Official Nintendo DSi European launch details

After the US launch details and the listing on UK's Game, Nintendo of Europe officially announces the launch of the Nintendo DSi. Funny enough, not a word mentioned about a suggested retail price. Update We've added the official (LONG) trailer to the story.

Update We've added the official (LONG) trailer to the story.

Nintendo will launch its new handheld console, the Nintendo DSi, in Europe on 3rd April 2009. The Nintendo DSi will be available in black or white and is the thinnest and lightest member of the Nintendo DS family. The console is packed with new features that will excite fans of and newcomers to the Nintendo DS range.

There are many ways to have fun with the Nintendo DSi, from creating, customising and sharing photos with friends & family or listening to and experimenting with your favourite music, to playing more than 1000 Nintendo DS games and downloading new DSiWare games directly onto your console. The Nintendo DSi also features built-in internet capabilities, meaning the fun begins the moment you switch it on!

Nintendo DSi brings motion-detecting cameras to handheld gaming The Nintendo DSi incorporates two cameras adding an entirely new dimension to gameplay on the Nintendo DSi. The cameras are able to accurately detect facial features and players' movements. Moving the upper body, hands, arms and head in front of the camera now means play can be directed by movement alone, bringing a whole new way of interacting with the handheld.

Play with your pictures The Nintendo DSi's cameras face inside and outside; mounted on the console's flip-up lid, so, users can snap themselves or their friends and families just as they choose. What sets the Nintendo DSi's cameras apart, however, is that the Nintendo DSi Camera software comes fully loaded with 11 special camera effects so that users can take shots using a range of special effects.

Users can edit their images during or even after they're taken. Choices include a distortion tool which allows users to use the Stylus to distort their image in a variety of quirky & fun ways, the ability to turn any face into fans favourite Mario with his famous moustache and hat, or frame the image beautifully. All of which can be saved into a personal photo album which in turn would allow you to use your Nintendo DSi as a personal digital photo frame! Users can share their snapshots with friends and family wirelessly. Or by saving the content onto an SD memory card, users can upload to their personal computer or to their Wii and share with friends and family using WiiConnect24!

Play with sound The Nintendo DSi has enhanced volume and sound quality so that users can experience the Nintendo DSi Sound application, as well as in-game music, at its best. As well as bringing portable music to the Nintendo DSi (as players will be able to play AAC-encoded music files on their console), Nintendo DSi Sound introduces new ways for Nintendo DSi users to experiment and play with sound and music : changing the pitch, speed and even apply effects to sound files that are played on the console.

For example, users can slow down a phrase in a foreign language to get the pronunciation just right. But they can equally have fun recording their own voices and manipulating the play-back : adding sound effects to create new fun with sound. Players can also change the speed or add sound effects to songs, enabling them to create their own unique mixes, as well as learn words and instrumental solos more easily.

Download DSiWare and customise your Nintendo DSi Your can customise your Nintendo DSi by downloading games and applications from the DSi Shop, in addition to being able to carry around your Nintendo DSi with your very own unique photos & music files. A variety of fun software will be available for download in the forthcoming months. Examples include an application which enables users to make animated cartoons or by combining photos to create mini-movies (incorporating both sound and moving images); or the fun-filled WarioWare software which utilises the motion-detecting camera for a completely interactive experience. Users will also be able to download the Nintendo DSi Browser for free from launch that will enable users quick and easy internet access from their Nintendo DSi.

All of this and more can be downloaded directly from the DSi Shop using the internet and thanks to the Nintendo DSi's in-built flash memory these can be saved directly onto your console, meaning you can take all of your games and other applications with you wherever you go.

Packed with features, but thinner than ever In addition to all of the new features, the Nintendo DSi comes in a matt finish and is a full 12% thinner than the Nintendo DS Lite, making it Nintendo's most portable handheld ever. However, it also packs a punch with a bigger, brighter, 3.25" screen. The Nintendo DSi has been designed to enable players to use almost all of their existing games on the new console, so those who already have a Nintendo DS (but would like to upgrade to Nintendo DSi) won't have to re-stock their library.

Nintendo DSi launches across Europe on April 3rd in black and white.

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  Does anyone know what the SD Card Capacity is?

  Andrew, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Excellent review of the DSI. So the USA get it on 5th april and they can pre-order their DSi through Amazon.com. In the UK it is available from 3rd April and you can pre-order thru www.ndsbooks.co.uk

  ndsbooks, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Er, that's just a link to Game UK which we've already mentioned.

  Andrew, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Think the SD capacity is the same as the Wii, i.e. 2Gb which should be big enough for a handheld (although not big enough for the Wii).

  ganepark32, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  It's not SDHC as far as I know, which means 2 gig's the limit

  Dennis, 30-11--0001 at 00:00