Our friends over at ThinkGeek.com have come up with the answer to our portable emulation prayers! A single hand held unit that will run most of your favorite emulators and play all of your favorite roms.  We all love the Nintendo DSI, but this unit takes things to a different level with boundless possibilities for the user.

The unit has limited software when you first open it from the box. However, I am sure, all of our readers have all of the emulators and roms they need in some old hard drive stuffed away in the basement or attic.

The unit runs:

MAME
AMIGA
ATARI ST
Commodore 64
NES
SNES
GAMEBOY
GAMEBOY Advance
NEO GEO
and many many more…..

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Within the past 5 years, music based video games have made a huge jump into the mainstream thanks to the Guitar Hero franchise.  Nintendo attempted to jump on the music based video game bandwagon with Wii Music this past Fall, but the game met with less than favorable reviews by critics.  Enter Rhythm Heaven.

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Mix it up at Nintendo’s exclusive Rhythm Heaven DJ School event, where you’ll practice rhythm skills using Rhythm Heaven’s DJ School mini-game. Then get a real-life scratch lesson taught by world-renowned professional DJs. After the class, two teams will go head-to-head in a scratch and game play battle. Lucky attendees might even go home with cool prizes, including the new Nintendo DSi system, games, Rhythm Heaven accessories and a free class from the Scratch DJ Academy. Plus, enjoy free drinks and snacks.

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We’re anticipating the US version of the Nintendo DSi as it makes its way onto the gaming scene on April 5th. But what we wanted to clarify the specs that many weren’t aware of.  For one, the volume bar is now controlled with two-button (high-low) instead of the slider from previous DS Lite versions.  Lack of a GBA slot may upset you Game Boy Advance fans. But currently rumored, is the portable Virtual console, that will allow you the possibility to download those Game Boy and Game Boy Advance titles.  Not much of an equal trade since you’ll have to purchase the game.. again, but better than nothing.

We’re seeing another winner with the Nintendo DSi and it’s already a hit in Japan.  Currently the DSi has sold over 2 million handhelds in Japan.  You know the Japanese they make great stuff – (Shamwow Guy voice)

Release Date – April 5th
Price – $169.99
Colors:
Black – Nintendo DSi
Blue – Nintendo DSi

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