Official: DSi Hits North America April 5

Posted by x3sphere at February 18, 2009, 10:42 am

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It’s now official: the latest and third incarnation of DS, the Nintendo DSi, will hit North American retailers on April 5, Nintendo announced today. Two colors will be available at launch, Blue and Black. MSRP is $169.99.

The DSi made its overseas debut late last year in Japan, introducing two built-in cameras, each capable of taking 0.3 megapixel images. Other additions include slightly larger (and brighter) screens, enhanced internal speakers, and an on-board SD Card slot capable of storing media files. Sales have been brisk, the DSi passed the half a million mark within its first month of introduction.

“Ever since the arrival of the first Game Boy, consumers worldwide have turned to Nintendo for their portable gaming,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Nintendo DSi builds on Nintendo’s commitment to bringing fun and creative entertainment to everyone, and will allow consumers to personalize and share their very own experiences.”

DSiWare, Nintendo’s WiiWare-esque download service is also slated to launch in North America. The service will house digital titles exclusive to DSi, with prices starting at 200 Nintendo Points. No word yet on which titles will be available from the get-go, or if the service will be accessible immediately upon launch. Details on that are forthcoming.

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Comments

skparasite says:

Sweet.


Well, since Platinum comes out March 22 and I need to get a new DS. I'll just wait until April 5 and get a DSi instead. :D

Sardu says:

Wow, it takes pictures the same resolution as my phone did 5 years ago

B2K24 says:

LOL yeah really. .3 MP OMG thats crap. 2 cameras liek why ????
This new design outright sucks in all aspects.
What they need to do is have a 1 screen unit, a big screen like the PSP or iphone, itouch etc. until then screw it.

MenaceInc says:

While I agree that the DSi's design is terrible, I have to argue that the dual screens is important to the DS's appeal and success.
It's through clever use of both screens that many innovative games are able to be made with the DS. It's a pity though that most developers seem to neglect one of the screens most of the time.

PR0fessor Burnt says:

its pretty stupid really

elvis says:

i wanna to know were u can bye the blue one from

angelsniper45 says:

My guess would be gamestop or bestbuy :wink:

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