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DSi LL coming to Europe in Q1 2010 as 'DSi XL'

by JC Fletcher on Oct 29th 2009 10:05AM

Nintendo may have announced Japanese plans for the new DSi LL first, but it's not taking long for news about other regions to come out. Nintendo of Europe confirmed to Videogamer that the giant handheld will be released in that region as the DSi XL, in the already-packed Q1 time frame. "The retail price of the Nintendo DSi XL is expected to be higher than that of the Nintendo DSi," the statement reads. "Further details will be released soon."

The Japanese DSi LL will be available in Wine Red, Dark Brown (above), and Natural White, and will come preloaded with Easy Meikyo Kokugo Dictionary, Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters and Brain Age Express: Math. There is no word yet about the color variation or preloaded software selection for the European version.

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Tags: DS, dsi, dsi-ll, dsi-xl, europe, Nintendo, nintendo-dsi

Reader Comments (78)

I hope its not the same price as the PSP GO

A Wine colored video game system preloaded with math problems and a dictionary?

Sounds perfect for that really boring person on my list.

I'm suprised people still buy this at all.

I want this, and I don't know why. I know those DS games will look butt ugly on those 4 inch screens, and that pen stylus is ugly as sin.... but I want.

Wow Cody, c'mon, don't you see how they're screwing you here? They are selling you the same device you just recently bought, but now a little bigger, and you can't even see why you want it - but you do want it anyway. Hey, I got a DSi even though it had little more than the DS we already had, but I think I will sit out the rest of this generations rehashes by them.

This is why Nintendo keeps selling us the same thing in new cases over and over - because they're encouraged to do so.

Thank you for your reply, Duke.

You're welcome.

Open the Troll Gate, gatekeeper.

NO! We need the Keymaster first!

This bitch is TOAST!

Captain! It's 'This chick is toast!'

You combined that with 'Let's show this bitch how we do things downtown."

But what about us fat Americans? We want giant stuff, too!

(Actually, I'm still cool with my white DS Lite. )

I'm still cool with my DS Lite as well, but have been considering picking up one to give my mom for Christmas.

Since screen size is indeed an issue (yes, @David Black, she wears bifocals, laugh all you want) I'm going to wait until the XL is out here in the US.

It seems like a bad sales move on Nintendos part to announce something just before Christmas and then not pony it up until next year. If I hadn't heard about the XL I would have gotten the DS Lite, but now I'm going to wait. So hopefully they come through with it stateside in time for the holidays.

You guys have pretzels and you want MORE!!!

I'm sure that the Nintendo DSi Geriatric Edition will be confirmed soon for the US as well.

I can't wait till Nyko comes out with matching bifocals in an accessory pack.

So you are mad that there will be a bigger, higher-resolution screen?

Kinda like the are going to make DS games that can use the DSi camera but won't be incompatible with an older DS?

And I still fail to see why we don't want a bigger screen?

Also the web browser could take advantage of the higher resolution without making anything incompatible.

Oh god, the screen is not a higher resolution, you dopes. Why the hell would it? It's not made for you, it's made for people who can't see well. What good would a higher res do for them?

Oh god, the screen is not a higher resolution, you dopes. Why the hell would it be? It's not made for you, it's made for people who can't see well. What good would a higher res do for them?

Is this going to be called the DSi XXL in the US?

It at least has longer battery life. That's something good to say about the larger size.

Finnally! Something to buy in Q1 2010...

Otherwise its pretty much a ghost town.

i c wat u did ther

My sarcasm meter jumped. Cool.

why does nintendo seem to put america down so low on their prioriities? like flippin japan only deserves different colors and hardware months and months earlier.

Well since Europe (as SpyderTaco puts it) always gets the shaft, it seems fair that we get stuff first for once.

I could've sworn Europe got the Black and White DSis. You guys don't always get the shaft.

Not just DSI's, with pretty much everything.

Until very recently, we Europeans had to wait months on games that were release everywhere else.
We had to wait 3 months on Brawl. Three.
We've been shafted for years. Now America gets something later than us and all of a sudden it's drama all over! :P

Besides, it's not like you're actually going to spend money on this, right?
Right?

I don't a DS/DSI and I don't ever intend to :P

So what's going to happen? Will Ninty be crazy enough to sell all three DS units on the market? The last time they did that was the GBASP/Micro/DS era.

This kinda says 'Game Boy Micro'-but on a gigantic scale-to me.

Man my original DS is one ugly bastard.

If he's electric blue, he's not that ugly.

The 'XL' makes it sound like some side order from one of those American restaurants - Burger King immediately springs to mind. And the whole bigger thing flies in the face of the minimalism Nintendo have sought to emphasise over the past few years.

Also: 'Wine Red.' To be a marketer.

They've pretty much said this is a service to an older demographic. "Wine Red" fits. This isn't bigger just for the sake of making something bigger.

they made it bigger?

That's what she said.

SNAP!

*sees name with 'Sprinkles' in it. Sees comment was semi-funny.*

Do. Not. Want.

*head asplodes*

So my son isn't very popular around here, eh?

From someone claiming to be the mother of sprinkles, I expected better.

Oh, he's popular in a weird hated kind of way.

Maybe I'll finally buy a DS.

NitroMikeo:

In what way?

Meant to be a reply to NitroMikeo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In every way :P

Ooh. I like the brown color. I'd buy a DSi in that color. The XL DSi seems to kill the portability aspect.

I hate to say it...but I really want one to go with the Q1 KORG DS 10 Plus release...

I still play the first like crazy...and even use it in sets sometimes.

I will upgrade my current DSi for this.

I will upgrade my pants for this.

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