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Rumor: DSi U.S. Launch Date, Price Revealed
January 13, 2009 - Multiple sources close to Nintendo tell IGN that the company is gearing up to debut the anticipated successor to its DS Lite handheld during the first half of this year in America. More specifically, the company has allegedly relayed to its partners that DSi will ship ...
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siliconera.com — . January 13, 2009 . 10:57pm dssense A curious trademark popped up in Japan’s trademark database one... registered by Nintendo for a “DS Houi Sensor Card”. Houi is Japanese for direction so the trademark is related to a DS card that can detect direction ... (more) Nintendo Developing A Direction Sensing DS Card? (Update)
Report: Nintendo DSi Gets Priced, Dated For U.S. Launch [Nintendo]
Report: Nintendo DSi Gets Priced, Dated For U.S. Launch [Nintendo]
kotaku.com — The next Nintendo DS, dubbed the DSi, is rumored to be launched in the United States in... April of this year, according to a report from IGN which cites "multiple sources close to Nintendo." According... (more) Report: Nintendo DSi Gets Priced, Dated For U.S. Launch ...
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yomiuri.co.jp — The Yomiuri Shimbun OSAKA--Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata recently shared his views on the Kyoto-based game console... giant's future prospects with The Yomiuri Shimbun. Following is an excerpt of the interview. "It seems more and more people are ... (more) Nintendo head upbeat about gaming : Business : DAILY ...
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  • galaga galaga
    +1

    It's been a while since I hauled out my DS. But the DSi seems pretty nifty. Most of my mobile gaming is now on the iPhone.

    Posted 1/14/2009 respond (flag)
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Report: Nintendo DSi Gets Priced, Dated For U.S. Launch [Nintendo]
Kotaku — ... and launched a month later in Japan, features larger display screens, dual 0.3 megapixel digital cameras, SD card support and internal storage. It drops the original DS's Game Boy Advance port, making the device incompatible with some DS games. IGN's independent sources don't appear to have revealed any details on the U.S. launch of the DSi Ware service, which kicked off in Japan at the end of 2008. Rumor: DSi U.S. Launch Date, Price Revealed [IGN]

Rumor: Nintendo DSi coming to US on April 4 at $179
Joystiq — ... IGN reports that "multiple sources close to Nintendo" have told the site that the Big N's latest handheld will make the trip across the Pacific in April. "The company has allegedly relayed to its partners that DSi will ship stateside in early April, most ...

Nintendo DSi for US on April 4th
DailyTech Blog Feed — For $179.99 according to IGN rumor According to IGN , three independent sources have told them that the revamp of the DS Lite is coming on April 4 for $179.99 for the United States. Over a million have been sold in Japan, where sales were flagging due to so many Japanese citizens already owning a DS or DS Lite. Nintendo's DSi handheld console looks similar to previous DS versions, but has two built-in 0.3 megapixel cameras. Other features include a SD Card slot that can enable AAC audio playback, 256MB internal memory, as well as downloadable DSi games through the DSi ...

Rumor: Nintendo DSi arriving on April 4th for $179?
Obsessable News Feed — According to an IGN report citing multiple sources close to Nintendo, the Nintendo DSi portable gaming console that has been available in Japan since November of last year will be arriving in the U.S. on April 4th for a price of $179, which is currently less than the ¥18,900 (about $210) that the DSi costs in Japan. The Nintendo DSi improves upon the Nintendo DS Lite, although Nintendo plans to keep both models in production simultaneously, by adding a built-in camera, an SD Card slot for expansion upon the internal memory, and access via WiFi to a ...

Rumor: DSi out April 4 for $180
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... IGN's Matt Casamassina reports that "multiple sources close to Nintendo" have specified a release date and price point for the eagerly-awaited (by us, anyway) North American release of the Nintendo DSi. According to whomever, the system will be released on April ...

US-bound Nintendo DSi priced and dated?
CrunchGear — ... Then again it’s just a rumor stemming from “multiple sources close to Nintendo” and should be taken with the appropriate amount of salt. It might launch well into 2009 like Nintendo initially had said, but we know at least a few gamers that would love to see it launch ASAP. ...

Possible Nintendo DSi price and release date?
SlashGear — ... If you believe the little rumor birdies (or the guys over at IGN), it seems that Nintendo’s DSi will be dropping much sooner than anyone had anticipated.  On top of that, there’s also a rumored price for the DSi. ...

Nintendo DSi to hit North America on April 4th
Boy Genius Report — According to multiple sources close to Nintendo, the company is planning to launch the DSi earlier than expected. How does a ship date of April 4th and a retail price of $179 sound? The DSi represents a modest improvement over the still popular Nintendo DS lite, offering a 0.3MP camera, larger 3.25″ displays, access to the DSiWare game catalog, an SD card slot, improved user interface and new software including photo manipulation software and built-in web browser. The DSi launched in November in Japan and sales of the portable gaming handheld have been ...

Nintendo DSi Coming to US April 4 for $180 [Unconfirmed]
GizmodoIGN says that the Nintendo DSi—Nintendo's gadgetier DS remake with a bigger screen and camera—is coming to the US April 4 for about $180, or $50 more than the current DS Lite. Kotaku notes that the reason for the wider price divide in the US—it's about $25 more than the DS Lite in Japan—is probably to keep it from harcore cannibalizing the current DS, which still sold about 1.5 million units in November. $180 is pretty steep. I mean, we are in a recession. So I guess it will stop cannibalization by making people buy ...

Report: Nintendo DSi on its way April 4
Betanews — ... Nintendo's third incarnation of its popular DS touchscreen handheld game system went on sale in Japan on November 1 with no announcement of worldwide availability. Various reports have pegged US launch for early November. IGN says "multiple sources close to Nintendo," have pegged the DSi's release in the United States in early April, likely on the fourth. ...

Nintendo DSi hitting the streets in early April?
Engadget — ... It was bound to happen sooner or later. We've seen it hacked and seen it cracked open, and now it looks like the Nintendo DSi might finally get that Stateside release. According to IGN, the device will be hitting the shelves here in early April for ...

Gadget Rumor: Nintendo DSi US Launch Date And Price
GadgetReview — Well, it looks like the Nintendo DSi will launch sooner than later here in the States.  Japan scored the updated, dual touchscreen, 3MP camera embedded Nintendo handheld video game system back in November of 2008.  Now it looks like the system will launch April 4th for $179, unless of course the rumor is just totally wrong. [IGN]

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VentureBeat — ... Is the Nintendo DSi handheld debuting in the U.S. in April?: Nintendo launched a new version of its hot-selling DS in Japan. But sources tell IGN that the DSi handheld (with two cameras, better sound, and game downloads) will hit the streets in the U.S. in April. ...

New Nintendo DSi Coming this April?
Mobilewhack.com — ... cameras. It also comes with better speakers, a power button instead of the switch found on the DS Lite, five brightness settings, a new SD card slot for data storage and multimedia content, the ability to update firmware when needed, and 256 MB of internal flash memory. One downside to it though is that the battery can only last 16 hours compared to the DS Lite’s standard 19 hours. The reason behind this is the additional brightness settings feature that the DSi comes with. ( Source ) IGN Tags: ...

Nintendo DSi coming April 4 in U.S.
D' Technology Weblog — ... IGN reports the Nintendo DSi’s release in the United States in early April, likely on the fourth, which went on sale in  ...

Nintendo DSi coming to U.S. in April
TG Daily - All News — United States - IGN has started a rumor that the successor to Nintendo's DS Lite, The DSi, will hit U.S. store shelves in April for $179.99. The devices have already sold more than one million units in Japan for the equivalent of $211. There are not many changes to the new DSi appearance-wise. However, it does have two built-in 3 megapixel cameras, an SD Card slot that allows for AAC audio content playback, a slightly larger screen, 256MB of internal memory, and downloadable DSi games via the DSi Shop. The one drawback is a lowered battery life. The new DSi is not compatible ...

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