Zelda DS Lite

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 20, 2007 – Starting Nov. 23, Nintendo gives the holiday season a fresh blast of color with the launch of two special-edition Nintendo DS™ bundles. Each pairs a custom-color Nintendo DS system with one of the platform's hottest titles. The new Gold edition comes with The Legend of Zelda®: Phantom Hourglass, while the Metallic Rose Nintendo DS comes with the "Best Friends" version of Nintendogs™.

"Nintendo DS remains the portable system of choice for gamers. Our new bundles will be collector's items for current gamers while offering an attractive way for people new to video games to play with style," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications.

According to information from the independent NPD Group, Nintendo DS sales in the United States:

  • topped 458,000 in October.
  • are nearly 4.5 million for 2007.
  • exceed 13.6 million since the system launched three years ago on Nov. 21, 2004.
    boasts 14 different million-unit sellers in North America, including Brain Age™: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day, Pokémon® Diamond Version, Pokémon® Pearl Version, Yoshi's Island DS™, Pokémon® Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team, Big Brain Academy™, New Super Mario Bros.™, Animal Crossing®: Wild World, Mario Kart® DS, Super Mario® 64 DS and four versions of Nintendogs™.

The glimmering Gold edition of the Nintendo DS Lite shows the world your passion for excellence and grandeur, since it comes bundled with The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass – the year's biggest hand-held adventure game – and is emblazoned with the series' signature Triforce logo. It's a shiny nugget that any gamer – girl or guy – would be proud to show off.

Nintendogs DS Lite

For those looking for a different kind of dazzling color, the new pretty-in-pink Metallic Rose edition puts a futuristic sheen on your color scheme. It's bundled with Nintendogs, the acclaimed puppy-interaction software that lets players select, train and play with their own canine companions. And the hardware comes accented with a distinctive pink puppy paw print.

I have been holding out on buying the new Zelda game on DS and this might be the crowbar that opens my wallet. I'm still using my old DS Phat but I don't play that many GBA games anymore so moving to a DS Lite will not be bothersome at all (the DS Lite has a shallower game slot for GBA games).

You can buy the Nintendo DS Lite Game System with The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass online for only $139.99 from the Shop at Home Television Network!
You can buy the Nintendo DS Lite Bundle with Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Gold) online for only $159.99 from Buy.com.
You can buy the Nintendo DS Lite Zelda Gold Bundle online for $159.99 from newegg.com.

You can buy the Nintendo DS Lite Game System with Nintendogs Best Friends Edition from the Shop at Home Television Network for $139.99.
You can buy the Nintendo DS Lite Nintendogs Metallic Rose Bundle online from newegg.com for only $149.99.
You can buy the Nintendo DS Lite Bundle with Nintendogs: Best Friends (Metallic Rose) online from Buy.com for only $152.99.

Supplies are limited so do not be surprised if the lower priced one sells out.