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Nintendo's portable game console strategy tends to stay with a particular design for a long time and get as much profit as possible for it. This strategy has served them well for two decades now. But, according to AppleInsider...

Nintendo profits freefall as iPhone cuts into portable game sales

A good chunk of this steep decline is attributed to losing sales to the iPhone (and presumably iPod touch). So, what is Nintendo going to do? According to Kotaku.com...

Nintendo Announces Big Screen DSi

This big screen DSi has the somewhat unwieldy name...

Nintendo DSi LL (product page)

...where "LL" is a reference to this models larger size. You can get an idea of this size difference in the image above provided by Nintendo. Although the LL has a larger display, its pixel resolution remains the same. Is a larger screen going to turn things around for DS sales? Personally, I doubt it. Nintendo needs another genre creating hit like Nintendogs, Brain Age, or Animal Crossing to bring attention to the entire DS game console line.