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Nintendo DSi Now Available in the US: Wired Predictions Mostly Right

Back in November, Game l Life’s Chris Kohler smuggled a Nintendo DSi back from Japan and reviewed it for us on the product reviews website. At the time, not much was known about the version that would later be sold in the United States. So Kohler being Kohler made some bold, informed predictions about the […]

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Back in November, Game l Life's Chris Kohler smuggled a Nintendo DSi back from Japan and reviewed it for us on the product reviews website. At the time, not much was known about the version that would later be sold in the United States. So Kohler being Kohler made some bold, informed predictions about the device. Turns out he was (mostly) right. Here are some highlights:

Predicted price? $190. Actual price $170.

Downloadable games? Yep. Available now.

Run games off the SD card? Nope. Not a chance.

Available colors?Bblack and sky blue for now.

You can readthe rest of Kohler's review of the Nintendo DSi right here.

Photo by Jim Merithew for Wired.com