Special versions of the Nintendo DS

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This article is about the many special versions or promotional packages of the Nintendo DS handheld video game system, besides the normal Silver and Electric Blue colors.

Contents 1 Retail bundles 2 Loyalty, one-of-a-kind, charity and promotional units 3 Publicly-available limited editions 4 References

[edit] Retail bundles

• The red Nintendo DS model, released in Japan on August 8, 2005, is part of a promotional offer that includes the game Jump Superstars.
• In October 2005, Nintendo released two new colors to North America: Teal and Pearl Pink (not the same Candy Pink as was released in Europe and Japan, but a tint identical to that of the Mystic Pink model released in Australia). These systems are bundled with the game Nintendogs Best Friends Version, as well as a bone-shaped screen cleaner. These bundles were released in Europe on October 7, 2005. In Europe, the pink DS included the Dachshund version of Nintendogs, and the teal DS included the Labrador version of Nintendogs. These were priced at the same price as a lone Nintendo DS (£99). On that same day, the Nintendo DS received a price cut to £89.

• The Electric Blue was released in North America, initially bundled with Super Mario 64 DS, for the same price as a lone DS ($149.99) on June 30, 2005. One million copies were sold, making it the best-selling game during that time. As of February 27, 2006 Animal Crossing: Wild World is included with the Electric Blue system.

• The Mario Kart DS Pak was released in Europe on November 25, 2005, which contained a silver-colored DS and a copy of Mario Kart DS. The same Pak was available in New Zealand and Australia

• The Red Hot Bundle was released in North America on November 29, 2005, including a red and silver Nintendo DS system ("Hot Rod Red"), optional racing decals, a normal Nintendo DS wrist strap/thumb pad, a bonus checkerboard wrist strap (strangely, with no thumb pad), a Mario Kart metal charm, and a copy of Mario Kart DS. It also came with racecar decal stickers that could be placed on your DS.

• The Titanium Nintendo DS was released with a demo of the game Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt, on November 21, 2004 in North America and on March 11, 2005 in Europe. The bundle is no longer available in the vast majority of American and European stores.

• On August 9 2007, a special edition DS Lite bundle with SD Gundam G Generation Cross Drive was released. The customized, crystal-white handheld will feature the same red branding seen on Amuro Ray's Rx-93 ν Gundam in the animated film, Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack.

• On August 21, 2007, a Crimson/Onyx DS Lite^[1] was released. It is bundled with Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!.^[2] Nintendo confirmed this bundle after it was listed by Canadian retail outlet Future Shop. The listing was picked up and featured on many major online gaming websites such as IGN.^[3]

[edit] Loyalty, one-of-a-kind, charity and promotional units

• Five variants of existing Nintendo DS colors were produced for the Japanese online Super Mario Club. Each color has a wireframe of a character's face imprinted on the front cover of the system. The designs include
  • Titanium/Mario
  • Graphite Black/Bowser
  • Gray/Wario
  • Candy Pink/Princess Peach
  • Turquoise Blue/Yoshi.

• Nintendo auctioned off three custom Nintendo DS systems for charity at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The systems went to Jay Mohr for $10,000, Poppy Montgomery for $2,500, and Alan Cumming for $1,500. Nintendo added money to the final bids, and a portion of the funds went towards victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

• Rapper 50 Cent ordered a custom-made Nintendo DS from Nintendo, featuring a khaki camouflage design, and the G-Unit insignia on the front cover.^[4]

• As a special gift, 55 people who attended the May 9, 2006 VIP party at the Nintendo World Store were able to get a commemorative E3 engraving put on the cover of their Nintendo DS.

• The winner of the Pokémon Journey Across America, Minh Ba Le, won a very special diamond-encrusted DS.

• Shortly before the system's official launch in Europe, a bundle was available on the Nintendo VIP 24:7 scheme consisting of a European silver DS system, a demo of Wario Ware Touched, a copy of Super Mario 64 DS, and a t-shirt, in exchange for 1000 Stars and £129.99.^[5]

• An extremely limited edition was created and given to select members of the press for the release of Advance Wars: Dual Strike. It had a camouflage design, and was presented in a metal ammunition box with a copy of the game and a mug.

[edit] Publicly-available limited editions

• Special dark blue Nintendo DS systems were released at Poképark in Japan and Wal-Mart in the US. The systems have the Poképark logo on the front cover, and a Pikachu silhouette superimposed over the right speaker grill.

• A light blue Nintendo DS, with a limited run of 1,000 units, was released in Japan as part of a joint promotional offer with Pepsi.

• Nintendo released a gold-colored DS that is exclusive to Japanese Toys "R" Us stores.

• A Nintendo DS with Mew has been released in Japan. It is tinted purple with the Pokémon lightly printed on the front and adjacent to the top screen.

• 50 white Nintendo DS units featuring artwork of characters from the popular anime Bleach were given away by Sega to commemorate the release of Bleach DS: Souten ni Kakeru Unmei.

• As of 2006, Sega is holding a contest whose prize is a white Nintendo DS with a skin of Doraemon on the front.

• A limited edition DS Lite was released with the game Winning Eleven DS. The Jet Black DS Lite is engraved with a soccer pitch with drawn plays (like on a chalkboard.)

• The remake of Final Fantasy III for the Nintendo DS had a limited edition, too. In this edition (Polar White), the 4 main characters of Final Fantasy III are engraved beside the Dual Screen logo (2 on each side).

• A limited edition Pokémon Diamond and Pearl came out with the game in Japan. This DS Lite (Metallic Black) features the legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia engraved in gold and silver on the cover. A copy of this was also available in a contest in Nintendo Power.

• A limited edition yellow DS Lite with Pikachu on the cover was available through a postcard lottery in Japanese Pokémon Centers.

• Two more limited Nintendo DS Lites were released during holiday 2007 including a gold Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass with a tri-force on the front (and included the game). The other was a Pink Nintendogs system with a paw print on the front and included a special edition of the game.

[edit] References