Nintendo set a launch date for its newest DSi handheld game machine with a larger screen, called the DSi XL. Due for release on March 28 at $189.99, the device includes dual screens that are 93 percent larger than those of the Nintendo DS Lite, and that have a wider viewing angle.
Nintendo said Wednesday in a press statement that the DSi XL will be available in the colors of burgundy and bronze and it ships with a larger stylus.
The handheld is pre-installed with software including Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Math and Photo Clock, and two free apps: the Nintendo DSi Browser and Flipnote Studio.
New titles for the DSi XL also include America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking and WarioWare: D.I.Y. and will launch simultaneously with the handheld.
The DS platform is also now an eReader so to speak, as a new title—“100 Classic Books”– will release on June 14 for all DS models at $19.99. It is the first book title for the DS in the U.S. (although similar titles have sold overseas) and it includes 100 works from authors such as William Shakespeare, Jules Verne, Jane Austen, and Mark Twain and more. Readers can adjust the size of the text, place bookmarks and download new content via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.
Other new DSi and Wii titles were also announced by Nintendo Wednesday.
Source: Nintendo
