Wednesday 26 November 2008

New DS: "DSi"

Sorry, this news came a bit late, well we already had a post of this in the forum, but here is a more detailed post :)


Nintendo announced a new version of the Nintendo DS. Called the Nintendo DSi, it lost the GBA slot , which was in my opinion, a bad choice, in favour of a slight downsizing and a range of improvements. The handheld's screens will now be 17% bigger (at 3.25 inches) than those found on the DS Lite. "Audio enhancements" have been made to the handheld.There's also a .3 megapixel (640x480) camera. The DSi also features an SD memory card slot, making it possible to take pictures with the DSi up to 32GB and MORE!. The DSi also features a built-in browser. There is a DSi Shop, from which users can download DSiWare from. Pricing categories for the DSiWare are: Free, 200 points, 500 points and "Premium" or 800 points. Customers will get 1000 free points to spend at the DSi Shop that are good until March 2010.
The DSi will be released in Japan on November 1. It will retail for ¥18,900 (USD$180), and will be available in two colours, white and black. It will be released in other markets sometime "next year".

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