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Written by Alexis M. (Rivithed)   
Sunday, 05 April 2009

Happy birthday, Nintendo DSi! Today's the launch of the Nintendo DSi in North America, the third generation of the Nintendo DS system. It's available for $169.99 in Matte Black or Matte Blue.

To see what's included in the box, along with a few pictures of the DSi, see below. Also check out screenshots of the DSi Shop here, which launched today as well.

Some of the new features to the Nintendo DS series with the DSi model:
- Screens are larger
- Thinner
- Two cameras. One camera is on the external body. Another camera in the inside hinge points at you.
- 10 different interactive “lenses” that manipulate your photos (via software).
- Nintendo DSi Shop: Nintendo DSiWare (like Wii Shop) will support downloadable games, starting at 200 points ($2).
- Nintendo DSi Sound application: record your voice and alter it.
- An SD card slot.
- Plays AAC format audio off any standard SD Card.
- DS cards are now hot-swappable. No need to shut down to switch cartridges.

What is missing from the DSi, which is on the DS Lite hardware:
- No Game Boy Advance slot (can't play GBA games).
- No rumble/vibration. With no Game Boy Advance slot, the Rumble Pak can't be used. It's not built into the DSi hardware either.

Are you planning on picking a DSi up?

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Comments
Written by Guest on 2009-04-05 12:22:53
Very nice! What is the stylus like (same 'ol DS type)?
Stylus
Written by Guest on 2009-04-05 12:25:16
The stylus on the DSi is a little different on the top part. See this comparison picture here.
???
Written by Guest on 2009-06-09 23:42:30
isnt there a case that goes on the bottom and all you do is push a button on the dsi and the game storage thing pops out or do you have to buy it???
do dsi come what a memory card
Written by Guest on 2009-12-25 09:44:09
do dsi come what a memory card
No memory card included
Written by Guest on 2009-12-25 09:46:40
The DSi doesn't include a memory card, but you can get a DSi memory card (SD Card) from here

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