I really have to wonder what Japan does with the older DS systems.

or how Nintendo keeps printing money from little upgrades.

Can't wait for the six foot version you play with you children. Literally.

People complain about owning 2 or 3 Xbox 360's...but this got me thinking, how many DSs do these people own?

I have a phat and a DSL, but I've got to buy a new DSL because of a hinge crack.

I might get one of these, but mostly because I'm getting old and could use a larger screen. The main question is, what does this make pixel based games look like, like a lot of Pokemon games?

anyone else notice the guy in the background?

Swine flu tries to attack DSi LL.

the larger screen is nicer and all, but really i don't see the necessity as DS games look chunky enough most of the time on the smaller screen

I might get this. I only bought one DS (the original Lite) and I'm interested in the larger screen.

Japan's economy is about to enter decline (and population decline). Right now the portable handhelds are the prevailing platform in Japan. Their game industry is stagnating, but the handheld market is still going strong. Nintendo is just being very business saavy, and the new DS fills in a gap that their prior models were neglecting...people that might have trouble seeing, or holding the smaller DS models.

This is why many games from major franchises have seen serious releases on the handhelds in Japan (DQ9 for the DS, and Monster Hunter for the PSP). This isn't Nintendo "printing money", it's them trying to make new customers to ensure their survival when the impending economic turmoil really hits Japan and abroad in the near future. Microsoft and Sony (and the third parties) need to be doing this as well, because they don't, they very likely won't be around to participate in the next generation of gaming consoles.