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Nintendo DSi

Cameras, internal storage, an SD slot, and DSiWare made the DS family more personal and connected.

Documented hardware recordA source-linked factual history appears below. Undocumented development, regional, and package details are left unclaimed.

Nintendo DSi removed the Game Boy Advance slot but added two cameras, music tools, and a downloadable software store. It was a meaningful platform update rather than a simple cosmetic revision.

Released
2008 · Exact day not documented
Platform / family
Nintendo DS revision
Format / type
Game card / digital
Region
Japan first

Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Nintendo DSi is a Nintendo hardware family documented for Japan first, with a release recorded as 2008 (the exact day and month are not documented). The catalog identifies it as Nintendo DS revision hardware using Game card / digital. PLAYBACK connects 14 documented hardware variants to this family, including White, Black, Blue, Pink, Red, 9 more.

Research status
Structured source record
01

Release context

The documented release is 2008 (the exact day and month are not documented) for Japan first on Nintendo DS revision. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

02

Regional differences

This record is scoped to Japan first. The linked structured source does not document a separate regional title or package difference, so PLAYBACK does not infer one.

03

Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as Game card / digital. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

04

Editions and revisions

14 hardware configurations are linked to this family: White, Black, Blue, Pink, Red, Lime Green, Metallic Blue, Matte Red, 6 more.