DSi Sells 500,000 in Japan

Even more of our money is going to Nintendo, as Gamasutra reports that the Nintendo DS revision – dubbed DSi – has sold over 500,000 units in Japan so far. It was released in the country on November 1 for approximately $180.

The revised handheld features a slimmer frame, bigger screens, two cameras, a SD card slot and support for downloadable games.

Previously, a report by media firm Enterbrain noted that over 24 million DS handhelds have been sold in Japan alone since the platform’s debut back in 2004. The DS Lite accounts for 17 million of those sales.

North American gamers can look forward to DSi goodness sometime after April 2009.