Nintendo finally confirmed rumours that had set the blogger world afire since early last month. The Nintendo DS 2 shall be called as the Nintendo DS-i and shall have not just one (as per the rumours) but two digital cameras embedded. Its even promised to be out by the end of the year - but only in Japan.

In terms of looks, its extremely similar to the current console but it does away with the GBA cartridge slot thus finally making those useless. You should have had enough of them by now ; and if not, get the DS lite while you still can and hang on to it.

The new DS has an SD card slot and also internal memory.

The DS now even gets a DSi Shop which will sell content directly over WiFi, including a free browser app and "DS Ware" game -- and the company will offer free wireless connectivity at "Nintendo Zone" hotspots located in Japanese McDonalds. The shop will take the newly-renamed Nintendo Points (formerly Wii Points), 1000 of which will come free with the handheld until March 2010, and content will be priced in 200 / 500 / 800 point brackets. The DSi will come in white or black finishes, and will cost ?8,900 ($178) when it launches in Japan on November 1st.

The outer camera has a cool 3 megapixels resolution.

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