A closer look at the new Nintendo DSi

Nintendo rolled out its new Nintendo DSi in Europe today and will be available in the U.S. on Sunday.

The third-generation version of the Nintendo DS console, the new DSi, has a new dual screen, is lighter at 7.5 oz and slightly slimmer than Nintendo DS Lite.

The third generation in the DS franchise was launched in Japan last November and has so far sold 2 million units. It will be $40 more expensive than the DS Lite making it $170 apiece.

Nintendo DSi will compete directly with Sony's PlayStation Portable 3000 as well as Apple iPod Touch on grounds of gaming platforms.

The DSi has two low resolution (0.3 megapixels) cameras, slightly larger screens (3.25 inches), and a SD card slot, although the Game Boy Advance slot has been removed from the updated version.

The DSi has an ARM processor running at 133MHz and a RAM beefed up to 16MB as compared to the DS Lite having a processor running at 67MHz and a 4MB RAM. DSi also has WiFi 802.11 option for connectivity.

Nintendo has also packed in a music player on DSi that allows the playing of AAC music files with support for .m4a, .mp4, and .3gp file format.

The Wii, Nintendo's console platform, has sold more than 50 million units worldwide since its release in 2006.