By Chris Pereira, 02/24/2010

At the Nintendo Media Summit today, a North American release date and price was revealed for the new supersized DS system, the DSi XL. Known as the DSi LL in Japan, the supposedly spectator-friendly handheld will launch a month from now, on March 28, for $189.99. Assuming there are no price drops between now and the end of next month, that will put it at a $20 premium over the smaller DSi (still retailing at $169.99) and $60 over the Game Boy Advance cartridge-supporting DS Lite ($129.99).

The most obvious difference between the DSi XL and the standard DSi is the increased size; the screen and stylus are both much larger. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata claimed back in October that the XL's increasing viewing angle would create a "new play style where those who are surrounding the game player can also join in one way or the other to the game play."

Expect to hear plenty more out of the media summit as the day rolls on