Dsi Archive

  • Heaven forefend! Has Nintendo’s 3DS announcement killed the DSi XL?

    Heaven forefend! Has Nintendo’s 3DS announcement killed the DSi XL?

    NOT FOR KIDS! In all honesty, I don’t think the DSi XL is part of Nintendo’s standard line-up. It’s a reaction to the popularity of the Wii in retirement centers and is aimed at a much older – and much different audience – than the new 3D DS, aptly named the 3DS. Older folks who may [...]

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  • Review: Nintendo DSi XL

    Review: Nintendo DSi XL

    Short version: Nintendo’s new DSi XL is aimed squarely at the older generation of casual gamers. People that appreciate something that’s a little easier to read. The people who wear their reading glasses while they sit down for their morning glass of fiber and read their copy of the AARP Journal. And heaven help me, [...]

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  • iFixit tears down the DSi XL

    iFixit tears down the DSi XL

    No Tegra chip for you! iFixit tore down the Nintendo DSi XL and found, not surprisingly, a bigger DSi. It’s running the DSi’s ARM processor and the motherboard is big enough to fit in the case, but that’s about it. Click through for more findings: * Nintendo is again using a custom ARM CPU, manufactured in [...]

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  • Nintendo 3DS: New details leak in Japan

    Nintendo 3DS: New details leak in Japan

    Nintendo's announcement of its new portable 3D gamimg device 3DS was very brief, prompting us to speculate about possible features and implications for the way people will play games in the future. But today the Nikkei, Japan's Wall Street Journal, is offering a bit more insight (and the Nikkei is usually a very reliable source).

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  • Video unboxing of the Nintendo DSi XL

    Video unboxing of the Nintendo DSi XL

    Excuse our enthusiasm, but here’s the DSi XL unboxed for all and sundry. Enjoy!

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  • The Tiniest Press Release In The World Contest Winner: Nintendo DSi XL

    The Tiniest Press Release In The World Contest Winner: Nintendo DSi XL

    We have a great hands on up but did you know the DSi XL came with the tiniest press kit in the world? The kit includes all the specs but is written on little sheets of paper about 2 inches by 3 inches. There’s even a mini business card! Say what you want about PR people [...]

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  • First Look: Nintendo DSi XL

    First Look: Nintendo DSi XL

    Just got another care package from Nintendo, and it’s a big one — literally. Nintendo sent us one of its new DSi XL units, and color me impressed. The screens look great, and games look like they should have been on a screen this size in the first place. I don’t even need my reading [...]

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  • Nintendo keeps it public domain with their new ebook cartridge

    Nintendo keeps it public domain with their new ebook cartridge

    That bastion of fine games reporting, Bloomberg News, has a story on a new cart called "Classic Books" that will contain the greatest, public domain, royalty-free hits from Mark Twain and William Shakespeare.

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  • Get your Nintendo DSi XL (actually, it’s an LL) game on now

    Get your Nintendo DSi XL (actually, it’s an LL) game on now

    Nintendo isn’t bringing the larger screen DSi to the States until next year, but you can get one now as long as you’re willing to pay a bit extra. But of course you would be the coolest kid on your bus so it’s totally worth it. Play-Asia has the the Asian market DSi LL ready for [...]

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  • The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks available today on Nintendo DS/DSi

    The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks available today on Nintendo DS/DSi

    Fans of the Legend of Zelda games who happen to leave the house once in awhile don't need to be told that today marks the newest installment of portable Zelda games, as The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks hits store shelves for the Nintendo DS and DSi for $34.99.

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  • The Nintendo DSi LL (XL) gets splayed open

    The Nintendo DSi LL (XL) gets splayed open

    Wanna know if there is a Mario-style dungeon under the outer layer of the huge Nintendo DSi LL? Spoiler: There isn’t. The boys over at PC Watch put their precious DSi LL (or the XL here in the States) under the knife. If controller board pr0n gets you going in the morning, click on over to [...]

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  • The Nintendo DSi Studio Kit takes it a little too far

    The Nintendo DSi Studio Kit takes it a little too far

    This post is for the few people out there that actually use the DSi's camera. Sure, many probably snapped a few pics when they first got the device, but it's more of a novelty feature and probably not something you would use everyday. But if you do, this $20 kit from Thrustmaster is for you.

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  • The Nintendo DSi XL shows its stuff in front of the camera

    The Nintendo DSi XL shows its stuff in front of the camera

    Question: Are standard DS & DSi games going to look pixelated and stretched on the DSi XL's 4.2-inch screen? Idk. But the screen is huge when compared to the standard DSi. Check out the Japanese TV debut after the jump.

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  • DSi XL to be available in America & Europe in early 2010

    DSi XL to be available in America & Europe in early 2010

    Great news, everyone. Nintendo will release the large-screened DSi in America early next year. It’s been rebadged as the DSi XL instead of the DSi LL. There’s still no word on the price or exact release date, but at least we know it’s coming. Win. Nintendo via Kotaku, “A new iteration of the Nintendo DSi™ system will [...]

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  • How big of a difference does the DSi LL’s 4.2-inch screen make?

    How big of a difference does the DSi LL’s 4.2-inch screen make?

    The rumors were correct. Nintendo was planning a larger screen DSi. Fair enough. So now you're probably wondering just how big of a difference a 4.2-inch screen is over a 3.25-inch screen. Well, Nintendo is fielding that question with a little interactive page, which trys to up-sell the new, large screen model over the original one. Seeing is believing, after all.

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