Taking a Look at the Nintendo DSi XL

Nintendo sure does like milking their handheld lines, and suckers like me eat them up. What can I say? I absolutely love the DS! And to be fair, not all of these options are not for everyone. They're just that. Options. The XL features screens 93% bigger than the DS Lite. It's considerably bigger, but weighs roughly the same as the DSi and feels pretty good in the hand. The layout of all the buttons, screens, cameras, etc are exactly the same as the DSi. The hinge clicks halfway open, which conveniently props the upper screen up. The volume rocker now has better separation between the two buttons, and protrudes further from the system, which means changing the volume is much easier. The XL comes with Flipnote Studio, web browser, Brain Age Express: Math, Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters and Photo Clock all preinstalled. Flipnote is a free DSiWare game, regardless of which model it is downloaded on, but the free Brain Ages are a nice touch. I can't imagine the Photo Clock will see much use. I would have liked to see some more substantial preinstalled games, but freebies are always nice. The DSi XL retails for $190 USD, and comes in either Bronze (a dark brown) and Burgundy (the wine red featured in this video). It comes with a standard stylus, as well as a bigger fountain pen sized stylus. The charger is the same charger that comes with the original DSi model. Again, this is not something for everyone. In fact, it's probably downright frivolous. But I can't lie: I like ...



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