April the 3rd will see the release of the new DSi, a new thinner lighter version of the DS Lite, that brings many multimedia capabilities to Nintendo’s latest portable console.

Ever since the 1990 release of the GameBoy, Nintendo have been at the forefront of handheld gaming, with over 100 million GameBoys sold worldwide, Nintendo brought handheld gaming to the masses. With the DS, Nintendo had another hit, adding an extra touch screen to the dynamic.

The Nintendo DSi is a powerful portable games console, with a sleek clamshell design and featuring Nintendo’s trademark touch screen technology. Proving that bigger isn’t always better, the DSi is 12% slimmer than the DS Lite yet it houses larger, brighter 3.25″ screens. Other features include 2 built in digital cameras, picture editing, music playback and the ability to browse the internet wirelessly.

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Two Digital Cameras: The most obvious feature of the Nintendo DSi is its two 0.3 megapixel 640×480 digital cameras. One is located in the outer shell pointing, allowing users to snap pictures of their friends and family and the other is on the internal hinge pointing at the user acting as a webcam. These cameras are motion-detecting and able to accurately detect facial features and players’ movements, this adds a new dimension to gameplay allowing games to be played by movement alone. The DSi camera software includes 11 special effects and also allows images to be edited in real-time or after they’ve been taken, distort, morph or frame your friends. Share your photos wirelessly or save them onto an SD memory card and upload to your PC.

DSiWare: Available through the DSi Shop, Nintendo DSiWare allows users to download content such as new themes and unique games. Available for free is the Nintendo DSi Web Browser, surf the web on your DSi. Other content is purchased from the DSi Shop using Nintendo DSi Points.

Enhanced DSi Sound: The Nintendo DSi has improved sound and volume quality, users can fully enjoy playing music files as well as in-game music. The DSi Sound application lets you mess around and play with music and sound, change the pitch or speed and apply effects.

In the Box: Included with every DSi: one Nintendo DSi System, one Nintendo DSi stylus, one Nintendo DSi AC power adapter, an easy start guide, manuals (basic and controls) and a support booklet.

James writes for www.dsi-Prices.co.uk