Nintendo DSi

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A black Nintendo DSi

The Nintendo DSi (ニンテンドーDSi Nintendō Dīesuai?)[1] is the third version of the Nintendo DS handheld.[2] It was first available in Japan in December 2008, and in other regions in April 2009.

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The DSi is about 12% thinner (2.6 mm) and the screen is about 17% bigger than the Nintendo DS Lite.[2][3] It has two Video Graphics Array (or VGA) 0.3 megapixel [2][4] digital cameras; one is pointed at the user and the other is in the outer shell.[5][6][7][8] The power switch is now a power button like the original Nintendo DS instead of a switch and is moved to the bottom to make it harder to bump by accident. It no longer has a slot to play Game Boy Advance games in and one will not be able to play games such as Guitar Hero: On Tour on the DSi because the game requires the slot.

Differences between Nintendo DS lite and Nintendo DSi [change]

  • Bigger Screen : The DSi Screen is one quarter of an inch bigger than the DS lite screen.
  • Battery Life : The battery lasts between 1–5 hours less than the DS lite.[source?]
  • Extra memory : The Nintendo DSi has a SD card* slot, on which photos and music can be stored.
  • No Gameboy Game Slot : The DSi cannot play Gameboy and Gameboy Advance games; this caused a lot of disappointment when it came out.
  • Camera : The DSi has two cameras, one on the inside (with poor quality) and one on the outside (with better quality),[source?] and the photos can be put on the SD card* and later printed.
  • Music Player : The DSi has a AAC player, for playing music, much like an iPod does.
  • Internet : The DSi has an internet browser that cannot watch videos, but can do everything else.

* An "SD card" is a type of memory card.

References [change]

  1. ↑ "ニンテンドーDSi" (in Japanese). Nintendo of Japan. http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsi.html. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nintendo introduces DSi". Nintendo of Europe. 2008-10-02. http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/2008/nintendo_introduces_dsi_9691.html. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  3. ↑ "任天堂新機種「ＤＳｉ」１１月１日発売　カメラや音楽再生機能を搭載　" (in Japanese). MSN. 2008-10-02. http://sankei.jp.msn.com/release/tech/081002/tch0810021753002-n1.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  4. ↑ Satoru Iwata (2008-10-02). "Nintendo Conference Fall 2008". Nintendo. pp. p. 2. http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/conference2008fall/presen/e/02.html. Retrieved 2008-12-11. "We cannot boast about the resolution as the camera for DSi has the 300,000 pixels resolution."
  5. ↑ Thorson, Tor (2008-10-02). "Nintendo: No US DSi until 'well into 2009'". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6198456.html. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  6. ↑ Ashcraft, Brian (2008-10-01). "Liveblogging the Nintendo Press Conference Liveblog". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/5057867/liveblogging-the-nintendo-press-conference-liveblog. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  7. ↑ Cocker, Guy (2008-10-02). "Nintendo announces DSi". GameSpot. http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6198455.html. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  8. ↑ Kohler, Chris (2008-10-02). "Liveblogging the Liveblogs: Nintendo's Japan Conference Kicks Off". Wired. http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/10/liveblogging-th.html. Retrieved 2008-10-03.

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