OK, we admit it: We were excited to get the Nintendo DSi in the office. And yeah, the company's always-clever press packaging only intensified matters. Senior blogs editor Carol Mangis did the honors.

The DSi is out on April 5th for $169.99 (Carol mistakenly said $149 in the video; she's sorry). And take a look at our hands-on preview of the DSi here.

This just in: If you're planning to be in the Los Angeles area around midnight on April 4, head over to Nintendo's launch party for the DSi! Details after the jump.

Update: PCMag.com's DSi review is up.

Nintendo hosts a midnight launch party on April 4 for the new Nintendo DSi video game system at GameStop's Universal CityWalk location in Los Angeles. Gaming enthusiasts and consumers of all kinds will lineup to be the first to buy the highly-anticipated Nintendo DSi and experience an array of entertainment, including:

• Personalized giveaways from video game art group I Am 8-Bit
• Music by VJ Fader with manipulated video displayed on a giant 360° projection globe
• Interactive gaming stations
• Parkour street running stunt performances
• Nintendo executive Cammie Dunaway and event host Kevin Periera of G4's "Attack of the Show" leading the count down to midnight when GameStop doors open