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Title: Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on May 30, 2007, 04:55:49 AM
To boost sluggish sales of the handheld, Nintendo falls back to the time-honored tradition of releasing new colors.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=13540

 Nintendo Co. Ltd. has revealed two new shell colors for their ubiquitous DS Lite system.  Metallic Rose looks almost identical to the Noble Pink color released a year ago, but Gloss Silver stands out a bit more.    


Metallic Rose and Gloss Silver
   


These new colors would no doubt increase demand for the system beyond current levels, if that were even possible within the physical laws of the universe.

Title: RE: Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: couchmonkey on May 30, 2007, 07:15:53 AM
It's funny how in this context, sluggish = 100,000+ per week.  But I am hearing that DS is starting to become relatively easy to find in Japan, so now is probably a good time.
Title: RE: Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 30, 2007, 07:37:22 AM
Are they just painted such that the coating will just scratch off?
Title: RE: Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: Ceric on May 30, 2007, 07:38:42 AM
I thought the lights color came from their actual plastic and then they get a clear coat.

Also the DS had a 32.10% decrease between two of the weeks this month as well.
Title: RE: Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: Klapaucius on May 30, 2007, 07:47:30 AM
I think the fact that demand outstrips supply is such a good thing for Nintendo, that now that supply meets demand they want to increase demand again. They can say "hey, we can't made DS's fast enough!"
Title: RE: Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: that Baby guy on May 30, 2007, 09:11:23 AM
I just wonder if they've been sitting on various colors in warehouses, waiting to launch them in response to dropped demand.
Title: RE: Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: Ceric on May 30, 2007, 10:38:45 AM
I think the clear answer is yes.  To much of a coincidence.
Title: RE: Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: Ian Sane on May 30, 2007, 11:16:27 AM
"But I am hearing that DS is starting to become relatively easy to find in Japan, so now is probably a good time."

You would almost think that being able to meet demand and thus, you know, satisfy customers would be viewed as a good thing by Nintendo.  But then if I became a multi-millionaire I would almost immediately quit my job so the concept of "rich getting richer" always seemed kind of pointless to me which I guess is why I'm not running a huge corporation.

Nintendo could probably not ever sell a DS again and still make fistfuls of cash just selling DS games to the existing userbase.
Title: RE:Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on May 30, 2007, 12:28:10 PM
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Originally posted by: couchmonkey
It's funny how in this context, sluggish = 100,000+ per week.  But I am hearing that DS is starting to become relatively easy to find in Japan, so now is probably a good time.


The headline was meant to be a joke.
Title: RE: Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 30, 2007, 12:35:59 PM
Johnny, the majority of visitors lack sarcasm-radar.
Title: RE: Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: Bill Aurion on May 30, 2007, 12:45:05 PM
I really like the Metallic Rose color...It's very copper-ish...
Title: RE: Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: Ceric on May 30, 2007, 12:45:19 PM
Mine works fine thanks.  
Title: RE: Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: Dirk Temporo on May 30, 2007, 02:07:39 PM
Sluggish?
Title: RE:Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: Crimm on May 30, 2007, 04:51:58 PM
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Originally posted by: Ceric
I thought the lights color came from their actual plastic and then they get a clear coat.

Also the DS had a 32.10% decrease between two of the weeks this month as well.


I'm pretty sure one of those weeks was Golden Week.  Sales would have been unusually brisk.
So how many colors of the DS lite are there now (in Japan)?
Title: RE:Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: ReverendNoahWhateley on May 30, 2007, 08:36:57 PM
Metallic Rose, huh?

"Not the flesh-colored bath, Man-Man!"
Title: RE: Japan Gets Two New DS Lite Colors
Post by: Ceric on May 31, 2007, 02:35:01 AM
I'm pretty sure it was.  Next weeks number will be a little more telling.  If history serves that should be sometime a little later this weak.  If there is still more than a 10% drop between the weeks then the DS is probably starting its decline.