Nintendo Takes Another Gamble

How many of you are a proud owner of a DSi? I know I am. Well, it just so happens that in Japan, Nintendo is releasing another iteration of its very successful hand held.  The new system is called the DSi L L/XL. You may be asking yourself, why in the world would they call it xl? Well for one reason, its bigger, MUCH BIGGER. The DSi XL measures 161 x 91.4 x 21.2 mm (6.34 x 3.6 x 0.83″), 1.61x the total volume of the DSi, and 1.48x the volume of the DS Lite. It weighs 314 grams.   The system will come pre-loaded with the DSi browser, Flipnote Studio, Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Math and a Japanese Dictionary program. Honestly, it has to be the ugliest handheld I have seen in awhile.The XL will be released in Europe and North America sometime next year. This is one handheld I will not be picking it up.

Nintendo DSi Gets Price and Release Date

According to Nintendo, the DSi will be releasing April 5th for $169.99 and will come in either Blue or Black.

Some features included:

-The camera which lets you take and share pictures with friends as well as use it in games that take advantage of it.

-DSi Sound which lets you record voice and use it with music and games.

-DSi Store – similar to WiiWare you will be able to download games with DSiWare points.

I personally am really looking forward to the DSi and will most likely purchase it on day one. The DSiWare has a lot of potential so I am excited to see how that goes. Anyone else considering picking it up?