DSi Redesign Confirmed

Leaving a lot of people screaming, "ALREADY?!", Nintendo confirmed rumors they had dismissed earlier this week as speculative this morning, when they confirmed what is being dubbed as the DSi XL.

The DSI XL will boast two 4.2 inch in diameter screens, much larger than the DSi's 3.25 inch in diameter screens or the 3 inch screens sported by the DS Lite. The charging time for the unit will be three hours, while battery life is 4-5 hours on the highest brightness setting and 13-17 hours on the lowest brightness setting.

The new version of Nintendo's popular handheld will go on sale in Japan on November 21, 2009. The platform is by far the best selling platform in any country or continent selling a whopping 11.7 million units in Japan alone in the last six months. It led the NPD Group's monthly numbers for September as well with a showing of 524,000 units sold in the US. Not bad for a platform that premiered in 2004.

For those gamers whom already have DSis you may want to hold off, because as of right now any DSiWare games that you have downloaded are non-transferable to the new DSi XL. Personally, I do not see that changing as it seems like a very similar issue that arose earlier this month with the launch of the PSPgo.

Currently, it has an estimated retail price of $220 US for its launch in Japan. Information on a North American or Europe launch has yet to be released.