Nintendo DSi US Launch Date, Pricing Announced

by Chris Faylor, Feb 18, 2009 7:43am PST

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Nintendo's latest revision of its portable DS hardware, the Nintendo DSi, will arrive in the United States on Sunday, April 5 for $169.99, the company has announced.

The system will be available in two colors: blue and black.

Released in Japan last fall, the Nintendo DSi packs a slimmer profile over past Nintendo DS hardware due to the removal of the Game Boy Advance cartridge slot.

Other changes and additions include larger screens, two cameras, an SD card slot, and support for the new DSi Shop, which offers downloadable games and demos.

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By: med1c x Show Full Post

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170? Wow for a hand held thats fucking pretty pricey, might as well drop the extra 30 and get a low end xbox 360. I understand its "portable" but shit.

Feb 18, 2009 6:18pm PST

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170? Wow for a hand held thats fucking pretty pricey, might as well drop the extra 30 and get a low end x... : med1c
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- yeah.. i was thinking they would have dropped the price of the regular lite and entered this model at the... : dopeman

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By: melkore x Show Full Post

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Are they going to start releasing more interesting games again? The last game I bought was FFIV and I haven't seen a DS game since that really interested me.

Feb 18, 2009 1:23pm PST

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Are they going to start releasing more interesting games again? The last game I bought was FFIV and I ha... : melkore
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- You can't find enough DS games to play? I take it you passed on Chrono Trigger then. : capt tripps
- I hate to say this, but Blue Dragon DS and Pokemon Platinum are coming out soon. I picked up Diamond the ... : XSilencedXDream

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at least this model finally has WPA/WPA2.

Feb 18, 2009 8:13am PST

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at least this model finally has WPA/WPA2. : Smitty
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  Oh that's nice. Shame it costs more, has less battery, no GBA slot, and a camera no one cares about. : node
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    The Wii store thing and the memory slot is a plus. : XSilencedXDream
    - And a web browser built in. : XSilencedXDream
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  From the sounds of it, the WiFi connect games that you already have won't work with WPA/WPA2, which is so... : evilned
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    I'm pretty sure WiFi Connection games will work across WPA/WPA2. : Agrona
    - And why is that? :D : abovedefault

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By: happynoodle x Show Full Post

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that's too high a price. Take out the camera and give me a 100-120 version plz k thnx,

Feb 18, 2009 2:19pm PST

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that's too high a price. Take out the camera and give me a 100-120 version plz k thnx, : happynoodle
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  How about $129 and just call it a DS. : capt tripps
  - but i want the bigger screens and power! MORE POWAR! : happynoodle

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By: packav x Show Full Post

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Wake me when the DS:Advance releases :D

Feb 18, 2009 4:08pm PST

Wake me when the DS:Advance releases :D : packav

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By: tomservo x Show Full Post

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I am really tempted to use my DS Lite and several games as credit towards one of these.

The DS is the finest handheld to ever be released.

Feb 18, 2009 7:59am PST

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I am really tempted to use my DS Lite and several games as credit towards one of these. The DS is the... : tomservo
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  I still play my GBA games too often to give up my standard DSes. : airmaus
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    I keep my GBA just to play GBA games :D : tomservo
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      If you have one of the more recent GBA SP units with the same backlit screen as the DS then yeah, this wo... : Schnapple
      
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      Same. The headphone port is a pain in the ass. I'm tempted by a GBA Micro, as much for novelty factor as ... : node
      
      I love my Micro. I recommend it to everyone. I hate playing GBA games on the DS. : PerfectCr
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      Unfortunately, I never picked up a GBA SP. I still have an old non-backlit GBA, so the DS is nice for tha... : airmaus
      
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      Sometimes I turn off the backlight on my SP just to see what the old GBA dudes had to deal with..... jesu... : tomservo
      
      I remember trying to play games like Pokemon Blue in near darkness or with a really dim light, and then I... : XSilencedXDream
- I feel like it's been sputtering recently though. I haven't bought a game in a while. I mostly use it f... : mikecyb

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By: gokart. x Show Full Post

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i think the DS is a fine product, but $170 for this is insanity... i wouldn't spend more than $100 on a DS at this stage of the game.

Feb 18, 2009 11:15am PST

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i think the DS is a fine product, but $170 for this is insanity... i wouldn't spend more than $100 on a D... : gokart.
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- Lucks on your side then, GameStop has DS Lites for $100. Least the one here in Kentucky did when I got on... : XSilencedXDream

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powder blue and black? wtf are they thinking. Where is white?

Feb 18, 2009 8:50am PST

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powder blue and black? wtf are they thinking. Where is white? : deathofrats
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- doesn't apple have a patent on 'white'? personally i'm about sick of all this white shit myself. : araczynski
- Would have preferred a nicer shade of blue rather than "Rusting Shipping Container Blue" myself... : quanta88

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By: araczynski x Show Full Post

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maybe if they gave it higher resolution and a better graphics chip. anyway, not like i was going to bother with it anyway. no time for portable crap.

Feb 18, 2009 10:08am PST

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maybe if they gave it higher resolution and a better graphics chip. anyway, not like i was going to both... : araczynski
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- So you want them to break compatibility and segment their user base for a device you weren't going to buy... : Schnapple

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why on earth does it have two cameras?

Feb 18, 2009 9:22am PST

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why on earth does it have two cameras? : Tawler
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- For taking two pictures simultaneously everyone needs that. : Dr. Manatee PhD
- one for the head shot and the other one for the other head shot... : araczynski

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By: jonin x Show Full Post

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awww hell yeah! Power Blue!

Feb 18, 2009 9:19am PST

awww hell yeah! Power Blue! : jonin

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By: Nation x Show Full Post

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I would rather spend a little more and get a Wii then pick up a new DSi (already have an original DS & no Wii)

Feb 18, 2009 8:24am PST

I would rather spend a little more and get a Wii then pick up a new DSi (already have an original DS & no... : Nation

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By: Durajim x Show Full Post

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God-fucking-damn it.

$169? There goes the chance of a release in the UK for 99 GB, I'm expecting 129.99 -149.99, that sucks.

Feb 18, 2009 7:50am PST

God-fucking-damn it. $169? There goes the chance of a release in the UK for 99 GB, I'm expecting 129.9... : Durajim

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