Nintendo DSi XL

The Nintendo DSi XL (known as the Nintendo DSi LL in Japan) is the third redesign of the Nintendo DS after the DS Lite and DSi. The DSi XL is only a slight redesign of the original Nintendo DSi and was made with the same hardware. Its main new features are a larger 4.2 inch screen and new colors. The system was released in Japan on November 21, 2009 in the colors WineRed/Burgundy, DarkBrown/Bronze, and NaturalWhite. It was released in the US on March 28, 2010, just right on time of their "release in the first quarter of 2010" promise.

The WineRed/Burgundy Nintendo DSi XL

DSi LL logo

It was made to rival the PlayStation Portable in size and offer options to elderly players. According to Nintendo, the new system was made to give players a different option to the Nintendo DSi, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP and the Game Boy micro compared to the original Game Boy Advance.

Software

Preloaded on the internal memory for the Japanese DSi LL: the DSi Browser, Flipnote Studio, Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Math, and Meikyou Kokugo Rakubiki, Jitena dictionary program. The European release will include the games Dr. Kawashima's Little Bit of Brain Training: Arts Edition and Dictionary 6 in 1 with Camera Function alongside the DSi Browser. The North American version will include the DSi Browser, Flipnote Studio, Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Math, along with the Photo Clock.

It will also be capable of downloading and playing DSiWare. Like the current DSi, there is no slot for Game Boy Advance cartridges, disabling the ability to use Pal Park and dual-slot mode in the Generation IV games.

Information

• Size: 161.0mm x 92.4mm x 21.2mm
• Screen size: 4.2 inches diagonal
• Styli: 96.0mm; large: 129.3mm
• Weight: 314g
• Battery charge time: 3 hours
• Battery life: 13-17 hours (on lowest brightness)

Changes from Nintendo DSi

• The screen size is now 4.2 inches, an increase of .95 inches from the DSi.
• A larger stylus is also included.
• The weight is 100 grams heavier than the DSi.
• The battery takes a half-hour longer to charge than the original Nintendo DSi.
• The battery holds a charge for 1-4 hours longer than the DSi.

See also

• DSi LL on Nintendo's official site (Japanese)
• DSi XL on Nintendo of America's official site (English)