Nintendo this morning announced a surprise price cut to its gaming handhelds. Starting September 12, the DSi will drop $20 to $150 while the DSi XL will now cost $170. Pricing for the DS Lite will stay at the same $130.
The cut is partly to move the DSi line before it sets a 3DS ship date on September 29 but has also come about a month after Nintendo revealed that DS sales had plunged in the past year. The drop has been mostly credited to the iPhone and iPod touch.
