Bucking the slow march to smaller and smaller electronic goods, Nintendo has actually come up with a newer, bigger version of its DSi handheld. It’s called the DSi LL (XL in Europe) and along with the new 4.2-inch screen (the old one is 3.25-inches) it gets an extra, bigger pen and, best of all, some new grown-up colors. Boring old white is joined by dark brown (so successful for the Zune) and wine red (a kind of murky burgundy that only a 1970s TV detective could love).
The bigger DSi will launch in Japan on November 21st and come with three built-in games for the equivalent of $220. Europe will follow early next year and then the United States, at an as yet unspecified date. Hopefully Nintendo will have bought some non-horrible-colored plastic by then.
Product page [Nintendo – Japanese and in Flash]
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