handheld gaming

Nintendo announces the new addition to the Nintendo family, the Nintendo DSi LL.  It has been just about a year since the DSi was released in Japan before this announcement.  The DSi LL would be the 4th version of the popular gaming console and is set to be sold in Japan by November 21.

The DSi LL boasts bigger screen at 4.2 inches.  It is considerably larger than it's DS Lite and DSi counterparts, with the DS Lite at 3 inches and the DSi at 3.2 inches.  As it comes with a larger screen, the whole handheld is also the largest in the Nintendo DS line.  The DSi LL will initially be released in 3 colors, the Wine Red, Dark Brown, and Natural White.

Interestingly enough, the DSi LL will also include 2 stylus instead of one.  One fits neatly into the DSi LL as it is with the other older models.  Another is a much larger pen-shaped stylus that is 129.3mm long that is carried separately.

Comparison between the DSi and the DSi LL

Aside from being able to use standard DS cartridges and DSi cartridges, the DSi LL will be capable of downloading and playing DSiWare.  The DSi LL will come with included software: the DSi Browser, Flipnote Studio, Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Math, and Meikyou Kokugo Rakubiki Jiten, a dictionary software.