Nintendo DSi

Nintendo DS · 2008

Overview

Nintendo’s DSi (TWL-001), launched in Japan on November 1, 2008 without a GBA slot, adding dual cameras, SD card storage, and the DSi Shop.

Technical specifications

Manufacturer: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo DS
Revision: DSi
Storage: Nintendo DS/DSi Game Card; SD/SDHC card
Released: 2008-11-01
Discontinued: 2014-09-30
CPU: ARM946E-S @ 67 MHz + ARM7TDMI @ 33 MHz (DSi mode higher clocks)
GPU: Custom 2D/3D graphics hardware
Memory: 16 MB RAM

Collector note

TWL-001: drops GBA slot; adds dual cameras, SD/SDHC storage, more RAM, and DSi Shop digital software. Larger DSi XL sibling existed but is not a separate catalog row here.

Facts

Japan launch: November 1, 2008; worldwide from April 2009.
No Game Boy Advance cartridge slot.
Dual cameras; SD/SDHC card storage; DSi Shop.
16 MB RAM; higher clocks available in DSi mode.
Third major DS family iteration after original and Lite.

Related consoles

Nintendo DS Lite · Nintendo DSPrior DS Lite
Nintendo DS · Nintendo DSOriginal DS
Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo 3DSSuccessor (3DS)

Sources

Nintendo DSi · Wikipedia

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