Remember yesterday’s article?  The Nikkei news service mentioned that a DSi with larger screens was probably going to be released in Japan sometime this year.  Of course, Nintendo declined to comment — until now.

The DSi LL will be practically the same as the DSi, unless you count the 4.25-inch screens!!  This means that the DSi LL’s screens are bigger than the screen found on the PSP-3000, which measures 4 inches.

The battery has been improved to handle the extra large screen.  Compared with the original DSi, the battery life on the DSi LL will net you about a half hour of extra play time.

The stylus has also been improved and looks a whole lot more comfortable over the previous DS designs.

The DSi LL will be available in Japan on November 21 at a cost of ¥20,000 ($220.50).  That’s slightly more than predicted.  Three colors will be available at launch too: Wine Red, Dark Brown, and Natural White.  No word on a North American launch just yet, but Nintendo did say that the redesigned handheld will be available in Europe in the first quarter of 2010.

Here are the technical specifications:

DSi LL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

4.2″ screen, TFT color liquid crystal (260,000 colors) Width 161.0mm
Length 91.4mm
Thickness 21.2mm
Stylus length: 96.0mm
Large stylus length: 129.3mm
Weight: 314g
Battery life: Approximately 3 hours
–DS card slot
–SD memory card slot
–AC adapter
–Stereo headphone/Microphone connected terminal

[UPDATE] The DSi LL will be released in Europe AND North America in the first quarter of 2010.  It will be renamed the “DSi XL.”