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The '''Nintendo DSi''' is the second redesign of the [[Nintendo DS]], after the [[Nintendo DS Lite|DS Lite]]. The system was released in Japan on November 1, 2008 in the colors matte black and white. It was released in Australia on April 2, 2009, in Europe on April 3, 2009, and in the United States on April 5, 2009. Initially, the white was replaced with blue in the Americas, however currently the white as well as pink are available. An upgraded version, the [[Nintendo DSi XL]], was announced on October 29, 2009.
The '''Nintendo DSi''' (Japanese: '''ニンテンドー{{j|DSi}}''' ''Nintendo DSi'') is the second redesign of the [[Nintendo DS]], after the [[Nintendo DS Lite|DS Lite]]. The system was released in Japan on November 1, 2008 in the colors matte black and white. It was released in Australia on April 2, 2009, in Europe on April 3, 2009, and in the United States on April 5, 2009. Initially, the white was replaced with blue in the Americas, however currently the white as well as pink are available. An upgraded version, the [[Nintendo DSi XL]], was announced on October 29, 2009.


==Changes from Nintendo DS Lite==
==Changes from Nintendo DS Lite==
* 12% thinner than DS Lite
* 12% thinner than DS Lite
* Screens are 3.25 inches, an increase of .25 from DS Lite
* Screens are 3.25 inches, an increase of .25 from DS Lite
* Two 0.3-megapixel camera inside and on the back of the system with a maximum resolution of 640x480
* Two 0.3-megapixel cameras inside and on the back of the system with a maximum resolution of 640×480
* Doubled main CPU clock rate (133 MHz in comparison to 67 MHz of the previous systems)
* Doubled main CPU clock rate (133 MHz in comparison to 67 MHz of the previous systems)
* Four times as much RAM (16 MB in comparison to 4 MB of the previous systems)
* Four times as much RAM (16 MB in comparison to 4 MB of the previous systems)
* [[Game Boy Advance]] slot has been removed
* [[Game Boy Advance]] slot has been removed
* SD card slot added to transfer photos and music between DSi, Wii, and PC
* {{wp|Secure Digital|SD card slot}} added to transfer photos and music between DSi, [[Wii]], PC and digital cameras
* Music playback for AAC music files
* Music playback for AAC music files
* Record sounds with the microphone
* Record sounds with the microphone
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* Nintendo DSi Shop from which DSi applications can be bought using Nintendo Points
* Nintendo DSi Shop from which DSi applications can be bought using Nintendo Points
* Free-to-download Opera Internet browser available at launch  
* Free-to-download Opera Internet browser available at launch  
** In later modelsm this software, along with Flipnote Studio is already installed
** In later models this software, along with Flipnote Studio, is already installed
* Power button relocated to below D-Pad
* Power button relocated below D-Pad
* Stylus relocated to below SD card slot
* Stylus relocated to below SD card slot
* New user interface similar to that of Wii
* New user interface similar to that of Wii
* Integrated Photo Channel and music playback
* Integrated Photo application and music playback
* Applications from the Nintendo DSi Shop are region-locked
* Applications from the Nintendo DSi Shop are region-locked
* Certain DS game-card games are region-locked on the DSi and later models, such as the Japanese versions of {{game|Black and White|s}}
* Certain DS game-card games are region-locked on the DSi and later models, such as the Japanese versions of {{game|Black and White|s}}
* The startup tone no longer differs on the owner's [[birthday]]
* The startup tone no longer differs on the owner's [[birthday]]
* The sound changing button has been moved to the left-hand side.


==Game Boy Advance incompatibility==
===Game Boy Advance incompatibility===
The biggest change, perhaps, between the previous models and the DSi is the removal of the GBA port. This causes the system to be unable to play the [[Generation III]] games as well as other [[Game Boy Advance]] games. Due to the [[Generation IV]] games' use of [[dual-slot mode]] to capture Pokémon of previous generations, and [[Pal Park]] for migration of Pokémon from [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire]], [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed, LeafGreen]], and {{v2|Emerald}}, this also affects them.
The biggest change, perhaps, between the previous models and the DSi is the removal of the GBA port. This causes the system to be unable to play the [[Generation III]] games as well as other [[Game Boy Advance]] games. Because of the [[Generation IV]] games' use of [[dual-slot mode]], the incompatibility makes it impossible to capture Pokémon of previous generations, and impossible to use [[Pal Park]] for migration of Pokémon from [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire]] and {{v2|Emerald}}, or [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen]].
 
===DSi-enhanced features===
DSi-enhanced games are DS games that have additional features when played on the Nintendo DSi or [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]. {{4v|Black|White}} can utilize the camera when using the [[Xtransceiver]], and they and [[Pokémon Conquest]] can connect to {{wp|Wi-Fi Protected Access|WPA}} and {{wp|WPA2}} protected wireless networks, when played on a DSi or 3DS. However, these five games are also region-locked, though only on DSi and 3DS due the lock being enforced by the system software rather than the game software and no such enforcement existing on previous DS designs.


==Pokémon games==
==Pokémon games==
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| 2005
| 2005
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| {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}
| {{vg|Pokémon Ranger}}
| Action RPG
| Action RPG
| 2006
| 2006
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}
| {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}
| Main series RPG
| Core series RPG
| 2006
| 2006
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time]]
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness]]
| Dungeon crawler
| 2007
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness]]
| Dungeon crawler
| Dungeon crawler
| 2007
| 2007
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| {{game|Platinum}}
| {{game|Platinum}}
| Main series RPG
| Core series RPG
| 2008
| 2008
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| {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
| {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
| Main series RPG
| Core series RPG
| 2009
| 2009
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| {{game|Black and White|s}}
| {{game|Black and White|s}}
| Main series RPG
| Core series RPG
| 2010
| 2010
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| [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]]
| Typing
| 2011
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Card Game: How to Play DS]]
| Card game
| 2011
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| [[Pokémon Conquest]]
| Turn-based strategy
| 2012
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]]
| Core series RPG
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | 2012
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=3>
{{incomplete|section|Missing photo of the Pokémon World Championship edition from 2009}}
File:DSi-White-closed.jpg|Top view of DSi closed
<gallery>
File:DSi-Black-open.jpg|Black DSi opened
DSi Black.png|A Black Nintendo DSi
File:DSi_SD_slot.jpg|SD slot on the DSi
DSi Pink.png|A Pink Nintendo DSi
File:DSi-fold.png|DSi partially folded
DSi Metallic Blue.png|A Metallic Blue Nintendo DSi
File:DSi-Blue-box.jpg|Blue DSi box
DSi Blue.png|A Blue Nintendo DSi
File:DSi-open.jpg|DSi running the Sound Channel
DSi Red.png|A Red Nintendo DSi
DSi closed.png|Top view of DSi closed
DSi SD slot.png|SD slot on the DSi
DSi folded.png|DSi partially folded
DSi-Blue-box.png|Blue DSi box
Nintendo DSi open.png|DSi running the Nintendo DSi Sound App
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Pokémon specials==
==Special Pokémon editions==
[[File:BW DSi.jpg|thumb|right|Both of the DSi bundles]]
[[File:BW DSi.png|thumb|left|Both of the DSi bundles]]
A special DSi bundle featuring {{game|Black and White|s}} was announced by [[The Pokémon Company]]. The bundle includes a copy of either Pokémon Black or Pokémon White as well as a special DSi with {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}} on it. The DSi will be colored black or white, depending on which Pokémon game is chosen. It was released in Japan on November 20, 2010. A similar bundle has also been announced for Europe and was released on March 4, 2011. The bundle is also available in America in limited edition starting on March 6, 2011.
A special DSi bundle featuring {{game|Black and White|s}} was announced by [[The Pokémon Company]]. The bundle includes a copy of either Pokémon Black or Pokémon White as well as a special DSi with {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}} on it. The DSi will be colored black or white, depending on which Pokémon game is chosen. It was released in Japan on November 20, 2010. A similar bundle was also announced for Europe and was released on March 4, 2011. The bundle was also available in the United States in limited edition starting on March 6, 2011.
 
[[File:Norwegian Pokémon themed DSi.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Explorers of Sky-themed DSi]]
Nintendo held a competition in 2010 to give a [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky]]-themed DSi to whoever made the best piece of physical artwork of a Nintendo or Pokémon-themed Christmas landscape. The competition ended on January 10, 2010 and the winner was announced to be Mattis Jensen on January 23, 2010.<ref>http://www.nintendo.no/arkivet/sidearkiv/julelandskap</ref>
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*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/series/dsi/index.html DSi on Nintendo's official site] (Japanese)
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/series/dsi/index.html DSi on Nintendo's official site] (Japanese)


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==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 11 September 2024

Nintendo DSi
ニンテンドーDSi Nintendo DSi
DSi White.png
Nintendo DSi
Release dates
Japan: November 1, 2008
North America: April 5, 2009
Europe: April 3, 2009
Australia: April 2, 2009
South Korea: April 15, 2010
China: December 19, 2009
Hong Kong: N/A
Taiwan: N/A
Technical specs
  • Dimensions: 74.9 mm long × 137 mm wide × 18.9-mm tall
  • Top Screen: A backlit, 3.25-inch, transmissive TFT color LCD, capable of displaying a total of 260,000 colors.
  • Touch Screen: Same specifications as top screen, but with a transparent analog touch screen.
  • Backlight brightness can be changed, but it cannot be turned off. It has five settings, from dimmest to brightest.
  • Battery: 3 to 14 hours of play on a three-hour charge; power-saving sleep mode; AC adapter. Battery life depends on the brightness setting.
  • RAM: 16 MB
  • Cameras: Two 0.3 megapixel digital cameras
Related information
Console generation: Seventh generation
Pokémon generations: III*, IV, V
Console type: Handheld
Colors:
Black
White
Lime Green
Pink
Metallic Blue
Blue
Red
Orange
External links

The Nintendo DSi (Japanese: ニンテンドーDSi Nintendo DSi) is the second redesign of the Nintendo DS, after the DS Lite. The system was released in Japan on November 1, 2008 in the colors matte black and white. It was released in Australia on April 2, 2009, in Europe on April 3, 2009, and in the United States on April 5, 2009. Initially, the white was replaced with blue in the Americas, however currently the white as well as pink are available. An upgraded version, the Nintendo DSi XL, was announced on October 29, 2009.

Changes from Nintendo DS Lite

  • 12% thinner than DS Lite
  • Screens are 3.25 inches, an increase of .25 from DS Lite
  • Two 0.3-megapixel cameras inside and on the back of the system with a maximum resolution of 640×480
  • Doubled main CPU clock rate (133 MHz in comparison to 67 MHz of the previous systems)
  • Four times as much RAM (16 MB in comparison to 4 MB of the previous systems)
  • Game Boy Advance slot has been removed
  • SD card slot added to transfer photos and music between DSi, Wii, PC and digital cameras
  • Music playback for AAC music files
  • Record sounds with the microphone
  • Enhanced speakers and audio
  • Nintendo DSi Shop from which DSi applications can be bought using Nintendo Points
  • Free-to-download Opera Internet browser available at launch
    • In later models this software, along with Flipnote Studio, is already installed
  • Power button relocated below D-Pad
  • Stylus relocated to below SD card slot
  • New user interface similar to that of Wii
  • Integrated Photo application and music playback
  • Applications from the Nintendo DSi Shop are region-locked
  • Certain DS game-card games are region-locked on the DSi and later models, such as the Japanese versions of Pokémon Black and White
  • The startup tone no longer differs on the owner's birthday
  • The sound changing button has been moved to the left-hand side.

Game Boy Advance incompatibility

The biggest change, perhaps, between the previous models and the DSi is the removal of the GBA port. This causes the system to be unable to play the Generation III games as well as other Game Boy Advance games. Because of the Generation IV games' use of dual-slot mode, the incompatibility makes it impossible to capture Pokémon of previous generations, and impossible to use Pal Park for migration of Pokémon from Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, or FireRed and LeafGreen.

DSi-enhanced features

DSi-enhanced games are DS games that have additional features when played on the Nintendo DSi or 3DS. Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 can utilize the camera when using the Xtransceiver, and they and Pokémon Conquest can connect to WPA and WPA2 protected wireless networks, when played on a DSi or 3DS. However, these five games are also region-locked, though only on DSi and 3DS due the lock being enforced by the system software rather than the game software and no such enforcement existing on previous DS designs.

Pokémon games

All releases listed are the year in which the Japanese version was released.

Title Genre Release
Pokémon Dash Racing game 2004
Pokémon Trozei! Puzzle game 2005
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team Dungeon crawler 2005
Pokémon Ranger Action RPG 2006
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Core series RPG 2006
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness Dungeon crawler 2007
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Action RPG 2008
Pokémon Platinum Core series RPG 2008
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky Dungeon crawler 2009
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Core series RPG 2009
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Action RPG 2010
Pokémon Black and White Core series RPG 2010
Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure Typing 2011
Pokémon Card Game: How to Play DS Card game 2011
Pokémon Conquest Turn-based strategy 2012
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Core series RPG 2012


Gallery

050Diglett.png This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Missing photo of the Pokémon World Championship edition from 2009
  • A Black Nintendo DSi

    A Black Nintendo DSi

  • A Pink Nintendo DSi

    A Pink Nintendo DSi

  • A Metallic Blue Nintendo DSi

    A Metallic Blue Nintendo DSi

  • A Blue Nintendo DSi

    A Blue Nintendo DSi

  • A Red Nintendo DSi

    A Red Nintendo DSi

  • Top view of DSi closed

    Top view of DSi closed

  • SD slot on the DSi

    SD slot on the DSi

  • DSi partially folded

    DSi partially folded

  • Blue DSi box

    Blue DSi box

  • DSi running the Nintendo DSi Sound App

    DSi running the Nintendo DSi Sound App

Special Pokémon editions

Both of the DSi bundles

A special DSi bundle featuring Pokémon Black and White was announced by The Pokémon Company. The bundle includes a copy of either Pokémon Black or Pokémon White as well as a special DSi with Reshiram and Zekrom on it. The DSi will be colored black or white, depending on which Pokémon game is chosen. It was released in Japan on November 20, 2010. A similar bundle was also announced for Europe and was released on March 4, 2011. The bundle was also available in the United States in limited edition starting on March 6, 2011.

The Explorers of Sky-themed DSi

Nintendo held a competition in 2010 to give a Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky-themed DSi to whoever made the best piece of physical artwork of a Nintendo or Pokémon-themed Christmas landscape. The competition ended on January 10, 2010 and the winner was announced to be Mattis Jensen on January 23, 2010.[1]

See also

Bulbanews
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References

  1. ↑ http://www.nintendo.no/arkivet/sidearkiv/julelandskap
Game systems with Pokémon games
Nintendo handheld consoles
GB (Pocket · GBL · SGB · SGB2) • GBC • mini • GBA (SP · GBm · GBP)
DS (Lite · DSi · DSi XL) • 3DS (XL · 2DS · New 3DS · New 3DS XL · New 2DS XL)
Switch (Lite · OLED)
Nintendo home consoles
SNES (BS-X · SGB · NP · SGB2) • N64 (DD) • GCN (GBP)
Wii (Family Edition · mini) • Wii U
Switch (OLED)
Sega consoles
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