weak at best. Very weak. You accept the tradeoff when you buy it of being able to play a game now versus the possibility of a revision later on. I can't wait for the PSP SP - better analog, better battery life, etc. Would people have a right to be upset then? Sure, but again, that's the tradeoff. Like getting a $500 video card that, in 2 months, will be $300.
Again, there is a difference between legitimate hardware revision versus cosmetic upgrades. GBA->SP? Pretty valid - clamshell + lightest screen = FTW. But DS -> Lite? Hardly. Smaller and lighter.
I have a launch DS. Within a few months it was 20 bucks cheaper AND there were deals with free games and/or accessories. Not to mention a lot of the games I've been getting on launch date or close to it - at least a $5 reduction within a month. Granted, I know software is not the same as hardware, but it's the tradeoff issue more simply illustrated. But again, I got Phoenix Wright for 30 sealed, where as people now are jumping on the bandwagon and complaining about how it's OOP.
The thing about people is that they want to phrase it in such a way that they are losing out, no matter what the outcome. If you get the first DS, you are screwed because the Lite is sexier. If you get the Lite, you miss out on games.
In both instances you get SOMETHING, and the introduction of the other DOES NOT NEGATE the previous incarnation. It's not like the original DS is going to die the second the Lite comes out, and it's not like the DS overshadows the Lite (what a terrible unintended pun). Don't think of it as LOSING something. Think of it as a compliment, if anything.
Finally, I think the only people with legimiate reasons to complain are those who got a DS within, say, the last month or so. There should be a grace period most definitely. But again, if I concede that, then my argument falls apart entirely. So I can't quite give myself entirely to that idea.
ing do this. I hate it. They are doing the same Apple is doing with all their ipods and crap and I'm sick of it. Stay to one THING! My DS goes to Gamestop tomorrow and Nintendo isnt getting anymore money from me till Zelda and Rev. 
