Break Out Those Styli: Nintendo DSi Handheld Launches in U.S.

Nintendo took the wraps off its latest and greatest handheld gaming platform, the Nintendo DSi, back in October of 2008, but it wasn't until April 5th that the system officially went on sale in North America (following launches in Japan and Europe). And while the DS platform's main competition has long been viewed as the Sony PSP, some industry watchers are saying that Nintendo has moved on beyond the PSP…and now has its eyes on Apple's iPod touch. The Nintendo DSi matches the same basic form factor as previous DS systems: a flip-open design with two internal 3.25-inch 256 by 192-pixel screens and a stylus. The DSi sports two cameras—one