Today Nintendo sent out a press release confirming a price drop for their line of DSi handhelds. The new suggested MSRP prices are $99 for the DSi and $129 for the DSi XL starting May 20th. Continue for the press release.

Two of Nintendo’s top-selling video game systems are getting attractive new prices. Effective May 20, the suggested retail price for the larger  Nintendo DSi XL will be $129.99 and the suggested retail price for  Nintendo DSi will be $99.99.

Both the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL systems come pre-loaded with a variety of fun software, including  Flipnote Studio, Nintendo DSi Camera and Nintendo DSi Sound. Nintendo DSi XL comes with additional pre-installed games and applications, including  Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Math and  Photo Clock.

The Nintendo DS family has more than 2,000 different packaged and downloadable games for veteran and new players of all tastes. These include timeless Mario games like  New Super Mario Bros. and  Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!, puzzling adventures like  Professor Layton and the Last Specter and  Dr. Mario Express, fun software like  Photo Dojo and  Shantae: Risky’s Revenge, the gray matter-stimulating  Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!  and Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!  and upcoming games like   Pokémon Conquest, which is available June 18.

The new suggested retail prices provide an even greater incentive to pick up the systems, and provide an easy option for parents who want to introduce younger kids to their first portable games.

With graduations looming, Father’s Day approaching and the start of the summer travel season imminent, the new suggested retail prices appeal to all kinds of shoppers.

For more information about Nintendo DSi or Nintendo DSi XL, visit http://www.nintendo.com/ds.