There’s been rumblings of a new DSi being released for the past fews – sporting larger screens albeit at the same resolution as the DSi. Photos have just been put on the Nintendo.co.jp website confirming all this. It certainly is considerably larger than its predecessor. Here’s the dimensions compared to the DS, DS Lite and DSi:

DS： (L) 148.7mm／ (W) 84.7mm／ (D) 28.9mm
DSLite： 133.0mm／ 73.9mm／ 21.5mm
DSi： 137.0mm／ 74.9mm／ 18.9mm
DSi LL： 161.0mm／ 91.4mm／ 21.2mm

Looking at that stylus, and the increased size of the screen, one can only assume Nintendo is targetting the older generation of DS users, who may benefit from these size additions. The screen size has been increased up to 4.2 inches, compared  to the DSi’s 3.25 inches which in itself was an increase from the DS and DS Lite’s 3 inch screens. So at this rate they next iteration will be played on dual 42″ screens (at the original resolution of course – one shudders when thinking about pixel depth).

The Nintendo DSi LL is set to be released on November 21st in Japan, retailing for ¥20,000 and available in Red Wine, Dark Brown and Natural White. And no, I don’t know what LL stands for.

Edit – Apparently this is coming to the UK in Q1 2010 and will retail at a higher price than the DSi, it will also be branded the Nintendo DSi XL. And look, Nintendo have already started work on the Nintendo DSi XXL: