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Pokemon-themed DS for Japan News

DS News by Tom Bramwell

4 April, 2005

'Pokemon-themed DS for Japan' Screenshot 1

Nintendo has announced the next edition of the DS hardware - a purple version of the console, emblazoned with a silhouette of mascot character Pikachu and the logo of the company's PokePark theme park in Nagoya.

The PokePark Nintendo DS will launch shortly in Japan, and is the fifth version of the hardware to arrive there - following the original platinum version, the limited edition blue and white version launched as a Pepsi promotion, and the recent arrival of a black and a white edition.

The new colours have proven successful with Japanese gamers, with the launch of the black and white editions last week boosting sales of the Nintendo DS past the PSP's figures for the first time in several months.

'Pokemon-themed DS for Japan' Screenshot 2

However, as yet no plans have been announced to bring any version of the console other than the platinum edition outside Japan - although judging by the number of versions of the GBA SP which launched in North America and Europe, at least some of the Japanese colours seem bound to find their way over here in the coming months.

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04/04/05 @ 15:50
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I'd better be able to buy the wife a Pink DS come christmas (With nintendogs), or my life won't be worth living!
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04/04/05 @ 15:53
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Yeh i think that is a fine idea Djini; though i think a wife at my age would be a little reckless.
04/04/05 @ 16:00
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Your age?
drumbaby
04/04/05 @ 16:09
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Pika! PIKA!
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04/04/05 @ 16:23
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Pokemon is great no matter how old you are, who doesnt like collecting little crazy creatures and then fighting them too the death!

I bet this will sell tons more DS`s the Japs are Poke-Crazy
Bertie [staff]
04/04/05 @ 16:30
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I must admit that I was quite into the old Pokemon gameboy games a year or two back. (might've actually been 4 or 5 years ago, honest)
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04/04/05 @ 18:14
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It´s blue! If they wanted to make a purple one they would have made it slightly more red ;)
Anyway look what I found, the pink one is coming!:
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/index.html
CrunchinJelly
04/04/05 @ 22:49
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"The new colours have proven successful with Japanese gamers, with the launch of the black and white editions last week boosting sales of the Nintendo DS past the PSP's figures for the first time in several months."

They've only been out a few months, haven't they?

And the Pokémon games are quite good, I don't think anyone's ever doubted that, it's just the shit that comes with them that stinks. I'm looking at you, Merchandisers.
Natalio
05/04/05 @ 08:54
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I just got my pure white sent from Japan and... it's actually a bit platinumish if you look closely at it. But it looks rather white. I guess I need a black one now. I'm the envy of all my ordinary silver having mates already and I can't get enough of that feeling.
Kami
05/04/05 @ 09:22
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Two words.

Vinyl skinning.

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