Rumours of a new DS started circulating late last year until Nintendo finally confirmed that yes, their third generation DS would indeed be out and in the next few months. Hurrah! cry my fellow DS fans. The layout of the dual screen handheld console hasn’t changed much but there are some nice new functions notably the camera and audio player plus a slightly enlarged screen now measuring 3.25inches plus improved speaker and sound quality. Whilst the camera shouldn’t really enhance gameplay, I’m sure it’ll be a huge hit amongst the younger gamers despite the weak 0.3 megapixels and it does have some fun lens features that can turn pics to black and white, change colours and add frames to name just three of 11.
The SDcard slot is another very welcome addition – and has also prompted the moving of the power button close to the screen – though users will lose the gameboy slot that can be found on previous models due to a slimming down of the case size. Extra games can also be downloaded from the DSi shop.
The DSi was released in Japan last November and it’s been slated for a Spring release here so look out for announcements within the next couple of months.
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