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Nintendo's Media Summit has just thrown us its first juicy bone of the night, and it's a big one. As was previously rumored, Satoru Iwata has revealed the Nintendo DSi, the direct successor to the DS Lite which comes absolutely jam-packed with new features and trinkets, including two cameras, music playback functions, expanded screens, an SD card slot, and a whole new, DS-specific download service. Hit the break for the full list of improvements and adjustments, as well as the Japanese launch date and price!
- Overall size has been reduced -- DSi is 12% or 2.6 millimeters slimmer than the Lite.
- Comes with an external 0.3 Megapixel camera (for 640 x 480 pixel pictures) and a VGA camera located on the hinge, directed towards the user. You'll be able to edit pictures using the touchscreen.
- Full music playback functionality, including adjustable pitch and playback speed.
- Both screens have been expanded to 3.25 inches.
- SD memory card slot is included, and there'll be on-board memory also.
- Will ship with an built-in Nintendo DS web browser.
- DSi will allow users to download games from DSWare, a new service that operates with Wii Points -- or, as they are now known, Nintendo Points.
- Logging onto DSWare for the first time will grant users 1,000 free Nintendo Points.
- DSWare comes in four pricing categories: free (!), 200 Nintendo Points, 500 Nintendo Points, and 800 Nintendo Points.
- Will come in lovely matte white and matte black. Begone, foul fingerprints that have taunted us so!
- And finally, it launches on November 1st in Japan, and will cost ¥18,900, or roughly $179. Check out the official site at the "Source" link below!
Reader Comments (Page 5 of 6)
10-02-2008 @ 12:33PM
Bryan S. said...
whaaaaat!!?
This is seriously awesome. I'm gonna have to pick one up!
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10-02-2008 @ 12:51PM
FantomRedux said...
Aw sonofabitch! I only just bought a new DSLite T_T
DAMN YOU NINTENDO WITH YOUR UPDATES!
Still want this one though :P
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10-02-2008 @ 1:38PM
Deozaan said...
Will it still run homebrew?
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10-02-2008 @ 3:21PM
pjsingh said...
i know that we will not be able to play dsi games on ds/ds lite, but will we be able to play ds games on dsi?
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10-02-2008 @ 3:33PM
Raru said...
With an SD Slot. This will be hacked and Homebrewable in under a month.
There is also a chance that All the R4s and M3s will simplay still continue to work with it as well.
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10-02-2008 @ 3:46PM
dj said...
soooooo cool gotta get one minute it comes out
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10-02-2008 @ 3:53PM
Sally said...
Hmm, weren't there already games for the DS that supports an external camera? (not North American games) So the fact that it comes with a camera shouldn't matter too much. Technically you can still release the same games with camera support. We'd just have to have a Slot-2 camera attachment, right?
.3 mp though. That's ... ugh.
No word on resolution, and since the hardware hasn't changed, we can't really expect the res to change. So in other words, same number of pixels displayed on a bigger screen. That's another ugh from me.
Well, I was thinking about getting another DS. It won't be available here for another year anyhow.
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10-02-2008 @ 4:26PM
Nutmeg said...
If only I were rich.
Or the American government gave the citizens money instead of continuously bailing out companies or something >___>;
I know little on politics, but I do like money.
;___; Sadly I do not think I will be making this purchase any time soon.
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10-02-2008 @ 4:52PM
Sam said...
Shoot me now. I was so happy after E3 that there wouldn't be an upgrade so I wouldn't have to buy another one. I just got my DS last Christmas! Well, there goes me ever getting an iPod Touch.
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10-02-2008 @ 7:19PM
zchry said...
I got mine in JUNE. This JUNE.
10-02-2008 @ 7:28PM
Sam said...
Wow. Sorry. :/
Now I just have to hope they don't also do a revamp of the Wii, since I just got mine last July.
10-02-2008 @ 6:17PM
chao1212 said...
Unsure about it... MIGHT buy it but i dont think my wallet can take it >_>
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10-02-2008 @ 6:22PM
[email protected] said...
so no analog sticks, no 4 inch display, no finger only touch screen, no new look, no new sleek little buttons layout look, no anolog again or a new processor??? ummm ok
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10-02-2008 @ 7:17PM
zchry said...
I'm sorry, guys. This is really ugly.
The new features are fantastic, but the camera on the outside is like a big black DS pimple, and the matte finish is kind of...dull, for lack of a better word.
I like the big screens. I like the inner camera. I like the new lights. I like the new features.
I don't like the death of a great design.
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10-02-2008 @ 10:29PM
Yahiko said...
Whats the 'i' stand for in DSi?
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10-03-2008 @ 10:17AM
Michael said...
DSi as in DSi want to buy
10-03-2008 @ 5:38PM
Tyler said...
It's referring to the fact that it now has a camera. (i sounds like eye)
10-02-2008 @ 10:31PM
Karmann said...
Awesome, I just might pick one up, but 179$?? that's more than a psp!!!
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10-02-2008 @ 11:45PM
Mauricio said...
But, don't you think does changes are useless? it won't improve nor performance nor graphics nor web browser, so what are they useful for?
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10-03-2008 @ 12:11AM
Daniel said...
When we first heard about a new DS (which became the DS Lite), I was really hoping for a built in browser at least. Now we finally get that, but also all this other stuff? So awesome.
Then again, I kinda feel like this is the sort of things the DS should've had all along, but oh well.
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