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[[File:DSi.JPG|thumb|200px|The white Nintendo DSi]]
{{Console infobox
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 (per [http://ds.ign.com/articles/954/954922p1.html an announcement from IGN.com]). Initially, the white was replaced with blue in the Americas, however currently the white as well as pink are available. An upgraded version, the DSi XL, was announced on October 29, 2009.
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*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
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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==
[[File:DSiLogo.png|thumb|Nintendo DSi logo]]
[[File:Nintendo DSi LL logo.png|thumb|DSi LL logo]]
* 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)
* 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
* Enhanced speakers and audio
* Enhanced speakers and audio
* 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  
* Power button relocated to below D-Pad
** 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
* 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 (as with previous models, this does not apply to games stored on a DS Game Card)
* 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}}
* 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==
All releases listed are the year in which the Japanese version was released.
{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Dash]]
| Racing game
| 2004
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Trozei!]]
| Puzzle game
| 2005
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team]]
| Dungeon crawler
| 2005
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{vg|Pokémon Ranger}}
| Action RPG
| 2006
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}
| Core series RPG
| 2006
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness]]
| Dungeon crawler
| 2007
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]]
| Action RPG
| 2008
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Platinum}}
| Core series RPG
| 2008
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky]]
| Dungeon crawler
| 2009
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
| Core series RPG
| 2009
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]
| Action RPG
| 2010
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Black and White|s}}
| Core series RPG
| 2010
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]]
| Typing
| 2011
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Card Game: How to Play DS]]
| Card game
| 2011
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[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
|}<br clear="left">


==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-SDslot.PNG‎|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>
==Special Pokémon editions==
[[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 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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==See also==
==See also==
{{bulbanews|Nintendo announces worldwide DSi release dates}}
*[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)
{{bulbanews|Nintendo announces worldwide DSi release dates}}


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