Full Scope of the Nintendo DS, Colors and Styles
February 16, 2006
Its just like Nintendo to run with a fad. So with the success of so many things color, the DS has been released in a number of colors, special edition releases, and other market bundles. Here we will go over each model, where it originated and what “makes it special” compared to other Nintendo DS handhelds.
The Nintendo DS was originally released in America in Titanium “aka silver”. In June of 2005 Nintendo released Electric Blue “a dull metallic blue color”. The handheld released in America came with a copy of Super Mario 64 DS.
Be sure to read the Full Article to see images of every Nintendo DS console style released to date!
Its just like Nintendo to run with a fad. So with the success of so many things color, the DS has been released in a number of colors, special edition releases, and other market bundles. Here we will go over each model, where it originated and what “makes it special” compared to other Nintendo DS handhelds.
The Nintendo DS was originally released in America in Titanium “aka silver”. In June of 2005 Nintendo released Electric Blue “a dull metallic blue color”. The handheld released in America came with a copy of Super Mario 64 DS.
The Nintendo DS was originally released in America in Titanium “aka silver”. In June of 2005 Nintendo released Electric Blue “a dull metallic blue color”. The handheld released in America came with a copy of Super Mario 64 DS.
Similar to the American release the Nintendo DS release in Japan included only the Titanium “aka silver” model on its December 24th 2004 release. Graphite Black and Pure White were later released on March 24th. When Nintendogs lauched on April 21st. Turquoise Blue and Candy Pink (same as European Candy Pink) were released.
As before, in both America and Japan, when the DS launched in Europe of March 2005 only the Titanium edition was available. On October 7th when Nintendogs was released in Europe the Pink and Blue systems were also released. It is said that the popularity of Nintendogs made for a shortage of the new Pink and Blue colored Nintendo DS models.
No surprises here, AustraliaÂ’s launch of the DS also came and went with only one color, Titanium. Similar to Europe, they also recieved Pink and Blue like Europe, held back until September with the release of Nintendogs.
The “Hot Summer DS” series contained 5 special edition models:
- Hot Summer Contest – Mario White
- Hot Summer Contest – Bowser Black
- Hot Summer Contest – Peach Pink
- Hot Summer Contest – Yoshi Blue
- Hot Summer Contest – Wario Silver
These models were only recieved by members who were invovled in a competition held by Nintendo in Japan.
Briefly into the competition, the Wario system was withdrawn and replaced with Hot Summer Contest – Donkey Silver.
Toys ‘R’ Us Gold : Special edition Nintendo DS sold in Toys ‘R’ Us stores in Japan only.
Mew : A different tint of pink, this version features Mew on the front of the handheld next to the top screen.
PokePark Blue : Only in the PokePark in Japan and in Walmart in the USA. Featuring PokePark logo on the top and Pikachu inside the system. Similar but not the same to the Electric Blue DS model in the USA.
Pepsi Blue : Only 1000 of these light blue DS units were made and given away in a promotion in Japan. The bottom is black and there is a Pepsi logo in the corner of the lid. The other custom Pepsi DS accessories were prices and shown in the picture above.
Mew : A different tint of pink, this version features Mew on the front of the handheld next to the top screen.
PokePark Blue : Only in the PokePark in Japan and in Walmart in the USA. Featuring PokePark logo on the top and Pikachu inside the system. Similar but not the same to the Electric Blue DS model in the USA.
Pepsi Blue : Only 1000 of these light blue DS units were made and given away in a promotion in Japan. The bottom is black and there is a Pepsi logo in the corner of the lid. The other custom Pepsi DS accessories were prices and shown in the picture above.
This light blue colored edition DS was for the Nintendo Club’s in Japan.
Only 11 of these babys ever touched anyones hands. The custom Electroplankton DS systmems are one of the most rare DS systems currently owned by the public. There are 10 standard DS systems with a circular image of Electroplankton and were won by visitors to the Electroplankton exibition in Japan. The one last system of eleven has a borderless image with holes in the face of the system. This console is owned by the games creator, Iwai.
Here are three extremely rare Nintendo DS systems. They were auctioned off at the Sundance Film Festival. The owners (who won the auctions) for these three units are; Alan Cumming (Copper), Poppy Montgomery (Green) and Jay Mohr (Blue).
The rapper 50 Cent ordered a custom made DS from Nintendo. A special order DS wit hhaki camouflage design and G-Unit written on the front of the unit.
The Nintendo World store in New York exclusively features these Nintendo DS’s with a glitter design. 50
50 white edition DSes were created for the release of “Bleach DS: Souten ni Kakeru Unmei”. Sega gave these away in a competition to coincide with the game launch.
A Red DS, released in Japan and bundled with the fighting game Jump Superstars. The red console was also sold seperatly.
When the Electric Blue DS was first released in America this edition of the handheld also contained a copy of Super Mario 64 DS. This bundle was a Wal-Mart Exclusive.
Well if it works everywhere else it will also work in… America also saw the release of a Pink and Teal version DS as a special bundle featuring the 4th version of Nintendogs. The 4th version features the most popular breeds from the other 3 versions. Note: Teal is the same color as Japanese Turquoise.
Then there was a Mario Kart “Red Hot” Bundle that contained Mario Kart DS, a Red Nintendo DS system, with special decals for the system and a special wriststrap.The Red DS is not the same as the Japanese one above, as the bottom was silver.
Prior to the DS release in Europe, a number of limited edition “VIP Pak” systems were given away. How they were given away varied from country to country. In the UK they were in the Stars Catalog (invovled paying in pounds sterling). The package contained a Nintendo DS, the Metroid Prime Hunters First Hunt Demo, a Wario Ware demo and an American verion of Super Mario 64 DS.
But of course, if your going camping or to the beach, dont forget the “Ninten”dogs. As every other country needed its very own Nintendogs release, Europe enjoyed two special edition Nintendogs units. The Pink Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends Pak and the Blue Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends Pak. Both of these bundles had a very high demand and quickly sold out.
For the release of Mario Kart DS in Europe, a special bundle pak for the game was released. This special edition contained the now trendy Titanium DS and the Mario Kart DS game. There were no extras included such as in the American version.
In Australia a bundle that contained Mario Kart DS and a Titanium DS were launched along with the seperate release of Mario Kart DS (the game). This is about equal to the European release containing no extras and the only “deal” was getting the system and the game for a few bucks less then buying them both seperately.
Well we hope you enjoyed our summary of Nintendo DS consoles. We will be sure to always keep you updated when new handhelds (not to mention games) get released.
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