Recently I was sent a Nintendo DSi XL as part of the Nintendo Enthusiasts program I have been a part of over the last few years. Lately the things I’ve been getting from the program have been really creatively packaged, which adds to the excitement of receiving them. The Nintendo DSi XL is a larger version of the Nintendo DSi. This is how the DSi XL looked while I was opening it:

If you want to see a size comparison, heres the Nintendo DSi and the Nintendo DSi XL.

If I still had a Nintendo DS Lite around here I’d line that up too, but my nieces are using them right now. It’s even smaller than the DSi.

The Nintendo DSi XL screen is much larger than the Nintendo DSi and the Nintendo DS Lite. Also there are games saved right on the hard drive. I’m getting back into Brain Age, which is a game I was addicted to when I first got the DS Lite a few years ago. And since the DSi XL has a camera on it, there are a lot more exercises in Brain Age that use the camera.

So over the years Nintendo has sent me a bunch of fun games for the DS (Lite/i/i XL) and hosted some fun parties – DS Lite, Wii, DSi. Here are a few especially creative things I’ve gotten in the last few months.

Like fistfuls of Lorac makeup and a Style Savvy game for the DS. My teenaged niece said this was a fun game to play.

And this? This was a fun package to receive in the office…..

…a 3 foot long dolphin! We joked how I should take it out of the box and ride home on the train with it at my side. Wouldn’t be the weirdest thing I ever saw on my commute. The dolphin came with the Wii game Endless Ocean: Blue World. I popped the game in a couple weekends ago. Fun.. beautiful graphics.

How about this:

A cooking package with a huge stock pot, an apron, a bamboo cutting board, the DS game America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking…. and…….. and?

ONION GOGGLES!

Have you ever heard of such a thing? We’ve used the stock pot a couple times and Dallas has played aroudn with the game. I should try to cook a multi-course meal just using the DSi game.. hm…. that’s another blog post, I think.

So, what’s in store next? Stay tuned!

And note, I am in the Nintendo Enthusiast program but I am not required to write about anything to do with it. Just thought this was some cool stuff lately.

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