I don't remember the buttons feeling any better with the original DS model, but I do remember how it was a pain in the ass to trying play games when it was really sunny during my daily commute.
Also, why the distaste at the new Punch-out game? I finally saw the trailer for the game and it actually looked fun and this is comming from someone who isn't a big fan of Punch-out. I think the cartoony style seems to fit considering what I remember from the original and the SNES game in that it didn't take itself seriously with its very un-PC cast. Punching the crossants out of Glass Joe, really?
The fact that they are even still making GBA games is news to me. I've always though the absence of backward-compatability is a silly reason to not buy a console, but then... I've got everything. Heheheh.
For a number of small children, Nintendo DSi will be their very first camera. For the Japanese female junior and high-school students, DSi can be a digital photo notebook which contains the stamp-sized face seals that they can take with them when hanging out with their friends. It can also be a tool for college students and young-adults to have more fun at parties.
