DSi XL

The DSi XL is the grown up of the Nintendo DS Family of consoles.  It’s bigger than the the DSi and much bigger than the DS Lite.  The Dsi XL’s 4.2 inch dual screens are a whole 93% larger than DS Lite’s.

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<<<< This is the Nintendo DSi XL in Burgundy but it also comes in Midnight Blue, Bronze and a Limited Edition Red Bundle.

The DSi XL has everything the Nintendo Dsi has but it also comes packed with three extra software titles pre-installed. Brain Age™ Express: Math, Brain Age™ Express: Arts & Letters and Photo Clock.

DSi XL Features

• Dual Screens - Two ultra bright LCD screens
• Touch Screen – The lower screen offers amazing touch-screen capabilities.
• Built in Microphone – That allows your DS Lite to respond to spoken commands.
• Digital Cameras – One facing you and one facing away.
• Rich Stereo Sound – For a richer, more immersive game experience.
• Nintendo DSi Sound Application – record and play around with your voice or  music files.
• Nintendo DSi Browser - surf the web and check your emails.
• Multiplayer Fun - Create a local wireless network of up to 16 players
• Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection - Chat with friends and compete with players across the globe FREE! There’s no subscription charge. (if you have wireless broadband Internet access)
• Nintendo Downloads - download demo versions of certain Nintendo DS games from DS Download Stations
• Extended Battery Life - Up to 14 hours of gameplay on one charge.
• Nintendo PictoChat™ - Draw and create messages with your stylus and send them, via your own local wireless connection, to friends who also have a Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi system.
• Nintendo Flipnote Studio – Create and share your own animations.
• DSiWare – Download exclusive games and applications wirelessly.
• Pre-loaded Games – Brain Age™ Express: Math, Brain Age™ Express: Arts & Letters and Photo Clock.

Nintendo DS XL – Colors

The photo above shows the DSi XL in Burgundy but you can also buy it in -

If you’d like some more choice there are plenty of accessories for the DSi XL including dozens of different colored covers.

This is just a brief overview of the Nintendo DSi XL for full details see our main page Nintendo DSi XL.  If you want some more console ideas take a look at at the Nintendo DSi or for more general Christmas gift ideas check out Top Christmas Kid’s Gifts.

Commemerating the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. game franchise, Nintendo has released a very special, Nintendo DSi XL bundle for Christmas 2010. This bundle is the perfect way to introduce new players to the DSi XL and it’s a collectors items longtime gaming fans will cherish.

The Red Nintendo DSi XL bundle includes a beautiful Special Edition version of the DSi XL handheld console in red (Mario’s favorite color). Bundled along with the DSi XL is the classic multiplayer racing game, Mario Kart DS, which revolutionized play on the DS when it was released in 2005.

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This is just a brief overview of the DSi XL for a full breakdown of all the features see our main page Nintendo DSi XL.

The DSi XL is the grown up of the Nintendo DS Family of consoles.  It’s bigger than the the DSi and much bigger than the DS Lite.  The Dsi XL’s 4.2 inch dual screens are a whole 93% larger than DS Lite’s.

The DSi XL has everything the Nintendo Dsi has but it also comes packed with three extra software titles pre-installed. Brain Age™ Express: Math, Brain Age™ Express: Arts & Letters and Photo Clock.

Nintendo DSi XL Bundle Features

• Dual Screens - Two ultra bright LCD screens
• Touch Screen – The lower screen offers amazing touch-screen capabilities.
• Built in Microphone – That allows your DS Lite to respond to spoken commands.
• Digital DSi Cameras – One facing you and one facing away.
• Rich Stereo Sound – For a richer, more immersive game experience.
• Nintendo DSi Sound Application – record and play around with your voice or  music files.
• Nintendo DSi Browser - surf the web and check your emails.
• Multiplayer DS Fun - Create a local wireless network of up to 16 players
• Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection - Chat with friends and compete with players across the globe FREE! There’s no subscription charge. (if you have wireless broadband Internet access)
• Nintendo Downloads - download demo versions of certain Nintendo DS games from DS Download Stations
• Extended Battery Life - Up to 14 hours of gameplay on one charge.
• Nintendo PictoChat™ - Draw and create messages with your stylus and send them, via your own local wireless connection, to friends who also have a Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi system.
• Nintendo DSi Flipnote Studio – Create and share your own animations.
• DSiWare – Download exclusive games and applications wirelessly.
• Pre-loaded Games – Brain Age™ Express: Math, Brain Age™ Express: Arts & Letters and Photo Clock.

Mario Kart DS

A Classic Comes to the DSi XL

Mario Kart DS is one of the best, and one of the most fun, multiplayer games ever developed for the Nintendo DS and DSi XL Drawing on more than 30 courses and battle arenas from every game in the Mario Kart series – not to mention tons of new ones, Mario Kart DS allows you to play as Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Wario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Toad, Bowser and Shy Guy as you put the pedal to the go-kart metal, grab coins to max out your speed and blast rivals with the ever-popular arsenal of red, green and spiked Koopa shells in a race to finally put to rest the question of who is the true king of the Mushroom Kingdom racing circuit. The ultimate Mario Kart race is on…and online via your DSi XL’s Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in Mario Kart DS.

Key Game Features

• The ability to race as your favorite classic Nintendo characters including: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Wario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Toad, Bowser and Shy Guy
• A track full of special powers, weapons, power-ups, moves and features
• Multiple game modes including: Grand Prix, Time Trial, single player and multiplayer VS mode, two separate battle modes and mission mode
• Clear skill-based missions to open up increasingly difficult and thrilling circuits
• 2-8 wireless multiplayer support including DS Download play and Multi-card play scenarios
• 2-4 player support over the Internet using a Nintendo Wi-Fi connection

Nintendo DSi XL Bundle – Colors

You can also buy the DSi XL in -

There’s much more detail about the DSi XL on our main page Nintendo DSi XL but we hope this little article has given you the detail you needed on the Special Edition Red Nintendo DSi XL Bundle.  If you’d like some more choice take a look at the other DSi XL consoles on our homepage or maybe look at a different Nintendo DS such as the DS Lite or for some of the best gifts this year check out Top Christmas Gifts for Kids.

The DSi XL is the latest version of the fantastically popular DS console range and a perfect Christmas gift. This article reviews the DSi XL features.  The DSi XL is bigger than the DSi and  much bigger than the DS Lite. The 4.2 inch dual screens are a whole 93% larger than the DS Lite’s.

<<<<<THIS IS THE DSi XL IN BRONZE BUT IT ALSO COMES IN MIDNIGHT BLUE, BURGUNDY and LIMITED EDITION RED

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If this is a must have gift be sure to order now to avoid disappointment

The Dsi XL is the grown up of the Nintendo DS Family. It has everything the Nintendo Dsi has but, as well as the extra size, it comes packed with three extra software titles pre-installed.

• Brain Age™ Express: Math
• Brain Age™ Express: Arts & Letters
• Photo Clock.

Nintendo has taken hand held gaming to the next level by transforming the way people access, experience, create and share content with the new Nintendo DSi XL system – the best selling portable video game system in the world!

As well as a unique gaming experience your DSi XL has Nintendo’s stylus driven touchscreen technology and the ability to snap photos with two built in digital cameras, edit them and send them to friends online. You can also play back and edit your music and browse the Internet.

Check out the DSi XL features

Dual Screens
The DSi XL has two ultra bright LCD screens offering one of the most groundbreaking game play advances ever developed each screen can reproduce a true 3D view, with impressive 3D renderings BUT at 4.2 inches the screens are a whole 93% larger than the DS Lite!

Touch Screen
The lower screen on the DSi XL features amazing touch-screen capabilities. Navigate menus or access inventory items, draw and even manipulate images simply by touching the screen with a stylus or fingertip. The touch screen features a tougher film cover for durability, and the included stylus is stored in the back of the unit.

The DSi XL’s Two Digital Cameras
The Nintendo DSi system has two cameras – one camera is situated on the external body pointing away from the user, and the other pointing at the user when the device is flipped open. The DSi Cameras features 10 different interactive “lenses” that can manipulate your photos, offering an easy way to take and share your photos with family and friends.

Nintendo DSi Sound
Another of the enhanced DSi XL features is the Nintendo DSi Sound application.  This serves as both an interactive voice recorder and music player that allows users to play with their music while they listen to it. Users can access different audio filters or control the pitch and speed of recorded voice or AAC music files to alter voices or change the tempo of a song. The mic is located between the two screens when the device is flipped open, and there is also a stereo headphone output that lets users listen to music saved on an SD card, even with the screen shut.

Rich Stereo Sound:
Nintendo DSi sound capabilities allow for greatly expanded use of voices and music, and a richer, more immersive game experience. Stereo speakers allow for virtual surround sound and a plug for headphones transmits stereo sound.

Microphone
Located at the center of the unit, a built-in microphone allows your Nintendo DSi XL to pick up spoken commands in specially designed games.

Facebook
Using an Internet-connected Nintendo DSi system and the Nintendo DSi Camera application, Facebook members can take pictures with either of the system’s two cameras and upload their photos directly to their Facebook profile.

Nintendo DSi Browser
Grab your stylus and start surfing and checking your emails with this intuitive and simple-to-use Web browser.

Multi-player Fun
Don’t be a Billy No Mates! create a local wireless network of up to 16 players between 30 to 100 feet away.

Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection
if you have wireless broadband Internet access you can connect wirelessly with Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, and chat with friends while you play and compete with players across the globe FREE! There’s no subscription charge.

Extended DS XL Battery Life
You can get up to 17 hours of game play on one charge, and recharge again in less than 3 hours.

Nintendo DSi Flipnote Studio
Flipnote studio is pre installed on the DSi so, become a master animator on the go! Create, upload, and share your own animations with the world.

Nintendo PictoChat™
yet another of the DSi XL Features is the brilliant PictoChat! You can draw and create text messages with your stylus and send them, via your own local wireless connection, to friends who also have a Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi system.

DSiWare
Exclusive to the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL systems the DSiWare service, opens up a world of down-loadable fun. Discover unique gaming experiences from adventurous developers, and a range of fun and useful applications−all down-loadable wirelessly using Nintendo DSi Points™. Find it all when you connect to the Nintendo DSi Shop.

Pre-loaded Games, Downloads and More
In addition to the ever-growing catalog of DSiWare titles available for download through the DSiWare application, the DSi XL ships with three pre-loaded DSiWare titles designed to entertain and challenge users, as well as take advantage of the DSi XL’s unique features right out of the box. These include:

• Photo Clock – Photo Clock allows you to enjoy the photos taken with your Nintendo DSi Camera application in a new way. Watch your images appear on the top screen of your Nintendo DSi system according to your chosen display settings (specific photos or all photos; in order or randomly displayed). Select from either an analog or digital clock, using the system’s internal clock or offsetting the time however you like. Program up to three alarms—with snooze functionality for those who need it—and assign them a preset ring or use a sound created in Nintendo DSi Sound. Experience all the enjoyment of a photo album while ensuring you won’t lose track of the time.
• Brain Age Express: Math – In this math-focused edition of the popular Brain Age series, players enjoy a mix of new and familiar exercises, including Change Maker, Triangle Math, Sum Totaled and Multi Tasker. A new Themes mode includes drawing, photography and voice acting challenges, letting you share your creativity with friends and family. And if you need a break from your routine, the always-enjoyable Virus Buster makes its return.

• Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters – This edition Brain Age features a stimulating a mix of exercises, all with an artistic focus. Test your spelling in Word Attack, enjoy literary classics in Reading Aloud and tune your musical skills in Piano Player. It also includes the drawing, photography and voice acting challenges of Themes mode, as well as Virus Buster, allowing ever more ways to train your brain in minutes a day.

Games and Backwards Compatibility
In addition to down-loadable games, Nintendo DSi XL features the ability to play games made specifically for the system and sold at retail and it can play most of the DS and DSi games published to date and going forward, giving players access to a library of many hundreds of games. Like the DSi it’s not backward compatible with Gameboy Advance games but it has so much more!

This is the Nintendo DSi XL in Bronze but if you would prefer a different color?

You can also buy the DSi XL in -

• Midnight Blue

• Burgundy

• Limited Edition Red Bundle

If you would like some other suggestions for the best Christmas presents than how about checking out the Special Edition Red DSi XL or take a look at Christmas Gifts for Kids

The Nintendo DS is a brilliant gaming system but the technical detail can be a little confusing so we really hope you have found this Nintendo DSi XL Features information clear and useful.  Check out Amazon’s DSi XL REVIEWS to find out what other people have to say and click back to our homepage DSi XL for our blog articles and our other DSi XL pages.

The DSi XL is sometimes simply called the DS XL.  It’s exactly the same thing.

<<<<<THIS IS THE NINTENDO DS XL in MIDNIGHT BLUE but it also comes in BURGUNDY, BRONZE and a LIMITED EDITION RED BUNDLE

The DS XL is the latest version of the Nintendo DS gaming console range. It is bigger than the Nintendo DSi and much bigger than the DS Lite. The 4.2 inch dual screens are a whole 93% larger than the DS Lite’s.  It appeals much more to the adult market than the other Nintendo DS consoles

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If this is a must have gift be sure to order now to avoid disappointment

The DS XL is the grown up of the Nintendo DS Family. It has everything the Nintendo Dsi has but, as well as the extra size, it comes packed with three extra software titles pre-installed.

As well as a unique gaming experience your DSi XL has Nintendo’s stylus driven touchscreen technology and the ability to snap photos with two built in digital cameras, edit them and send them to friends online. You can also play back and edit your music and browse the Internet.

Nintendo has taken hand held gaming to the next level by transforming the way people access, experience, create and share content with the new Nintendo DS system – the best selling portable video game system in the world!

• Brain Age™ Express: Math
• Brain Age™ Express: Arts & Letters
• Photo Clock.

Check out the DSi XL features

Dual Screens
Just like the DS Lite and the DSi the Nintendo DSi XL has two ultra bright LCD screens offering one of the most groundbreaking game play advances ever developed each screen can reproduce a true 3D view, with impressive 3D renderings BUT at 4.2 inches the screens are a whole 93% larger than the DS Lite!

Touch Screen
Again just like the DS Lite the lower screen on the DSi XL offers amazing touch-screen capabilities. Navigate menus or access inventory items, draw and even manipulate images simply by touching the screen with a stylus or fingertip. The touch screen features a tougher film cover for durability, and the included stylus is stored in the back of the unit.

The DSi XL’s Two Digital Cameras
The Nintendo DSi system has two cameras – one camera is situated on the external body pointing away from the user, and the second one points at the user when the device is flipped open. As the first truly interactive digital camera in a video game system, the DSi Cameras feature 10 different interactive “lenses” that can manipulate your photos, offering an easy way to take and share your photos with family and friends.

Rich Stereo Sound:
Nintendo DSi sound capabilities allow for greatly expanded use of voices and music, and a richer, more immersive game experience. Stereo speakers allow for virtual surround sound and a plug for headphones transmits stereo sound.

Microphone
Located at the center of the unit, a built-in microphone allows your Nintendo DSi XL to pick up spoken commands in specially designed games.

Nintendo DSi Sound
Another enhanced feature is the Nintendo DSi Sound application, which serves as both an interactive voice recorder and music player that allows users to play with their music while they listen to it. Users can access different audio filters or control the pitch and speed of recorded voice or AAC music files to alter voices or change the tempo of a song. The mic is located between the two screens when the device is flipped open, and there is also a stereo headphone output that lets users listen to music saved on an SD card, even with the screen shut.

Nintendo DSi Browser
Grab your stylus and start surfing and checking your emails with this intuitive and simple-to-use Web browser.Multi-player Fun
Don’t be a Billy No Mates! create a local wireless network of up to 16 players between 30 to 100 feet away.

Facebook
Using an Internet-connected Nintendo DSi system and the Nintendo DSi Camera application, Facebook members can take pictures with either of the system’s two cameras and upload their photos directly to their Facebook profile.

Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection
if you have wireless broadband Internet access you can connect wirelessly with Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, and chat with friends while you play and compete with players across the globe FREE! There’s no subscription charge.

Extended DS XL Battery Life
You can get up to 17 hours of game play on one charge, and recharge again in less than 3 hours.

Nintendo PictoChat™
PictoChat is brilliant! You can draw and create text messages with your stylus and send them, via your own local wireless connection, to friends who also have a Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi system.

Nintendo DSi Flipnote Studio
Flipnote studio is pre installed on the DSi so, become a master animator on the go! Create, upload, and share your own animations with the world.

DSiWare
Exclusive to the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL systems the DSiWare service, opens up a world of down-loadable fun. Discover unique gaming experiences from adventurous developers, and a range of fun and useful applications−all down-loadable wirelessly using Nintendo DSi Points™. Find it all when you connect to the Nintendo DSi Shop.

Games and Backwards Compatibility
In addition to down-loadable games, Nintendo DSi XL is able to play games made specifically for the system and sold at retail and it can play most of the DS and DSi games published to date and going forward, giving players access to a library of many hundreds of games. Like the DSi it’s not backward compatible with Gameboy Advance games but it has so much more!

Pre-loaded Games, Downloads and More
In addition to the ever-growing catalog of DSiWare titles available for download through the DSiWare application, the DSi XL ships with three pre-loaded DSiWare titles designed to entertain and challenge users, as well as take advantage of the DSi XL’s unique features right out of the box. These include:

• Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters – This edition Brain Age features a stimulating a mix of exercises, all with an artistic focus. Test your spelling in Word Attack, enjoy literary classics in Reading Aloud and tune your musical skills in Piano Player. It also includes the drawing, photography and voice acting challenges of Themes mode, as well as Virus Buster, allowing ever more ways to train your brain in minutes a day.

• Brain Age Express: Math – In this math-focused edition of the popular Brain Age series, players enjoy a mix of new and familiar exercises, including Change Maker, Triangle Math, Sum Totaled and Multi Tasker. A new Themes mode includes drawing, photography and voice acting challenges, letting you share your creativity with friends and family. And if you need a break from your routine, the always-enjoyable Virus Buster makes its return.

• Photo Clock – Photo Clock allows you to enjoy the photos taken with your Nintendo DSi Camera application in a new way. Watch your images appear on the top screen of your Nintendo DSi system according to your chosen display settings (specific photos or all photos; in order or randomly displayed). Select from either an analog or digital clock, using the system’s internal clock or offsetting the time however you like. Program up to three alarms—with snooze functionality for those who need it—and assign them a preset ring or use a sound created in Nintendo DSi Sound. Experience all the enjoyment of a photo album while ensuring you won’t lose track of the time.

This is the Nintendo DSi XL in Midnight Blue but if you would prefer a different color?

You can also buy the DSi XL in -

• Burgundy

• Bronze

• Limited Edition Red

The Nintendo DS is a brilliant gaming system but the technical detail can be a little confusing so we really hope you have found this Nintendo DSi XL information clear and useful.

We especially recommend that you don’t just take our word for it but, check out Amazon’s NINTENDO DS XL REVIEWS to find out what other people have to say.

If you’re confused about which console is best or you’d prefer a more compact Nintendo DS then have a look at Pink DS Light and if you would just like some good Christmas gift ideas then check out Christmas Gifts for Kids.  We hope we’ve helped you find what you needed for your Nintendo DS XL but if you need more technical detail visit the official Nintendo Website.