Nintendo DSi LL/XL Arrives with Bigger Display

Nintendo DSi LL/XL Arrives with Bigger Display

Techtree News Staff, Nov 04, 2009 0830 hrs IST

Comes with a 4.2-inch display and offers three hours of battery life

Rumors about a large screen Nintendo DSi model turned out to be true. Nintendo announced the new Nintendo DSi LL gaming handheld with a 4.2-inch screen. Costing the same as the current generation DSi, the new DSi LL will be available from November 21 in Japan for about $220 (approx. Rs. 10,600).

Nintendo UK and America have confirmed to Gamespot that Nintendo DSi will be released for Europe and US in first quarter of next year but no price was mentioned.

The new DSi LL/XL has a 93 percent larger screen than the DS Lite and is also a bit thicker. Two different sized Styli would be featured with DSi LL/XL. One stylus would be the regular thin one that is packed with DSi, while the other would be large and digital pen like one. Nintendo DSi Lite has a 3-inch screen, DSi has 3.25-inch screen and now DSi LL has a 4.2-inch screen.

Nintendo DSi XL specifications:

4.2" screen, TFT color liquid crystal (260,000 colors)
Width 161.0mm
Length 91.4mm
Thickness 21.2mm
Stylus length: 96.0mm
Large stylus length: 129.3mm
Weight: 314g
Battery life: 4-5 hours maximum brightness, 13-17 hours minimum brightness
Charging time: three hours (when fully depleted)
--DS card slot
--SD memory card slot
--AC adapter
--Stereo headphone/Microphone connected terminal

At the moment Nintendo DSi Ware won't be transferable to the new DSi LL/XL. And just like DSi, the new DSi LL/XL won't have Game Boy Advance port.

Two things are majorly different in DSi LL/XL - larger screens and extra stylus. The battery life is close to that of DSi Lite - three hours. So far there's no concrete reason for this screen refresh from Nintendo.

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(13) Comments

Saumil Bhasin

,Gurgaon , on Jun 25, 2010 11:43 AM

when will it launch in india?

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Mateo

,Leon, Mexico, on Nov 05, 2009 06:40 AM

How can this be a 93% larger screen, when it only enlarges by approximately 30% (4.2 inches from 3.25)? Who did this calculation? A 93% bigger screen would take it upto around about 6 inches!!

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Anon

,Anon, on Nov 07, 2009 06:24 AM

From the DS LITE, 3.0 inches, you fool.

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Anonymous

,Lansing, on Nov 08, 2009 12:18 AM

Even basing this off the 3" DS Lite that math is wrong. There's no way it's a 93% increase in size.

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Anon

,An, on Nov 08, 2009 04:05 AM

93% bigger AREA, not bigger diagonal length. 4^2 is 16, 3^2 is 9, that's where the 93% comes from (not exact measurements since they're rectangles and area isn't based on diagonals, also it's 4.2 in. like you said). lern2math

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Guessfox

,Yokosuka, on Dec 02, 2009 05:59 PM

Someone with a simple mind. Lets see 4.2-3.25 is about .95 . Wait that's 95% right? Your math is correct!

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Ken

,Gainesville, on Jan 31, 2010 10:50 PM

The one several posts above is correct it is an increase in area. Lets assume the screens are squares for simplicity's sake: Pythagoras Theorem: a^2 +b^2 = c^2 c= the diagonal, or the measurement of the screen. a and b = sides. Since Out hypothetical screen is square, then a=b. or 2(a^2)=c^2. a^2 would also be the area of our square. Do the math yourself, by working backwards, I'll Skip ahead. 4.2" Diagonal = 8.82 sq. inches 3.25" Diagonal = 5.28 sq. inches 3" Diagonal = 4.5 sq. inches So, The XL is a 67% increase over the original dsi (8.82/5.28 minus 1 that is represent a percent increase rather than a percent decrease) The XL is a 96% increase over the DSLite. Not quite equal, but I assumed they were squares which they obviously are not. so it is more around 93%.

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james brasel

,braselton, on Nov 09, 2009 10:00 PM

HI THERE YOU ARE RIGHT GOOD BARGAIN AT THE SAME PRICE GETS YOU A 4.25 VS 3.25 INCH SCREENS MAY BE GET ONE OF THESE VS A PSP GO

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james brasel

,braselton, on Nov 09, 2009 09:57 PM

HI THERE YOU ARE WRONG THE DSI LETS YOU MOVE YOUR DSI WERE TOO A SD CARD THEN JUST PLUG THE SD CARD INTO YOUR NEW DSI LL/XL OR AT LEAST WORTH A TRY WITH SD CARD SLOT GET YOU A 4 8 16 OR 32 GB SDHC CARD

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Stuart Bascombe

,New York, on Nov 09, 2009 08:07 PM

DSi Ware not transferrable? This is sure to cut sales of DSi Ware, the DSi, this new DSi LL/XL or all of the above. Can you spell BONEHEAD?

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Damax swift

,quincy, on Nov 09, 2009 07:09 AM

yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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lucy grant

,west midlands, on Nov 06, 2009 11:23 PM

think the games great