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Nintendo DSi

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Nintendo DSi
Manufacturer Nintendo
Type Handheld Video game console
Generation Seventh generation era
First available Japan November 1, 2008
Europe Spring 2009
Australia April 2, 2009
United States April 5, 2009
Media Nintendo DS Game Cards, Secure Digital cards
System storage Saved game, 256 MB Internal flash memory, Secure Digital card
Online service Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, DSi Shop, Nintendo Zone
Units sold 535,379 (first month available)

The Nintendo DSi is a future handheld gaming system and a variation on the existing Nintendo DS. It has been released in Japan on November 1st 2008, And will be released in America on April 5, 2009. It has the ability to take pictures, having two cameras. It will aslo feature a DSi Shop to buy games, to play DS games on it, listen to music, and connect to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. It is 12% thinner than the Nintendo DS Lite. It is similar to the Wii because it has a shop to buy games and other software. However "Nintendo Points" will be used to purchase online products rather than Wii Points.