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Advantage Japan.

Nintendo has confirmed to Eurogamer this afternoon that it has no plans to release new DS Lite colours in Europe at this time.

It was speaking in the aftermath of two new paint-jobs being unveiled in Japan - Metallic Rose and Gloss Silver. Both of these are due to go on sale across the region on 23rd June. That home advantage strikes again.

However, far from being unpopular elsewhere, Nintendo has pumped out figures today revealing more than five million people worldwide have been playing each other using the DS Wi-Fi service. More than 200 million gameplay sessions have been racked up, with Animal Crossing: Wild World proving to be the crowd's firm favourite.

Mario Kart DS was close behind, though, followed by Metroid Prime: Hunters, Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl. All of which are solidly recommended.

Pop over to the Nintendo Japan website to have a look at the new DS Lite colours.

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MadMirko #1 5 years ago

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Ah, a NoE confirmation.

That's worth something.
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plok #2 5 years ago

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This will help the DS sell a few more million.
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moonowl17 #3 5 years ago

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"However, far from being unpopular elsewhere, Nintendo has pumped out figures today revealing more than gfive million people worldwide have been playing each other using the DS Wi-Fi service."

Spell check please EG!!!

Edit: damn, that was quick! Do they lurk amoung us reading our posts?!?

Edited by 2 at 30/05/07 @ 16:09
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kissthestick #4 5 years ago

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hopefully the new colours can improve the sluggish sales.
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dudefella #5 5 years ago

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What sluggish sales
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quantumsheep #6 5 years ago

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I think he was joking
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neuroniky #7 5 years ago

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Hey, do we have an "Enamel Navy" DS in Europe? Love the colour.
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aine #8 5 years ago

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"no plans to release X at this time" means precisely fuck-all. it's PR speak for "we may well have X on the way, but we haven't issued the press release yet, and we're certainly not telling the likes of you in an email"
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Caimbeul #9 5 years ago

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Its always Jap companies that tend to fuck EWurope over. Microsoft, being a US company doesnt seem to have done that...
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Donny #10 5 years ago

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No Passion Fruit Pink for Europe, how will I live?
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JohnnyWashnGo #11 5 years ago

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Ok so no new colours I can handle.

How about a teeny weeny price drop to compensate?

Not much, maybe Ł10?

Purleeease?
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Chim_chimma_nee! #12 5 years ago

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Another colour that looks like pink, and common-as-muck silver.
Where are the limited edition graphics?
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citizenHUNTER #13 5 years ago

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Just give me the enamel navy one Nintendo you starvation loving freaks! It's in a different class to all the others bar the black and white. Everything else is a bit on the peuce side of the colour sexiness chart.
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login_name #14 5 years ago

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"Its always Jap companies that tend to fuck EWurope over. Microsoft, being a US company doesnt seem to have done that... "

Really? So you have access to the European Video Marketplace? What about that free shmup that was USA only? How about the fact we don't have the Elite 360 yet?

Granted, the games come out fairly quickly but then most western games do on all consoles and since the 360 isn't doing so well over in Japan, it makes sense for the Japanese studios to focus on western release dates before Japanese also.
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DB2k #15 5 years ago

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Glad I bought a black one now instead of waiting for a Spice one with a Torchic on the front to match my GBA SP.
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jonsaan #16 5 years ago

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There is nothing to stop you painting your DS whatever colour you like, go for it...
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NewYork #17 5 years ago

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Meet the new colours, dang similar to existing colours.
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Wayne #18 5 years ago

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I always have a wee giggle to myself over people who think the colour of a console really matters. You people are a marketing department's dream!
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Nikanoru #19 5 years ago

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^ Well...I'd usually agree, but in this case you actually have your eyes constantly fixed on the hardware you're using. I like my black one.
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Inflatable #20 5 years ago

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How do they track the ammount of people using WiFi on their DS??

To me this sounds like the usual 'make this look good' number guessing game..
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