Nintendo DSi
The Nintendo DSi[1] is the third version of the Nintendo DS handheld.[2] It was first announced in October 2008 and was available in Japan in November of the same year and worldwide in 2009/2010. Development of the DSi began in late 2006, shortly after the release of the DS Lite. A larger version of the DSi titled the Nintendo DSi XL was released in 2009/2010.
Features
[change | change source]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 and the download games.
Differences between the Nintendo DS Lite and Nintendo DSi
[change | change source]- Bigger Screen: The DSi Screen is one quarter of an inch bigger than the DS Lite screen.
- Lighter: The DSi is 4 grams lighter than the DS Lite.
- 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 Game Boy Game Slot: The DSi cannot play Game Boy Advance games and DS games that require the use of the GBA slot; this caused disappointment when it came out.
- Camera: The DSi has two cameras, one on the inside and one on the outside and the photos can be put on the SD card and later printed.
- Music Player: The DSi has an 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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "ニンテンドーDSi" (in Japanese). Nintendo of Japan. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nintendo introduces DSi". Nintendo of Europe. 2008-10-02. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ Satoru Iwata (2008-10-02). "Nintendo Conference Fall 2008". Nintendo. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
We cannot boast about the resolution as the camera for DSi has the 300,000 pixels resolution.
- ↑ Thorson, Tor (2008-10-02). "Nintendo: No US DSi until 'well into 2009'". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ↑ Ashcraft, Brian (2008-10-01). "Liveblogging the Nintendo Press Conference Liveblog". Kotaku. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ↑ Cocker, Guy (2008-10-02). "Nintendo announces DSi". GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ↑ Kohler, Chris (2008-10-02). "Liveblogging the Liveblogs: Nintendo's Japan Conference Kicks Off". Wired. Archived from the original on October 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official Nintendo DSi website (in Japanese)
- Official Nintendo DSi website Archived 2011-01-28 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
