Rumor: DSi out April 4 for $180

Posted by Mister-X on January 14th, 2009 at 11:21am

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IGN’s Matt Casamassina reports that “multiple sources close to Nintendo” have specified a release date and price point for the eagerly-awaited (by us, anyway) North American release of the Nintendo DSi. According to whomever, the system will be released on April 4, for a crushing $179.99. It’s still a deal compared to the Japanese DSi, which retails in Japan for 18,900 yen ($212) and can be imported for $250, but it’s also $20 less than an Xbox 360 and $10 more than a PSP.

This timing basically falls in line with previous comments from Nintendo about the DSi’s North American release. Reggie Fils-Aime said last fall that the system would launch “certainly after April”, but context indicated that he meant within fiscal 2009, which starts in April.

[Via Joystiq]

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