About the Nintendo DSi

Nintendo have recently announced their latest console the Nintendo DSi was launched in Europe on the 3rd April 2009, after being introduced in Japan on the 3rd November 2008, and the new Nintendo DSi XL to be launched in the UK on the 5th March 2010.

The DSi is the 3rd DS console to be introduced, following the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite. Nintendo DSi will launch in White and Black.

The DSi, has a number of new functions as well as enhancements made to features available on the older models.

In terms of the size of the DSi, it is 2.6mm or about 12% thinner than DS Lite. The size of the screen has gained an 8% increase over the current 3 inch LCD to make it 3.25 inches.

Speaker volume and sound quality have also been improved. A camera has been included, and while it only has a 0.3 megapixel resolution the DSi Camera software includes 11 types of special camera lenses. This means the DSi can take pictures by utilizing a variety of special effects on a real-time basis.

Another new function, the DSi Sound audio player, has been designed so that people can enjoy playing with sounds. Functions include the ability to change pitch and speed separately by using the Touch Screen.

An SD memory card can be inserted into DSi, and it can be used for both the camera and audio player functions. To make use of Nintendo DSi Sound, you need to store sound data in the AAC format on an SD card. As for the Nintendo DSi Camera, if you have stored its pictures on an SD memory card, you can view them on Wii by using its Wii Photo Channel.

Nintendo DSi has internal memory, just like Wii. After storing the data there, you can choose to activate this data from the menu screen. The DSi Camera and the DSi Sound will be included in this internal memory of each DSi.

To make it truly ‘your own DSi’, you can download and store new software through DSi Shop. This is similar to the Wii Shop Channel mechanism. With these functionalities, DSi owners can download their own software.