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March 2010
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The editors liked
Larger screen
Bigger stylus
Larger screens
Pen stylus is more comfortable to hold
Web browser included
The massive screens make games like Zelda
Spirit Tracks and New Super Mario Bros. look better than they’ve ever done before
Great build quality. Solid case and stiff hinge. Great matt sandpaper-effect body finish. Battery life is also improved
Easier to use
Bigger screen
Larger stylus
Larger screens than its predecessors have
Improved viewing angles
Fantastic battery life
Great new pen-shaped stylus
Some games and software pre-installed
Bigger screens
Wi-Fi
Cameras
The editors didn't like
Same resolution as the DSi
Small buttons
Bulky
More expensive than the regular DSi
Display resolution unchanged
Portability is sacrificed for comfort
Slow browser – modern smartphones destroy the DSi XL for online use. Low-res text looks rough on the big screens
Fiddly Wi-Fi
Less portable
The colour!
Rather bulky and heavy
Its size makes it less portable
No improvements to the DSi's cameras and internal storage
Text-based games may look slightly blurry
Old DSiWare games can't be transferred over to the DSi XL
Larger screens; pen stylus is more comfortable to hold; web browser included
More expensive than the regular DSi; display resolution unchanged
This grown-up version of the DSi is much easier on the eye and easily justifies the extra cost Good points Larger screens; pen stylus is more comfortable to hold; web browser included Bad points More expensive than the regular DSi; display resolution ...
Larger screens than its predecessors have; improved viewing angles; fantastic battery life; great new pen-shaped stylus; some games and software pre-installed
Rather bulky and heavy; its size makes it less portable; no improvements to the DSi's cameras and internal storage; text-based games may look slightly blurry; old DSiWare games can't be transferred over to the DSi XL
The Nintendo DSi XL is larger than the DSi but otherwise pretty much the same. Unless you're desperate for more touchscreen real estate or your vision is impaired, we'd recommend you opt for the cheaper DSi ...
Abstract: The newly expanded DSi is clearly targeted at older users with its sober colours, much larger screen, fatter stylus and wider viewing angle, but even youngsters won't mind the extra bulk in exchange for a bigger and brighter playing surface. Nintendo ...
Should you buy the Nintendo DSi XL? Probably not, if you already own an original DS, DS Lite, or DSi. Not unless you have trouble making things out on any of those models' screens. Is Nintendo targeting the XL at a market - an older and/or visually ch...
The DSi XL will make gaming easier and certainly more interactive with the screen really making this something to shout about. It's more in your face and packs a better punch...
Abstract: You would have thought that with all of the millions of DS owners worldwide already enjoying the delights that a Nintendo DS brings, and the relatively recent launch of the third hand-held revision, the DSi, that Nintendo would now focus solely on a su...
Nintendo releases the new Nintendo DSi XL in the UK this month, featuring a notably bigger screen and a wider viewing angle than 2009's version of its popular handheld gaming console, the DSi. The Japanese gaming giant's top brass – CEO Sato...
Abstract: Another month, another new generation of Nintendo's DS console. Nintendo bring to market the fourth yes, the fourth generation of its dual screen gizmo since the arrival of the original DS in 2004. And it's not a huge draw on the memory banks to recall...
