The rumours have being building for a while that Nintendo have a new DS. Today was the day that it was finally announced to the world – the Nintendo DSi.
The new handheld will launch in Japan on the 1st November for just over £100, with Europe sometime early next year.
The Nintendo DSi, which will be available in white and black, is more a refinement to the hugely popular DS Lite than a complete overhaul. If it ain’t broke why fix it?
They have whipped out the GBA Slot allowing the unit to be 2.6mm thinner, increased the screen size by 17%, added a 3.2 megapixel camera on the back, added onboard memory as well as an SD Card slot to the side.
There have also been some subtle tweaks to the layout of things on the DSi, with the power button now moving to below the joystick. The LEDs have moved from the right to the left of the unit with an addition of a separate WiFi indicator. There is also a second camera on the hinge between the two screens.
The Nintendo DSi will now be able to play music, will come with its own web browser and through a new DSi Store you will be able to download content.
Its not the apple-esque look we have been teased with in some sexy looking mock-ups recently, but I think that these subtle refinements and additions will carry on Nintendo’s crown as the best in portable gaming for some time to come!
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I agree completely. Although the dsi console might only seem like a small upgrade, it incorporates some really clever benefits. The cameras and the dsiware both come to mind. I know they have already sold 1 million dsi consoles in Japan, I just wonder how they will ensure they have the nintendo dsi in stock in the UK for when it launches.
I would have to agree also, the dsi really is one amazing handheld, but it’s the games coming out in the next 12 months that are made for the dsi that will really show what this console can do.
i just have 2 say thumbs up for this creativity. With no doubt nintendo has always been a favorite gamer of mine to play since back in the day. I miss the old stuff with mario bro. 2 sonic and all of those wonderful characters of nintendo. It has been so great 2 know that it has now advanced.It just blew my mind away, And I would have to say over a nintendo DSi or apple iPhone I would so choose NINTENDO DSi or over any other gamer. It is an incredible advice. : ) that I hope to get my hands on. : )
i just have 2 say thumbs up for this creativity. With no doubt nintendo has always been a favorite gamer of mine to play since back in the day. I miss the old stuff with mario bro. 2 sonic and all of those wonderful characters of nintendo. It has been so great 2 know that it has now advanced.It just blew my mind away, And I would have to say over a nintendo DSi or apple iPhone I would so choose NINTENDO DSi or over any other gamer. It is an incredible device. : ) that I hope to get my hands on. : )
OMG they should make like metallic blue and lime green in the u.s.a