Nintendo DSi: Difference between revisions

The Nintendo DSi is the second redesign of the Nintendo DS, after the DS Lite. The system was released in Japan on November 1, 2008 in the colors matte black and white. It was released in Australia on April 2, 2009, in Europe on April 3, 2009, and in the United States on April 5, 2009 (per an announcement from IGN.com). Initially, the white was replaced with blue in the Americas, however currently the white as well as pink are available. An upgraded version, the DSi XL, was announced on October 29, 2009.

Changes from Nintendo DS Lite

DSi LL logo

• 12% thinner than DS Lite
• Screens are 3.25 inches, an increase of .25 from DS Lite
• Two 0.3-megapixel camera inside and on the back of the system with a maximum resolution of 640x480
• Game Boy Advance slot has been removed
• SD card slot added to transfer photos and music between DSi, Wii, and PC
• Music playback for AAC music files
• Record sounds with the microphone
• Enhanced speakers and audio
• Nintendo DSi Shop from which DSi applications can be bought using Nintendo Points
• Free-to-download Opera Internet browser available at launch
• Power button relocated to below D-Pad
• Stylus relocated to below SD card slot
• New user interface similar to that of Wii
• Integrated Photo Channel and music playback
• Applications from the Nintendo DSi Shop are region-locked (as with previous models, this does not apply to games stored on a DS Game Card)

Nintendo DSi XL

Nintendo DSi XL

Nintendo has announced that they will release a bigger DSi. The Nintendo DSi XL (Nintendo DSi LL in Japan)) has 4.2-inch screens and 129.3 mm and 96mm styluses. The Dsi XL is 21.2 mm thick, 91.4mm tall and 161mm wide. It will be released on November 21, 2009 in Japan with the colors WineRed, DarkBrown and NaturalWhite.

Game Boy Advance incompatibility

The biggest change, perhaps, between the previous models and the DSi is the removal of the GBA port. This causes the system to be unable to play the Generation III games as well as other Game Boy Advance games. Due to the Generation IV games' use of dual-slot mode to capture Pokémon of previous generations, and Pal Park for migration of Pokémon from Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald, this also affects them.

Gallery

• DSi-White-closed.jpg

  Top view of DSi closed

• DSi-Black-open.jpg

  Black DSi opened

• DSi-SDslot.PNG

  SD slot on the DSi

• DSi-fold.png

  DSi partially folded

• DSi-Blue-box.jpg

  Blue DSi box

• DSi-open.jpg

  DSi running the Sound Channel

See also

• DSi LL on Nintendo's official site (Japanese)

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