Loading ...Nintendo DSi announced during Japanese Nintendo Media Summit
October 2nd, 2008
During its Nintendo Media Summit press conference in Japan, Nintendo’s CEO Satoru Iwata has revealed the Nintendo DSi, the latest Nintendo handheld with an even slicker design and more features than the extremely popular Nintendo DS Lite.
The Nintendo DSi is 12% or 2.6 millimeters slimmer than the Nintendo DS Lite, but Nintendo had to sacrifice the GBA slot in order to make the Nintendo DSi smaller. The Nintendo DSi has two beautiful 3.25 inch screens and better speakers. The device has a 3 megapixel on the outside and a 0.3 megapixel VGA camera located next to the DSi’s microphone, both have a 640×480 resolution. Thanks to these cameras, the DSi has different camera and audio functions delivering new and innovative gameplay.
There were rumors that the NDSi has two touch-screens, but there’s only one touch screen. Only the bottom screen of the DSi is a touch-screen and can be used for adjusting sound playback, editing pictures and other new features. You can export pictures to your DSi with SD-cards, but the device also has some internal memory for storing apps purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. Some of these apps will be free, others will cost 200, 500 or 800 Nintendo Points. Japanese gamers who purchase the Nintendo DSi by March 2010 will receive 1000 Nintendo Points as a gift.
The Nintendo DSi will come out in Japan on November 1st for 18900 Yen. More details to come!
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October 5th, 2008 at 12:37 am
um.. there are a couple of problems with your page. there is a 3.0 MPix on the outside of the DSi and the inside one is 0.3 and also it is not 28900 the japanese site shows that it is only 18900 yen. 28900 would be like 250 dollars.. thanks.
October 5th, 2008 at 8:15 am
Thanks for the corrections Matthew
October 5th, 2008 at 10:34 am
is thair eny news on a web broser that would be a great advanteg 4 them agenst psp
October 5th, 2008 at 11:19 am
I read somewhere that a web browser would be one of the first free apps available on the DSi store thing.
October 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
There are two cameras, but both are .3 megapixels. Your sentence at the moment:
“The device has a 3 megapixel on the outside and a 0.3 megapixel VGA camera located next to the DSi’s microphone, both have a 640×480″
Doesn’t make any sense. If the resolution is 640×480, then the camera is .3 Megapixels, not 3. Having a 10 megapixel camera ’set at 640×480′ would still be a .3 megapixel camera.
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:52 pm
ok ok ok all i know is that i am getting a black nintendo dsi
October 28th, 2008 at 9:22 am
i’m truly upset with Nintendo over this gimmick of a system… what a waste… no GBA just to sacrifice a couple millimeters in the design? NO THANKS - I really don’t see this system taking off, it’s almost an insult to the many people who have bought the DS Lite recently, and people who have ALREADY upgraded to the DS Lite from the original… so you want them to upgrade again to a system that’s inferior to the one they already have because it’s “prettier?”
Nintendo it’s time to focus your energy on catering to the people who already own your system, and who have poured lots of money into there beloved DS’s… and not rubbing this new fancy, thinner, bigger screened, internet conectivity product in there faces just because you want to make an extra dollar. If i wanted a portable camera and internet i’d just buy an iPhone anyhow…
Very LAME Nintendo
October 30th, 2008 at 10:06 am
omgoodness i cant wait till it comes out
im so buying one
October 30th, 2008 at 10:08 am
this is like the best thing u guys have come up with i was gonna buy and nintendo ds lite but then my dad told me this was coming out eeeeeeeee
November 2nd, 2008 at 10:04 pm
im going to buy it
November 2nd, 2008 at 10:07 pm
iti going to come after april 2009
November 17th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
hey, for the DSi, can you change the languages to english? (japanese-english), like on the DS lite) thanks and it is COOL
November 24th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
No you cant change languages yet on the japanese version but when it comes out in North America it will obviously. I think its good they got rid of the GBA slot i mean the games are like 20 years old and you can find much better sequels to them on the DS. Guitar hero on the DS was a mess and if you want games with motion sensitivity like Yoshi’s topsy turvy then go by yourself a Wii and experience real gaming.
December 1st, 2008 at 10:16 pm
I do not get it when the dsi comes out in England why don’t we just buy it from there.
December 1st, 2008 at 11:49 pm
I live in the US and I’m pissed that the dsi isn’t going to be her until late 2009. But other than that I can’t wait until it gets here!!!!! I’m going to reserve it right when you can and then I’ll play with it all day and night!!!!!!!! I love the nintendo dsi already!!!!! Nintendo your amazing!!!!! Thanks for comming up with the dsi!!!!!! Your awesome!!! :]
December 15th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
can’t wait for this to hit the states!!!!
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December 19th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
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December 25th, 2008 at 10:32 am
yo guys.
i heard that nintendo DSL games are not compatible at DSi.
is that true?
December 30th, 2008 at 11:28 am
DSL games are compatable with the DSi.As for the spammers and smart A–es, screw off.
February 27th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
I heard from some places about web, but others don’t mention it
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:39 am
Love this, great blog, thanks.