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Nintendo phasing out white, silver DS Lites in UK

by JC Fletcher on Mar 16th 2009 5:40PM

The UK will gain two new DS options in April, but two current options are on the way out. Nintendo has "ceased" production of the Polar White and Metallic Silver models, which have been available since launch and October 2007, respectively. We would expect those more "neutral" colors of DS to be the most popular, but apparently UK consumers like their DS Lites to say "Hey everybody, this guy's got a DS!"

"Nintendo can confirm that going forward, we will be focussing our supply of the DS Lite range on the range of exciting colours that have proved most popular since launch: Black, Pink, Red, Green and Turquoise," a Nintendo UK representative told CVG. The company also said that it would increase the number of DS Lite bundles.

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Tags: DS, ds-lite, metallic-silver, Nintendo, uk

Reader Comments (18)

Is that kind of behavior tolerant here, I always been tempted to say Im first but fear the banhammer.......oh and yeah second!!!!!!!

EDIT: It's not. Policy is to ban for stupidity like calling "first." I'm being nice. FEAR THE BANAHAMMER. I am but one who wields it's mighty power.

Why can't we get lime green here in the US? I'd buy a second one just to have that color. Or orange...

Just import it. DS/Lites are region free, and I'm pretty sure you can just use the same power adapter / charger you use in your region for the European DS Lite (just make sure you *only* use the power adapter / charger from your own region, unless you have a separate power converter to plug it into).

I want to trade in my white DS Lite for a pink one, especially now that the DSI is coming out. But I've been saying that for about a year now.

Ve do not tolerate ze "first posts" here.

Nor ze sekond!

I wonder if Nintendo will ever make one with a heat sensitive surface where it changes color when you touch it. I'd buy that.

I actually like this idea, pretty trippy

only problem I can see is it getting "burned out"

Sooo....they're not completely phasing out the DS Lites to focus on the i?

No, not yet at least.

Tis a shame, really.
My finacee has a white one and I think it's pretty sharp looking.
I think white (next to black) is the best colour.
Silver is a good colour also. Those both have the ability to look neutral but not boring.

Any word yet to if you can use your homebrew cards on the DSi?
Or load your homebrew from SD cards?

Every Nintendo console should have a NES styled varient a-la the GBA SP:
http://tinyurl.com/nesgba

I wish they'd start making stuff in Nintendo 80's grey again. That color is beautiful in its simplicity.

Not really seeing the point in getting rid of white. I mean...the Wii default (and ONLY) colour is white, so the DS Lite matches it. I have a white DS Lite, it's the best colour for me. Not sure what the other colours are like, but I don't think they have the clear layer of plastic on the top which makes it shine. I like that :)

Yesterday, I read on a UK site that the large retailers claim that white is the top selling color and that the DSi is available in white, so...

No white Lites makes sense in the UK, since we'll have white DSI's soon, but no more Silver DS Lites? That's a real shame.
My second DS Lite is silver and it looks so much nicer than the white one ever did!

These both have been discontinued in the states since just before christmas so it's not really a suprise

My bad, JC. I suppose your cooler head prevailed :) Thanks

Damn your headlines Joystiq.

...and here I was all excited to buy the new incorporeal model of DS lite.

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