DSi Gets Official N.A. Release Date, Price. Also Blue.

Written by Marc DeAngelis

Monday, 23 February 2009 06:15

Japanese gamers and rich-kid importers have had their hands on the Nintendo DSi for a while now, and it didn't seem like North American would see the new handheld until the summer at the earliest. But Nintendo have just revealed that the DSi will hit the shores on April 5th.

And it gets even better. The DSi will only cost $170 - only $40 more than the DS Lite. Play-Asia and other importers were selling the system for over $200, so I'm sure wallets everywhere sighed a breath of relief.

tobias_funke_blue The North American version of the system will come in matte black (AKA HAL 9000) and an awesome shade of blue. To be honest, I wasn't that excited about the DSi until I saw the new color.

So get ready, Nintendo fans, because the third iteration of the DS hardware is finally in sight. Judging by the life of the GBA SP, this is probably the last update to the DS before a total overhaul. It's too bad, too, because I was really hoping for a super-slim, super-secksy version. Oh well, at least it's blue.

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written by Kevin Alexander, February 23, 2009

There's got to be a better way to say that.

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written by Mark Peachey, February 23, 2009

Tobias: It is not a competition, Lindsay. We are doing this to save our marriage. But I should be telling you that I have been meeting more than my fair share of groupies. Or should I say "blue-pies"?

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written by Xerxes3rd, February 23, 2009

That's an outstanding photo you attached.

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written by Dexie, February 23, 2009

That's actually a surprisingly shade of blue. I figured something darker, not the neat Wii blue they've been using lately.

Still, I'm going to hold out. Why? Cause everytime I upgrade my Ninty handhelds, they ALWAYS come out with a color scheme I want more.

Seriously. Want the Pokemon Lite so bad. : /

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written by Dr. Cossack, February 24, 2009

That blue's quite ugly. I still enjoy looking at my original glacier GBA, that half-transparent shell is pretty attractive.

I'm still not convinced that I'll get a DSi. I still like my original DS. I think what might tip the balance is the quality of the software released on DSiWare, and the first batch of downloads in Japan doesn't impress me much. It might take a while to take off, though.

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written by Johnny, February 25, 2009

I think I just blue myself.

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