Nintendo DSi

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 2nd, 2009, in Europe on April 3rd, 2009, and in the United States on April 5th, 2009 (per an announcement from IGN.com). There is now a blue color instead of the white in the Americas.

Changes from Nintendo DS Lite

• 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
• Enhanced speakers and audio
• DSi online store 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 DSi store will be region-locked

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.

• 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

• Nintendo DSi.png

  The black and blue Nintendo DSi's

See also

On Bulbanews

• Nintendo announces worldwide DSi release dates