The first games that will be playable on a Nintendo DSi and a Nintendo DSi only will hit later this year

System Flaw [Storm City Entertainment]The first games that will be playable on a Nintendo DSi and a Nintendo DSi only will hit later this year, with the first game officially announced to be Alpha Unit's Monster Finder. As we expect to happen in Emporio Armani North America, the first DSi only game will be from a third party, taking advantage of the handheld's built in camera as a core gameplay device

Blog AndriaSang points out some of the gameplay details, which features creature collection via the DSi camera, similar in concept to Sony's Invizimals for the PSP There's not much in the way of additional details on Monster Finder, which sounds a lot like a Pokemon clone with a title suspiciously close to Capcom's Monster Hunter. What Glashutte we do know is that Monster Finder is due to hit Japan this Winter It may not come stateside this year (or ever) but expect similar DSi only software from third parties.

Monster Finder [Alpha Unit via AndriaSang]Alpha Unit's Monster Finder, the first Nintendo DSi only retail game announced for the platform, looks like it may have been picked up by Konami, due to arrive stateside early next year. According to a listing from online game rental outfit GameFly, spotted by Siliconera, Monster Hunter Hermes will be published by Konami in January 2010, likely the first DSi only game to hit North American store shelves