Nintendo DSi

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Nintendo DSi
Black Nintendo DSi
The black Nintendo DSi
Generation Seventh generation
Release date Nintendo DSi:
Japan November 1, 2008[?]
Australia April 2, 2009[?]
Europe April 3, 2009[?]
USA April 5, 2009[1]
China December 15, 2009[?]
South Korea April 15, 2010[2]
Brazil July 26, 2011[3]
Nintendo DSi XL:
Japan November 21, 2009 (as Nintendo DSi LL)[?]
Europe March 5, 2010[?]
USA March 28, 2010[?]
Australia April 15, 2010[?]
South Africa October 8, 2010[4]
Brazil July 26, 2011[5]
Discontinued 2013[?]
Predecessor Game Boy Advance
Nintendo DS (concurrent)
Successor Nintendo 3DS
“What will you and I do?”
—Advertisement slogan for the Nintendo DSi
Nintendo DSi logo

The Nintendo DSi is the third model of the Nintendo DS family, announced on October 2, 2008. It is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, the Nintendo DS Lite, with the Game Boy Advance slot being removed. However, this means that the Nintendo DS Rumble Pak, which was used with titles such as Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, cannot be used. Two cameras, music playback functions, Wi-Fi, internet browser, larger screens, and a Wii-like channel interface were added. The Nintendo DSi has sold 28.44 million units, while the DSi XL sold 12.93 million units as of September 2014.[6] The DSi is also able to download games from the Nintendo DSi Shop (DSiWare), stored on an SD Card or in internal memory. As with the Wii and Nintendo 3DS, one block of storage is 128 KB and SD cards are natively supported up to 32 GB SDHC, so a 32 GB SD card at full capacity would be converted internally by the Nintendo DSi as 262,144 blocks. The DSi's front has a camera lens, and another, smaller lens is located where the mic was positioned on the Lite, allowing for photos to be taken with the DSi open.[7]

A special, limited edition DSi was sold on Black Friday of 2009 (November 27) in the United States only. It was available in Metallic Blue and came preinstalled with five Super Mario software for the system, including Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!, WarioWare: Snapped!, Dr. Mario Express, Mario Calculator, and Mario Clock.[8] Two more limited-edition colors were sold on Black Friday of 2010 (November 26) in the United States: orange and green, each bundled with Mario Party DS.[9]

The Nintendo DSi was released in China by iQue, where it is branded iQue DSi. New Super Mario Bros. was a candidate for being a pre-installed game on the system, along with Nintendogs, which iQue decided upon instead.[10] New Super Mario Bros. was released physically for the iQue DS in July 2009, 5 months before the release of the iQue DSi.

Certain games are compatible with Nintendo DS, but have enhanced performance if ran on a Nintendo DSi. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! is the only game of the Super Mario franchise of this status. Such games can utilize WPA and WPA2 wireless standards as the original Nintendo DS can utilize WEP standard only.[11] One way to tell if a game is DSi-enhanced is the 10-character game ID divided by two dashes on the cartridges, located on the bottom-right of each label. If it has the prefix TWL (codename "Twilight" for DSi)[citation needed] instead of NTR (codename "Nitro" for DS),[12] it is DSi-enhanced, which are also region-locked (just like the iQue DS Game Cards and later the 3DS and New 3DS ones).[citation needed]

Nintendo DSi XL[edit]

The Nintendo DSi XL (DSi LL in Japan) is a revision model of the DSi. It includes larger screens with a diagonal of 107 mm (4.2 inches) (93% bigger than the DS Lite and the regular DSi's screen). The size and weight are increased accordingly so that the new model weighs 50% more than the DSi. According to reports, Nintendo wants to aim the new version to older gamers who might have trouble seeing the screen of a regular DS model.[13]

The handheld console was released in Japan on November 21, 2009,[14] in Europe on March 5, 2010,[15] in North America on March 28, 2010,[16] and in Australia on April 15, 2010.[17]

In 2010, a red, Super Mario-themed DSi XL was released in Japan on October 28 in honor of the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros.[18]

Gallery[edit]

Nintendo DSi[edit]

  • A white and a black Nintendo DSi

    A white and a black Nintendo DSi

  • A white Nintendo DSi XL

    A white Nintendo DSi XL

  • A Nintendo DSi XL in five colors

    A Nintendo DSi XL in five colors

  • A Metallic Pink Nintendo DSi XL released on September 18, 2011[19]

    A Metallic Pink Nintendo DSi XL released on September 18, 2011[19]

  • The Matte Blue DSi

    The Matte Blue DSi

  • A red Nintendo DSi (Japan and Europe only)

    A red Nintendo DSi (Japan and Europe only)

  • A yellow-green Nintendo DSi (Japan only)

    A yellow-green Nintendo DSi (Japan only)

  • A white DSi bundled with Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

    A white DSi bundled with Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

  • A "Metallic Blue" Black Friday-edition DSi bundled with five games/apps

    A "Metallic Blue" Black Friday-edition DSi bundled with five games/apps

  • An orange Black Friday-edition DSi bundled with Mario Party DS

    An orange Black Friday-edition DSi bundled with Mario Party DS

  • A green Black Friday-edition DSi bundled with Mario Party DS

    A green Black Friday-edition DSi bundled with Mario Party DS

  • Commemorative DSi XL for the Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary

    Commemorative DSi XL for the Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary

  • Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary original Nintendo DSi LL box art (Japanese)

    Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary original Nintendo DSi LL box art (Japanese)

  • A Midnight Blue Nintendo DSi XL bundled with Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem![20]

    A Midnight Blue Nintendo DSi XL bundled with Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem![20]

  • A Metallic Pink Nintendo DSi XL bundled with Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!

    A Metallic Pink Nintendo DSi XL bundled with Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!

  • 7-Eleven exclusive Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary original Nintendo DSi (Japanese)

    7-Eleven exclusive Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary original Nintendo DSi (Japanese)

  • Various Nintendo DSi colors

    Various Nintendo DSi colors

  • Nintendo DSi XL colors

    Nintendo DSi XL colors

DSiWare[edit]

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Nintendo DSi enhanced games[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Budgy, a parakeet character from the Nintendo DSi, has a phrase about Princess Peach infiltrating a castle in the DSi Sound application.
  • If the player records a sound and waits, the Super Mario Bros. theme starts playing using the recorded sound as instrument.

References[edit]

Nintendo DSi coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Harris, Craig. US DSi Release Detailed. IGN (English). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Siliconera Staff. MapleStory DS Lives, Launching With DSi In Korea. Siliconera (English). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. ^ Nintendo DSi. Nintendo World (Brazilian Portuguese). Archived July 26, 2011, 07:55:29 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  4. ^ October 1, 2010. A bright future ahead for Nintendo DSi XL. Nintendo ZA (British English). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  5. ^ Comerciais em português do Nintendo DSi XL!. Nintendo World (Brazilian Portuguese). Archived July 6, 2011, 16:06:12 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  6. ^ Nintendo Co., Ltd. Consolidated Sales Transition by Region (PDF). Nintendo (English). Archived October 29, 2014, 17:36:42 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  7. ^ February 18, 2009. Nintendo DSi launches April 5 in the United States. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived February 19, 2009, 09:18:10 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  8. ^ Wahlgren, Jon (November 24, 2009). Nintendo Preloading DSi's For Black Friday. Nintendo Life. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  9. ^ Newton, James (November 22, 2010). Limited Edition Orange and Green DSis Spice Up Black Friday. Nintendo Life. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  10. ^ June 23, 2016. 《记录》第17期：神游中国（下）. Chuapp (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  11. ^ Nintendo DS and wireless security compatibility (WEP & WPA). Nintendo of America (American English). Archived October 17, 2010, 10:25:15 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  12. ^ 1. It Started Over Five Years Ago - Iwata Asks. Nintendo of UK (British English). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  13. ^ Kaluszka, Aaron (February 24, 2010). Nintendo World Report (English). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  14. ^ ニンテンドーDSi LL. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  15. ^ East, Thomas (January 14, 2010). Nintendo DSi XL UK release date announced. CVG. Archived June 22, 2013, 15:22:16 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  16. ^ Gamespot Staff (February 24, 2010). DSi XL supersizes NA March 28. GameSpot. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  17. ^ Dickens, Anthony (March 30, 2010). April 15th - Australian DSi XL Retails for AU$299.95. Nintendo Life (English). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  18. ^ Newton, James (September 29, 2010). Japan Receives Red DSi XL in Honour of Mario's 25th Anniversary. Nintendo Life. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  19. ^ GameSpot Staff (September 9, 2011). Metallic rose DSi XL blooming September 18. GameSpot. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  20. ^ Newton, James (October 26, 2011). Nintendo America Creates New DSi XL Bundles For You. Nintendo Life (English). Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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