Nintendo DS LITE - finally revealed

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dipdude

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Unlike the others, this one is actually hosted on the Nintendo Japan site so I guess this is it.

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Product Name : DS Lite
Japanese release date : March 2nd of 2006
Manufacturer desired retail price : 16,800 Yens (~$145 USD)
Dimensions : (Side) 133.0 x (length) 73.9 x (thickness) 21 5mm [Current : (side) 148.7 x (length) 84.7 x (thickness) 28. 9mm]
Weight : 218g [Current : 275g]

"Nintendo President Satoru Iwata today announced Nintendo DS Lite, a slimmer version of the best-selling Nintendo DSâ„¢. Also featuring brighter screens, Nintendo DS Lite will launch in Japan in March. Nintendo DS Lite will be less than two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS and more than 20 percent lighter.

Nintendo DS has enjoyed extremely strong sales in Japan and around the world, selling more than 14.4 million units worldwide. The Japanese sell-through of the existing Nintendo DS hardware exceeded 5 million within 13 months, which made Nintendo DS the fastest-selling video game system there.

Nintendo will announce more information about the availability of Nintendo DS Lite in North America and other territories in the future."

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@deathdemon89: Not ur opinion please!!! You're too biased! You're in love with the DS already. :P I'll have to get one of these in my hands to see if it's too small or not. :P
 
looks pretty slick...........i'm sure Sony will come out with a lite version of the PSP otherwise this baby is gonna ride the market :ohyeah:
 
Nintendo.co.jp has updated with the 3 colors the DS Lite will launch in, Crystal White, Ice Blue, and Enamel Navy. It is unknown if these colors are going to be strictly for the Japanese launch, or if they will also be released in other parts of the world.

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In an announcement that undoubtedly involved a lot of determined strutting, intimidating glances and overt hand pyramids, Reggie Fils-Aime revealed that there are some interesting things in store for DS owners this year. Speaking at the D.I.C.E. conference in Las Vegas, the name-taking, ass-kicking Nintendo marketing machine revealed that the ridiculously popular handheld would soon be privy to features more often associated with a Microsoft console--downloadable demos and online voice chat.

As of next month, Nintendo will be placing Wi-Fi kiosks in retail locations all across the United States for the sole purpose of wirelessly providing gamers with demos and other content. When you're within range of these kiosks, all you have to do is open up your DS, hit "DS Download Play" and start downloading the goodness. Unfortunately, due to the lack of any permanent personal storage, you can only test out one game at a time. The data will also disappear as soon as you switch the system off. It would probably be a good idea to make use of the DS' sleep mode if you want to take something home with you and amaze your parents / siblings / pets / captors. The initial batch of demos include Mario Kart DS, Meteos, True Swing Golf, Pokemon Trozei, Tetris DS and Brain Age.

The Reggie also discussed the upcoming and highly anticipated Metroid Prime: Hunters. The game's online mode will support voice chat, allowing players to discuss matches, arrange settings and offer advice, all in a completely curteous manner. Or not. Brace yourself for a glut of trash-talking, n00bzor.
 
@dipdude: Good to know that the DS is finally trying to catch on with the PSP in terms of Wi-fi functionality. :) Not very useful in India though, I don't think there are any official nintendo retailer people here.
 
I think the DS lite looks great. I like how it's going for that revolution controller look and while in length and width, it is'nt much too diffrent from the current DS, height wise it's a lot thinner than the current model which means it can comfortably fit in your pocket now.:)

I already have one though so I won't be getting the new model.:(
 
This video shows in game footage of the new Mario game coming out for the Nintendo DS later this year. Mario is back to his 2D roots and looks better than ever!

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Looks awesome with new features, mario fans check it out :cool2:
 
Actual footage of Tetris DS! These videos show off three of the six modes of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection enabled game Tetris DS.... for the Nintendo DS. Normal mode, Touch mode and Push mode are shown.

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dipdude, did you know of the game meteos for the DS? It's a game like bejeweled, except insanely fast and tons cooler. That would've been a lot better to have wi-fi enabled.
 
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