Walmart made a large amount of Nintendo DSi handheld consoles available for pre-order today, probably due to it being the fastest selling handheld console to date with its sales in japan.
Walmart.com’s chief merchant Kelly Thompson had this to say:

“Walmart.com has made tens of thousands of Nintendo DSi units available for preorder, giving more customers the chance to enjoy one of the most sought-after handheld consoles in history,”

“Customers continue to choose Walmart.com to find the best online selection and strongest values in video games, especially for popular releases like the Nintendo DSi.”

The DSi is available to be pre-ordered in blue or black on walmart.com

Rockstar games’ Neil Stephens expressed that he believes the release date for the Nintendo DSi handheld console to be April 3rd. A fortnight after Rockstar release their game , GTA Chinatown wars. whether this is just speculation or not will become apparent when Nintendo officialy annouce a UK release date. Nintendo will release a statement soon regarding the matter.

Update: April 3rd has been confirmed as the release date for Europe and the UK. and april 2nd is the date for the Australlian release.

Heres the Promo video:

Nintendo have announced that their next handheld console, the DSi, is set for release on the 5th of april. the DSi will have several built in new features including:

DSi Camera: a set of 2 cameras one pointing out from the main body, and one that points at the user once the DSi is open.

DSi Sound: this allows you to not only play audio files but record and edit them.

DSi Shop: this is the application used to download DSiware which is essentialy the DSi version of wiiware

Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway had this to say:

“Ever since the arrival of the first Game Boy, consumers worldwide have turned to Nintendo for their portable gaming, Nintendo DSi builds on Nintendo’s commitment to bringing fun and creative entertainment to everyone, and will allow consumers to personalize and share their very own experiences.”

European release date is April 3rd.

Here are pictures of the DSi taken from Nintendo’s website: