Nintendo DS Feels a bit Colorful

Nintendo is feeling quite colorful and festive this holiday season by planning the launch of two special edition, custom color Nintendo DS bundles this November 23rd. The new Gold edition comes with [i]The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass[/i], and the Metallic Rose Nintendo DS comes with the "Best Friends" version of the ever popular [i]Nintendogs[/i].

"Nintendo DS remains the portable system of choice for gamers," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "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."

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 [i]Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day[/i], [i]Pokémon Diamond Version[/i], [i]Pokémon Pearl Version[/i], [i]Yoshi's Island DS[/i], [i]Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team[/i], [i]Big Brain Academy[/i], [i]New Super Mario Bros.[/i], [i]Animal Crossing: Wild World[/i], [i]Mario Kart DS[/i], [i]Super Mario 64 DS[/i], and four versions of [i]Nintendogs[/i].

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