Nintendo unveils big-screen DSi News
DS News by Ellie Gibson
Nintendo has confirmed a new version of the DSi is on the way, complete with bigger screens.
The DSi LL, as it's titled, will feature 4.2-inch screens. It will come complete with two different sizes of stylus, one long and one short. You'll also get two brain training games and a dictionary pre-installed.
A choice of colours will be available - Dark Brown, Wine Red and Natural White. You can take a look at the new handheld over on the Nintendo Japan website.
The DSi LL will launch in Japan on 21st November, just over one year since the original DSi hit shop shelves there. It's priced at ¥20,000 (£135 / €150).
There's no word yet on European launch plans, but seeing as we only got the DSi in April there might be a bit of a wait.
The Nintendo DSi LL.
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Der_tolle_Emil
29/10/09 @ 08:22
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I was just about to comment on pretty much the same thing. The resolution just isn't high enough to justify such a big screen. I'm very happy with my DSLite but I didn't get a DSi because I thought the screens would be too big and the image quality would suffer because of the bigger pixels.
Oh well, I really need to see one in action to see wether it really matters or not. |
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knobgoblin
29/10/09 @ 08:33
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4.2 inches is ample for anyone isn`t it!?.......
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DaemonSpawn
29/10/09 @ 08:44
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Aren't Nintendo's consoles supposed to be simple and accessible?
I'm kinda technogeek, but already don't quite get which of the DSx to buy if I want a DS - cheap DS light, DSi or this new thing. I mean it's not like with PSPs - they all got pretty much the same hardware, and any game is fully compatible with any handheld. Knowing Nintendo I think they must have done something to fight aliasing - e.g. simple upscale filter (there shouldn't be a problem if you remember how weak original DS hardware is) though it won't be of much help with 2D. And by the way - don't they have regions on DSi? Now that's simple and accessible!
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gav_and_the_gavster
29/10/09 @ 09:23
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I just want a bigger D-Pad! (Or are they holding this back for the DSi-i-i XL v9.18g?)
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- Anyone know a good (read: cheap) japanese import site that will be stocking this?
@Lukree: Saves your eyesight. Starting at tiny screens up close is no good long term. @DaemonSpawn: The DSi LL will obsolete the current DSi IMO, mainly because it will be the same price and most people think bigger = better. As I understand it there won't be any need for upscaling because these screens will have the same amount of pixels, they'll just be larger.
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EarlBassett
29/10/09 @ 09:48
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Nintendo should relax a bit with all these product refreshes. They're getting like that cunts at Apple.
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el_pollo_diablo
29/10/09 @ 09:54
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I think it's a fantastic idea to cater for older players. Why should they miss out? Nasty colour though.
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Mentalist(air)
29/10/09 @ 11:35
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A choice of colours will be available - Dark Brown, Wine Red and Natural White
Surely they missed a trick by not naming the dark brown colour 'Wenge'... |
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Ignatius_Cheese
29/10/09 @ 11:43
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Nintendo's current strategy regarding hardware updates reminds me of The Hudsucker Proxy.
They certainly need to do more than improving the hula hoop to win back my interest... |
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canIdoyabombsforya
31/10/09 @ 21:02
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@mkreku
Do old Japanese people really care about jaggies? Oh, and those gamers who want Nintedno to put western gamers first, maybe they will when we quit the whinging finicky opinions. Meanwhile.... Panasonic, Denon and Toyota have announced new models for next year, the bastards. |
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