Nintendo announces new Nintendo DSi with dual cameras

By on Oct 2, 2008 at 9:49 AM
Gaming October 2, 2008

Nintendo announced Thursday the Nintendo DSi at their autumn conference in Japan. Announced as a “third platform”, it appears as if the DSi will supplement and not replace Nintendo’s current lineup. The DSi will be 12% slimmer than the current DS Lite and will have slightly larger 3.25″ screens. The handheld will incorporate dual cameras, a 3MP on the outside and an internal one on the inside hinge. The new model will also sport a SD card slot, new music software, a built-in web browser and support for a new “DSi shop” to download games and other DSi software over WiFi. The new shop will accept Nintendo (formerly Wii) Points; 1000 of which will be included for free with the device until March 2010. Missing on the DSi will be the Game Boy Advanced Slot so GBA games are a no go. It will be available in white and black starting November 1st in Japan for Â¥189,000 (approx. US $179).

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  • Brian

    Wow! Sounds awesome. Nintendo really knows how to upgrade their products. Compare this to PSP upgrades lol.

  • http://bulldoglist.com Joe

    No GBA GAMES!!!!?? :’(

  • http://bitflung.blogspot.com jared eldredge

    oh oh oh – so if i can manage to break my dslite i might convince my fiance to special order a DSi for xmas! :) :)

    i want one!!!!!!

  • Balla

    Too bad… Doesn’t come out in America ’till ’09 at the earliest. Unless you want to order one of a Japanese website of course. This seems like a decent upgrade from the DSLite. I’m tempted to buy one right now.

  • Blackberry Bold

    Not impressed.

  • Ben T

    Not impressed, Blackberry Bold?

    You do realize the Bold is the most unimpressive US launch in the history of RIM right? I guess you know what you’re talking about!

  • pheer6224

    This is quite a leap for Nintendo, I might become a DS player soon.

  • Rosario

    Hmm, I am impressed but not impressed enough to go out and replace my lite. Don’t get me wrong I love what they have done, and I think that if someone is still stuck with their original DS then this is perfect for them. I just don’t think its worth me upgrading my current DS Lite. I much rather spend my money on a PSP since I currently don’t have one.

  • Jack G.

    Kotaku is reporting the camera isn’t 3MP, it’s 0.3MP.
    (640×480)
    That’s not ok….
    http://kotaku.com/5057870/nintendo-announce-new-ds-the-nintendo-dsi

  • http://www.bgr.com Kelly Hodgkins

    @Jack G
    early this morning everyone reported it as 3MP. now that the keynote has been released in english on their website.. “they will not boast about the camera resolution..which is 300,000 pixels..”

    so the inside camera appears to be 0.3MP, what about that outside one?

  • itou

    18,900 yen. not 189,000 yen.

  • http://www.bgr.com marioap

    the outside is 3.6 mp

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