Topic: Video Playback on the DSi

lunchmeats101 · 2009-08-14T23:34:04+00:00

This is somthing I really want and don't know why Nintendo didn't put it in. I emailed Nintendo and It was the regular BS: Nintendo wrote: Greetings, We haven’t heard of any plans to offer updates to the Nintendo DSi to allow for such playback. If you were not aware, when a video file is in a compatible format (.mp4 and .3gp), you will see the file listed in the Nintendo DSi Sound menu, but it will not be able to play. Additionally, the Nintendo DSi Browser does not support video playback online. Having said all this though, we'll be happy to forward your feedback to the appropriate department for further review. Sincerely, Dale Thompson Nintendo of America Inc. Does anyone else want this as much as me?

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Macaronius
Mon 31st Aug 2009

zss_shadow wrote:

protozone wrote:
there is vid playback for apanese dsi owners...
Woah, really? Or are you referring to this?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/23/japan-getting-wii-video-se...

yes i am reffering to dokodemo wii no ma.

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SwerdMurd
Mon 31st Aug 2009

(hey protozone, make edits to previous posts. The admins don't like multiple posts in a row by the same person)

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cheese
Mon 31st Aug 2009

As DSMan said, it is very possible to have video playback on the DS through flash cards and the quality is pretty good. However, this really should have been included standard in the DSi especially considering they have firmware updates to block flash cards which at the moment are the only viable method of movie playback on the DS.

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invmat
Mon 31st Aug 2009

Video playback online: impossible, the DSi Browser is already slow
Video playback: Too much work for Nintendo, since the DSi is not powerful enough to play avi-videos, Nintendo has to release a certain converter for the PC, which allows DSi owners to convert their videos to a "DSi-videoformat". This "DSi-videoformat" must be so that it doesn't require much DSi-power.

But where are you waiting for , buy an iPlayer flashcard (works on 1.4)!!!!!

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Macaronius
Mon 31st Aug 2009

Swerd_Murd wrote:

(hey protozone, make edits to previous posts. The admins don't like multiple posts in a row by the same person)

most of those are accidental double posts. sorry tho...

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DSman59
Mon 31st Aug 2009

invmat wrote:

Video playback online: impossible, the DSi Browser is already slow
Video playback: Too much work for Nintendo, since the DSi is not powerful enough to play avi-videos, Nintendo has to release a certain converter for the PC, which allows DSi owners to convert their videos to a "DSi-videoformat". This "DSi-videoformat" must be so that it doesn't require much DSi-power.
But where are you waiting for , buy an iPlayer flashcard (works on 1.4)!!!!!

Video playback online: would be possible with a specialized online DSiWare application.
The homebrew video player app Tuna-viDS for DS can handle a 256x192 AVI (Xvid + MP3) at 12.5 FPS, 256x144@16 FPS so I don't see why DSi couldn't handle MPEG-4 videos with ease. But Nintendo probably don't give a damn about what the handheld can do and what we want 'cause they want to control how and what is watched on its game consoles.
Yeah, buying the iPlayer is good idea because it costs only $36 if you order it from Hong Kong. It can even play YouTube videos with no conversion.

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lunchmeats101
Mon 31st Aug 2009

I also ordered the iPlayer! It's sad how it's more powerful than the DSi... See my topic here: https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/ds/the_iplayer_is_more_pow...

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Djrr-ific
Tue 1st Sep 2009

Heyy, I have acekard 2i for that stuff, but it's dissapoitning that Nintendo doesn't release an app for that... I mean, they say the DSi is a multimedia device, so they should've put it in the DSi from the beginning...

BTW, if they make the flashcards useless because everything is already on the DSi, there could be less piracy..

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Sylverstone
Tue 1st Sep 2009

to me, Dokodemo Wii no Ma has some potential if both the Wii and DSi iterations head stateside.

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Macaronius
Wed 2nd Sep 2009

a rumour says its going to be released in 09 in thr west and there will be anime

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lunchmeats101
Wed 2nd Sep 2009

I think Wii no ma is a cool idea, but do we really want to watch "Shows" that only promote a company's product? The whole thing is based off marketing.

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lunchmeats101
Wed 2nd Sep 2009

Or mabye NA and EU will get different shows than japan?

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Macaronius
Wed 2nd Sep 2009

my sources say that eu release is TBA but NA release is in 09.....
im soooo glad i live in NA

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