A few months ago the DSi LL handheld was released in Japan, and today Nintendo confirmed that its European counterpart the DSi XL will be launching across Europe on March 5, 2010.

Press Release: EUROPEAN LAUNCH DATE OF NINTENDO DSi XL CONFIRMED

Get ready to experience your favourite Nintendo DS games like never before – on the big screens and via the wider viewing...

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Nintendo has been making quite an effort to fight against several DS flash carts.

However, their complaints against devices such as the R4 card have been dismissed by Spanish Judge D. Gregorio Alvarez who ruled that the respective devices can actually add functionality to the Nintendo DS meaning it's not all about piracy.

To quote: "A judge in Salamanca, Spain has taken a much more...

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Update: VG247.com has now confirmed that a Euro DSiLL will arrive in Q1 2010 at higher price of DSi, to quote:

“Nintendo today confirms that a new Nintendo DSi XL console is launching in Europe in the first quarter of 2010. The retail price of the Nintendo DSi XL is expected to be higher than that of the Nintendo DSi. Further details will be released soon.”

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According to Rod Humble, Head of the EA Play Label, EA has now fully embraced the Wii and the Nintendo DS by adding words, pictures, pets and more.

Press Release: Words, Pictures, Pets And More! - EA Announces Diverse Lineup Of DSiWare Titles

SCRABBLE, MySims Camera and LITTLEST PET SHOP Amongst EA Titles Coming This Fall

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Included with a release date listing posted on Examiner.com (linked above), Nintendo has released the official boxart (below) for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks in addition to a bit of the Nintendo DS title's artwork.

According to the list, it arrives on December 7, 2009. To quote, from the Press Release:

Nintendo today revealed their list for games that...

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Nintendo has hired anti-piracy guru Neil Boyd from Warner Bros. in a move to keep the Nintendo DS R4 Card from being sold at both online and offline retailers.

Boyd claims Nintendo has no problem in hurting companies who still sell flash carts for the DS console, to quote:

He warned online and High Street stores who are still selling the R4 device that Nintendo had...

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Today Opium of GBATemp (linked above) has reported that the new Acekard 2i update is available which includes a Nintendo DSi Firmware 1.4 fix for the previous flash cart block.

Download: Acekard 2i - DSi Firmware 1.4 Fix

To quote: The eagerly anticipated Acekard 2i firmware update has been released, proving once and for all that the card is in fact update-able.

This update fixes the...

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Flipnote Studio provides users with simple tools that let them draw and save a series of images to create an animation reminiscent of flipping through a notepad.

This makes it easy for anyone to jump in and create animations, regardless of their artistic abilities.

Press Release: Flipnote Studio for Nintendo DSi Gives Players the Tools to Become Animators
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Following last week's video from the R4i Team comes another, this time from the EZvi Team, demonstrating the Nintendo DSi being cracked with a simple system update.

These come after the recent Nintendo DSi System Update that has been confirmed to block flash carts.

To quote from the video's caption:

The sold EZvi just need a update can defeat the DSi 1.4 firmware.. no need to buy a new...

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Today we received word from the guys at www.XCM.cc of their new XCM Eye Candy Chrome Shell for the Nintendo DSi portable.

A few pictures of the replacement case are below, with the rest located on their XCM Eye Candy Chrome Shell page.

To quote: The XCM Eye Candy Chrome Shell for the NDSi handheld console is a unique aftermarket case that's sure to make your friends green with envy.

Made from...

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