Nintendo has announced the new DSi at its Fall presentation in Japan. The new handheld from nintendo gets a 17% bigger screen (measuring in at 3.25 inches), a 3 megapixel camera, an SD memory card slot, and “audio enhancements” like the ability to listen to mp3s, adjust pitch and playback.
Nintendo also announced the launch of “DSi Shop,” which will sell content directly over WiFi, including a free browser app and “DS Ware” game, the company will also offer free wireless connectivity at “Nintendo Zone” hotspots located in Japanese McDonalds. The shop will take the newly-renamed Nintendo Points, formerly known as Wii Points, 1000 of which will come free with the handheld until March 2010, and content will be priced in 200 / 500 / 800 point brackets.
The DSi will come in white or black finishes, and will cost around ¥18,900 ($180) when it launches in Japan next month, other parts of the world have to wait until next year to get their hands on the new iteration of Nintendo’s DS. [via Kotaku]
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