The new handheld features larger screens, a bigger stylus, and three pre-installed DSiWare titles.
At a press event in Tokyo, Nintendo officially announced the Nintendo DSi LL, a new DSi model that features larger screens. Rumors of the handheld's impending release surfaced earlier this week.
To be released on November 21, 2009 in Japan, the Nintendo DSi LL will have two 4.2-inch screens (in place of the 3.25-inch screens on the current DSi, and the 3-inch screens of the DS and DS Lite). The screen area is 93% greater than that of the older DS models, but will retain the same amount of pixels.
The DSi LL will come in three colors: Dark Brown, Wine Red, and Natural White. It will also come with three pre-installed DSiWare games (two Brain Training games and a dictionary), and a thicker, larger stylus. The LL will be priced at ¥20,000 ($220), slighter higher than the price of the current DSi.
The DSi LL will be known as the DSi XL in North America and Europe, and is set to be released in the first quarter of 2010.