I was sitting on the train today playing some games on the N5 when a lady sat down on the seat across from me. After a few minutes I noticed her staring in my direction so as I looked up I gave her a friendly smile. As she smiled back she questioned me as to where I “got it from“. I assumed she was talking about the N5 so i told her about the online site dynamism.com. She then continues to question its price where I answered roughly $1000AUD. She was shocked and said that cost more than the device itself and that it “wasn’t worth it“. I was so confused at her statement, what was she talking about?

She then continued to say that she wanted to get a keyboard for her Nintendo DS but wouldn’t even consider it for that price. I literally cracked up laughing and as I looked back at her, she seemed shocked at my reaction. After pulling myself together I had to explain to her that this wasn’t a gaming device but in fact a UMPC. After a short chat about the situation we both had a good laugh and eventually went our own ways. Looking back at it now, I can’t blame her for thinking it was a DS. Both the N5 and the DS share a similar clamshell design, both are similar in size and both are handheld devices. This inspired me to take a few photos comparing them side by side.

I have to say, for people who don’t know too much about these portable devices, they do seem pretty similar. 

I wish I could compare it to the newer and larger DSi XL but I don’t have access to one at the moment.

Getting back to the matter of gaming, I have found some games that are perfect for the N5. I will be posting some reviews on them as I find the time to do so.