Development:Nintendo DSi

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Early Main Menu

Present on Page 8 of platinum.7z/twl.7z/TwlIPL/tags/XXX/docs/ParentalControl_20080111_J.pdf ("XXX" being any branch between 20080213_SDK4134 and 20080312_hotsw) is a screenshot of an early System Menu. The date in the screenshot appears to be December 11, 2007, nearly a year before the DSi's release.

Early	Final

From top to bottom:

• The scanlines are much more visible, though only on the Top Screen.
• The battery indicator is on the top-left of the Top Screen. The final system has it on the top-right.
• There's no volume indicator.
• The nickname isn't color-coded to the selected system color.
• The date and time are green, which might have changed color when the battery level was low.
• The picture frame is smaller, which could also indicate that pictures were taken in a smaller resolution.
• The L and R button triggers have more text (translating to "Camera Button").
• The text bubble has scanlines. It's also slightly different in design.
• Only the first line about "no inserted DS carts" is present.
• There's no bracket to show the beginning or end of the application list.
• Some of the icons are different:
  • System Settings is circular rather than square, as well as being horizontally flipped.
  • The DS Card icon is identical to the one from the Nintendo DS BIOS.
• The application highlight is present, even though no DS card is inserted.
• Empty icons have less depth.
• All icons have no drop shadow.
• The application bar is different:
  • Each icon is the same in size, regardless of whether its slot is taken up by an application.
  • The highlighter has thicker outlines on the top and bottom.
  • The arrows blend in more with the selected system color.

(Source: coleeau)