Excitebike And The DSi’s 8-bit Music Player

By Spencer . October 2, 2008 . 9:44am

The DSi it plays games, takes pictures, and plays music with features not on an iPod. Nintendo is including visualizers and one of them is based on Excitebike. The DSi also has a number of audio filters that you adjust the pitch and playback speed on an intuitive looking 2D grid. This could serve a purpose for language studies or used to give yourself a funny voice in conjunction with ten second sound bytes you can save with the recording program. Other just for fun audio filters include radio, echo, karaoke (I’m guessing this strips the vocals), and 8bit with a little NES controller icon (!). Get ready to listen to 50 Cent with 100% more beeps and bops, but only if you have your music in AAC format. The DSi doesn’t have MP3 support outside of the box.

Images courtesy of Nintendo.

TAGS: DSi, Nintendo, Nintendo DS

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daizyujin

I guess Nintendo really is trying to ride on Apple's coattails. If they were any more obvious in their "flattery" they would BE Apple. No MP3? What kind of crap is that? I am surprised they didn't call it the "Nintendo iDS"

JeremyR

Actually the pitch shifting abilities could be useful for aspiring DJs. Just get two of them and add a mixer.

Topher

Speaking of Apple, fortunately you won't have trouble converting your MP3s to AAC anyways; iTunes can do it, and it's free. I really don't see what all the fuss is (elsewhere, I mean) with the Wii and now the DSi not supporting MP3, since there's an easy workaround. I'm guessing Nintendo is doing it because Japan mostly uses AAC now, since it's higher quality sound when recorded into the format.