US DS Lite coming in May?

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I wouldn't hold my breath. With NSMB being undelayed to the 15th of May now, it seems like they might have given up the idea that Japan would be saitiated at that point that they could release the Lite with it (since the 15th is a Monday, a normal Nintendo game launch day... previous dates had been Sundays, normal hardware launch days). That being said, Nintendo might just announce at E3, "A week or two and these Lites will be in stores!" Should that happen, I'll gladly return here to admit I was wrong ;)
 
Although I really want the slickness that is the Lite I can hold out until whenever they get here.
 
So people are saying that we'll only be getting the white version @ lauch which I hope isn't true. I've had my eyes on the dark blue one ever since I read the ds lite review here. Damn u daroga!!
 
[quote name='phatbunbao']So people are saying that we'll only be getting the white version @ lauch which I hope isn't true. I've had my eyes on the dark blue one ever since I read the ds lite review here. Damn u daroga!![/QUOTE]
you're welcome! ;)
 
[quote name='Masterkyo']Possible DS LITE bundle w/ New Mario Bros. w/ Different color !!! I really wanted Black or Pearl Blue instead white.[/quote]

Or since it's Mario it could be red or green for Luigi.

I hope we get more than one color here. At least another one. NA gets dicked so hard out of color choices.
 
i hope we know soon...I'm itching to import one, but would be more than happy to wait a month.
 
I want an metallic orange lite. I think they will be here in May. No matter the color a lite bundle with the new Super Mario Bros would be awesome.
 
Hey guys, Im also hoping it's May as well. And supposedly during this month there are suppose to be 700k ds lite units distributed in Japan. Hopefully, that will satisfy the crazy demand in Japan. Then maybe, just maybe we can get ds lite in the US shortly after.

And somewhere on the net, i think maybe even here, keep in mind it's a rumor, that the ds lite is to arrive by may 21? Er, well sometime around there since Mario is delayed as well and everyone is pretty much speccing they'll come out at the same time.

But then again, Nintendo might just pull some kind of miracle and send them here sooner. Or they might just screw us over and give us just one new color... nothing but pink... haha, well, I'm hoping, like you guys, that it comes soon. I'm starting to go insane in the membrane myself. Hopefully the DS lite also comes out as $135 as the initial price in yen in Japan.

Must... keep..CAG.... pride... must... resist... +$199 imports!
 
[quote name='banpeikun']actually the pink DS is the hardest non-LE DS to find[/QUOTE]

It was LE, wasn't it? It was only available in the Nintendogs bundle, and even then I only saw the pink one at TRU.
 
[quote name='Cowboys & Colored People']I didn't see this posted anywhere else ..

"DS Lite Mario Bundle Pack"

The DS Lite Mario Bundle Pack comes in 3 colors, White, Blue and Red. Colors are chosen at random when shipped.

Pre-Release ETA: 6/1/2006

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=802265[/quote]

Hm, I assume this is a pre-order for the DS Lite system w/Mario game bundled in? It's only $9.99 as post this.

Eh, I guess I have swing by my local store to see if they're taking pre-orders finally and burn my remaining credit there...
 
[quote name='rabbitt']I'd like a green DS Lite.

And some skittles.[/quote]

Hellz yeah, sour skittles plus green DS lite for the win.
 
[quote name='rabbitt']I'd like a green DS Lite.

And some skittles.[/QUOTE]

Word.

You took the words right out of my mouth.
 
I can't wait for the first post to mention cookies, and then this thread is gonna follow the MP: H story thread in a downward spiral.
 
I wouldn't mind a red or black, until then I'll stick with my red mario kart DS. Hopefully I can sell this bad boy to some idiot on ebay for $80-$100 with a game around the time the lite comes out and not pay much...
 
Checked my local GS today and there's no pre-orders for DS Lite yet. Kinda lame for GS.com to pop a sku for the Lite "bundle"--I guess they are hoping some folks just bite on it, not realizing it's just an accessory pack and not a system pre-order.
 
guess May isn't happening, unless Nintendo pulls a "Saturn" and surprise releases it during E3.
 
I'm starting to get a little worried about it, but it still could happen. The most recent version of the GBA SP (one of the pink ones?) was released only a few weeks after it was announced. Of course, this is a lot bigger deal than that, but I'm still hoping there's a chance.
 
i had a chat with a gamecrazy employee yesterday and he said that their nintendo rep said it would be coming out in the next month or so, i really hope this is true!

ps. ORANGE, you can never have too many things in orange

PINK too, pink is hot! it is the new black

and also ferrari red, oh and how about a Carbon Fibre DS :D

WHOO!! Time to stock up on Gamecrazy credits
 
[quote name='sblymnlcrymnl']I just ordered a navy one from ncsx, so now I kind of hope it doesn't come out very soon. :lol:[/QUOTE]
Welcome to the family! ;)
 
[quote name='SpazX']I wouldn't mind a red or black, until then I'll stick with my red mario kart DS. Hopefully I can sell this bad boy to some idiot on ebay for $80-$100 with a game around the time the lite comes out and not pay much...[/QUOTE]

Yeah if Nintendo releases a black here in the U.S. I'll wait for it and buy that but if Nintendo shows just the Enamel I'll just import the White version. It would be too bad too because if the Enamel one is anything close, the black one would look sexy.
 
I was all set to buy a DS Lite and now I'm back on the fence. I hate the feeling I get when I know I've overpaid for something, and a month isn't that much longer to wait. I wish E3 would happen already or that Nintendo would just shut up and announce the date for the US already.
 
[quote name='fujishig']It was LE, wasn't it? It was only available in the Nintendogs bundle, and even then I only saw the pink one at TRU.[/quote]

It's also available at the Nintendo World Store for the low price of $179.

I think I'm going to hold out on the Lite since I read somewhere (EGM maybe?) that there is going to be another revision by the end of the year.
 
[quote name='daroga']Welcome to the family! ;)[/quote]

I got myself a navy one a little over a week ago. It's a fantastic upgrade to the standard DS. I'm really loving this system. The screen brightness has to be seen to be believed.

schnuth
 
something tells me that if it were coming in may that Nintendo would have stated that already...atleast start advertising for it.

not every gamer knows about E3

im geussing that we are going to have wait longer. they want to make sure they have enough units avaiable (unlike japans launch)
 
[quote name='undyingforce5']something tells me that if it were coming in may that Nintendo would have stated that already...atleast start advertising for it.

not every gamer knows about E3

im geussing that we are going to have wait longer. they want to make sure they have enough units avaiable (unlike japans launch)[/QUOTE]

yup but all media outlets know about E3 and hence the flow of information continuessss wheee!
 
I don't think a lack of an announcement means much. The Japanese launch was a mere 5 weeks after the initial announcement, and that was with no previous information on the DS Lite being known. With the system having already been released in Japan and the system already having gotten media coverage, announcing a date even less than 5 weeks from now (and even 5 weeks would put it in late-May) seems viable, especially with E3 between now and then.

More good news:

"The end of the pre-order queue is in sight, as Lik-Sang informs us that the DS Lite shortage is over.

One of our sponsors, online reseller Lik-Sang known best by importing gamers, let us know that at long last the shortage on DS Lite systems is over. The system dubbed the "Crystal Cocaine" DS Lite (as Lik-Sang decided to name it) is in stock and shipping within 24 hours now, as are the other two colors (Enamel Navy and Ice Blue)."

Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but that seems like one more reason to believe we'll be seeing the DS Lite soon now that things are under control in Japan.
 
[quote name='undyingforce5']something tells me that if it were coming in may that Nintendo would have stated that already...atleast start advertising for it.

not every gamer knows about E3

im geussing that we are going to have wait longer. they want to make sure they have enough units avaiable (unlike japans launch)[/quote]they wouldn't advertise for something that will cannibalize sales of current DS systems. i think all the deals for a free game with DS hardware purchase point toward a DS lite release soon.
 
So thinking about it more. It will not come out in May. Why would they release a system in the slow months. At the most I can see a Lite announcement at E3 and then it coming stateside in the fall.
 
[quote name='Graystone']So thinking about it more. It will not come out in May. Why would they release a system in the slow months. At the most I can see a Lite announcement at E3 and then it coming stateside in the fall.[/QUOTE]
New Mario Bros. is coming out next month. That automatically makes it not a slow month for the DS.

And if you release a well-hyped piece of hardware, it can speed up the slow months.
 
Another reason to not wait until fall: It would be too close to the Revolution release date and they wouldn't want 2 of their own systems competing for sales against each other.
 
[quote name='banpeikun']they wouldn't advertise for something that will cannibalize sales of current DS systems. i think all the deals for a free game with DS hardware purchase point toward a DS lite release soon.[/QUOTE]

you make a great point!
 
[quote name='botticus']New Mario Bros. is coming out next month. That automatically makes it not a slow month for the DS.

And if you release a well-hyped piece of hardware, it can speed up the slow months.[/QUOTE]

I'm saying the slow time for gaming is the summer.
 
[quote name='Graystone']I'm saying the slow time for gaming is the summer.[/quote]
Although the end of Spring / beginning of Summer is probably a boom time for portable gaming what with family vacations and people taking their brats on long plane/car trips to wherever-the-fuck. Something has to distract those botched abortions during the 10 hour trip.
 
Ooh, that's another good point. It would be a good time to release a handheld gaming system with summer vacation right around the corner. I hadn't thought of that but it makes sense.

Now hopefully Nintendo has thought of all of these good reasons to get the DS Lite out and we'll be seeing it soon.
 
I think we'll see it soon....but I think it will be June. I don't see the benefit to Nintendo to release the Lite until a few weeks after the release of New Super Mario Bros. They need to clear out the old models, and having a system-selling game come out will help do that (rember that most of the average public will have no clue a different model is just on the horizon). Releasing the Lite a few weeks later will lure in those folks sitting on the fence.

Also, a bundle is a great idea to sell both games and systems....but, again, selling it after the games initial release makes more sense. Let the diehards buy the game and then consider buying it *again* in the bundle. Haven't previous bundles (MarioKart DS, Nintendogs) been released a little after the initial game launches?

June still works for hitting summer vacation months....so that's my guess. And, unfortunately, my guess is also that it will only be white to start off with :(



[quote name='rlse9']Ooh, that's another good point. It would be a good time to release a handheld gaming system with summer vacation right around the corner. I hadn't thought of that but it makes sense.

Now hopefully Nintendo has thought of all of these good reasons to get the DS Lite out and we'll be seeing it soon.[/QUOTE]
 
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