Nintendo Press Confrence Tonight in Japan

[Confessor]

Guess people wanting to import their old monsters for Diamond & Pearl might be screwed over by this, not to mention the other games that give bonuses for having certain GBA games in the slot (Canvas Curse, Feel the Magic, etc). It doesn't really seem like the guys at Nintendo put much thought into the DSi in general.

Just stop and think for a second about how the people in the room would have actually talked about the DSi.

"Ok guys, let's make a new DS."
"It should be exactly the same as the old one."
"Genius! Put it on shelves by Christmas!"

Is not how things work.
They took out old features and added new features, making another version that is exactly the same as their last one is pointless, and redundant.

People who care so much about GBA will buy Lites, and people who don't will buy the DSi.