Those who pre-ordered Ice Blue and Enamel Navy DS Lite systems will have to wait nine more days.
Nintendo NCL has once again apologized for DS-related distribution problems. Due to manufacturing problems, the company will be unable to ship its Ice Blue and Enamel Navy units to retailers by March 2nd. The white model will still come out on March 2nd, however, which will undoubtedly increase demand for the flagship Crystal White model and complicate current pre-orders for all three colors among retail outlets.
PGC import partner Lik-Sang reports more details, speculating between 130,000 and 280,000 units will reach retail channels on March 2nd and that markups are likely. Lik-Sang is working hard to appease its customers.
You can also expect the first batch of units to ship out on or before D-Day from our warehouse to those happy gamers who got in line earliest. Still, we have to reckon it might take us one week or even longer to successfully satisfy the numerous customers who placed themselves in the queue.
If you ordered a non-white system from Lik-Sang, it looks like you'll simply have to wait.
Special thanks goes out to Chris Kohler for the tip.