Nintendo Launch DSi Console

Nintendo has officially launched the Nintendo DSi in Sydney

This morning Popular Science attended the official launch of the Nintendo DSi in Sydney. Nintendo’s new portable gaming machine is much like the Nintendo DS Lite with a few nifty additional features. The DSi comes with two cameras, the ability to play music, and photo software. It’s also 12 percent thinner than the DS Lite but does away with the GameBoy Advanced game slot, meaning no backward compatibility. Don’t fret too much though, the online shop accessible through the DSi should make up for any loss you incur through the disappearance of the of the Advanced game slot.

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FOUR FABULOUS REASONS WHY THE NEW NINTENDO DSi IS THIS SEASON?S HOT HANDBAG ESSENTIAL

1) WHO SAYS ITS NOT ALL ABOUT LOOKS?

The new Nintendo DSi has some stylish new design features:

? Available in two sleek colours - black or white with matte finish to prevent finger print marks.
? The screen is 17% larger that the Nintendo DS Lite.
? Its 12% slimmer than the DS Lite ? making it even more
handbag-friendly.

2) GET SNAP HAPPY?

Nintendo DSi Camera:

Never miss a moment with Nintendo DSi?s two built-in cameras. As well as taking snaps and saving them to the internal memory or an external SD card, the Nintendo DSi enables you to manipulate the images you capture with 11 lenses and face recognition technology.

Experiment as you edit, morph and distort your favourite images. There is even a photo colander for tracking all your special moments in pictures.

Store and record your daily life and achievements with a photo diary. Not only can this be great fun but if you?re on a diet it will also allow you to track your progress with weekly photo updates.

Nintendo DSi?s11 different lenses include:
? Mischief lens - Add special effects to your photos.
? Distortion lens - Enables you to totally distort your pictures in real time.
? Graffiti lens - Experiment with different graffiti designs on your photos.
? Colour lens - Restore colour to black and white photos.
? Emoter lens - Change facial expressions.

3) SOUNDS LIKE FUN?

Nintendo DSi Sound

The Nintendo DSi Music Player lets you store and play all your favourite music ? but it also enables you to have fun recording, distorting and looping sounds too.

You can play with any music that you have on an SD memory card ? have fun making your favourite songs play faster! Nintendo DSi?s enhanced sound system means your music collection sounds great with or without headphones.

Learning a foreign language? Slow down the playback of someone speaking in that language so it?s easier for you to learn. You can also record sounds using the microphone, and edit them to create new sounds.

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4) IT?S SHOPPING, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT!

Nintendo DSi Shop

Visit the Nintendo DSi Shop to download exclusive Nintendo DSiWare using your Nintendo Points.

Nintendo DSiWare - The Nintendo DSi Shop will be updated with exciting new games and the latest applications to customise your Nintendo DSi. Basic applications, such as the Nintendo DSi Browser, can be downloaded for free, while other content can be purchased from the Nintendo DSi Shop in exchange for Nintendo DSi Points.

Nintendo DSi Browser - Download the Nintendo DSi Browser for free and go online to explore your favourite sites. This means you can access Facebook and check your emails on Hotmail whenever you?re in a public Wi-Fi hotspot or from your existing wireless broadband connection

(AU SRP $299.95 / NZ SRP $375.00 (NZ price is based on current exchange rate of 19th Feb 2009)

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