I really don’t understand how Nintendo is able to ship out new DSes when they can’t seem to restock the old ones, but come the beginning of September, the previously Europe-only Jet Black DS Lite will be available in Japan. This brings the Japanese DS Lite rainbow to five colors. Lately I’ve seen a lot of people on trains rocking their black SPs and DS originals, so I’m guessing this model will actually sell very well in Japan with the salary man/not secure enough with their masculinity to have a girly color crowd. Unlike the soon to be released royal pink DS Lite, the jet black DS Lite is not being released on the same day as any big DS titles, but late July Releases Nintendo DS Browser and Mario Baske(tball) Three on Three will be hard not to pick up on your way to get the shiny black gizmo.
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Jet Black DS Lite Comes to Japan
I really don’t understand how Nintendo is able to ship out new DSes when they can’t seem to restock the old ones, but come the beginning of September, the previously Europe-only Jet Black DS Lite will be available in Japan. This brings the Japanese DS Lite rainbow to five colors. Lately I’ve seen a lot […]
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I'm not buying the DS until Nintendo releases the jet black color in the USA.
I've already got my DS lite (white), but I would buy a pink one if I could just to be different from all the other people … and I'm a guy.I was at the Nintendo World Store this weekend on a trip to NYC and if you bought a DS or DS lite there, they would engrave it with any Nintendo image and your own text if you wanted. I wish I could have gotten my DS lite there … but then again, I would have missed out for over a month now.
I think the reason we haven't seen a North American Black DS is because Nintendo wants to create a different market image then the PSP. Think about a parent looking at two shinny black portables, they don't know the difference and thats bad for buisness. Japan got it because they actually think about what they buy. LOL
do the Japanese DS's play North American releases? I think it's a load of crap that they haven't released (at least in limited quantities or something) the Black Lite in the States. Maybe I'll have to import one or something…..
Mmm… I love my DS Lite Black. ^_^ I'm just glad that Nintendo actually pays attention to the European market for once. We're usually the last to get anything, really.
If you can wait(and I'm sure you can) The Black DS lites will be out before the X-Mas rush.Load of crap? Well yeah, but when hasn't markting been a load of crap? Nintendo just took a page from Apple's book, release stuff but don't tell anyone so they won't buy the last version, and well it hasn't hurt the iPod..yet.Black, white, pink, purple or blue, it's all the same….
Anonymous- DSs, like GameBoys, are region free! So if you're thinking of importing a Japanese one go ahead- it'll play all your American games. Likewise the American DS I took with me to Japan has no problem with any Japanese releases.
does anybody know when the black ds lite comes to america