Nintendo DSi Coming to US in April?

Rumor has it that Nintendo will be launching the new Nintendo DSi in early April within the United States and they specifically point to a April 4 ship date. A price tag of $179 has been placed on the DSi according to sources close to Nintendo but all of this is still speculation at this point. Nintendo launched the DSi in Japan on November 1st of last year with a price tag of 18,900 yens or $210 USD which makes one to believe the $179 is not too far off from being correct.

he Nintendo DSi is about 12% thinner (2.6 mm) than the Nintendo DS Lite. The new handheld has two VGA (0.3 megapixel) digital cameras; one on the internal hinge pointed towards the user and the second one in the outer shell. It also has larger screens (3.25 inches, instead of the previous 3 inches) and improved speakers.[6] The power switch has been replaced with a power button, as the original DS had, now located next to the bottom left side of the touchscreen. The DSi has five brightness settings compared to the DS Lite's four; however, battery life is reduced to 14 hours on the lowest brightness setting compared to the 19 hours of its predecessor. The internal rechargeable battery can still be replaced by the user at the end of its useful life of (typically) several hundred charge/discharge cycles.

Availability and Pricing:
The unconfirmed release date for the DSi is April 4th, 2009 at a price of $179