Craig walks your through some of the cool features of the new Nintendo DS redesign.

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UNO
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1-6
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: Get ready to call "UNO" on your Wii system! The world-famous card game is faithfully reproduced for the Wii console with some exciting new rules. Thanks to a multiplayer mode (additional Wii Remote controllers required) that's playable on one Wii console or online via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (broadband Internet access required), UNO has never been so fun and easy.

bittos+
Publisher: MACHINE
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: The next big thing in casual gaming, bittos+ is all about rotating, moving and placing game pieces onto a game board to make squares and, more importantly, squares within squares. Playing bittos+ provides hours and hours of entertainment for the whole family, with boatloads

Source: IGN

Going by the name DSi XL, fourth-hand model from the Nintendo camp is due to start this year, but with over 100 million DS units already in circulation across the Globe, which will actually buy the latest version?

Nintendo started as a chunky hand-held, rather unattractive gray brick that has been cast aside by many, as soon as the sexy, slim lite version. The DSI was next to arrive and improvements brought some changes and aesthetic function.Finally, the newest model, the XL is DSi to launch in Europe in March this year, but apart from its size is almost identical to its predecessor.

DS is since the first incarnation with the introduction of a camera with the DSi model, developed better sound, SD card support and so on, but the DSi XL is exactly the same as the DSi in terms of functionality, so why a pay higher premium for the new model?

The width and length of the DSi XL is larger than the original DS, but its depth is smaller (about 6.5 mm.) The screens of the XL now DSi Action 42 inches, a function, it is to make the game more pleasing to the eye than the previous models. The pen is also greater, 4mm more than the pen, with the DSi, and it is also thicker.

Who needs a DSi XL?

The DSI-XL launched in Japan in November and suggested some of the earlier ads that Nintendo is the older generation, perhaps those whose vision was targeted is not as good as it was before, or those who think it is difficult, their arthritis fit - ridden fingers around the slender DSi stylus. There is no doubt that the larger screen and stylus, it can make more attractive to casual fun-loving retirees.That's despite Nintendo refute the claim that it is targeting elderly people, says the DSi XL is for everyone.

It is a substance to the argument by Nintendo, however, because the DSi XL will appeal to other parts of society have. The bulky size means it does not take meaningful, and it is not as "stylish" than DSi and DS Lite, so it is likely that you will not be too many children with a DSi XL on the playground, see see or look on the school bus, it's just not that cool.However, in the comforts of home, away from playground taunts is the big screen will certainly be easier on the eye may be a substantial boon for those long gaming sessions. The larger pin can also harden the perfect companion for the DS gamers more. We have repeatedly suffered with sore fingers by pulling back and Zelda force for endless hours....

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