Nintendo DSi system software is a set of updatable firmware

Firmware

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 versions, and a software frontend on the Nintendo DSi

Nintendo DSi

The is a handheld game system created by Nintendo and launched in 2008 and 2009 in Japan, North America, PAL territories, and other regions. It is the third iteration of the Nintendo DS, and its primary market rival is Sony's PlayStation Portable...

 video game console. Updates, which are downloaded via the system's Internet connection, allow Nintendo

Nintendo

is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

 to add and remove features and software.

System Menu

The System Menu is software pre-installed on every DSi which allows the launching of games from official Nintendo

Nintendo

is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

 certified game cards, DSi application, or DSiWare titles. It runs a GUI

Gui

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 similar to the Wii's "Wii Menu". The DSi runs in permission modes similar to the Wii

Wii

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, where running in backwards compatibility mode turns off extra hardware and down-clocks the CPU. Using the power button you can soft reset to return to the menu while in game (or in a DSi application), similar to the "Home Menu" on the Wii

Wii

The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

. Game cards can also be hot-swapped while in the menu.

The DSi applications which comes pre-installed in the system are:

• Nintendo DSi Camera
• Nintendo DSi Sound
• Nintendo DSi Shop
• DS Download Play
• PictoChat
  PictoChat
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System Update releases

This is a list of features included in Nintendo DSi's System Updates.

Date Released	System Menu Version	Region	Description of update
JP: EU/AUS: NA:	1.4.3		Blocks additional flash cards from running on the console. DSiWare games and applications can now be copied or moved to the SD/SDHC card if that program already exists on the card and can be overwritten if requested.
JP: EU/AUS: NA:	1.4.2		Blocks additional flash cards from running on the console.
JP: EU/AUS: NA:	1.4.1		Blocks some flash cards from running on the console.
JP: EU/AUS: NA:	1.4		Facebook Facebook Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...  integration with the Nintendo DSi Camera which allows sending photos directly to a Facebook account. Faster image display speed in the Nintendo DSi camera. Blocked all flash cards that existed at release from running on the console.
JP: EU/AUS: NA:	1.3		US and EU models need the 1.3 update to access the Nintendo DSi Shop. Adds "Data Management" menu in the system settings, which allows transferring downloaded games to and from the SD card.
JP: EU/AUS: NA:	1.2		This is the original Nintendo DSi Menu that came pre-installed on the Nintendo DSi systems other than Japan. DSi models need the 1.2 update to access the Nintendo DSiWare Shop in Japan.
JP:	1.1		This is the original Nintendo DSi Menu that came pre-installed on the Nintendo DSi systems in Japan.

See Also

• Nintendo 3DS system software
  Nintendo 3DS system software
  Nintendo 3DS system software is a set of updatable firmware versions and software frontend on the Nintendo 3DS video game console. Updates, which are downloaded via the system's Internet connection allow Nintendo to add and remove features and software....
  
  
• PlayStation 3 system software
  PlayStation 3 system software
  The PlayStation 3 system software is the updateable software and operating system of the PlayStation 3. The process of updating is almost identical to that of the PSP...
  
  
• PlayStation Portable system software
  PlayStation Portable system software
  PlayStation Portable System Software is the official, updatable firmware for the PlayStation Portable. Updates add new functionality as well as security patches to prevent homebrew applications and plugins being run on the system. Updates can be obtained in four ways:*Direct download to the PSP...
  
  
• Wii system software
  Wii System Software
  Wii system software is a set of updatable firmware versions, and a software frontend on the Wii video game console. Updates, which are downloaded via the system's Internet connection , allow Nintendo to add additional features and software...
  
  
• Xbox 360 system software
  Xbox 360 System Software
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