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Somewhere, in a dark corner of a Nintendo lab, is the company’s own alternative to the DSi.  According to the company’s global president, Satoru Iwata, Nintendo finalized the hardware on different handheld gaming system sometime in the past three years, but in the end decided to can the project rather than release it.

Nintendo have announced that they will begin selling a black Wii in Japan come August, shortly after their new red DSi goes on sale there in July.  The black console will be the first time the Wii has been available in a color other than white, though Nintendo did initially demonstrate it in various hues.

Well, isn’t this thing a sight to behold. One of the main marketing attributes of the Nintendo DSi is it’s svelte form factor and generally small frame. So, adding on the Nyko Zoom Case seems to be a bit counterintuitive. But hey, what do I know?

Video game companies continue to delve into the fitness-oriented aspect of games these days and now Nintendo will be launching their Personal Trainer: Walking game in the U.S. soon for both the DS and the DSi.

There’s one thing we love more than a new gadget, and that’s a new gadget in pieces.  Latest to get splayed out across the workbench is Nintendo’s new DSi, freshly launched within the past few days and already broken into its constituent parts by the good people at iFixit.

Nintendo have apparently been pushing developers to create small-scale applications that could be distributed through the DSi Shop, once it launches in Europe and the US.  According to one unnamed developer, the suggestion came at the Nintendo Developer Conference in London this week.

Nintendo Japan’s DSi announcement this morning was all well and good, but the single picture they included to illustrate the three new DSi colors didn’t really do the news justice.  Now we have new pictures of the three color versions, and they’re certainly strong shades.

More DSi images after the cut

The rest of the world may be still waiting for the DSi, but Japanese buyers will soon have an extra three colors to choose from.  Nintendo have announced pink, green and metallic blue versions of the DSi handheld, which will go on sale from March 20th.

Although you’ve been able to browse the internet on the Nintendo DS for some time now, the experience has never really a been a good one.  That’s something that Nintendo promised to change with the new DSi, and going by this browser speed showdown from the guys at N+, they’ve succeeded.

Video showdown after the cut

Last November Nintendo starts selling DSi in Japan, and promised US launch sometimes in 2009. That sometimes has finally gotten a date, April 5th. The DSi is a small step up from current Nintendo DS Lite, with slimmer body, addition of two cameras, SD slot, and larger 3.25-inch screen.

With the announcement of DSi, Nintendo also [...]