Nintendo DSi

So, the DSi has finally received a US launch date (April 5th). I'm honestly surprised at how quickly they're bringing it over here, despite the fact that IGN predicted it's arrival almost to the day, and other sites speculated likewise. The DSi gives me very mixed feelings. On one hand, I love the added features and the new interface. Applications and more online connectiviy should have been a day-one feature for the DS phat in my opinion, so I am thrilled that they are finally here. And the SD card slot is an obvious plus. However, the lower battery life, significantly higher price, and lack of GBA slot are killing me. While none of them are deal-breakers, they each hurt a lot and unless my DS lite breaks I feel no compulsion to buy one. My main issue with the system comes from how quiet Nintendo has been about the system. In the past, I would have taken this silence as assurance of cool new features to be unveiled, but as it stands I really think that nintendo is just resting on it's laurels. For one thing, the DSi apparently has a stronger processor and more RAM than the older DS models, but Nintendo doesn't seem interested in using those features. Games like Guitar Hero DS that require the GBA slot won't work on the new system, and games like pokemon, that allow for content to be unlocked by the game in the GBA slot lose that functionality. The DSiWare looks awesome, but where is the portable Virtual Console? I understand that Nintendo likely does not want to drop all of it's bag of tricks at once, but the system has been out in Japan for months with no mention of the no-brainer service arriving. I guess I just don't see where the draw will be to American Gamers. I am a long-time nintendo fan, but I buy their systems because of the games. The DSi has no software that sets it apart from the DS lite, other than the downloads, which look cool but not extremely compelling. If nintendo suprises us with a real killer app between now and launch, then I will retract my sentiment, but I just don't see that happening.
There's my rant for the day I guess.