My Take Radio

For weeks, Nintendo has been hyp­ing up some spe­cial announe­ments which many thought would have to do with the Wii but as it turns out, the hard­ware focus came from the new Nin­tendo DSi XL. The DSi XL, as it name implies, is a larger DSi with a larger sty­lus. As I stated a few episodes back, this DSi has e-reader writ­ten all over it — and I was cor­rect as Nin­tendo will be releas­ing a 100-Classics Book Col­lec­tion. This coleec­tion will include books from authors such as Shake­speare, Dick­ens, Austen, Dumas, Twain and many oth­ers and will only cost $19.99 when it’s released on 6/14. At $189.99 the sys­tem is only $20 bucks more than the smaller DSi, which to some may be a good value given the larger screen. While I feel Nin­tendo is just recy­cling the DSi, I am cer­tain this larger sys­tem will appeal to some casual gamers and may even be the start of a DSi e-book reader. Should Apple be con­cerned with this lit­tle addi­tion? Have a look for your­self and decide.

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