DSi XL hits US & EU Q1 2010, DS sales top 113 million

W T monkey, people just wanr u to be spen money unessarily

Wow. At least with GBA, you got remarkable different upgrades to the system. A GBA, the SP, or even the micro had distinctly different styles and ways of play. This is just... kinda weird to say the least. I don't know why Nintendo feels motivated to release yet another SKU of its famed DS. It seems trivial and odd to me. At the same time, if it brings in more people to the crowd and brings in more games to be played, I'm all for it. I guess I just wish Nintendo would give more of a heads up for the console. I have a friend with all 3 of the versions of the DS. I sure hope he doesn't feel motivated to go out and by this one. The fact that this doesn't sport ANY technical differences aside from screen length seems like wasted opportunity for Nintendo though...

DS Original FTW!!

not allowing the dsiware games to transfer just seems absolutely stupid

Omg lol please just move on and make another portable system, it's seriously time for that, same with Sony.I bought my frikkin DS when it first came out and I'm getting more than a little tired of it now.

Unnecessary. Not to mention disrespectful to whoever ran over a store to buy the new DSi when it came out. I bet many people would like to have the choice of a bigger screen, even though I, myself, would not choose any of these two DSi. The DS Lite still reigns.

I guess this is for people with bigger hands. But they didn't change the button size! WTF Nintendo?

This is why I'll remain a Lite owner until a true successor arrives. DSi owners got duped. GBA Library > DSi Ware + Camera :P New DSi Bigger Screen Bigger Stylus Bigger Sensation :lol:

wow, that new ds is so beautiful 2 larger screens!

Wayyy too big!

making the dsi bigger doesn't make it any better...im sticking wit the Lite ;)

Nice april's fools guys..... Oh wait we are on october is this an october fools?

@sparpypants I agree with you ...;)

I'm happy with my original DS phat. If it ever broke I'd consider this just for the big screen.

What an eye-opener. This does seem like a legitimate project, though.

Hope you best wishes Nintendo ^_^

uh oh bigger stylus bigger insertion XDD

@rudolph228 True that

I bought a DS Lite over a DSi for a few reasons. 1. GBA games play on a lite, not on the DSi 2. the Lite is small, portable, and comes in more colors. 3. The camera and the online store are both almostly completly useless with little support for both features. Finally, a price point of $139cad compared to the $200 (at time of purchase) made the purchase of a DSi over a Lite an easy decision. Kinda like buying a $250 PSPGO to replace a PSP 3000 (for nearly twice the price) the DSi and the new DSi XL are completly useless devices that will definatly not get my money.

So, let me get this straight. They went from clunky DS to tiny DS to a tiny DS with a Camera and now its back to clunky DS only this clunky DS has camera! Holy crap the creative juices are really flowing over at Nintendo! @eddy_purpus If they are going back to clunky, they should as least go back to using GBA games. I mean hell, so far it's the only redeeming factor when it comes to the DS really.

If something ever happened to my ds lite, then I'd get one, but for now I'm good.

Nintendo has always dominated the handheld market, and Nintendo always will dominate the handheld market.

@speed2fast It's Nintendo. They do the opposite of everyone else. No HD, make things not as powerful, make things fatter, not skinnier. They're trendsetters.

Larger screen with the same resolution, it's like the inverse of the Game Boy Micro. At least it makes more sense to pay more for a bigger screen, not a smaller one, but I do wonder when it becomes too big to be easy to play as a portable. I will have to see when I can get my hands on one to demo it, but price may be the biggest obstacle. I don't want to pay $200+ for a portable.

That's just way too big... I can't fit my regular DSi in most of my tight pants.

I like my DS lite :D

Are they gonna use NES style cartriges too ? :P

werent they supposed to make it slim or somthing why make it fatter?

The DS Lite is still pretty sweet.

the ridiculously big size convinced me that i should still get the regular DSi. this is obviously not something for people who want portability, like me. i'm trying to move from my DS phat to something smaller, so i can carry around. getting a DSi XL would be completely illogical.

thats just stupid, everyones trying to make their handheld thinner and sleeker, but nintendos making it extra large???!!!!

Where is the slot for that huge stylus??

YES!

Ok now I am thoroughly vexed I just bought the DSI now I have to get it again. At least I can trade in the one I have now most likely gamestop will have some trade in special but nintendo wtf. I expect Sony but not you to pull this.

I'm going to get it

So I get two thumbs down for speaking common sense? *SMH* Wow!!!!

Fail.

That thing is freakin' huge. What I liked about the DS lite/i was its portability factor. I don't care about bigger screens. I don't want to lug around a "handheld" that's practically a small netbook.

Thank God I have a launch DS. It gives me an excuse to get one of these new badass ones. :D

hey psp had 4 different modifications already as well and going on 5 1000 -phat 2000 slim 3000 slim and vibrant screen w e that means psp go and 4000 said to fix 3000 problems also rumored . but expect it also are they gonna drop the dslite and dsi original price or what , i sure hope so ,

i heared that they did the ds1 more powerfull and is the new ds, so then for an excuse to use the camera, in the legend of zelda dsi you will have to take a photo of yourself and put it to link and zelda, mm if it was my face zelda would look cool.... just joking (about zelda).

didn't buy a dsi because I knew this sort of thing would happen, may not even buy this, because there will probably be another DS before its lifespan ends, however, if this thing is able to produce pretty good picture quality (as in its not much worse than the DS Lite) its a buy. It looks amazing, however I need to actually use one to be sold.

unbelievable

thats really stupid, why give a bigger screen with a bigger tagprice ? we will just see the ugly graphics even more... it is perfect as it is. Nintendo are annoying i stoped loving nintendo after the n64 era.

That wine red looks nice...but I really don't have use for a DSi, so I'll pass. =/

This is what the first DSI should of been like. Nintendo should let everyone who bought a DSI trade it in and get the new DSI for no extra cost. How dare they bring this out so soon after the first!

This is so annoying. Nintendo needs to stop doing this.

I always knew I wanted two DSi's; one exclusively for DSiWare, one for DS games. I was planning to import this monster, but, Q1 2010 doesn't seem too far off and I can save $100+. I'm waiting, then :P

Dycras and KrazyKraz01 got it spot on.